Minor in Gender and Women's Studies

Requirements for the Minor

Students from other disciplines who wish to minor in Gender and Women’s Studies must complete 18 semester hours distributed as follows.

Required Courses
GWS 101Gender in Everyday Life a,b3
GWS 102Global Perspectives on Women and Gender a,c3
GWS 292History and Theories of Feminism d3
GWS 390Feminism and Social Change3
Two additional courses in GWS at the 200 level or above e6
Total Hours18
a

This course is approved for the Understanding the Individual and Society General Education category.

b

This course is approved for the Understanding U.S. Society General Education category.

c

This course is approved for the Exploring World Cultures General Education category.

d

GWS 292 is a Writing-in-the-Discipline course. 

e

No more than 3 hours of GWS 396 may be applied to the minor.