The following revisions of the Women’s Studies Minor will be included in the 2008-10 catalog and will apply to students enrolling in Fall 2008.

 The name of the minor will be Women’s and Gender Studies Minor.

The name of the program will be the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

 Total: 21 credits required, with a minimum of nine credits at the 300 level or higher.

 Required courses – 15 credits total, including 9 credits from the following three courses:

WST 150 Introduction to Women’s Studies
WST 210 Sociology of Gender
WST 456 Feminist Theory and Action

 Plus one course with a focus on gendered experience from the following list:

WST 229 Literature by Women
WST 255 Writing on Gender and Sexuality
WST 258 Psychology of Women
PSYC 270 Psychology of Men
WST 315 Voices of Hispanic Women (g)
WST 325 Writing Women, Women Writing
WST 328/528 Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary American Literature
WST 329 Women in Art
WST 403 Voices of African Women (g)
WST 404 Voices of Arab Women (g)
WST 406 Voices of East Asian Women (g)
WST 460 Study of First Nations Women (g)

 Plus one course with a focus on social structures and institutions from the following list:

WST 201 Politics of Sexuality
WST 312 Gender, Crime, and Justice
PSYC 318 Peace Psychology (g)
WST 322 Women and Men in American Society
WST 475 Gender and Globalization in Transnational Asia (g)

Plus six additional credits from the courses in the gendered experience and social structures and institutions categories or from the following courses: WST 301 Study Abroad (g), WST 490 Special Topics in Women’s Studies, or WST 499 Independent Study.

In addition, at least one course must be completed from the courses designated (g) for global/indigenous in focus.