Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

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Advisor: Dr. Helen Hunt, Matthews Daniel 138 (hhunt@tntech.edu)

Minor in Arts and Sciences

A minor for Arts and Sciences students requires the completion of 15 semester hours, including 6 upper-division hours, in a coherent program of study. The criterion of coherence may be met in either of two ways: (1) by following the minor curriculum prescribed by any department or college at TTU, so long as it includes at least 6 upper-division hours; (2) if such a minor curriculum is not available in the chosen department or college, by taking the 15 semester hours, including 6 at the upper division, in a single discipline—i.e., normally, courses with the same course prefix, but students should check with the department offering the minor before assuming this. Exception: A minor in physics will consist of at least 15 hours of coursework including PHYS 2110 , PHYS 2120 , PHYS 2420 , PHYS 2920 and one upper division physics course. Approved interdisciplinary minors in the College of Arts and Sciences are:

Curriculum:

A minor in Women and Gender Studies requires completion of WGS 2010 and a minimum of 12 additional credit hours of course work (including 6 upper division hours) in approved courses.

A minimum of 6 credit hours must be chosen from the following core courses:

ENGL 4731 (5731) - Approaches to Women and Literature Credit: 3.
HIST 4350-4359 (5350) - Gender Studies Credit: 3.
HIST 4370 (5370) - Women in American History Credit: 3.
POLS 3400 - Gender and Politics Credit: 3.
SOC 3200 - Sociology of Sex and Gender Credit: 3.

The remaining 6 credit hours:

Electives include additional core courses listed above or courses from the list below. Students may also individually contract with course instructor to emphasize women and/or gender issues through course content and/or course work. The WGS advisor may also approve additional courses as electives if the specific version of that course contains a significant focus on women and/or gender studies.

CJ 4540 - Women and Crime Credit: 3.
HIST 4401 - History of Horror Films Credit: 3.
HIST 4440-4449 (5440) - Native American Studies Credit: 3. (may be repeated if topic is different)
HON 4011 -HON 4013 - Colloquium (When topic meets WGS standards). Credit: 3.
HON 4021 -HON 4023 - Directed Studies (When topic meets WGS standards) Credit: 3.
SOC 2630 - Marriage and Family Relations Credit: 3.
SOC 4210 (5210) - Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism Credit: 3.
SOC 4610 (5610) - Contemporary American Family Credit: 3.

Note:

No student will receive credit toward both the major and minor from the same course. Student contracts must be approved by the instructor before the last day to add classes.