Program Description
The minor in women's studies promotes critical-thinking and self-reflection while enabling students to better understand other perspectives. Students develop a keen awareness of how gender and diversity affect perspectives and experiences as they examine gender and social justice issues within individual, familial, national and global systems. Analysis of the complex intersections of individual and cultural factors and how they relate to power and social justice are integrated throughout the program. Coursework challenges students to reconsider assumptions about the similarities and differences between and among women, men and all genders.
The minor complements a wide range of fields, such as social work, psychology, anthropology, sociology, history, criminal justice, education, business, nursing, counseling, law, art, journalism, political science, athletics, English and medicine, to name a few.
Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
| Required Courses | 6 |
| WST 200 Intro to Women's Studies | 3 |
| WST 400 Capstone: Advanced Women’s Studies | 3 |
| Women's Experience Electives (Select two courses from the following) |
6 |
| ANT 300 Cultural Views of Women | 3 |
| ENG 127 Woman as Hero | 3 |
| ENG 315 Survey American Women Writers | 3 |
| HIS 309 Gender in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 312 Women in Europe | 3 |
| HIS 325 History of American Women | 3 |
| NUR 101 Women’s Health Issues | 3 |
| PSY 311 Psychology of Gender Roles | 3 |
| SOC 290 Gender and Work | 3 |
| SOC 320 International Women’s Movement | 3 |
| WST 300 Selected Topics | 3 |
| WST 320 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Studies | 3 |
| WST 330 Exam Gender, Race, Sexuality and Class in Visual Media | 3 |
| WST 340 International Violence: Focused on Women | 3 |
| WST 430 Women’s Studies Internship | 3 |
| Women's Studies Electives (Select three courses from the following) |
9 |
| ANT 300 Cultural Views of Women |
3 |
| ANT 329 Anthropology Internship | 3 |
| ECE 319 Parent and Community Involvement in Education | 3 |
| ECE 405 Early Childhood Education Seminar | 3 |
| EDU 310 Teaching Multicultural Society | 3 |
| ENG 112 Myth, Magic and Mysticism | 3 |
| ENG 127 Woman as Hero | 3 |
| ENG 315 Survey of American Women Writers | 3 |
| GTY 200 Aging in American Society | 3 |
| GTY 300 Aging Policies and Services | 3 |
| GTY 310 Aging in the Family | 3 |
| GTY 330 Dying, Death and Bereavement | 3 |
| GTY 340 Diversity in Aging | 3 |
| HIS 309 Gender in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 312 Women in Europe | 3 |
| HIS 317 African-American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 318 African-American History since 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 325 Women in U.S. History | 3 |
| HIS 347 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. | 3 |
| HIS 352 Native American History to 1850 | 3 |
| HIS 353 Native American History from 1850 | 3 |
| HIS 366 History of Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 422 History of the Antebellum South | 3 |
| HIS 445 Social History | 3 |
| JUS 215 Victimology | 3 |
| JUS 399 Selected Topics (with WST director's approval) | 3 |
| PHI 225 Social/Political Philosophy | 3 |
| POS 322 Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| POS 323 Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| POS 325 Politics of Asia | 3 |
| POS 326 Politics of Africa | 3 |
| PSY 311 Psychology of Gender Roles | 3 |
| PSY 424 Capstone (with WST director's approval) | 3 |
| PSY 425 Project (with WST director's approval) | 3 |
| SOC 205 Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 210 Social Stratification | 3 |
| SOC 290 Gender and Work | 3 |
| SOC 315 Social Minorities | 3 |
| SOC 320 International Women's Movements | 3 |
| SOC 325 The Family | 3 |
| SOC 377 Modern Freedom Movements | 3 |
| SOC 410 Social Theory and Society | 3 |
| SOW 303 Human Sex and Society | 3 |
| SOW 308 Diversity in a Changing World | 3 |
| SOW 340 Poverty/Related Social Problems | 3 |
| SOW 495 Seminar in Special Topics (with WST director's approval) | 3 |
| WST 300 Selected Topics in Women's Studies | 3 |
| WST 320 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies | 3 |
| WST 330 Examining Gender, Race, Sexuality and Class in Visual Media | 3 |
| WST 340 International Violence: Focused on Women | 3 |
| WST 430 Internship in Women's Studies | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
Program Notes: 9 credits must be in 300- and 400-level courses.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/womens-studies/index.aspx