Women's Studies Minor*
The minor in Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary course of study administrated by the Center for Women's Studies. The minor is designed to provide students a theoretical and practical overview of the study of women and women's issues in society, and will include course work in the social sciences, religion, literature, history, and communications.
| Required Courses: |
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6 units
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| WMST 110 |
Introduction to Women's Studies |
2 units
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| WMST 210 |
Conference in Women's Studies |
1 unit
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| WMST 410 |
Research in Women's Studies |
3 units
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| Electives: |
any combination of 15 units
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| ANTH 333 |
Gender, Culture, and Society |
3 units
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| COMM 374 |
Gender Communications |
3 units
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| ENGL 325 |
Period Focus |
3 units
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| ENGL 335 |
Genre Focus |
3 units
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| ENGL 425 |
Author Focus |
3 units
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| ENGL 444 |
Culture Focus |
3 units
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| HIST 360 |
Women in American History |
3 units
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| WMST 370 |
Topics in Women's Studies |
3 units
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| NT/OT/THEO 482 |
Biblical Theology of Love, Sex, Marriage & Family |
3 units
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| PLST/THEO 470 |
Women in Ministry |
3 units
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| PSYC/SOCI 335 |
Social and Psychological Aspects of Aging |
3 units
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| PSYC/SOCI 385 |
Human Sexuality |
3 units
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| SOCI 332 |
Marriage and the Family |
3 units
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| SOCI 333 |
Sociology of Women |
3 units
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| SOCI 345 |
Family Violence |
3 units
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| SOCI/ANTH 343 |
Class, Race, Ethnicity and Gender |
3 units
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Women's Studies Courses
WMST 110 - Introduction to Women's Studies (2 units)
An introductory course to the study of women and women's issues in society. This course will focus on such issues as the necessity for the study of women, gender as a cultural construct, theological interpretations of the gender, and gender as perceived in history and literature. This course is part of the core requirement for a minor in Women's Studies.
WMST 210 - Conference in Women's Studies (1 unit)
Students will be required to attend one conference co-sponsored by the Center for Women's Studies and the Vanguard Women's Caucus, and scheduled during the academic year. A faculty member in the discipline covered by the conference theme will determine course work. May be repeated for credit.
WMST 370 - Topics in Women's Studies (3 units)
Prerequisite: WMST 110. This course will concentrate on a particular issue relevant to women's studies such as feminist theory, feminist pedagogy, women's health, women in business, or motherhood. May be repeated for credit.
WMST 410 - Research in Women's Studies (3 units)
Prerequisite: WMST 110, WMST 210. This course is designed to assist the student in integrating the multi-faceted aspects of women's issues. Working in corporation with a supervising faculty member in the student's specific area of interest, the student will design a project or major paper that reflects an advanced understanding of women in the context of the chosen subject area.
* This information is provided for ease of use, however it is not the official record. See the academic catalog for official course descriptions and requirements.