Requirements for the Minor

Women’s Studies Minor Course Requirements

Students selecting this minor must complete the following:

Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction. Satisfied by: WGSS 201

Social Science or Humanities Core. Satisfied by 1 course (3 hours) chosen from the following:

Social Sciences

• WGSS 389/ANTH 389 Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male and Beyond (3) (Int)
• WGSS 468/PSYC 468 Psychology of Women (3) S.
• WGSS 521/PSYC 521 Women and Violence (3)
• WGSS 562/POLS 562 Women and Politics (3) S (Int)
• WGSS 640/POLS 640 Politics of Reproductive Policy (3)
• WGSS 653/POLS 653 Gender, War, and Peace (3) S. (Int)
• WGSS 660/ANTH 660 Human Reproduction: Culture, Power, and Politics (3) S. (Int)
• WGSS 689/PSYC 689 Conceptual Issues in Human Sexuality (3)

Humanities

• WGSS 317/ AAAS 317/AMS 317/HIST 317 African American Women: Colonial Era to the Present (3)
• WGSS 320/HIST 320 From Goddesses to Witches: Women in Premodern Europe (3) (Int)
• WGSS 321/HIST 321 From Mystics to Feminists: Women’s History in Europe 1600 to Present (3) (Int)
• WGSS 327 Perspectives in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (3)
• WGSS 330/AAAS 340 Women in Contemporary African Literature (3) (Int)
• WGSS 510/AMS 510/HIST 530 History of American Women: Colonial Times to 1870 (3)
• WGSS 511/AMS 511/HIST 531 History of American Women: 1870 to Present (3)

Theory. Satisfied by 1 course (3 hours) chosen from the following:

• WGSS 381/PHIL 381 Feminism and Philosophy (3)
• WGSS 549/HIST 649 History of Feminist Theory (3)
• WGSS 560/AAAS 560 Race, Gender, and Post-Colonial Discourse (3) (Int)
• WGSS 580/ANTH 580 Feminism and Anthropology
• WGSS 600/POLS 600 Contemporary Feminist Political Theory (3)
• SOC 601 Introduction to Feminist Social Theory (3)

Women’s Studies Required Electives

Humanities Elective. Satisfied by any core humanities course not already satisfying core requirement above or any of the following approved humanities electives:

• WGSS 317/ AAAS 317/AMS 317/HIST 317 African American Women: Colonial Era to the Present (3)
• WGSS 320/HIST 320 From Goddesses to Witches: Women in Premodern Europe (3) (Int)
• WGSS 321/HIST 321 From Mystics to Feminists: Women’s History in Europe 1600 to Present (3) (Int)
• WGSS 327 Perspectives in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (3)
• WGSS 330/AAAS 340 Women in Contemporary African Literature (3) (Int)
• WGSS 510/AMS 510/HIST 530 History of American Women: Colonial Times to 1870 (3)
• WGSS 511/AMS 511/HIST 531 History of American Women: 1870 to Present (3)
• WGSS 345/AAAS 345 Popular Culture in Africa: Spiritual Thrills, Romance and Sexualities (3)
• WGSS 512/AMS 512/HIST 532 History of Women and Work in Comparative Perspective (3)
• WGSS 513 Modern American Women in Film and Literature (3)
• WGSS 549/HIST 649 History of Feminist Theory (3)
• WGSS 560/AAAS 560 Race, Gender, and Post-Colonial Discourse (3) (if not already used)
• WGSS 565/AAAS 565/AMS 565/LAA 565 Gender, Culture, and Migration (3)
• WGSS 570/HWC 570 Men and Masculinities (3)
• WGSS 575/HWC 575 Body, Self and Society (3)
• WGSS 646 Witches in European History and Historiography (3) (Int)
• AAAS 434 African Women Writers (3)
• AMS 515: American Women and World War II (3)
• CLSX 315 Women in Ancient Art and Society (3)
• COMS 552 Rhetoric of Women’s Rights (3)
• EALC 575 Love, Sexuality and Gender in Japanese Literature (3)
• ENGL 572 Women and Literature (3)
• FMS 410 Race, Class, and Gender in Visual Culture (3)
• FMS 620 International Women Filmmakers (3) (Int)
• HIST 533 The History of Women and the Family in Europe, from 1500 to the Present (3)
• PHIL 381 Feminism and Philosophy (3) (if not already used for theory requirement)
• REL 477 Women and Religion (3)
• REL 672 Mother as Religious Metaphor
• ENGL 203 Literature of Love and Marriage (3)
• ENGL 203 Women’s Writing and Autobiography (3)
• ENGL 203 Major Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 570 Topics in American Literature (3)
• HA 505 Special Study: Women/Modern Art (3)
• HIST 319 History, Women, and Diversity in the U.S. (3)
• HIST 606 Childhood and Youth in America (3)
• HIST 607 The Family in History: Comparative Perspectives (3)

Social Sciences Elective. Satisfied by any core social science course not already satisfying core requirements above or any approved social science elective.

• WGSS 389/ANTH 389 Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male and Beyond (3) (Int)
• WGSS 468/PSYC 468 Psychology of Women (3) S.
• WGSS 521 Women and Violence (3)
• WGSS 562 / POLS 562 Women and Politics (3) S (Int)
• WGSS 630/POLS 630 Politics of Identity (3)
• WGSS 640/POLS 640 Politics of Reproductive Policy (3)
• WGSS 653/POLS 653 Gender, War, and Peace (3) S. (Int)
• WGSS 660/ANTH 660 Human Reproduction: Culture, Power, and Politics (3) S. (Int)
• WGSS 689/PSYC 689 Conceptual Issues in Human Sexuality (3)
• WGSS 333 The Politics of Physical Appearance (3)
• WGSS 351 Women and Leadership: The Legislative Process (3)
• WGSS 363/ANTH 363/EALC 363 Gendered Modernity in East Asia (3)
• WGSS 580/ANTH 580 Feminism and Anthropology (3) (if not already used)
• WGSS 583/ANTH 583 Love, Sex, and Globalization (3)
• WGSS 600/POLS 600 Contemporary Feminist Political Theory (3) (if not already used)
• WGSS 651/POLS 651 Women and Politics in Latin America (3)
• WGSS 662/ AAAS 662 Gender and Politics in Africa (3)
• WGSS 665/ANTH 665/LAA 665 Women, Health and Healing in Latin America (3)
• WGSS 789/ANTH 789 Anthropology of Gender: Advanced Seminar in the Four Fields (3)
• AAAS 315 Women and Islam in Africa (3)
• AAAS 388 The Black Woman (3)
• COMS 440 Communication and Gender (3)
• HSCA 620/SOC 617 Women and Health Care (3)
• PSYC 465 Stereotyping and Prejudice Across Cultures (3)
• SOC 273 Women in Society (3)
• SOC 352 Sociology of Sex Roles (3)
• PSYC 502 Human Sexuality (3)
• REL 374 Religious Perspectives on Selfhood and Sexuality (3)
• SOC 220/628 Sociology of Families (3)
• WGSS 498 Independent Study, WGSS 701 Seminar in: _____, and WGSS 797 Directed Readings, may be petitioned to satisfy a social science or humanities elective.

Women’s Studies Electives. Satisfied by any course not already satisfying core requirements above or any of the following:

• WGSS 396 Studies in: _____ (3)
• WGSS 498 Independent Study (1-3)
• WGSS 499 Honors in Women’s Studies (3)
• WGSS 650 Service Learning in Women’s Studies (3)
• WGSS 696 Studies in: _____ (3)
• WGSS 701 Seminar in: _____ (3)
• WGSS 797 Directed Readings (1-3)

Women's Studies Minor Hours & Minor GPA

While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:

Minor Hours
Satisfied by 18 hours of minor courses.

Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 15 hours of KU resident credit in the minor.

Minor Junior/Senior (300+) Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 12 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.

Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in all departmental courses in the minor. GPA calculations include all departmental courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.