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Gender Studies

Program Requirements

Eighteen total hours are required for a minor in Gender Studies.

Students are required to take Introduction to Gender Studies prior to other required optional courses.

Courses in Gender Studies

Required:
  • 2300 Introduction to Gender Studies
  • 4350 Gender Studies Senior Seminar
Optional:
  • 3315 Male Female Communication
    See Speech Communication 3315
  • 3323 Social Work with Children and Adolescents
    See Social Work 3323
  • 3324 Arkansas Writers
    See English 3324
  • 3333 Women in a Changing Society
    See Sociology 3333
  • 3340 Women in Literature
    See English 3340
  • 3346 Sociology of the Family
    See Sociology 3346
  • 3350 Family Violence
    See Sociology 3350
  • 3366 Psychology of Women
    See Psychology 3366
  • 3388 Kinship and Descent
    See Anthropology 3388
  • 4300 Senior Seminar
    Prerequisite: GNST 2300 Introduction to Gender Studies
  • 4346/5346 Family in Later Life
    See Gerontology 4346/5 346
  • 4360 Perspectives on Women in Art and Music
    See ARHA 4310/MUHL 4391
  • 4371 Perspectives on Women in European History
    See History 4371
  • 4372 Perspectives on Women in American History
    See History 4372
  • Other Gender Studies courses may be subsituted with Coordinator approval.

4190,4290,4390 Independent Studies

Prerequisite: 15 hours of gender studies courses including GNST 2300 and GNST 4350, and the consent of the instructor. Selective reading and formal written project on a topic must be submitted by the student and approved by the coordinator before registration. Credit is determined at the beginning of the semester. One, two, or three credit hours.

4195, 4295, 4395 Internship

Prerequisite: 15 hours of gender studies courses including GNST 2300 and GNST 4350, and the consent of the instructor. Students will be assigned an internship in the community. The onjective is for students to apply theoretical perspectives into real world situations. Credit is determined at the beginning of the semester. Each hour of credit requires at least 30 hours of supervised work during the semester. One, two, or three credit hours.