Women's and Gender Studies Minor
The minor in women’s studies is designed to increase students’ awareness of the impact of changing gender roles on their major fields of study. The minor in women’s studies requires the successful completion of 18 credit hours, including:
1. WNS 210 Introduction to Women’s Studies;
2. WNS 412 Women’s Studies Seminar; and
3. Four courses chosen from the following:
- ANT 320WI Women in Global Perspective
- ART 413WI Women and Art
- BUS 212 Gender and Business
- COM 418 Gender and Media
- EDU/WNS 409 Gender and Education
- ENG 342 Women’s Literature
- ENG 432WI Southern Women's Literature
- ENG 434 Gender and Language
- FLM 418 Women Directors
- GOV 350 Women in Politics
- HIS 375WI U.S. Women’s History
- MUS 346 Women in Music
- PSY 303 Health Psychology in Sociocultural Context
- PSY 385WI Psychology of Women
- REL 320 Women in the Bible
- REL 326 Goddess Traditions of Asia
- REL 331 Christian Faith and Feminist Critique
- REL 382 Women in World Religions
- SOC 335 Social Inequality, Race, Class and Gender
- THE 228 Women & Drama
- WNS 344 Special Topics in Women’s Studies
- Women and Drama
- Women Directors
- WNS/SOC/GOV 387 Gender, Law, and Society
- WNS 496 Academic Internship
- WNS 498 Directed Study
To view upcoming Women's Studies courses, click here. Students may pursue a major in Women's and Gender Studies through the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. For more information about this option, visit the Interdisciplinary Studies Website.
Women's and Gender Studies prepares you for opportunities in a range of careers. For current job openings related to Women's and Gender Studies, visit the feminist.org site.