Women & Gender Studies Minor/BIS

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Coordinator: Dr. Melina Alexander
Location: Lindquist Hall Room 336
Telephone Contact: Roe Schoof 801-626-7627

Women & Gender Studies is a minor program, and Bachelor of Integrated Studies area of emphasis, which offers interdisciplinary, scholarly perspectives on the formation of gender and its critical intersections with other relations of power such as sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, nationality, religion, and age.

Faculty and students address questions within the context of a transnational world and from different disciplines, such as, but not limited to, history, literature, sociology, communication, psychology, criminal justice, social work, political sciences, and cultural studies.

Program Prerequisite: A student’s program of study for the Women & Gender Studies Minor must be approved by the Women & Gender Studies Coordinator.
Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses used toward the minor (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable.)
Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 18 credit hours is required for this minor, 12 credits from core courses and 6 from electives.
Program Code: 7048
CIPC: 050207

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate knowledge of foundational and contemporary research and theoretical literature in the field of Women and Gender Studies.
- Read, understand, and evaluate feminist theories and scholarship.
- Identify, compare, and evaluate culturally and historically specific constructions of gender.
- Articulate the ways in which systems of power, privilege, and oppression shape our experiences as individuals and members of communities.
Students will apply their knowledge of women and gender studies.
- Apply knowledge of women and gender studies by analyzing current social and political situations from those perspectives.

Courses

Women & Gender Studies Course Descriptions

Course Requirements for Minor

Women and Gender Studies Courses Required (12 credit hours)

WGS 1500 SS/CC - Introduction to Women, Gender, and Queer Studies Credits: (3)
WGS 2500 SS/CC/GLB - Human Rights in the World Credits: (3)
WGS 3050 - Introduction to Feminist Theories 1700 – Present Credits: (3)
WGS 4150 - Research Methodologies Credits: (3) or
WGS 4250 INT - Community-Based Research/Internship Credits: (3)

Electives (6 credit hours)

A total of 6 credit hours of electives chosen in consultation with the Women and Gender Studies Coordinator. Electives may include up to 3 credit hours of Directed Readings.

COMM 3090 - Gender and Communication Credits: (3)
ENGL 2710 HU/CC - Perspectives on Women’s Literature Credits: (3)
GERT 3320 - Ethnicity and Older Women in the American Society Credits: (3)
WGS 2000 - Risk, Resilience and Rock Climbing Credits: (3)
HIST 3070 - Women in American History: 1600 to Present Credits: (3)
PSY 2370 - Psychology of Women and Gender Credits: (3)
PSY 3100 - Psychology of Diversity Credits: (3)
WGS 4170 GLB - Gender, Power, and Global Politics Credits: (3)
SOC 2370 - Gender and Society Credits: (3)
WGS 2900 - Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) or
WGS 4900 - Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3)
WGS 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)

Note:

Should other courses relating specifically to Women or Gender Studies, either of an experimental or of a permanent nature, be added to the curriculum, these courses will be accepted as electives for the Women and Gender Studies Minor Program.