Minor consists of a total of 15 credit hours

Required Courses (3 credit hours)

• WOMST 105 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credits: (3)

• or

• WOMST 305 - Advanced Fundamentals of Women’s Studies Credits: (3)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Electives can be chosen from WOMST course offerings, courses from other departments that have been approved for Women’s Studies credit (see list below).

• ONE elective (3 credit hours) must be a WOMST course.
• ONE elective must be numbered 500 or higher.
  (A WOMST course numbered 500+ would meet both of these requirements, but these requirements can also be fulfilled separately).

• ANTH 523 - Topics in Linguistic Anthropology Credits: (1-4) (Language and Gender)
• ANTH 345 - Cultures of South Asia Credits: (3)
• ANTH 633 - Gender, Power, and International Development Credits: (3)
• COMM 420 - Gender Communication Credits: (3)
• DAS 355 - Introduction to Nonviolence Studies Credits: (3)
• DAS 590 - Applied Nonviolence Credits: (3)
• EDACE 750 - Women, Education, and Work Credits: (2-3)
• EDCEP 311 - Interaction and Guidance for the Paraprofessional Credits: (3) Proactive Educators for the Elimination of Rape and Sexual Violence (PEERS)
• EDCEP 312 - Sexual Health Awareness Peer Education (SHAPE) Credits: (3)
• EDCI 735 - Curriculum Materials for Nonsexist Teaching Credits: (3)
• ENGL 220 - Fiction into Film Credits: (3) (taught by Cynthia Debes)
• ENGL 270 - American Literature Credits: (3) (taught by Reckling, Gonzalez)
• ENGL 285 - Introduction to American Ethnic Literatures Credits: (3) (African-American Women Writers)
• ENGL 295 - Selected Studies in English Credits: (1-3) (Studies in Chick Literature)
• ENGL 315 - Cultural Studies Credits: (3)
• ENGL 330 - Fiction Credits: (3) (taught by Katy Karlin)
• ENGL 387 - American Indian Literatures Credits: (3)
• ENGL 388 - Asian American Literatures Credits: (3)
• ENGL 389 - Latina/o Literatures Credits: (3)
• ENGL 420 - Topics in Film Credits: (3) (Violence and War)
• ENGL 420 - Topics in Film Credits: (3) (Gender in Horror)
• ENGL 450 - Literature and Society Credits: (3) (Women in Television)
• ENGL 485 - Topics in Rhetoric and Literacy Credits: (3) (Girl Talk: Women’s Words)
• ENGL 525 - Women in Literature Credits: (3)
• ENGL 605 - Readings in Medieval Literature Credits: (3) (The Idea of Work in the Middle Ages)
• ENGL 625 - Readings in Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Readings in 18th Century Women)
• ENGL 625 - Readings in 18th Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Restoration Drama)
• ENGL 625 - Readings in 18th Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Austen)
• ENGL 635 - Readings in Twentieth-Century British Literature Credits: (3) (The Bloomsbury Group)
• ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Gender and Performance)
• ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (American Gothic)
• ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Austen & Her Legacy)
• ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (George Eliot)
• ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie)
• ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Shakespeare)
• ENGL 670 - Topics in British Literature Credits: (3) (Women in 18th Century)
• ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (In the Shadows of American Literature)
• ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (Latino/Latina Literature)
• ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (Asian-American Literature)
• ENGL 705 - Theory and Practice of Cultural Studies Credits: (3)
• ENGL 710 - Studies in a Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Gender & Sexuality in American Indian Literature)
• ENGL 710 - Studies in Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Restoration & 18th Century Drama)
• ENGL 710 - Studies in Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Shakespeare & Children’s Literature)
• ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Comedy and Gender)
• ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Drama)
• ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Extreme Shakespeare)
• ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Shakespeare)
• ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (The Brontes)
• ENGL 730 - Studies in a Literary Period Credits: (3) (Classic Girls in a Modern Age)
• ENGL 730 - Studies in a Literary Period Credits: (3) (Restoration & 18th Century Drama)
• ENGL 755 - Studies in Composition and Rhetoric Credits: (3) (Power and Persuasion)
• FSHS 300 - Problems in Family Studies and Human Services Credits: (Variable) (Women and Motherhood)
• FSHS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles Credits: (3)
• FSHS 708 - Topics in Family Studies and Human Services Credits: (2-3) (The Legal Rights of Women)
• HIST 512 - Women in European History Credits: (3)
• HIST 533 - Topics in the History of the Americas Credits: (1-3) (History of American Feminism)
• HIST 533 - Topics in the History of the Americas Credits: (3) (History of Kansas Women)
• HIST 540 - Women in America, 1600 to the Civil War Credits: (3)
• HIST 542 - Women in America, Civil War to the Present Credits: (3)
• HIST 551 - History of Family Violence Credits: (3)
• KIN 796 - Topics in Exercise Physiology Credits: (3)
• LEAD 430 - Women and Leadership Credits: (3)
• MC 612 - Gender Issues and the Media Credits: (3)
• MUSIC 220 - Topics in Music Credits: (1-3) (Women in Music)
• PHILO 150 - Introduction to Philosophy of Feminism Credits: (3)
• PHILO 590 - Topics in Philosophy Credits: (3) (Philosophy of Feminism)
• POLSC 606 - Gender and Politics Credits: (3)
• PSYCH 540 - Psychology of Women Credits: (3)
• PSYCH 543 - Women’s Mental Health Issues Credits: (3)
• PSYCH 563 - Gender Issues in the Workplace Credits: (3)
• PSYCH 599 - Problems in Psychology Credits: (1-18)
• SOCIO 500 - Sociological Perspectives on Contemporary Issues Credits: (Variable) (Human Trafficking)
• SOCIO 545 - The Sociology of Women Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 633 - Gender, Power, and International Development Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 665 - Women and Crime Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 670 - Diversity and Social Interaction in the Workplace Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 701 - Problems in Sociology Credits: (Variable) (Human Trafficking)
• THTRE 782 - Women in Theatre Credits: (3)
• WOMST 300 - Selected Studies of Women and Gender Credits: (3)
• WOMST 321 - Latina’s Life Stories Credits: (3)
• WOMST 345 - Women & Aging: Looking at Multicultural Female Aging Through a Gendered Lens Credits: (3)
• WOMST 380 - Women and Global Social Change Credits: (3)
• WOMST 405 - Resistance and Movements for Social Change Credits: (3)
• WOMST 410 - Feminist Thought Credits: (3)
• WOMST 450 - The Stories of a Young Girl Credits: (3)
• WOMST 480 - Seminar in Gender, Environment & Justice Credits: (3)
• WOMST 499 - Honors Project Credits: (3)
• WOMST 505 - Independent Study in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3)
• WOMST 510 - Research Methods in Women’s Studies Credits: (3)
• WOMST 550 - Women and Popular Culture Credits: (3)
• WOMST 551 - The History and Politics of Family Violence Credits: (3)
• WOMST 560 - Women and Violence Credits: (3)
• WOMST 580 - Women and Religion Credits: (3)
• WOMST 585 - Women and Islam Credits: (3)
• WOMST 590 - Women’s Studies Practice and Theory Credits: (3)
• WOMST 610 - Capstone Seminar in Women’s Studies Credits: (3)
• WOMST 784 - Internship in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-12)