2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

Women’s Studies Minor

Requirements

Students pursuing the minor must enroll in SO 263 Sociology of Gender or PS 275 Psychology of Women, preferably at the beginning of their minor course of study. They then should select five courses (15 credits) from at least three disciplines that have been cross-listed as Women’s Studies courses.

Coursework

The following courses have been preapproved. New electives must be approved by the director of the Women’s Studies program. Approval will be based on the centrality of the course topic with respect to the study of women, gender, and sexuality.

Business

WS-299-MGT-299

MGT 299Special Topics in Management

3

WS 299/MGT 299: 3 credits, e.g., Women in the Workforce

Communication

WS-256-CM-256

WS-257-CM-257

WS-351-CM-351

CM 256Magazines & Body Image

3

CM 257Women & Advertising

3

CM 351Women in Film & Television

3

Criminal Justice

WS224-CJ-224

WS225-CJ-225

CJ 224Women & the Criminal Justice System

3

CJ 225Domestic & Sexual Violence

3

Foreign Languages

WS-372-FR-372

WS-373-IT-372

FR 372Women Writers

3

IT 372Women Writers

3

English

WS-299-ENG-299

ENG 299Special Topics in Literature

3

WS 299/ENG 299: 3 credits, e.g., Postcolonial Women Writers

History

WS-237-HI-237

HI 237American Environmental History

3

Philosophy

WS-311-PH-311

PH 311Women, Gender, & Philosophy

3

Psychology

WS-211-PS-211

WS-275-PS-275

PS 211Human Sexuality

3

PS 275Psychology of Women

3

Social Work

WS-140-SW-140

WS-226-SW-224

SW 140Perspectives on Family Violence

3

SW 224Human Diversity & Social Justice

3

Sociology

WS-202-SO-202

WS-216-SO-216

WS-239-SO-239

WS-263-SO-263

SO 202Sociology of the Body

3

SO 216Changing Families

3

SO 239Diversity & Oppression in Contemporary Society

3

SO 263Sociology of Gender

3

Theology and Religious Studies

WS-233-TRS-233

WS-273-TRS-273

WS-333-TRS-333

WS-334-TRS-334

WS-342-TRS-342

WS-360-TRS-360

WS-361-TRS-361

WS-362-TRS-362

TRS 233Women in Christianity

3

TRS 273Religion & Sexuality

3

TRS 333Women in Celtic Christianity

3

TRS 334Catherine & Teresa

3

TRS 342Human Rights

3

TRS 360Women in World Religions

3

TRS 361Women in Islam

3

TRS 362Women in American Religion

3