Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

College of Arts & Letters
Location: Harned Hall, 144
Phone: 931-221-6314

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers interdisciplinary training for examining the complex questions and practices related to women and gender. Students have opportunities to engage in research, creative work and internships as well as campus and community activities. The Women’s and Gender Studies minor offers a wide range of courses that focus on gender, race, class, sexual orientation, sexual identity and disabilities. Students are empowered with the knowledge, skills and resources about issues in the area of social justice locally, nationally, and internationally.

Required Courses: 9 Credit Hours

WGS 2050 - Women and Culture: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3
or
WGS 2060 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies 3
DIVR 4020 - Capstone Seminar in Social Justice Credit Hours: 3
AAST - Any three (3) credit hours AAST course with approval of WGS Coordinator

Select from the following approved courses: 9 Credit Hours

AAST 2500 - Africana Women Across Cultures Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3200 - Women and Science Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3040 - Scientific Perspectives on Women’s Wellness Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3520 - Women in Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4450 - Mass Media and Women Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4470 - Race, Gender, and Mass Media Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340F - Women Writers: Topics in Women Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340N - LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340R - Century’s End: Race and Gender at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340W - Critical Studies in Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4670 - Women in American History Credit Hours: 3
HHP 3410 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
HHP 4080 - Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
PM 3400 - Women and Administration Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4040 - Women and Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4330 - Women and the Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4340 - Family Law Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3210 - Psychology of Women Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3080 - Gender and Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
WGS 300A,B,C - Selected Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3 ea
WGS 3050 - Women in the Arts Credit Hours: 3
WGS 3060 - Vagina Monologues Credit Hours: 3
WGS 3070 - Women and Film Credit Hours: 3
WGS 3080 - Women’s and Gender Studies Practicum Credit Hours: 3
WGS 4030 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1-3

Note

*Students are strongly advised to select courses from a variety of disciplines to ensure a broad spectrum of learning, and to seek advisement from the Women’s and Gender Studies Coordinator.

*Other courses as approved by the coordinator.