2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Required Core Component, 4 Credits

WGS 111 Women, History, and Culture
WGS 113 Women, Science, and Society
WGS 115 Introduction to Gender Studies

Elective Courses, 16 Credits

Four courses to be chosen from the following list. No more than two from any single department other than Women's and Gender Studies. Students who have taken WGS 111 or WGS 113 may take WGS 115 (Introduction to Gender Studies) as one of their four elective courses for the WGS minor. For course descriptions, refer to the appropriate department of this catalog.

ARH 321 Women, Art, and Society
CJN 217 Gay and Lesbian Studies
CJN 290 Women in Struggle on Film
EHS 391 Domestic Violence, Abuse, and Neglect
ENG 310 Topics in Pre-Modern Gender Studies
ENG 356 Whitman and Dickinson
ENG 387 Writing Women
GVT 203 Women in World Politics
GVT 204 Women in American Politics
GVT 306 Women and Public Policy
GVT 307 Gender and Globalization
GVT 348 Law, Race, and Gender
GVT 484 Women and Politics in Islam
HST 273 Gender in Latin America
HST 274 Women in 19th-Century Europe
HST 275 Women in 20th-Century Europe
HST 370 Workers in America
HST 371 U.S. Women’s History: Colonial to 1865
HST 372 U.S. Women’s History: 1865 to Present
HST 471 Self, Body, and Sexuality in U.S. History
HST 483 Death, Disease, and Healing in U.S. History
HST 484 History of the Emotions in Marriage and Family Life
MUH 221 History of Women in Music
PHIL 228 Feminist Philosophy
PHIL 229 Eco-Feminism
PHIL 265 Women in Spirituality
SOC 222 Women in Struggle on Film
SOC 239 Men and Violence
SOC 273 Women in Contemporary Society
SOC 274 Women in Contemporary Spanish Society (Madrid Campus)
SOC 275 Women and Crime
SOC 286 Women and Work
SOC 322 Tough Guise
SOC 355 Women and Health
SOC 374 Diversity Among Women
SPAN 405 Women’s Voices in Latin America
WGS 315 Feminist Thought
WGS 320 Writing Autobiography
WGS 325 Global Women's Fiction

WGS Track Courses, 4 Credits Maximum

Some CAS courses can be taken to fulfill the WGS minor by registering for the optional WGS track of that course. Students who register for this track and complete the required WGS readings and assignments may count a maximum of one of these courses toward the minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. In order to register for the WGS track of a listed course, students should consult the instructor and the Director of the WGS program no later than the first week of classes.

CJN 255 Introduction to Media
CJN 385 Globalization of Media and Telecommunications
ENG 353 American Realism
ENG 354 Hawthorne, Melville, and Stowe
ENG 401 Wharton and James
ENG 424 The Global American Renaissance
FR 320 French and Francophone Cinema
FR 410 Contemporary France
HST 410 Class and Social Control in Europe, 1830– 1914
HST 426 Culture and Politics in Europe, 1919– 1939
HST 440 A History of Latin American Festivals, Dance and Music
SPAN 404 Modern Hispanic Literature
SPAN 409 Spanish Cinema
SPAN 412 Contemporary Spain

Consult the course catalog for prerequisites for these courses.

For the most current list of courses with an optional WGS track, or for more information, contact the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Advanced Topics

Students may wish to include specialized research and/or an internship as part of their minor program. They may do so by completing one of the following courses under the supervision of the Program Director or a member of the Women’s and Gender Studies Committee:

WGS 503 Field Study    Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS 510 Directed Study    Women’s and Gender Studies