University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan-Flint

Women's and Gender Studies Minor

The WGS minor enriches existing disciplines by addressing the omissions of women's agency and creativity, by analyzing women's oppression, and by revealing how “masculinities” are constructed in different societies worldwide.

The WGS minor is interdisciplinary, drawing on recent scholarship in many fields.

Africana Studies
Anthropology
Art History
Communications
Comparative Literature
Criminal Justice
Education
English
History
International and Global Studies
Linguistics
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Sociology
Psychology
Theatre

Courses in the minor are concerned with the changing nature and relationship of what society considers "feminine" and "masculine."

For a printer-friendly minor checklist, click here.

Requirements

21 credits distributed as follows:

A. Core Courses (9 credits)

WGS 200  Introduction to Women’s Studies
WGS 399  Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS/SOC 474  Gender and Society

B. Courses with focus on women of color or non-Western women (3-9 credits)

WGS/PHL 167  Race, Gender and Sexuality
WGS/AFA/SOC 359  The Black Family
WGS/SOC 376  Sex, Work, and International Capital
WGS/ANT 378  Sex & Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
WGS/PHL 467  Race and Gender

C. Additional electives (3-9 credits)

WGS/AFA 216  Afro/Latino/Caribbean Women Writers
WGS/AFA/CPL 218  Women Writers of the African World
WGS 220  Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS/ENG 228  Women and Literature
WGS/PHL 264  Introduction to Feminist Thought
WGS/THE 275  Clothing in Western Culture
WGS/COM/LIN 284  Gender and Communication
WGS/MUS 321  Women and Music
WGS/ANT/SOC 325  Culture and Personality
WGS 331/POL 331  Women and Work
WGS/ENG 337  Topics in Women’s Literature
WGS/THE 350  Scripted: Sex & Gender in Theatre
WGS/SOC 354  Sociology of Families
WGS/PSY 363  Psychology of Gender
WGS/PHL 365  Feminist Ethics
WGS/HIS 369  History of American Women
WGS/HIS 370  Women in Western Societies
WGS/POL 385  Women and the Law
WGS 390/SOC 398  Special Topics in WGS-SOC
WGS 391  Directed Readings in WGS
WGS/CRJ 398  Gender, Crime and Justice
WGS/ART 410  Women as Artists
WGS/PHL 438  Critical Race Theory
WGS 440/EDE 433  Girls, Culture & Education
WGS/HIS/SOC 457  Family in Historical Perspective
WGS/PHL 480  Gender Theory