Women's Studies Minor

Requirements for Minors in the College of Arts & Sciences

The following requirements apply to all minors in the College of Arts and Sciences:

• Prior to beginning the coursework for the minor, a student should meet with a CAS advisor to apply for the minor.
• All courses in the minor must be completed with a grade of C or better.
• A minimum of 12 credits of the minor must be completed at FGCU.
• A student desiring certification of a minor and designation on the transcript must: 1) note the minor on the Application for Graduation; 2) contact a CAS advisor to certify the completion of the minor coursework; and 3) meet all the requirements for the chosen minor as listed below.Semester hours required for minor: 15

Required course (3 hours):

• SYG 2220  Introduction to Gender Studies (3)

Complete one of the following (3 hours):

• AML 4624 Literature by Women of Color (3)
• COM 3014 Communications and Gender (3)
• SPT 3523 Women Writers of Latin Amer.(3)
• SPW 3782 Hispanic Women Writers (3)
• WST 4262 Lit.of Women of Color in US (3)

Complete one of the following (3 hours):

• AFA 4335 Women of Color in the US (3)
• CCJ 4681 Domestic Violence (3)
• SOP 3742 Psychology of Women (3)
• SOP 2772 Human Sexuality (3)
• SYD 3800 Soc. of Sex Roles and Gender (3)
• SYD 3810 Women in Contemp. Society (3)
• SYD 3815 Contemp. Theory of Gender (3)
• WST 3015 Intro. to Women's Studies (3)
• WST 3275 Women in the Dev. World (3)

Complete two of the following (6 hours) or any additional 6 hours from the courses listed above not previously taken.

• AMS 3700 Racism in American Society (3)
• EDG 2701 Teaching Diverse Populations (3)
• GEY 4644 Psych. Aspects of Aging (3)
• HUS 4539 Elder Abuse and Neglect (3)
• HUS 4932 Issues in Aging
• SPC 3721 Interracial/Intercult. Comm. (3)
• SYO 3120 The Family (3)
• SYP 4731 Aging, Self, and Society (3)