Women’s and Gender Studies

Required Courses

To earn a minor in Women’s and Gender studies, a student is required to complete six courses in Women’s and Gender studies which must include:

• WGS 101 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies  
• Five WGS elective courses with the following requirements:
  • At least one must be a Humanities (HUM) designated WGS elective.
  • At least one must be a Social Science or Natural Science (SSC/NSC) designated WGS elective
  • Two WGS electives must be at level 300 or above.
  • One WGS elective must be at level 350 or above.

Additional Information for Useful Reference:

WGS Humanities (HUM) Courses Include: 

• WGS 224 Women and Music  
• WGS 260 Women, Gender, Dance, and Sport  
• WGS 270 Special Topics  
• WGS 284 Athena and the Amazons: Women in the Ancient World  
• WGS 320 Women in the Arts, 1960-Present  
• WGS 323 Women in Film  
• WGS 326 Contemporary Women Philosophers  
• WGS 336 Topics in Feminist Ethics  
• WGS 352 Global Feminisms in the Age of Empires and Beyond  
• WGS 353 The Victorian Age  
• WGS 365 Social Inequality in India and South Asian Diaspora  
• WGS 367 Marketing Campaigns in U.S. History, c.1850  
• WGS 368 Fairytales, Folktales and Feminism: Telling Stories about Gender  
• WGS 370 Special Topics  
• WGS 376 Toni Morrison  
• WGS 394 Women and Christianity  
• WGS 470 Special Topics  
• WGS 490 Independent Study in Women’s Studies  

WGS Social Science/Natural Science (SSC/NSC) Courses Include: 

• WGS 227 Genes and Gender  
• WGS 270 Special Topics  
• WGS 280 Violence Against Women  
• WGS 303 Sociology of the Family  
• WGS 311 Gender, Race, and Class: Equity Issues in Education  
• WGS 321 AIDS, Race, Gender in the Black Community  
• WGS 327 Race, Class and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities  
• WGS 333 Environmental Sociology  
• WGS 346 Economics of Gender  
• WGS 370 Special Topics  
• WGS 380 Gender and Politics   
• WGS 444 The Global Food System  
• WGS 445 The Consumer Society  
• WGS 446 Gender, Health, and Technology  
• WGS 447 Women and Crime  
• WGS 451 Women and Family Issues Internship  
• WGS 470 Special Topics  
• WGS 490 Independent Study in Women’s Studies  

Please note that several WGS elective courses are designated as Humanities (HUM) and Social Science/Natural Science (SSC/NSC), and therefore can be articulated as either HUM or SSC/NSC, depending on students’ needs and preferences, and in consultation with the Department Chair.

Please refer to the Women’s and Gender Studies Department website, https://womens-studies.providence.edu/, and click on the “courses” tab, for the most up to date information on all WGS courses, including which WGS elective courses are designated Humanities (HUM), which WGS elective courses are designated Social Science/Natural Science (SSC/NSC), and which WGS elective courses are designated as both Humanities (HUM) and Social Science/Natural Science (SSC/NSC).

Because Women’s and Gender Studies elective courses are interdisciplinary, they are often cross-listed with other departments or programs. The Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department will be responsible for verifying student compliance with the requirements of the minor.