Program: Women’s and Gender Studies, Minor - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Undergraduate Catalog | 2015-2016

The Women’s and Gender Studies interdisciplinary program offers undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to learn about issues relating to gender, women, and feminism. Students may choose to take individual courses, a cluster of related courses, or a full Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program is committed to fostering personal growth by challenging gender stereotypes of women and men and equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to empower women and improve gender relations in an ever changing society. Most students find Women’s and Gender Studies courses personally interesting, as well as helpful preparation for careers in health and human services, education, law, human resources, art, and business.

The Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies is open to all students regardless of gender and requires completion of at least 18 hours in approved courses. A maximum of nine hours may be earned from any one department or program outside of Women’s and Gender Studies. Students minoring in Women’s and Gender Studies must complete the following requirements:

Program Requirements

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

WGST 1101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3)
WGST 3220 - Feminist Thought (3) or
WGST 3221 - Feminist Thought (3)

Note:

Students must receive a grade of C or above in WGST 1101 and WGST 3220 or WGST 3221 for these courses to count toward the minor requirements.

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Any WGST 4XXX course
Nine hours of related elective courses

Elective courses can be chosen from any department’s or program’s offerings, as long as (a) the course deals substantially with gender, women, feminism, sexuality, or related social movements and (b) the courses are approved by the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies. Students minoring in Women’s and Gender Studies should check their choices of electives with the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, both when they are planning their minor and when they are reviewing it in preparation for graduation.

Examples of regularly taught courses in other departments that count as Women’s and Gender Studies electives include, but are not limited to:

AFRS 2215 - Black Families in the United States (3)
AFRS 3050 - Topics in Africana Studies (3) (Gender in a Transforming Africa)
AFRS 3158 - Gender and African American Literature (3)
or ENGL 3158 - Gender and African American Literature (3)
ANTH 2090 - Topics in Anthropology (1-3) (Gender, Culture, and Communication; or Gender in a Transforming Africa)
ANTH 2123 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
ANTH 4131 - Culture, Pregnancy, and Birth (3)
ARTH 3394 - Women in Art (3)
CJUS 4000 - Topics in Criminal Justice (1-6) (Gender, Race, and Justice)
CJUS 4162 - Seminar on Sexual Assault (3)
COMM 2110 - Women and the Media (3)
COMM 3110 - Gender and Communication (3)
ENGL 4002 - Women and Literature (3)
ENGL 4050 - Topics in English (3) (Native American Women; or Gender and Shakespeare)
GRNT 4260 - Women: Middle Age and Beyond (3)
HIST 2150 - U.S. Women’s History to 1877 (3)
HIST 2151 - U.S. Women’s History Since 1877 (3)
HIST 2152 - European Women’s and Gender History (3)
HIST 2155 - Southern Women’s History (3)
or AMST 3050 - Topics in American Studies (3) (Southern Women’s History)
HIST 3131 - History of Sexuality (3)
NURS 4191 - Women’s Health Issues (3)
PHIL 3820 - Feminist Philosophy (3)
PSYC 2126 - Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender (3)
RELS 3000 - Special Topics in Religious Studies (3) (Religion and Gender)
RELS 3111 - Women in Judaism (3)
SOCY 2132 - Sociology of Marriage and the Family (3)
SOCY 2163 - Sociology of Gender (3)
SOCY 3261 - Human Sexuality (3)
SOCY 4090 - Topics in Sociology (1-3) (New Theoretical Approaches to Gender)
SOCY 4165 - Sociology of Women (3)
SPAN 3019 - Hispanic Women Writers in English Translation (3)
THEA 4001 - Topics in Theatre (1-6) (Women’s Writings Onscreen; or Violent Film Females)

Note:

A complete list of courses approved for the Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies is available in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program Office.

Graduate Courses

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program regularly offers advanced graduate-level courses and a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies for students wishing to include the study of women, gender, or feminism in their graduate work. These courses (and the graduate certificate they form the core of), enable graduate students to pursue their own research while they develop a substantial background in the field. Please see the UNC Charlotte Graduate Catalog for details.

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Women’s and Gender Studies, Minor

Program Requirements

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

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Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

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