Minor Requirements
Effective Fall 2001, MTSU's Women's Studies minor
requires 18 semester hours within an interdisciplinary structure. All
students pursuing the minor are required to take WMST 2100, WMST 4500, and
one additional WMST course. The remaining nine hours may be selected from
the courses in the program or departmental course
listing. Students may apply credit for only no more than one course
from any single major field (not including WMST courses) without permission
of the Women’s Studies director.
Effective, Fall 2005, The Women's Studies Program
offers the Women's and Gender Studies minor to enhance students' knowledge
and understanding of gender issues and the position of women in
society. the program encourages a
historically grounded comparative, global feminist perspective. All
courses are informed by theories of the social construction of gender and
address issues of diversity including race, ethnicity, class, sexual
orientation, nationality, age, and/or ability. The program emphasizes
an interactive learning process and promotes scholarly research. Students
may minor in one of two tracks:
Women's Studies or Gender Studies.
The Women's Studies track focuses on
women's lives, thoughts, and social positions. the
track consists of courses taught from a feminist perspective, within
historical and contemporary contexts, incorporating multinational,
multicultural, and multiracial points of view. In addition to
WMST 2100 and 4500, minors taking the Women's Studies track must complete
one additional program (WMST) course plus 9 hours of electives from the
full list of WMST courses. Students may take nor more than 3 hours
per major field/department.
The Gender Studies track
consists of courses that take a feminist approach to offer students
knowledge and experience that facilitate intelligent and informed choice
and communication regarding the socially constructed meaning of gender and
gender issues within our multicultural, globalized
society.
In addition to WMST 2100 and 4500, minors taking
the Gender Studies track must complete either SOC 3400 or ANTH 3750 and 6
hours of electives from the following courses: ANTH 3710
("Language and Gender" only); ANTH 3750 (if not taken for above
requirement); CDFS/
SOC 4140; CDFS4340; COMM 3225; COMM 4800 ("Gayspeak,
Communication, and Film" only); EMC/JOUR 4800 ("Race and Gender
in the Mass Media: only); SOC 3400 (if not taken for above requirement);
WMST 4213 ("Gender and Horror"); plus 3 hours from the full list
of courses, (see link in first paragraph for WMST courses and departmental
courses.)
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