Gender and Women's Studies
General
Program Title
Gender and Women's Studies
Degree Designation
MIN
Award Type
Minor
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Status
Active
Requirements
Free Form Requisites
Credits: 18
Program Requirements
12 credits: course, course, course; course or course.
Electives
6 credits: In consultation with GWS advisor, select electives from list of approved courses on program website. Up to four credits of course may count toward GWS minor electives.
Notes
See program website for additional information.
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Develop understanding of the foundations of Gender & Women’s Studies ideas, theories, and frameworks of analysis around both national and global issues.
Outcome
Apply intersectional analysis of race, class, gender, sexuality, and geographic or national location as they study contemporary issues and systems of oppression.
Outcome
Analyze diverse feminist methodologies and theories appropriate in the use of feminist research and analytical practices relevant to feminist praxis.
Outcome
Explore and evaluate contribution of interdisciplinary nature of Gender and Women’s Studies in exploring issues of feminist scholarship, leadership and other social issues across disciplines and cultures.
Outcome
Apply feminist concepts of activism and social transformation to complete a project addressing a contemporary social issue.
Degree Maps
Major Code
8141
Program Code
8141.01