Winthrop University: Majors and More - Women's and Gender Studies

Majors and More

Minor in Women's and Gender Studies

The minor in Women's and Gender Studies consists of 18 semester hours:

  • WMST 300 (3) Introduction to Women's Studies 

and five additional courses.  Choose 9-15 hours from:

  • ANTH/WMST 540 (3) Human Ecology 
  • ARTH 452/WMST (3) Women in Art 
  • ENGL 330/WMST (3) Women and Literature 
  • HLTH/WMST 506 (3) Human Sexuality 
  • HLTH/WMST 507 (3) Women's Health Issues 
  • HIST/WMST 310 (3) The History of Women in America 
  • HIST/WMST 554 (3) Women in Modern China 
  • PLSC/WMST 316 (3) LGBTQ Politics & Policy
  • PLSC/WMST 337 (3) Women and Global Politics 
  • PLSC/WMST 371 (3) Women and Politics in the US 
  • PLSC/WMST 553 (3) Feminist Theory 
  • PLSC/WMST 555 (3) Queer Theory
  • PSYC/WMST 308 (3) Psychology of Women 
  • PSYC/WMST 503 (3) Psycology of Gender and Sexuality 
  • SOCL/WMST 305 (3) Marriage and the Family 
  • SOCL/MOST 312 (3) Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
  • WMST 450 (3) Special Topics in Women's Studies

Choose 0-6 hours from:

  • ANTH 201 (3) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 
  • GEOG 101 (3) Human Geography 
  • PSYC 206 (3) Developmental Psychology 
  • PSYC/SOCL/GRNT 504 (3) Sociology of Aging 

For more information, visit the Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Last Updated: 1/9/23