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Women and Gender Studies

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Program Requirements

Requirements for a liberal arts minor in Women and Gender Studies


To earn a minor in Women and Gender Studies, students must complete a minimum of 16 credits distributed as follows:

Core Courses


  • course Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (4)

    • Minimum grade of C required

  • course Feminist Theory (4)

    • Minimum grade of C required

  • course Methods of Feminist Analysis (4)

Electives - 4 credits selected from the following


  • course Gender Communication (4)

  • course Women in Leadership (4)

  • course Women, Power, and Persuasion (4)

  • course Gender, Sexuality, and Literature (4)

  • course Latin American Revolutions (4)

  • course Global Health and Social Issues (4)

  • course Social Movements (4)

  • course Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (4)

  • course LGBTQ+ Lives Through Global Lens (4)

  • course Human Sexuality (4)

  • course Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)

  • course Population and Society (4)

  • course Women, Crime and Justice (4)

  • course Sociology of Family (4)

  • course Historical Archaeology (4)

  • course Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)

  • course Sociology of Gender (4)

  • course Gender and Work (4)

  • course Men and Masculinities (4)

  • course Global Women, Global Issues (4)

  • course Women in Early Modern Europe (4)

  • course Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4)

  • course Women in Art (4)

  • course History of American Families (4)

  • course History of African-American Women (4)

  • course  Gender and Int’l Relations (4)

  • course Women in China: Past and Present (4)

  • course Philosophy of Gender (4)

  • course Women and Politics (4)

  • course Women in Modern America (4)

  • course Issues in Women’s Health (4)

  • course Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)

  • course Queer Social Theory (4)

  • course Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Education (4)

  • course Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)

  • course Directed Research in Women and Gender Studies (2 OR 4)

Applicable Majors


All Majors can declare this Minor with the exception of the following Major(s): Women and Gender Studies.