Women and Gender Studies, Minor

Overview

The interdisciplinary minor in women’s and gender studies explores the cultural construction of gender and sexuality in the context of intersections with race and class, global and domestic politics, religion, and critical theory through literature, visual arts, and other media. Women’s and gender studies students bring a passion for activism, equity, social justice, and empowerment to the classroom and the broader community.

Requirements

Requirements for the minor

19 credit hours consisting of at least one core course and courses from at least two of the categories listed under Supporting Courses: Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Students may take up to four hours of Women’s and Gender Studies Colloquia.
No more than 6 hours can overlap with a student’s primary major.
No more than 6 hours can be taken from a single department listed below under Supporting Courses.
At least 9 hours must be upper-division courses.

WAGS - 3122 Women’s and Gender Studies Internship Credits: 1 is strongly recommended for all WAGS minors.

Core Courses

CLAS - 1307 Gender & Identity in Ancient Greece/Rome Credits: 3 (also listed as HIST 1311 )
HIST - 1311 Gender & Identity in Ancient Greece/Rome Credits: 3 (also listed as CLAS 1307 )
MUSC - 1345 Women and Music Credits: 3
SOCI - 2311 Sociology of Gender Credits: 3
WAGS - 2310 Introduction to Women’s Studies Credits: 3
WAGS - 2350 Introduction to Feminist Theory Credits: 3
WAGS - 2351 Intro to Queer Studies Credits: 3
WAGS - 2352 Introduction to Gender Studies Credits: 3

Supporting Courses

Humanities

ARTH - 3441 Early Renaissance Art in Italy Credits: 4
ARTH - 3451 Impressionism and the Avant-Garde Credits: 4
ARTH - 3392 Women’s Studies in Art History Credits: 3
CHIN - 3312 Chinese Cinema: A Historical and Cultural Perspective
CLAS - 1307 Gender & Identity in Ancient Greece/Rome Credits: 3 (also listed as HIST 1311 )
CLAS - 3404 The Ancient Novel Credits: 4
CLAS - 3403 Greek and Roman Drama Credits: 4
COMM - 3325 Special Topics in Communication Media: Queer Theory and Mass Media
ENGL - 3427 Contemporary Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 3471 American Literature of the Nineteenth Century Credits: 4
ENGL-3375 Postmodern Literature
ENGL - 4420 Studies in Early Modern British Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4420 Studies in Early Modern British Literature: The Performance of Gender, Wyatt to Shakespeare
ENGL - 4423 Studies in American Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4423 Studies in American Literature: Literature and Culture on the Latino/a Borderlands
ENGL - 4423 Studies in American Literature: Sentimentalism: Nineteenth Century Literature and American Femininity
ENGL - 4423 Studies in American Literature: The New Woman
ENGL - 4423 Studies in American Literature: Queering the Nineteenth Century
ENGL - 4425 Seminars in Literary Periods Credits: 4
ENGL - 4426 Seminar on Individual Authors Credits: 4
ENGL - 4426 Seminars on Individual Authors: Jane Austen
ENGL - 4426 Seminars on Individual Authors: Virginia Woolf
GERM-4301 Genre Studies in German Literature: Gender in the German Novella
GERM - 4310 Seminar in German Literature: Frauenliteratur
GERM - 4310 Seminar in German Literature: Women and War
GRST - 3311 Fairy Tales
HIST - 1311 Gender & Identity in Ancient Greece/Rome Credits: 3 (also listed as CLAS 1307 )
HIST - 3300 Gender Matters in African History
HIST - 3431 Early Medieval England: 500-1100 Credits: 4
HIST - 4400 Seminar in African History Credits: 4
HCOM - 4340 Gender and Human Communication
ML&L - 3310 French Literature in Translation Credits: 3
ML&L - 3310 French Literature in Translation: The French Novel
MUSC - 1345 Women and Music Credits: 3
PHIL - 3454 Philosophy of Sex, Gender, & Sexuality Credits: 4
PLSI - 1332 Film, Literature, and Politics of the Third World
RELI - 3401 Gender and Religion: Selected Themes Credits: 4
SPAN - 4438 Spanish Women Writers Credits: 4
SPAN - 4448 Latin American Women Writers Credits: 4
SPAN - 4449 Sexualities in Literature and Film Credits: 4
WAGS - 3401 The History of Sexuality: Sex and Gender In Modernity Credits: 4

Social Sciences

ANTH - 2339 Health, Illness, and Society (also listed as SOCI-2339)
ANTH - 3329 Sexuality and Society (also listed as SOCI-3329)
ANTH - 3331 Language, Culture, and Society (also listed as SOCI-3331)
ANTH - 3345 International Issues in Health and the Environment Credits: 3
ANTH - 3428 Gender Transgressions Credits:
COMM - 3325 Special Topics in Communication Media: Popular Culture, Gender, and Communication
COMM - 3427 Media and Identity: Representation, Access, and Inclusion Credits: 4
PLSI - 3349 Special Topics in International Politics Credits: 3
PLSI - 3445 Gender Perspectives in Intl. Politics Credits: 4
PLSI - 3467 Feminist Political Theory Credits: 4
PSYC - 3422 Social Development Credits: 4
SOCI - 2311 Sociology of Gender Credits: 3
SOCI - 3313 Social Movements Credits: 3
SOCI - 3329 Sexuality and Society (also listed as ANTH-3329)
SOCI - 3331 Language, Culture, and Society (also listed as ANTH-3331)
SOCI - 2339 Health, Illness, and Society (also listed as ANTH-2339)

Colloquia

WAGS - 3117 Gender Studies Colloquium Credits: 1
WAGS - 3118 Women’s Studies Colloquium Credits: 1
WAGS - 3119 Queer Studies Colloquium Credits: 1
WAGS - 3217 Gender Studies Colloquium Credits: 2
WAGS - 3218 Women’s Studies Colloquium Credits: 2
WAGS - 3219 Queer Studies Colloquium Credits: 2
WAGS - 3317 Gender Studies Colloquium Credits: 3
WAGS - 3318 Women’s Studies Colloquium Credits: 3
WAGS - 3319 Queer Studies Colloquium Credits: 3
WAGS - 3417 Gender Studies Colloquium Credits: 4
WAGS - 3418 Women’s Studies Colloquium Credits: 4

Note:

Special topics courses are approved by the advisory committee only for the specific topic listed.

Admission to Major

How to apply

Students interested in declaring a Women’s and Gender Studies minor should contact the co-directors of the Women’s and Gender Studies Committee.

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