Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Minor

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Required Course:

• WMST 201: Introduction to Women's Studies (3 credits)

Elective Courses (select a minimum of 18 credits from at least two disciplines):

• COMM 432: Gender and Communication (3 credits)
• ENGL/FLEN 481: Women's Literature (3 credits)
• FCS 240: Intimate Relationships (3 credits)
• FCS 440: Contemporary Family Relationships (3 credits)
• FCS 445: Issues in Work and Family Life (3 credits)
• FCS 462: Eating Disorders (2 credits)
• H&S (Health & Safety) 311: Acquaintance Rape (3 credits)
• HIST 357: Women in Pre-Modern European History (3 credits)
• HIST 420: History of Women in American Society (3 credits)
• PHIL 425: Philosophy and Feminism (3 credits)
• POLS 423/523: Politics, Policy and Gender (3 credits)
• PSYCH 315: Psychology of Women (3 credits)
• PSYCH 320: Introduction to Social Psychology (3 credits)
• SOC 325: Sociology of the Family (3 credits)
• SOC 424: Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
• SOC/AANTH 427: Racial and Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
• WMST 367: Topics in Women's Studies (3 credits)
• WMST 406: Ethics and Issues in New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies (3 credits)
• WMST 410: Feminist Theory and Action (3 credits)
• WMST 498: Internship (1-6 credits)
• WMST 499: Directed Study (3 credits)

With prior approval of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies coordinator, a student may also include credit from survey courses, special topics courses, or seminars meeting the guidelines for inclusion of courses in a Women's and Gender Studies minor. No more than 3 credits may count toward both the student's major and minor.