Program Overview
The Women's and Gender Studies Minor at Central Michigan University is a 15-semester hour program designed to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of women and gender. The program recognizes the importance of gender studies in various disciplines and occupations, and prepares students for careers in fields such as social work, counseling, education, business, and the arts. To earn the minor, students must complete courses in at least three disciplines, with a minimum of 33% of credits in 300-level or higher courses.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Women's and Gender Studies Minor is a 15-semester hour program designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of issues related to women and gender. The program recognizes the centrality of gender in a variety of disciplines, professions, and personal experiences and world views. The minor is designed to augment students' chosen majors, preparing them for careers and/or further studies in social work, counseling, law, education, business, and the arts.
Careers:
The program prepares students for careers and/or further studies in social work, counseling, law, education, business, and the arts.
Other:
- Program Code: M705
- Requirements:
- 15-24 semester hours
- Courses must be taken in at least three disciplines.
- At least 33 percent of the credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
- At least 25 percent of the classes must be taken at CMU.
- 2.00 cumulative GPA or higher for the courses used for the minor.
- A minor must be outside the major field of study.
- Course List:
- SOCI 102: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3 semester hours)
- Select four additional courses from the following:
- CRMJ 330: Intimate Partner Violence
- CRMJ 375: Women and Crime
- ENGL 330: Women in World Thought and Literature
- HIST 370: Early United States Women's History
- HIST 371: 20th Century United States Women's History
- HIST 425: History of Sexuality
- POLS 373: Global Politics of Women and Gender
- PSYC 335: Psychology of Women
- PSYC 411: Human Sexuality
- PSYP 410: Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling
- SOCI 101: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies-GTSS
- SOCO 340: Sociology of Gender
- SOCO 345: Sociology of Sexuality
- SOCO 351: 21st Century Families
- Or special course offerings with the approval of minor advisor and Department Head
- Graduation Process: The minor must be combined with a baccalaureate degree outside the major field of study. Students should follow the graduation process outlined for the baccalaureate degree and list their majors and minors on the "Intent to Graduate" form.
