Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Women’s and Gender Studies Minor Requirements

A minor in Women's and Gender Studies requires five courses (15 credit hours total):

Required course:

WGS 1040WOMEN IN SOCIETY

3

and a minimum of four other courses such as those from the samples listed in the possible WGS courses section.

Women's and Gender Studies Internship

To fulfill the 15 credits for the WGS minor, students may choose participate in a supervised off-campus internship which is guided by a full-time professor within the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Manhattanville. The goal of this experience is to integrate and apply knowledge and theory learned in the classroom in a professional workplace setting.

Students are responsible for securing an internship prior to registering this course. The Center for Career Development (CCD) assists students as they identify and apply for internship opportunities. Students wishing to earn credit for an internship register WGS 4497 Internship under a Faculty Internship Advisor in the Program. During the course they complete academic assignments, consult with the CCD, evaluate their experience, and receive an evaluation of their performance from their internship supervisor. At the end of the course, the Faculty Internship Advisor provides a grade.

The CCD administers Internship course registration. Students must contact the CCD to initiate the process. Students may register Internship courses for 1-3 credits and as letter grade or pass/fail, with some restrictions (see Minor Credit).

Minor Credit: One WGS 4497 Internship course can count as a Program minor elective. Internship courses counted toward the minor must be registered as 3-credit Letter Graded course.

Prerequisites: Minimum 30 credits of coursework completed and successful completion (having earned a grade of C or higher) of WGS 1040 Women in Society.

Possible WGS Courses

WGS courses include but are not limited to the following:

WGS 1040WOMEN IN SOCIETY

3

WGS 2001Gender in Global Perspective

3

WGS 2015

WGS 2030Introduction to Feminist Theory

3

WGS 2065Women's Writing

3

WGS 2079Women's Film

4

WGS 3005

WGS 3010

WGS 3015

WGS 3024GENDER, HEALTH AND CULTURE

3

WGS 3027Spanish Women Writers

3

WGS 3030Social Equality

3

WGS 3031

WGS 3042The Nude: Female Body in Art

4

WGS 3052History of Women in U.S.

3

WGS 3073Women and the Law

3

WGS 3080Gender & Communication

3

WGS 3119Monstrous Women

3

WGS 3173Queer Film & Media Studies

4

WGS 4497