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Minor inWomen’s andGender Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies (WST) at CSU integrates social science,
science and humanistic approaches by using women’s experience and feminist
theory toanalyze themes in thehumanities, finearts, social sciences, andnatural
sciences. WST further emphasizes the interdisciplinary study of women and
gender, and an inclusive study of women that acknowledges differences such as
race, class, sexuality, and national belonging. WST is designed to develop
students' skills of critical thinking and reading, communication and analysis,
writing and research, imagination and creative expression. WST promotes the
study of intersections of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity and nationality
in comparative and global contexts. By considering a variety of controversial
issues from different perspectives, it encourages critical reading, writing and
thinking. Students develop their skills in oral and written expression. WST
courses emphasize women’s past and present roles in culture, society, politics,
economy, family, leadership and the arts and sciences. They offer various
theoretical approaches to topics such as the representation of gender, women
and the state, psychology of women, gender and language andwomen in global
issues.
To fulfill aminor inWST at CSU, studentsmust complete 18 hours ofWST
coursework. There are 2 required courses for theWST minor, WST 2010 and
WST 3500.
RequiredCourses forWSTMinor ........................................................6hours
WST 2010 Introduction toWomen’s andGender Studies......................... 3 hours
WST 3500Feminist Theory .................................................................... 3 hours
Studentswill chooseanadditional 12hoursofWST courses from the list below.
Upper DivisionWSTElectives............................................................12hours
AFAM/WST3510BlackFeminist/Womanist Theory................................. 3 hours
WST/CMS3020Research andMethods ................................................. 3 hours
ENGL3300Womenand Literature.......................................................... 3 hours
WST 3300WomenandSport ................................................................. 3 hours
POLS3382Women andPolitics ............................................................ 3 hours
WST 3400Global Studies:Gender, CultureandGlobalization ................. 3 hours
HLTH3401ContemporaryWomen'sHealth ........................................... 3 hours
WST 3410U.S.Womenof Colors........................................................... 3 hours
HLTH3501AidsEpidemic...................................................................... 3 hours
CMS 3810WomenandPopular Culture.................................................. 3 hours
HIST 4003Women inU.S. History ......................................................... 3 hours
WST 4010Feminist MediaStudies.......................................................... 3 hours
PSYC4110PsychologyofGender.......................................................... 3 hours
CMS 4320WomenandFilm ................................................................... 3 hours
MGMT 4250Women inLeadership......................................................... 3 hours
WST 4800Special Topics inWomen’sStudies........................................ 3 hours
ENGL4810Special Topics inWomen and Literature .............................. 3 hours
CMS 4810Womenand theArts.............................................................. 3 hours
TotalWSTMinorRequirements .........................................................18hours
Courses taken inAreaF or asupper divisionmajor electives (allowablebymajor)
may be counted as coursework in theWSTminor. Please note that all courses
listed hereareoffered in rotation in their homedepartments.
