Coordinator: Dr. Becky Johns
Location: Social Sciences, Room 381
Telephone: Lisa Araujo 801-626-7632
The Women's Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program which introduces students to the current scholarship in the study of women, past and present, from a variety of cultural, class, sexual preference, ethnic, and religious orientations.
» Program Prerequisite: A student's program of study for the Women's Studies Minor must be approved by the Women's 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 20 credit hours is required for this minor.
* WS 4060 (2) and WS 4860 (2) represent alternate tracks for students with interest in academic careers or community work, respectively. Either one may be taken as an elective by students choosing the alternate course as a requirement. As an elective, WS 4860 may be taken for 1 or 2 credit hours.
A total of 8 credit hours of electives chosen in consultation with the Women's Studies Coordinator. Electives may include up to 3 credit hours of Directed Readings.
ANTH DV3700 Sex Roles: Past, Present and Future (3)
COMM DV3090 Gender and Communication (3)
ECON 3410 Women in the World Economy (3)
ENGL HU/DV2710 Perspectives on Women's Literature (3)
FL/SPAN 3670 Literature Authors (3)
GERT DV3320 Ethnicity and Older Women in the American Society (3)
HIST DV3070 Women in American History: 1600 to Present (3)
HLTH 4220 Women's Health Issues (3)
HNRS 3900 Honors Colloquium (3)
POLS 4940 Topics in American Politics & Thought (1-3)
POLS DV4070 Sex Roles and the Law (3)
PSY DV2370 Psychology of Women and Gender (3)
PSY DV3100 Psychology of Diversity (3)
SOC DV3120 Sex/Gender Roles: Past, Present, Future (3)
SOC 3130 Sociology of Gender (3)
WS 2900/4900 Topics in Women's Studies (1-3)
WS 4830 Directed Readings (1-3)
Weber State University 2008-2009 Catalog