2023-2024 Catalog

Gender and Women’s Studies Minor

Course Requirements

The minor in gender and women’s studies consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours (five courses) as follows:

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEND 100WGender and Society

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEND 201WIntroduction to Feminist Inquiry

4

Fall.

THREE COURSES from the following, at least two of which must be at the 300 or 400 level:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 245/POL 245Gender and Global Politics

4

Spring (odd years).
GEND 353The Holocaust: Women and Resistance

4

As needed.
GEND 355Women and Madness

4

Alternate years.
GEND 357Gender and Sexuality

4

Fall.
GEND 358Gender-Based Violence

4

Alternate years.
AFRI 200Introduction to Africana Studies

4

Fall, Spring, Summer (as needed).
ANTH 329Queer And Trans Anthropology

4

Alternate years.
ART 461Seminar in Art History

3

Fall, Spring.
COMM 332Gender and Communication

4

Fall.
ECON 235Economics of Race and Gender

4

Spring.
ENGL 324Literature by Women

4

As needed.
ENGL 326Studies in African American Literature

4

As needed.
FNED 246Schooling for Social Justice

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 217American Gender and Women’s History

3

Annually.
HIST 234Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe

3

As needed.
POL 245/POL 245Gender & Global Politics

4

Spring (odd years).
POL 309Gender and Politics in the U.S.

4

As needed.
PSYC 351Psychology of Intersectionality

4

Fall, Spring.
PSYC 355Psychology of Social Class

4

Annually.
PSYC 356Psychology of Genders and Sexualities

4

Fall, Spring.
SOC 342Women, Crime, and Justice

4

Fall, Spring.
SWRK 324Diversity and Oppression I

4

Fall, Spring.
SWRK 325Diversity and Oppression II

4

Fall, Spring.
XXX 350*Topics Course

3-4

Note: *Topics Course: (when on gender and women’s studies topics)

Total Credit Hours: 18-20