Minor in Women's Studies

The Undergraduate Minor addresses significant, often highly controversial topics because we believe that a liberal arts education must lead to personal growth and ultimately to social transformation. Courses in Women's Studies pursue this goal by exploring such questions as:

• How does our understanding of history and literature change when women's lives are included as a central part of the story?
• How does one's experience of race, class, sexuality, age, and gender shape one's identity and world view?
• How do we develop a critical perspective about the world that allows us to recognize and challenge social injustice?

MINOR REQUIREMENTS REFERENCE NO. 494

• Introduction to Women's Studies, WOMN200;
• Western Feminist Thought, WOMN400 (prerequisite: WOMN200);
• 15 hours of electives with concentration (9 hours) in either the social sciences or the humanities, with no more than 6 hours in any one department.