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WOMEN'S STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS

Women's Studies Minor

The Women's Studies minor consists of 18 semester hours. Required courses consist of WST 100 or WST 300, WST 350, WST 457, WST 498, and one course each in two of the following three areas: global, representation, culture studies.

The Women’s Studies minor consists of 18 semester hours.

Core Requirements (12 hours)

WST 100
WST 300
Women and Society (SB, C) OR
Women in Contemporary Society (SB, C)
WST 350 Race, Class, and Gender (SB,C)
WST 457 Women, Cultures and Societies (SB, G)
WST 498 PS: Theory and Method in Women's Studies (L)

 

Additional Requirements (6 hours)
One course in two of the three following areas: global perspective, representation, culture studies.

Global perspective:

WST 390 Women and World Religions (L/SB, G)
WST 475 Women of the Diaspora Across Cultures (HU, G)
WST 483 Contemporary Women Writers (HU, G)
WST 487 Gender and International Development (SB, G)

 

Representation:

WST 370 Chronicling Women's Lives (HU, C)
WST 376 Feminist Theory (L, C)
WST 467 Ethnic Women Writers (L/HU, C)
WST 473 Latina/Chicana Representation (SB, C)

 

Culture Studies

WST 320 Women in Popular Culture (HU, C)
WST 431 Women and Film (L, G)

“A minor consists of a minimum of 18 hours of course work. For any minor offered at the West campus, a minimum of nine upper-division hours in the minor must be taken in residence at the West campus.” (ASU General Catalog 2006-07, page 655).