Traditional academic disciplines have devoted little systematic attention to issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality. In the past 40 years, feminist scholars have contributed to the reinterpretation of existing data and to the presentation of new knowledge about the diversity of women’s experiences. Through course work and outreach, the Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies offers students an opportunity to explore women’s lives in global and multicultural contexts.
A minor must contain at least 9 hours of upper division course work. Courses taken to satisfy Core Areas I through V may not be counted as course work in the minor. Courses taken in Core Area VI may be counted as course work in the minor.
Cecilia Herles cherles@uga.edu 706-542-2846
15 hours
| WMST 3110 | Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality | 3 |
| WMST 4010 | Introduction to Feminist Theories | 3 |
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| WMST 1110 | Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the United States | 3 |
| WMST 2010 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WMST 2020 | Introduction to Transnational Women’s and Gender Studies | 3 |
Select two additional upper-level (3000-5000) electives. At least one of the elective courses must have a WMST prefix. The other elective can be an approved related course from the list below.
Choose 1 to 2 courses from the following:
WMST 3000-level and above course(s)*
Choose a maximum of 1 course(s) from the following:
| AFAM(PSYC) 4500/6500 | Psychology of Prejudice | 3 |
| ARHI 3940 | Gender and Feminism and Art History | 3 |
| ARHI(WMST) 4940/6940 | Gender Issues and Art History | 3 |
| CMLT 3140 | Women Writers of the East and West | 3 |
| COMM 4370/6370 | Women and United States Public Discourse | 1-4 |
| ENGL 4860 | Multicultural Topics in American Literature | 3 |
| FHCE 4150/6150 | Women in the Global Economy | 3 |
| FILM 4600/6600 | Women and Film | 3 |
| GEOG 4680/6680 | Gender and Geography | 3 |
| HDFS 4620/6620 | Women in the Family and Society | 3 |
| HIST 3085 | United States Women's History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 3086 | United States Women's History from 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST(CLAS) 3321 | History of Women in the Ancient World | 3 |
| HIST 3323 | History of Women in Early Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 3324 | History of Women in Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST(AFST) 3530 | Women in Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
| HIST 4080/6080 | Politics of Gender in United States History | 3 |
| HPRB 3150 | Women's Health | 3 |
| INTL 4475 | War and Gender | 3 |
| INTL 4650 | Women and World Politics | 3 |
| JRLC 5400 | Race, Gender, and the Media | 3 |
| KINS 5250/7250 | Gender and Sport | 3 |
| LEGL 4500/6500 | Employment Law | 3 |
| LING(CMLT)(WMST) 4870/6870 | Language, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 |
| MUSI 4250/6250 | Women and Music | 3 |
| PHIL 3210 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| POLS 4750 | Gender, Law, and Politics | 3 |
| PSYC(WMST) 4600/6600 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| RELI 4105/6105 | Women in Christian History | 3 |
| RELI 4106/6106 | Women in Early Christian Literature | 3 |
| RELI(WMST) 4550/6550 | Women in World Religions | 3 |
| SOCI 3280 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOCI 3290 | Gender and Work | 3 |
| SOCI(AFAM) 3300 | Global Perspectives on Racism and Sexism | 3 |
| SOCI(AFAM)(WMST) 3650 | Colorism and Hairism in Communities of Color | 3 |
| SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280 | Global Perspectives on Gender | 3 |
| SPAN 4030 | Latinx in the United States | 3 |
| THEA 4280/6280 | Women in Performance | 3 |
| THEA 4300/6300 | Queer Theatre and Film | 3 |
*Only one of the following courses may be used toward the completion of the minor: WMST 4950, WMST 4960R, WMST 4970R, WMST 4980R, WMST 4990R, WMST 5000.
In addition to the above courses, women's studies students may take relevant special topics courses in other departments. Paperwork for petitioning courses can be found on the Women's Studies website. It is expected that petitioned courses will have a significant focus on gender, sexuality, and/or feminist theory. Email wspinfo@uga.edu if you have questions.
A grade of "C" (2.0) or better in each course is required.