Degree Requirements
Requirements for a Certificate
- Completion of the general requirements for a bachelor's degree and requirements for a major in another subject area.
- 24 credit hours in women's studies, including:
- W200 - Women in Contemporary American Society
- W400 - Selected Topics in Women's Studies (senior seminar)
- 18 credit hours in other women's studies courses which must include:
- two humanities courses
- two social science courses
- at least 12 of these 18 credit hours must be in 300- to 400-level courses.
The 24 credit hours in women's studies would be included in the 120-124 credit hours required for bachelor's degrees. W200 is acceptable as an alternative to the prerequisites of the courses listed in the following paragraph.
The following courses (and those approved by the acting WGS Coordinator) will count toward fulfillment of the requirements for a Women's Studies Certificate. For a listing of approved courses by semester, see courses:
- ECON E347 - Women and the Economy
- ENG C340 - Women in World Literature
- ENG C392 - Genre Study in Film: Women and Film
- ENG L207 - Women and Literature
- ENG L378 - Studies in Women and Literature
- FINA A170 - Women Artists/The Visual Arts
- FINA A270 - Women in the History of Art
- HIST H214 - Comparative Women's History
- HIST H231 - The Family in History
- POLS Y200 - Contemporary Political Problems
- POLS Y324 - Women and Politics
- PSY P460 - Women: A Psychological Perspective
- REL R362 - Religion in Literature
- SOC S164 - Marital Relations and Sexuality
- SOC S310 - Sociology of Women in America
- SOC S338 - Sociology of Sex Roles
- SOC S413 - Gender and Society
- SOC S416 - The Family
- SOC S423 - Sexual Patterns and Variations
- SPCH S450 - Gender and Communication
- WOST W495 - Readings and Research in Women's Studies.
Check schedule listings each semester for additional courses. Contact the coordinator of Women's Studies if uncertain about a course counting towards the Women's Studies Certificate.
Requirements for a Minor
- 15 credit hours, including:
- WOST W200 - Women in Contemporary American Society (3 cr.)
- 12 additional credit hours, including:
- one course in humanities
- one course in social sciences
- electives to total 15 credit hours
