Minor in Women's and Gender Studies

Women's and Gender Studies minors must complete the 18 units of required and elective courses listed below. All Women's and Gender Studies minors must complete minimum 12 units toward the minor at Towson University, with at least 9 units at the upper (300-400) level.

Students may wish to increase the value of a major in the humanities, social sciences, education, business or STEM with a focus on women and gender.

Required Courses
WMST 337FEMINIST THEORY3
Perspective Course
Select one of the following courses:3
WOMEN IN PERSPECTIVE
HONORS WOMEN IN PERSPECTIVE
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN
Electives
Select four courses from the following focus areas. Courses may be selected from one focus area or across a combination of focus areas. Minimum 6 units must be upper-level (300-400).12
Total Units18

Focus Areas

Women, Gender, Culture and Creativity
AMERICAN WOMEN AND POPULAR CULTURE
WOMEN'S WORDS, WOMEN'S LIVES
TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1
CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS
MASCULINITIES IN PERSPECTIVE
WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 1
WOMEN IN ART
IDENTITY AND CULTURE 1
COMMUNICATION AND GENDER
GENDER IN FILM AND MEDIA
HONORS SEMINAR IN LITERATURE 1
SPECIAL TOPICS: LITERATURE OF WOMEN
STUDIES IN ONE OR TWO AUTHORS 1
WOMEN IN 20TH CENTURY U.S. HISTORY
WOMEN IN WESTERN MUS
RACE, CLASS AND GENDER
PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY
Women, Gender, Diversity and Global Contexts
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN
WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH
B-MORE: BALTIMORE AND URBAN COMMUNITIES
TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1
CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS
ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS
MASCULINITIES IN PERSPECTIVE
WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 1
ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER
FEMINIST GEOGRAPHIES
WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN IMPERIAL CHINA
UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES
INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER STUDIES
PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
GENDER IDENTITY IN TRANSITION
RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND JUDAISM
SOCIOLOGY OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER
Women, Gender, Health and Sexuality
AMERICAN WOMEN AND POPULAR CULTURE
WOMEN AND SEXUALITY
WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH
TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1
CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS
ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS
SEXUAL COMMUNICATION
QUEER/LGBT COMMUNICATION STUDIES
ISSUES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER FAMILIES
UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES
WOMEN'S HEALTH
SEXUALITY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY
INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER STUDIES
PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
GENDER IDENTITY IN TRANSITION
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Women, Gender, Leadership and Community
WOMEN, WORK, AND FAMILY
WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH
B-MORE: BALTIMORE AND URBAN COMMUNITIES
TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 1
CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS
ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS
MASCULINITIES IN PERSPECTIVE
WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
ISSUES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WOMEN, CRIME, AND JUSTICE
GRANT AND ADVOCACY WRITING
FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR
WOMEN IN 20TH CENTURY U.S. HISTORY
UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES
PHILOSOPHY OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY
SPEC TOPICS POSC 1
SEMINAR IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
WORK AND OCCUPATIONS
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Please contact the Department of Women's and Gender Studies for acceptable topics related to women and gender.