WGST - Women's & Gender Studies Minor
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Women's & Gender Studies Minor
The women’s and gender studies (WGST) minor equips students with the practical and conceptual tools necessary for understanding the many ways in which gender affects our everyday lives. WGST is an interdisciplinary field that bridges the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to produce a rich and empathetic worldview that allows us to recognize and challenge gender inequality in our interactions, institutions (like work and family), and social world. Topics of study include women in literature, film, and the media; psychology of women, and the dynamics of oppression and empowerment.
The women’s & gender studies minor involves 18 credit hours of coursework. Each student must take courses from a minimum of three different disciplines (sociology and at least two others).
Degree Requirements
The Women's and Gender Studies Minor Requirement is 18 credit hours as follows:
The Following Two Courses:
SO 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 cr. |
SO 208 | Gender | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: | 6 | |
Plus Any Four Additional Courses from the Following List:
CJ 302 | Women and the Criminal Justice System | 3 cr. |
CJ 353 | Violence Against Women | 3 cr. |
CJ 365 | LGBTQ+ Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 cr. |
COMM 326 | Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Media | 3 cr. |
ENGL 358 | Women in Literature | 3 cr. |
FILM 370 | Women and Film | 3 cr. |
HIST 251 | Early American Women's History to 1865 | 3 cr. |
HIST 373 | Women In Latin America | 3 cr. |
PSY 305 | Psychology of Women | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 | |
Or any other course with a primary focus on women or gender, dependent upon the approval of the director of the Women & Gender Studies minor program.