University of Michigan - Flint

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."

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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