Minor Requirements and Course Options

The Women’s and Gender Studies minor and coursework complements any undergraduate major! The study of gender and sexuality from an interdisciplinary perspective will expose you to new ideas and people. The program is a place to find and build community as you become a stronger thinker, writer, and communicator. Most important, it will help you better understand systems of power and oppression and prepare you to effect positive change in the world!

Youw will take 18 credit hours in the program. A total of 9 credits will come from the Core; 9 additional credits will come from the electives section. Of the 9 credits in the electives section, 3 credits must come from the Humanities category, and 3 credits must come from the Social Sciences category.

Further Restrictions

A course cannot be used more than once to fulfill a requirement in the minor.
At least 12 of the 18 credits for the minor must be taken at the upper-division level.
No more than 9 credits may come from any one department.

Core (9 credits)

Students will take 9 credit hours in the Core, including WGST 2100, one course in Approaches to Gender Studies, and one course in Intersectional Understanding.

Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3 credits)

WMST 2100: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Approaches to Gender Studies (3 credits; choose one course)

ANTH 4221 - Gender and Culture
CJUS 4570 - Gender, Crime, and Justice in America
COMM 3561 - Gender in Communication
ENGL 4451 - Studies/Women and Literature
ENGL 4522 - Gender and Language
HIST 4851 - History of Women in America
HIST 4853 - African American Women
PHIL 3452 - Feminist Theory
POLS 3415 - Feminist Political Theory
PSYC 3236 - Psychology of Gender
SOCI 3432 - Sociology of Gender

Intersectional Understanding (3 credits; choose one course)

AAAS 2100 - Intro Afr/Afr American Study
AAAS 4100 - Seminar Afr/Afr Amer Studies
AAAS 4451 - Rhetoric of Hip Hop
ANTH 3282 - American Communities
ANTH 4065 - Anthropological Theory
ANTH 4302 - Native People of North America
ANTH 4416 - Culture/Identity/Power
ANTH 4419 - Queer Anthropology
ARTH 4181 - Africa-Native America-Oceania
ARTH 4185 - African American Art
CJUS 4570 - Gender, Crime, and Justice in America
COMM 3361 - African-American Rhetoric
COMM 4373 - Interracial Communication
ENGL 3325 - Af/Am Lit thru Harlem Ren
ENGL 3326 - Af/Am Lit since Harlem Ren
ENGL 4372 - Af/Am Author/Harlem Ren
ENGL 4373 - Af/Am Author since Harlem Ren
HIST 3863 - American Ideas and Culture
HIST 3881 - African American History
HIST 3883 - Slavery/Freedom/Segregation
HIST 3884 - Civil Rights Movement
HIST 3941 - North American First Peoples
HIST 3942 - Queer American History
HIST 4801 - Black Memphis
ICL 3006 - Diversity, Cultural Competence and Equity
INTD 3010 - Social Justice Seminar
JOUR 4185 - Social Justice Writing/Reporting
JRSM 4702 - Media, Diversity & Society
PHIL 3411 - Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL 3741 - African American Philosophy
PHIL 3751 - Philosophy of Race & Racism
POLS 3213 - Intro to Public Policy
POLS 3222 - Politics, Race, and Cinema
POLS 3411 - Critical Race Theory
POLS 3420 - Race and Politics in U.S.
PSYC 3030 - Multicultural Psychology
PSYC 3106 - Social Psychology
PSYC 3506 - Human Sexuality
SLS 4125 - Diversity/Inclusion in Sport/Leisure Organizations
SOCI 3112 - Contemporary Social Problems
SOCI 3401 - Social Inequality
SOCI 3420 - Sociology of the South
SOCI 3422 - Racial/Ethnc Minorities
SOCI 4420 - Racial Inequality
SWRK 3902 - Human Behavior/Soc Envrnmnt
SWRK 4944 - Encountering Poverty
THEA 4544 - Gay and Lesbian Dramatic Lit

Other courses on intersectional identities and experiences may be substituted with the approval of the program director.

Electives (9 credits)

Select three courses from the lists below for a total of 9 credit hours. One course must come from the Humanities category, and one course must come from the Social Science category.

Humanities

ENGL 4451 - Studies/Women and Literature
ENGL 4522 - Gender and Language
HIST 3910 - Witchcraft, Magic, and Sorcery in Early America
HIST 3942 - Queer American History
HIST 4213 - Women/Gender/Latin America
HIST 4289 - Gender and Sexuality in Africa
HIST 4327 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt
HIST 4831 - History American Family
HIST 4851 - History of Women in America
HIST 4853 - African American Women
HIST 4900 - Topics in Women’s/Gender History
MUHL 4013 - Women and Music
PHIL 3452 - Feminist Theory
RLGN 3515 - Women, Gender, and Religion
PHIL 4551 - Social and Political Philosophy
THEA 4544 - Gay and Lesbian Dramatic Lit
WMST 3515 - Women, Gender, and Religion
WMST 4340 - Independent Study

Social Sciences

ANTH 3511 - Culture/Kin/Family
ANTH 4221 - Gender and Culture
ANTH 4416 - Culture/Identity/Power
ANTH 4419 - Queer Anthropology
ANTH 4551 - Culture/Sex/Childbirth
CAS 4800 - Internship
CJUS 4533 - Juvenile Delinq Theory/Process
CJUS 4565 - Intimate Partner Violence and Victimization
CJUS 4570 - Gender, Crime, and Justice in America
COMM 3561 - Gender in Communication
COMM 4364 - Gender and Social Change
COMM 4856 - Gender and Film
EDPR 3302 - Child/Adolescent Development
ICL 3005 - Youth Development and Contemporary Issues
ICL 3007 - Youth Cultures and Identities
POLS 3415 - Feminist Political Theory
PSYC 3103 - Child Psychology
PSYC 3236 - Psychology of Gender
PSYC 3506 - Human Sexuality
PSYC 4034 - Children Soc Relationships
PSYC 4102 - Child Psychopathology
SOCI 3432 - Sociology of Gender
SOCI 3442 - Love, Sex and Relationships
SOCI 3831 - Sociology of the Family
SOCI 4460 - Black/White Women in South
SWRK 4365 - Manhood, Masculinity, and Healthy Male Youth Development
SWRK 4934 - Child Welfare Policy/Services
SWRK 4935 - Child Welfare II
UNIV 3535 - Family Communication
WMST 4340 - Independent Study