Minor
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The minor in women's studies consists of five or more courses: Wmst 201, Feminist Theory or Transnational Feminisms, and three electives, only one of which may be taken at the 100 level. At least one class must be at the 300-level. Students who have completed at least one 300-level theory class (Wmst 312 or Wmst 315) are strongly encouraged to take Wmst 401, the Senior Seminar (with permission of the instructor). Students are encouraged to do an interdisciplinary independent study and related internships.
Women's studies courses
Anthropology
Anth 255 Women in Africa
Anth 260 Women and Development
Anth 350 Gender and Social Organization
Art History
Arth 225 Status, Gender and Identity in Japanese Visual Culture
Arth 298 Construction of Early Modern Gender
Arth 336 Sex and Death in Early Modern Venice
Arth 311 Anatomies 1400-1600: Sexual, Forbidden and Monstrous
Classics
Clas 266 Women, Power and Paganism
Economics
Econ 233 Sweatshops in the World Economy
Econ 241 Women in U.S. Economy
English
Eng 236 Sex, Work and the Victorians
Eng 240 Gender, Genre and Poetry
Eng 247 Feminist Fiction
Eng 272 Romancing the Novel
Eng 348 Sexual Politics of Film Noir
Eng 377 Feminist Criticism
French
Fr 331 Other Voices, Other Stories: Great Works by Women from France and the Francophone World
Hispanic Studies
Hisp 370 Studies on Hispanic Women Writers
History
Hist 225 Women in East Asia: Japan and Korea
Hist 227 Women in East Asia: China
Hist 232 Women in North America to 1790
Hist 233 U.S. Women, 1790-1890
Hist 234 U.S. Women since 1890
Hist 340 Gender and Work in the 19th Century U.S.
Hist 341 Sex and Culture in the 19th Century U.S.
Hist 398 Sex and Gender
Italian
Itas 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation
Itas 298 Constructing Women Writers and Saints: 1200-1500
Philosophy
Phil 255 Feminism, Philosophy and the Law
Political Science
Pols 025 Legal Issues in Public Policy: The Law of Sexuality and Gender
Psychology
Psy 261 Psychobiology of Sex and Gender
Psy 235 Human Sexuality
Psy 290 Psychology of Women
Religion
Rel 142 Religion and Sexuality
Russian
Russ 284 Women in Russian Culture
Sociology
Soc 260 Gender Inequality
Soc 290 Sociology of Sexualities
Soc 310 Beyond Global Feminism
Soc 311 Violence against Women
Soc 320 Race, Gender and Poverty
Soc 392 Feminist Research
Women's Studies
Wmst 201 Introduction to Women's Studies
Wmst 312 Feminist Theory
Wmst 315 Black Feminist Theory
Wmst 399 Independent Study
Wmst 401 Senior Seminar
In addition, many departments offer special courses and seminars with topics applicable to the major or minor. Please see the Women's Studies advisor for permission to count the course towards either the major or minor.