Women’s Studies Minor

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Marieke Van Willigen, Director, A415 Brewster Building

The graduate women’s studies minor consists of 9 s.h. of graduate-level course work designed to complement the student’s major field by exploring the experience of women in relationship to issues of gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, political structures, and social systems. The minor encourages critical thinking, seeks new knowledge, and explores feminist theory across cultural and disciplinary boundaries.

The minor includes the theoretical foundations course

WOST 5000 - Advanced Seminar in Women’s Studies

And at least two courses from the following:

CDFR 5300 - Families, Sexuality, and Gender Roles
SOCI 5400 - Seminar in Gender Roles
SOCW 5007 - Women as Clients
WOST 6100 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies
WOST 6101 - Independent Study
WOST 6102 - Independent Study
WOST 6103 - Independent Study
or approved courses at the graduate level.

Women’s Studies Minor

The minor includes the theoretical foundations course

And at least two courses from the following:

Note: A student may count no more than 3 s.h. of independent study towards the minor.