University of Wisconsin-River Falls
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Requirements
for the Minor

A minor in Women's Studies presents students with the following: past and present scholarship on women; a methodology which treats the experience of both sexes as equal in value and scholarly importance; and opportunities to conduct interdisciplinary research in women's studies. The minor consists of a core unit and elective courses in many disciplines, for a total of 23 credit hours(minimum). Elective course descriptions can be found under departmental headings.

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Core Unit-Required Courses

Women's Studies 200 Introduction to Women's Studies (3 credits)
This course studies historical and contemporary primary texts by and about women which reveal origins and explanations of women's place in cultures and societies. It further studies the history of women's organized response to their position in cultures and societies.
Women's Studies 480 Seminar: Ethnicity and Gender (3 credits)
An interdisciplinary study of the ways in which human subjectivities are constructed through the categories of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and class in American culture.


Electives - 17 credits minimum required

Women's Studies 220 Gender Issues in Science 3 cr.
Women's Studies 379 Internship in Women's Studies 2-3 cr.
Women's Studies 389/589 Topics in Women's Studies 1-3 cr.
Women's Studies 499 Directed Studies 1-3 cr.
Business Law 354 Women and the Law 3 cr.
Business Law 389 Sexual Harassment and the Law 3 cr.
Economics 312/512 Political Economy of Discrimination 3 cr.
English 214 Women in Literature 3 cr.
English 235 American Autobiography 3 cr.
English 300 Women and Film 3 cr.
English 443 American Ethnic Women Authors 3 cr.
Health Education 460 Teaching of Family Life & Sex Education 2 cr.
History 205 U.S. Women's History 3 cr.
History 305 Women and History: Global Perspectives 3 cr.
Political Science 314 Women and Politics 3 cr.
Psychology 225 Psychology of Sex Differences 3 cr.
Sociology 221 Global Perspectives on Women 3 cr.
Sociology 323 Sociology of Family 3 cr.
Sociology 326/526 Sociology of Gender Roles 3 cr.
SCTA 206 Family Communication 3 cr.
SCTA 440/640 Gender Communication 3 cr.


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