Women's Studies Minor

The Women's Studies Minor allows the student who selects it to explore currently and historically the cultural, political and socio-economic status of women. Consult with the College of Arts and Humanities for a list of faculty advisors.

Minor Requirements

The total semester credit hours required for a minor in Women's Studies is 18.

SOCI 1301 and SOCI 4317 are required; students must take another 12 hours of coursework distributed among the academic fields offering classes. No more than two courses may come from any area. Courses in the student's major area are excluded from her/his minor choices, except for Sociology majors enrolled in SOCI 1301 and SOCI 4317.

Students choose from the following courses to complete their coursework.

Art

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ARTS 3301Women Artists I

3

ARTS 3302Women Artists II

3

English

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 3332Literature and Art

3

ENGL 3325The Medicine Show

3

ENGL 3335American Women Novelists

3

ENGL 3352Eighteenth-Century Women Poets

3

History

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HIST 4359Studies in Women's History

3

Kinesiology

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
KINE 4325Women And Sport

3

Leadership Studies

Psychology

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PSYC 4381Gender Studies

3

Sociology

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI 4317Women's Studies

3

SOCI 4370Family Dysfunction & Subst. Ab

3