The Minor in Women's Studies

The Self-designed Major
in Women's Studies

Course Descriptions

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•Antioch Comparative Women's Studies in Europe Program

• Feminists United Student Group

• Saint Mary's Straight and Gay Alliance Website

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• Women's Studies Web Resources

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Why Minor In Women's Studies?

The minor consists of a minimum of 14 hours (5 courses), including:

  • Introduction to Women’s Studies (WOST 207);
  • One course in feminist theory (ENLT 331, PHIL 243, POSC 365, PSYC 402, RLST 362, SOC 360, SOC 365, WOST 366, and others as offered);
  • Three additional courses from the list below, no more than one course in any one department with the exception of Women’s Studies (WOST)

Available courses include:

ANTH 346 Anthropology of Women

BUAD 329 Gender and Race Issues in Management

BUAD 448 Women and the Law

COMM 302 History and Criticism of Public Address

ENLT 205 Contemporary Women’s Fiction

ENLT 293 Chicana Literature

ENTL 275 Women and Success

ENLT 331 Feminist Memoirs

ENLT 367 Women and Film

HIST 324 U.S. Women's History

MATH 272 Women and Math

MLSP 424 Spanish Women Writers

MLSP 429 Latin American Women Writers

NURS 222 Women’s Health

PHIL 243 Women/Knowledge/Persons

POSC 365 Gender and Politics

PSYC 302 Psychology of Adult Development

PSYC 304 Psychology of Child and Family

PSYC 402 Psychology of Women

RLST 362 Women and Sexuality

SOC 360 Social Stratification

SW 370 Family Violence and Sexual Abuse

WOST 366 The Challenge of Feminist Scholarship on the Disciplines

"Special Topics" courses (290/390/490) in various departments and other courses may be included when appropriate. A current list of Women’s Studies courses is available from the program coordinator or from this website under "Courses."