Minor Requirments
 
Women's & Gender Studies

(College of Letters and Science)
 
Rebecca Stephens, Coordinator
Office: CCC 445
Phone: 715-346-4331
E-mail: restephe@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/wmnstd

To declare the WGS minor, please contact the WGS Coordinator

Definition: Women’s and gender studies emphasizes the interdisciplinary study of issues in gender, women’s studies, and sexuality with attention to methodological and/or theoretical approaches.
 
Women's & Gender Studies Minor


Consists of 22 credits:

    1. Core, 9 credits distributed as follows:
           i.  3 credits: Women's & Gender Studies 105;
           ii.  3 credits: Women’s & Gender Studies 300 or 301;
           iii. 3 credits earned from one or more of the following: 396 (1-3 credits), 499 (1-3 credits), 490 (3 credits).

    2.Additional courses from Communication 369 with approp subtitle, 396; English 102 with approp subtitle, 285, 287, 288, 309 with approp subtitle, 327, 365, 385 with approp subtitle; Geography 371; History 284, 285, 332, 384, 385, 395 with approp subtitle, 490 with approp; Music 301; Philosophy 350, 351; Political Science 408, 414; Psychology 240; Religious Studies 321, 330, 333, 450 with approp subtitle; Sociology 240, 320, 395 with approp subtitle; Spanish 493 with approp subtitle; any women’s and gender studies course taken in addition to the core  requirements, and other courses as approved by the women’s and gender studies committee. 

 

 
NOTE:  Subtitled courses may count with prior approval of the Women’s & Gender Studies Coordinator.
 
Credit-by-Exam Policy

Credit-by-exam is available for Women’s & Gender Studies 105 and 300. To arrange for an exam, contact the coordinator. For WGS 300, you may test-out only for a topic that has been offered within one year of the test-out attempt. Exams will include objective and essay questions. Course credit is given for scores equal to or greater than 80 percent of the total points on the exam. You may take the exam only once.
 
Courses in Women's & Gender Studies

WGS 105(MNS). Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies. 3 cr. Introduction to the study of women and gender, the influence of gender on social institutions and structures, and an examination of women’s lives and contributions to society, both within the United States and around the world. GDR:SS2
WGS 300. Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Humanities Emphasis). 3 cr. Interdisciplinary examination of one or more major topics in women's and gender studies. May take for credit twice under different subtitles. Prereq: 105 or cons instr. GDR:HU4
WGS 301. Women and Feminism in the Modern World (Social Science Emphasis). 3 cr. Interdisciplinary study of the impact of feminism in particular modern, social and/or political contexts.  May take for credit twice under different subtitles. GDR:SS2
WGS 396. Practicum. 1-3 cr. Students may arrange through the women's and gender studies coordinator to work with a community organization or agency, or in an applied setting directly involved with women’s or gender related issues.
WGS 490. Seminar. 3 cr. Changing status of women in contemporary society; investigate aspects of woman's role, e.g., in government, education, law, family, community; research involves reading and direct research projects producing significant data or a seminar paper. Prereq: 105 or cons instr.
WGS 499. Special Work. 1-3 cr. Women's & gender studies minors may arrange for special work with cons of women's and gender studies coordinator. Research involves reading and direct research, producing significant data or a seminar paper.
WGS Latent Courses:  Not offered recently. See full course description  indicated in catalog.