Minor in Women's & Gender Studies
Women's & Gender Studies minors must complete the 18 units of required and elective courses listed below. All Women's & Gender Studies minors must complete minimum 12 units toward the minor at Towson University, with at least 9 units at the upper (300-400) level.
Students may wish to increase the value of a major in the humanities, social sciences, education, business or STEM with a focus on women and gender.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WMST 337 | FEMINIST THEORY | 3 |
| Perspective Course | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| WOMEN IN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| HONORS WOMEN IN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select four courses from the following focus areas. Courses may be selected from one focus area or across a combination of focus areas. Minimum 6 units must be upper-level (300-400). | 12 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Focus Areas
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Women, Gender, Culture and Creativity | ||
| AMERICAN WOMEN AND POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| WOMEN'S WORDS, WOMEN'S LIVES | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1 | ||
| CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS | ||
| MASCULINITIES IN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES | ||
| TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 1 | ||
| WOMEN IN ART | ||
| IDENTITY AND CULTURE 1 | ||
| GENDER IN FILM AND MEDIA | ||
| HONORS SEMINAR IN LITERATURE 1 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LITERATURE OF WOMEN | ||
| STUDIES IN ONE OR TWO AUTHORS 1 | ||
| WOMEN IN 20TH CENTURY U.S. HISTORY | ||
| WOMEN IN WESTERN MUS | ||
| RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY | ||
| Women, Gender, Diversity and Global Contexts | ||
| INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN | ||
| WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH | ||
| B-MORE: BALTIMORE AND URBAN COMMUNITIES | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1 | ||
| CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS | ||
| ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS | ||
| MASCULINITIES IN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES | ||
| TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 1 | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| FEMINIST GEOGRAPHIES | ||
| WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY | ||
| GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN IMPERIAL CHINA | ||
| UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX | ||
| GENDER IDENTITY IN TRANSITION | ||
| RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND JUDAISM | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | ||
| Women, Gender, Health and Sexuality | ||
| AMERICAN WOMEN AND POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| WOMEN AND SEXUALITY | ||
| WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1 | ||
| CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS | ||
| ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS | ||
| SEXUAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| QUEER/LGBT COMMUNICATION STUDIES | ||
| TRANS* COMMUNICATION STUDIES | ||
| ISSUES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ||
| LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER FAMILIES | ||
| UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES | ||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH | ||
| SEXUALITY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| GENDER IDENTITY IN TRANSITION | ||
| MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| Women, Gender, Leadership and Community | ||
| WOMEN, WORK, AND FAMILY | ||
| WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH | ||
| B-MORE: BALTIMORE AND URBAN COMMUNITIES | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1 | ||
| CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS | ||
| ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS | ||
| MASCULINITIES IN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES | ||
| ISSUES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ||
| WOMEN, CRIME, AND JUSTICE | ||
| GRANT AND ADVOCACY WRITING | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR | ||
| WOMEN IN 20TH CENTURY U.S. HISTORY | ||
| UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX | ||
| COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| SPEC TOPICS POSC 1 | ||
| SEMINAR IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| WORK AND OCCUPATIONS | ||
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Please contact Interdisciplinary Studies for acceptable topics related to women and gender.