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Select the appropriate tab to view classes offered that count as electives for the respective minor degree.
The Women’s & Gender Studies Minor consists of 18 credit hours: 3 hrs required (WSTD 220) and 15 hrs of approved elective courses from at least two different departments. Up to 6hrs can overlap with a student’s major degree requirements.
See the current undergraduate catalog for the list of electives (including non-WSTD courses) in the Women's Studies minor.
Course | Instructor(s) |
WSTD 220 - Women’s & Gender Studies | Loughrin/Weekley |
CJUS 315 - Victimology: Victims of Crime | Campbell |
CJUS 360 – Sex Crimes | Wadkins |
ENG 360 – American Women Writers | Graham |
ETHS 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies | Fitzgerald |
FAMS 151 – Human Sexual Behavior | Kennedy/Moore/Moore/Gestring |
FAMS 351 – Marriage and Family Relationships | TBA/Harrison |
JMC 460 – Mass Media and Society | Ziwoya |
PSCI 378 – Feminist Political Thought | Blauwkamp |
SOC 369 – Sociology of Gender | Weekley |
SOC 430 – Sociology of Family | Maughan |
SOC 462 – Sociology of Health and Illness | Liew |
SOWK 170 - Introduction to Social Welfare | TBA |
SOWK 410 - Social Policy & Programs | Vandercoy |
SOWK 420 - Diversity and Social Justice | VanLaningham |
The Ethnic Studies Minor consists of 18 credit hours: 3 hrs required (ETHS 101) and 15 hrs of approved elective courses from at least two different departments. Up to 6hrs can overlap with a student’s major degree requirements.
See the current undergraduate catalog for the list of electives in the Ethnic Studies minor.
Course | Instructor(s) |
ETHS 101 – Introduction to Ethnic Studies | Fitzgerald |
FAMS 481 – Cross-Cultural Family Patterns | Kennedy |
HIST 250 – American History I | Steinke/TBA/VanIngen |
HIST 251 – American History II | Stoutamire/Vail/Davis/VanIngen |
HIST 422 – Nazi Germany | Homberger |
HIST 431 - Colonial America 1492-1750 | Rohrer |
KSS 402 – Sociology of Sport | Silverman |
SOC 225 – Global Cultures and Diversity | Marzolf |
SOC 420 – Race and Minority Relations | Fitzgerald |
SOWK 410 – Social Policy and Program | Vandercoy |
SOWK 420 – Diversity and Social Justice | VanLaningham |
SPCH 154 – Cross-Cultural Communication | Javidi/Shirandasht-Javidi |
SPCH 430 – Story Analysis: Investigating Myths and Narratives | Luethke |
SPCH 454 – Intercultural Communication | Javadi |
WSTD 220 – Women’s & Gender Studies | Loughrin/Weekley |