The minimum number of credits (exclusive of the University's Core curriculum) required for the minor: 18.

The Women and Gender Studies minor consists of a minimum of 9 credit hours of required courses and 9 hours of related courses as follows:

Required Courses

Either of the following (3 credit hours)

     WGS 101 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

     EYE 109 Gender, Representation, and Resistance

And the following (3 credit hours)

     WGS 201 Rethinking Gender and Culture

Either of the following (3 credit hours)

     WGS 380 Politics of Difference

     WGS 390 Contemporary Feminist Theories

Women and Gender Studies Related Courses (at least 9 credit hours)

Two of the courses must be at the 300-level or above. Students may take no more than two electives from one department or program. No more than one course at the 100-level may be counted as an elective.