Women's & Gender Studies

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Students must have completed the following courses or their equivalent with a "C" or better in order to declare candidacy for a minor in Women's and Gender Studies: SOC 101, ENGL 101, ENGL 102 and HIST 102.

The minor can be completed with a minimum of 16 credits from the following:

WGST 285 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 499 Women's & Gender Studies Capstone (1-3)
WGST 499 is required after all other coursework is complete. May be taken simultaneously with electives during final semester of program completion.
6 credits required from the following core classes:
HIST 101 History of Civilization (3)
HIST 390 Feminism and Gender in Modern History (3)
or
PHIL 390 Feminism and Gender in Modern History (3)
PSY 205 Child and Adolescent Development (3)
SOC 220 Sociology of Gender (3)
SOC 301 Sociology of Families (3)
SOWK 302 Human Diversity (3)
SOWK 320 Working with Children and Adolescents (3)
3 credits required from the following:
H ED 306 Principles of Human Sexuality (3)
PSY 203 Human Sexuality (3)
3 credits required of the following electives or approval of another course by the governing committee:
ENGL 450 Advanced Studies (1-3)
ENGL 470 Independent Study (1, 2, 3)
GEOG 300 Sustainable Development (3)
SOC 350 Special Topics in Sociology (3) Violence in America
SOWK 237 Human Behavior and the Social Environment Across the Lifespan (3)
SOWK 350 Special Topics in Social Work (1-3) International Social Work
SPAN 370 Advanced Studies (3)

Note:

Students may also take up to 3 mini-courses through the Department of Languages and Literature towards this requirement with approval from the governing committee.