Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Women’s and Gender Studies Minor Requirements

A minor in Women's and Gender Studies requires five courses (15 credit hours total), including the completion of WGS 1040 Women in Society. Students should earn a grade of C or higher in all of their WGS coursework for the minor. 

Courses that contribute to the interdisciplinary WGS minor include all classes that are listed as Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) in Student Planner. Specific course offerings rotate each semester and are drawn from various departments across campus. 

Required course: WGS 1040 Women in Society

WGS 1040WOMEN IN SOCIETY

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To complete the minor, students should complete four other courses (or 12 credits) with a C or higher. Sample courses that have been offered in recent years are listed in the possible WGS courses section.

Women's and Gender Studies Internship

To fulfill the 15 credits for the WGS minor, students may choose to participate in a supervised off-campus internship which is guided by a full-time professor within the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Manhattanville. The goal of this experience is for students to integrate and apply perspectives they have learned in their WGS courses to a professional workplace setting.

Students are responsible for securing an internship prior to registering for this course. The Center for Career Development (CCD) assists students as they identify and apply for internship opportunities. Students wishing to earn credit for an internship register for WGS 4497 Internship under a Faculty Internship Advisor in the Program. During the course students complete academic assignments, consult with the CCD, evaluate their experience, and receive an assessment of their performance from their internship supervisor. At the end of the course, the Faculty Internship Advisor evaluates the student performance and assigns a grade.

The CCD administers Internship course registration. Students must contact the CCD to initiate the process. Students may register Internship courses for 1-3 credits and as letter grade or pass/fail, with some restrictions (see Minor Credit).

Minor Credit: One WGS 4497 Internship course can count as a Program minor elective. Internship courses counted toward the minor must be registered as 1-3 credit Letter Graded course.

Prerequisites: Minimum 30 credits of coursework completed and successful completion of WGS 1040 Women in Society (earned a grade of C or higher).

WGS courses include but are not limited to the following

WGS Courses List

WGS 1040WOMEN IN SOCIETY

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WGS 2001Gender in Global Perspective

3

WGS 2030Introduction to Feminist Theory

3

WGS 2031Cultures of Southeast Asia

3

WGS 2065Women's Writing

3

WGS 2079Women's Film

4

WGS 2092POSTMODERNISM AND FEMINISM 20th Century

3

WGS 3015
SEXUALITY AND RELIGION

WGS 3118Women, the State & Politics in African History

3

WGS 3119Monstrous Women

3

WGS 3024GENDER, HEALTH AND CULTURE

3

WGS 3027Spanish Women Writers

3

WGS 3030Social Equality

3

WGS 3042The Nude: Female Body in Art

4

WGS 3052History of Women in U.S.

3

WGS 3073Women and the Law

3

WGS 3119Monstrous Women

3

WGS 3173Queer Film & Media Studies

4

WGS 4497INTERNSHIP

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