Women's and Gender Studies, Minor
Saint Louis University's minor in women's and gender studies can be relatively easy to combine with another major or additional minor.
Women's and gender studies elective courses are often cross-listed with other departments, enabling students to use one course to simultaneously fulfill requirements for both their women's and gender studies minor and their other major and minors.
To complete the minor, students take the introductory course options, take two courses from two of the four other distribution areas required for the major (Diversity and Identity; Praxis; Theory; Inquiry/Research Experience), and take three electives at the 2000-level or above from courses with either a WGST number, a WGST cross-listing or a WGST attribute.
The minor requires a total of 18 credits. Courses may simultaneously count for multiple majors and minors, and for core requirements. No single course can count for both a required course and an elective for a women's and gender studies major/minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Course | ||
| WGST 1900 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| Area Requirements | ||
| Select two courses (6 credit hours) from 2 of the 4 following areas: | 6 | |
| Diversity and Identity | ||
| Feminisms in the U.S.: Intersectional Approaches | ||
| Women and Gender in Global Film | ||
WGST 4860 | ||
| Praxis | ||
| Feminism in Action | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies Internship | ||
| Theory | ||
| Feminist Theory: Gender Justice | ||
| Philosophy of Feminism | ||
| Junior/Senior Inquiry/Research Experience | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies Capstone | ||
| The Structure of Poverty, Globally and Locally | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credit hours at 2000-level or above with either a WGST number, a WGST cross-listing, or a WGST attribute. Accepted courses include: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Sexuality Studies | ||
| Gender and Popular Culture | ||
| Black Feminist Thought | ||
| “Woke” Black Feminist Spectatorship | ||
| Violence Against Women | ||
| Em(body)ing Inequity: Marginalized in the Medical Sciences | ||
| Madonnas, Witches, Rebels: Women and Gender in Italy | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Continuation Standards
Students must have a minimum of a 2.00 average GPA in their minor-related courses. Students who fall below a 2.00 average in minor-related courses will be placed on program probation. If the student fails to obtain at least a 2.00 average GPA in minor-related courses after two consecutive semesters on probation the student will not be allowed to continue in the program.
For additional information about this program, please contact wstd@slu.edu or call 314-977-2057.