Wilkes University College of Arts and Sciences 1 courses 18 total credits
Director: Dr. Jennifer Thomas Women’s and Gender Studies Coordinating Committee: Dr. Kalen Churcher, Communication Studies; Dr. Helen Davis, English; Melissa Gaydos, Undertraduate Nursing; Dr. Andreea Maierean, Political Science; Dr. Ellen Newell, Psychology; Heather Sincavage, Integrative Media, Art and Design; Dr. Jennifer Thomas, Psychology; Dr. Robert Tuttle, Sociology; Dr. Andrew Wilczak, Sociology; Dr. Linda Winkler, Anthropology Total minimum number of credits required for a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies - 18. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Wilkes University welcomes students interested in the study of women, gender, sexuality, and feminism. This interdisciplinary program offers courses in a wide range of subject areas in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Sciences, and Contemporary Arts. The Women’s and Gender Studies Minor focuses on expanding traditional scholarship by studying the ways in which gender has structured intellectual and social traditions. The minor is designed to add a professionally and personally valuable concentration for students majoring in such areas as business, sociology, English, communications, psychology, and nursing, as well as for students in pre-medical and pre-law courses of study. Students may earn the minor by taking Women’s Studies 301 (WS 301 ) in their junior or senior year and an additional 15 hours of designated Women’s and Gender Studies eligible courses. Students are additionally required to complete a...
| Total Credits | 18 credits |
Required Courses
15 hours of designated Women’s and Gender Studies eligible courses.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WS 301 | Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies | 3 |
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