Women and Gender Studies Minor

Pascale Engelmajer	Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Jennifer Dobby	Chair of Department of Visual, Interactive and Performing Arts; Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Lilly Goren	Professor of Political Science
Jennifer L. Huck	Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Rebecca Imes	Chair of Department of Communication, Criminal Justice and Sociology; Professor of Communication
Lara Karpenko	Professor of English
Abigail Markwyn	Professor of History
Kelly Pinter	Senior Lecturer of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Abbey Riemer	Assistant Professor of Psychology

Women and gender studies creates an awareness of the role gender plays in human interactions, in the creation of societal institutions, and in the rankings of individuals within those institutions. Interdisciplinary in its approach to learning, courses in Women and Gender Studies enrich students’ perspectives on a variety of disciplines and provide a critical skill to those interested in understanding the dynamics of human behavior.

Learning Objectives

These learning objectives will be assessed in the interdisciplinary capstone course.

Apply social scientific lenses including, sociology, criminology communication, and political science to the roles of sex and gender in historical and contemporary life.
Demonstrate an understanding of the way that history, politics, religion, literature, or artistic works produce, reproduce, and challenge gender constructs across multiple eras and locales.
Apply comparative theories of gender to historical, global, and contemporary issues.
Demonstrate the ability to gather sources, analyze information, and produce an original work of research in one or more of the disciplines included in the minor.

Core Courses that Must be Taken:

POL 314 - Queer and Gender Theory 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 314 - Queer and Gender Theory 4 Hour(s)
WGS 400 - Interdisciplinary Capstone 2 Hour(s)

One Social Science

COM 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s) or
SOC 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s)
CRJ 345 - Women, Gender, and Crime 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 345 - Women, Gender, and Crime 4 Hour(s)
POL 296 - Women, Gender and Politics 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 296 - Women, Gender, and Politics 4 Hour(s)

One Humanities

ENG 262 - Introduction to Feminist Thought 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 262 - Introduction to Feminist Thought 4 Hour(s)
HIS 213 - Women in American History 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 213 - Women in American History 4 Hour(s)
REL 315 - Women and Religion 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 315 - Women and Religion 4 Hour(s)

Select Two Courses from the Following

Select two courses from the following which have not been taken as part of core:

COM 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s) or
SOC 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s)
CRJ 345 - Women, Gender, and Crime 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 345 - Women, Gender, and Crime 4 Hour(s)
ENG 262 - Introduction to Feminist Thought 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 262 - Introduction to Feminist Thought 4 Hour(s)
HIS 213 - Women in American History 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 213 - Women in American History 4 Hour(s)
POL 280 - Politics and Culture 4 Hour(s)
POL 296 - Women, Gender and Politics 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 296 - Women, Gender, and Politics 4 Hour(s)
PSY 309 - Psychology of Gender 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 309 - Psychology of Gender 4 Hour(s)
REL 315 - Women and Religion 4 Hour(s) or
WGS 315 - Women and Religion 4 Hour(s)
WGS 150 - Introduction to LGBTQ* Studies 4 Hour(s)