The Minor in Women's Studies

Course Requirements for the Minor: 24 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Minor Core: 9 units

3 courses required:

MCGS 155 Introduction to Multicultural and Gender Studies 3.0 FS * USD
WMST 170 Introduction to Women's Studies 3.0 FS *
WMST 200 Feminist Theory 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: WMST 170.

Breadth: 9 units

1 course selected from:

WMST 333 Women Internationally 3.0 FS * GC
WMST 339 Cultural Images of Women 3.0 Inq GC

This course is also offered as ANTH 339.

WMST 375 Women and Religion 3.0 FS *

This course is also offered as RELS 375.

2 courses selected from:

MCGS 310 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities 3.0 Inq * USD
Prerequisites: MCGS 155 or WMST 170 recommended.
MCGS 380 Gender, Science, and Society 3.0 SP *
MCGS 479 Gender and Language in Cross-Cultural Perspectives 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: ENGL 371 or WMST 200.

This course is also offered as ENGL 479.

WMST 230 Women in Contemporary Societies 3.0 FA *

This course is also offered as SOCI 230.

WMST 311 Women, Men, and the Media 3.0 SP *

This course is also offered as JOUR 311.

WMST 324 Women and Politics 3.0 FS *

This course is also offered as POLS 324.

WMST 335 Women and Gender in American History 3.0 Inq *

This course is also offered as HIST 335.

WMST 360 Women Writers 3.0 FS *

This course is also offered as ENGL 360.

WMST 368 Women's Health 3.0 FS *

This course is also offered as NURS 368, and HCSV 368.

WMST 426 Women and the Law 3.0 Inq

This course is also offered as POLS 426.

WMST 475 Feminist Theology 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: RELS 375 or WMST 375.

This course is also offered as RELS 475.

Capstone: 6 units

1 course required:

WMST 430 Current Issues and Theories in Women's Studies 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: WMST 170 or WMST 200.

1 course selected from:

MCGS 385 Community Activism and Service 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: MCGS 155 and one of the following: AAST 152, AFAM 170, AIST 170, CHST 157, or WMST 170.
MCGS 489 Internship in Multicultural and Gender Studies 1.0 -3.0 FS

Note: Students must take at least 3 units of internship. This is a letter-graded internship.