Courses for WGS Minor credit
The Women's and Gender Studies minor consists of 18 semester hours. Students must complete
WMS 210, 6 hours from the core courses, and 9 hours from the electives
Required Course (3 credit hours)
WMS 210: Introduction to Women's Studies (3)
Core Courses (6 credit hours)
ANT 303: Culture and Gender (3)
ENG 230: Women in Literature (3)
HST 204: Women in Modern America (3)
PAR 225: Women and Religion (3)
SOC 350: Gender and Society (3)
WMS 212: Sexuality and Gender (3)
WMS 230: Women in Film (3)
Electives (9 credit hours)
CLA 330: Women in Ancient Greece and Rome (3)
CRM 315: Victimology (3)
ENG 373: Women’s Literary Traditions (3)
HEA 205: Reproduction and Sexuality (3)
HST 330: Womanhood in America (3)
HST 383: Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East (3)
NSG 330: Maternal-Infant Nursing (3)
NSG 345: Health Maintenance Needs of Young Children (3)
NSG 486: Family Nursing (3)
PLS 316: Women in Politics (3)
PSY 265: Human Sexual Behavior (3)
PSY 366: Psychology of Close Relationships (3)
SOC 304 Popular Culture (3)
SOC 345: Sociology of the Family (3)
SOC 349: Sociology of Children and Childhood (3)
SOC 418: Women and Aging (3)
SWK 311: Child Abuse and Neglect (3)
SWK 417: Constructing Masculinities (3)
WMS 491: Directed Independent Study (1-3)
WMS 495: Topical Seminar in Women's Studies (3)
WMS 498: Internship (3)
Other appropriate courses may satisfy the elective requirements. Special topics courses are also
available from our WGS faculty on a regular basis. For a full listing please go to our website at
http://www.uncw.edu/wsrc
In addition:
A 2.00 average is expected for all courses counted toward the minor. No more than 9 hours in any
single discipline may be counted toward the minor. Contact: Director or Center, 962-7870