Women’s Studies Minor

12 Hours
(M)WOST

50% of credits for CLA minors must come from Purdue University

The requirements for the minor include WGSS 28000, Introduction to Women’s Studies , and three additional courses. The introductory course provides an overview of this interdisciplinary area of study. One additional Women’s Studies WGSS course is required at the 40000 level. The remaining three courses are selected from a list of approved courses offered by departments and programs in the College of Liberal Arts. Some of these courses have departmental prerequisites. Although WGSS 28000 is not a prerequisite to any of them, it is recommended as the first course of the program.

Students must receive a grade of “C” or better in order for a course to be accepted towards the requirements of the Minor.

Requirements for the Minor

A. The following introductory course is required of all students (3 credits)

WGSS 28000 - Women’s Studies: An Introduction

B. At least one course from the following list of Women’s Studies courses (3 credits)

C. At least two of the following courses in Liberal Arts (6 credits)

(Each course is 3-credit hours and must be outside of the student’s major.
Courses listed in Req. B may also be used to fulfill this requirement, if not used to fulfill Req. B)

AAS 35900 - Black Women Writers
AAS 37000 - Black Women Rising
AD 30701 - History Of Contemporary Photography
AD 58500 Feminist Art Criticism - Credit Hours: 3.00 or
WGSS 58500 - Feminist Art Criticism
ANTH 23000 - Gender Across Cultures
COM 38100 - Gender And Feminist Studies In Communication
COM 42500 Critical Culture Approaches to Organization Communications - Credit Hours: 3.00
CLCS 23700 - Gender And Sexuality In Greek And Roman Antiquity
ENGL 36000 - Gender And Literature
ENGL 46000 - Studies In Women’s Literature
ENGL 59700 - Contemporary Black Feminist Literature
HK 22600 - Contemporary Women’s Health
HK 57000 - Gender Roles And Physical Activity
HIST 32800 - History Of Women In Renaissance Europe
HIST 32900 - History Of Women In Modern Europe
HIST 35400 - Women In America To 1870
HIST 36000 - Gender In Middle East History
HIST 37500 - Women In America Since 1870
HIST 43000 - Women In African History or
WGSS 43000 - Women In African History
HIST 47700 - Native American Women’s History
HIST 48800 - History Of Sexual Regulation In The United States
LC 23900 - Women Writers In Translation
PHIL 22500 - Philosophy And Gender
POL 22200 - Women, Politics, And Public Policy
POL 36000 - Women And The Law
POL 52400 - Public Policy And The Family
PSY 23900 - The Psychology Of Women
PSY 36500 - Development Of Gender Roles In Children
SOC 35000 - Social Psychology Of Marriage
SOC 45000 - Gender Roles In Modern Society
SOC 55000 Sex Role Socialization - Credit Hours: 3.00
SPAN 54900 - Hispanic Women Writers
WGSS 38000 - Gender And Multiculturalism

Total hours required for the minor (12 credits)

Note: Substitutions of other courses in the Women’s Studies course listings (e.g. HIST 49200, History of American Feminism ; POL 42900, Contemporary Feminist Theory ; etc.) may be made with the approval of the Director of the Women’s Studies Program. For further information contact: WOMEN’S STUDIES OFFICE

Expired Course

Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired. However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.

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