Women's Studies (WMST)
Interdisciplinary Program

B23 Kleinpell Fine Arts
(715) 425-4895
www.uwrf.edu/womens_studies/

Barbara Werner–Coordinator

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 genders 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, many of which are multidisciplinary..

Women’s Studies Minor

Minor in Women’s Studies 23 Total Credits
Required Courses 3 cr. hrs.
WMST 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 cr.
Directed Electives–select at least 6 courses from the following: 20 cr. hrs.
WMST 205 Women’s History: United States 3 cr.
WMST 206 Family Communication 3 cr.
WMST 214 Women in Literature 3 cr.
WMST 220 Gender Issues in Science 3 cr.
WMST 221 Global Perspectives on Women 3 cr.
WMST 235 American Autobiography 3 cr.
WMST 300 Women and Film 3 cr.
WMST 303 Women’s History: Europe 3 cr.
WMST 305 Women’s History: Global Perspectives 3 cr.
WMST 314 Women and Politics 3 cr.
WMST 323 Sociology of the Family 3 cr.
WMST 326 Sociology of Gender Roles 3 cr.
WMST 354 Women and the Law 3 cr.
WMST 379 Internship in Women’s Studies 2-3 cr.
WMST 389 Topics in Women’s Studies .5-3 cr.
WMST 440 Gender Communication 3 cr.
WMST 443 American Ethnic Women Writers 3 cr.
WMST 499 Directed Studies 1-3 cr.
BLAW 389 Special Topics in Business Law: Sexual Harassment and the Law 1 cr.
ECON 312 Political Economy of Discrimination 3 cr.
HEAL 460 Teaching of Family Life and Sex Education 2 cr.
PSYC 225 Psychology of Sex Differences 3 cr.