Women's Studies Minor
Coordinators:
Lisa McLeod
Departments of Philosophy and Women's Studies
Departments of Education Studies and Women's Studies
The women’s studies minor is designed to provide the opportunity for students (men and women) to focus on women’s experiences from a number of different disciplinary perspectives. This minor also seeks to study and clarify issues of gender definitions of women and men and to study efforts to foster gender equality.
The minor should be useful for students who want to explore in more depth women’s historical, economic, social, political, religious and artistic contributions. The minor provides an opportunity for analyzing and theorizing about an area of important social change.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 17 credit hours (five courses).
1. One course from: |
4 credits |
IDS 407 Sacred Images, Altars & Rituals |
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IDS 418 Science, Sex and Nature |
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IDS 455 Human Sexuality |
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IDS 466 Great Goddess, Dying God |
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IDS 481 Notions of Beauty |
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IDS 485 Arab and Islamic Feminisms |
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2. One course from: |
4 credits |
ENGL 151 HP: Black Women’s History and Literature |
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ENGL 331 Black Women Writers |
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ENGL 334 African Women Writers |
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FREN 311 The Francophone World |
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HIST 268 History of Chinese Women |
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HIST 343 Women in Modern Africa |
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JAPN 220 Women in Modern Japan |
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JAPN 310 Media, Gender, and Nation in Japan |
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SOAN 235 African Families in Transition |
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3.-4. Two courses from: |
8 credits |
ENGL 151 HP: Black Women’s History and Literature |
4 credits |
ENGL 151 HP: Women in Ancient Greece |
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ENGL 223 Shakespeare |
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ENGL 228 American Nature Writing |
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ENGL 331 Black Women Writers |
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ENGL 332 Black Men Writers |
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ENGL 334 African Women Writers |
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FREN 311 The Francophone World |
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HIST 223 Gender & Power in US History |
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HIST 268 History of Chinese Women |
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HIST 343 Women in Modern Africa |
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IDS 407 Sacred Images, Altars & Rituals |
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IDS 418 Science, Sex and Nature |
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IDS 455 Human Sexuality |
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IDS 466 Great Goddess, Dying God |
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IDS 481 Notions of Beauty |
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IDS 485 Arab and Islamic Feminisms |
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JAPN 220 Women in Modern Japan |
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JAPN 310 Media, Gender, and Nation in Japan |
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JPS 425 Family Violence |
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PHIL 231 Philosophy and Sexuality |
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PHIL 232 Gender, Identity & Experience |
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PSCI 305 Politics of Gender |
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PSY 351 Psychology and Gender |
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REL 222 Feminist Theology |
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SOAN 235 African Families in Transition |
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SOAN 313 Sociology of Sex and Gender |
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SOAN 429 Gender in Organizations |
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SPAN 403 Senior Seminar: Spain |
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THEA 262 Gay & Lesbian Cinema |
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| WMST 217 Literacy Seminar |
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WMST 470 Senior Thesis |
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WMST 490 Departmental Honors |
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1 credit |
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Total credit hours required for women studies minor |
17 credits |