Women’s Studies (Minor)

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program also offers a minor in women’s studies, which will heighten awareness of women’s lives, issues, accomplishments, and contributions within the context of courses in literature, psychology, art, history, sociology, and political science.

Minor Requirements

SOCI 3304	Feminist Theories	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must selective a minimum of 12 hours of coursework from the following list:

ENGL 2221	Sappho's Daughters	3
HIST 3305	Clio's Daughters	3
PSYC 2260	Hysteria	3
PSYC 4441	Internship in Human Services	1-6
SOCI 3357	Identities and Relationships	3
SOSC 3398	Internship	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 15

Career Options

A women’s studies minor is useful for training in the professions: business, education, law, health sciences, social work, policy studies, or management. It also provides appropriate groundwork for graduate study in the social sciences and the humanities. On the personal level, course work in women’s studies enhances the human potential of both women and men by questioning and redefining societal values.