Women's Studies Minor

The Women's Study Minor consists of 12 credit hours in courses designated as Women's Studies Courses, including regularly offered courses such as Women's Studies 101 and History of Women in the United States, as well as other popular special topic courses such as Geography and Gender, and African American Women's Contributions to West Virginia. The program has the following major objectives:

• to understand the unique contributions of women of all races, sexual orientations, and classes in a global context.
• to complement the existing curriculum where systematic attention to women's experiences and contributions is needed.
• to encourage students to understand the subjective, gender and culture-specific nature of their values, beliefs and customs, and those of others.
• to understand the historical and contemporary social mechanisms that promote or limit women's development as full participants in society.
• to use gender- and culture-inclusive language in written and oral communication, and understand language as a means of liberation or discrimination.
• to promote the equitable treatment of all members of society.

Women's Studies Courses

Note that all courses below, except WS 101, are approved for certain instructors only. Check with the Director of Women's Studies, CH 456; 696-2441, before registering.

     WS 101: Introduction to Women's Studies
     ART 204: Iconography of Mary
     CJ 483: Rape and Sexual Violence
     CL 231: Women in Ancient Literature
     CL 460: Ancient Goddesses
     EDF 431: Gender and Education
     ENG 414: 19th Century British Novel
     ENG 422: American Literature, 1830-70
     HST 250: Women in US History
     JMC 455: Women and Minorities in media
     PHL 340: Philosophy of Sexual Orientation and Gender
     PHL 363: Philosophy of Feminism
     PSY 330: Human Sexual Behavior
     SOC 455: Sociology of Sex and Gender