A minimum of 15 credit hours (normally five courses) constitutes a minor. Each student must take GNST 201, Introduction to Gender Studies, plus one course in social or life sciences and one course in the humanities or fine arts. The remainder of the program (normally two courses) are elective. All courses should be chosen from a list of courses approved each year by the committee. Regularly offered courses approved by the committee include:

Core Requirement

 

GNST 201 Introduction to Gender Studies 3 Cr.

 

Social and Life Sciences

 

ECON 233 Economics of Race and Gender 3 Cr.

PSY 390 Topics: Psychology of Women 3 Cr.

SOCW 390 Women: Social Support and Developmental States 3 Cr.

SOC 220 The Family 3 Cr.

NUR 322 Women and Their Health 3 Cr.

 

Humanities and Fine Arts

 

ART 311 Art History and Feminism 3 Cr.

ART 318 Nineteenth Century European Art 3 Cr.

ENGL 390 Women's Writing/Women's Lives 3 Cr.

HIST 390 Topics: The Great Witchcraft Delusion 3 Cr.

THEO 317 The New Testament in Its Cultural Environment 3 Cr.

THEO 326 History of Women in the Church 3 Cr.

THEO 343 Theology of Marriage and Sexuality 3 Cr.

CC 300 Love and Friendship 3 Cr.

CC 300 Inventing the Body 3 Cr.

 

GNST 201. Introduction to Gender Studies.

 

Cr. 3. An introductory course exploring the issues in gender construction within our society together with the ways that gender issues have affected the various disciplines within the university. This course is intended to introduce the student to the courses in the gender studies minor as a foundation for studying the issues related to gender in the other courses included in the minor.

 

Many additional courses for the minor will be offered as topics courses and departmental seminars, each of which must be approved and will be publicized by the administrative committee each year. Students wishing to use a course not listed above must have the course approved by the administrative committee prior to enrolling in the course.