Women's Studies
Undergraduate Minors
Undergraduate Programs
WOMEN’S STUDIES MINOR
Students may wish to major in a traditional subject (History, English, Sociology) but minor in Women’s Studies. Some students plan to do graduate work in a traditional discipline, with emphasis on women within it.
Requirements for the Minor (21 credit hours)
Required Core Courses (9 credit hours)
WMST 231 Women in Perspective (3 credit hours)
or
WMST 232 Honors Seminar: Women in Perspective (3 credit hours)
or
WMST 233 International Perspectives on Women (3 credit hours)
or
WMST 234 Honors Seminar: International Perspectives on Women (3 credit hours)
and
WMST 337 Feminist Theory (3 credit hours)
WMST 485 Seminar in Women’s Studies (3 credit hours)
Electives (12 hours, 6 of which must be upper level, 300-400)
12 hours of electives from any of the four focus areas. Electives may be distributed across the four focus areas, within one focus area, or across a combination of two or three focus areas.
Women, Culture and Creativity
Women, Health and Sexuality
Women, Diversity and Global Contexts
Women, Leadership and Community
Recommended Program of Study
Women’s studies majors should include: WMST
231 Women in Perspective or WMST 232 Honors Seminar: Women in
Perspective in their first semester. This is an introductory course that
fulfills some General Education (GenEd) requirements. WMST 233
International Perspectives on Women or WMST 234 Honors International
Perspectives on Women is recommended but not required and also fulfills
GenEd requirements.
We also recommend that students majoring in
women’s studies take the advanced composition course offered by women's
studies, WMST 333: Women's Words, Women's Lives. A course on minority
women (either a WMST course or a departmental one) is strongly
recommended. WMST 496 Internship is also recommended.
Students should consult the Undergraduate
Catalog for the most up-to-date information on electives, course
descriptions and prerequisites.
Transfer Credit Policy
All women's studies majors must complete a
minimum of 18 credits toward the major at Towson University, with at
least 12 credits at the upper (300-400) level.
All women's studies minors must complete a
minimum of 12 credits toward the minor at Towson University, with at
least 9 credits at the upper (300-400) level.
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