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MINOR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
Any student (female or male) admitted to an undergraduate degree program at West Virginia University may earn a Minor In Women's Studies.
Required Courses (6 hours):
WMST 170 Introduction to Women's Studies (3 hr.)
WMST 494 Seminar (3 hr.) Note: Spring Only Prerequisites for WMST 494 are WMST 170 and 3 electives or instructor's consent.
Elective Courses (12 Hours):
Four courses from list of approved courses & instructors (copies are also available in 218 Eiesland Hall).
At Least 9 upper division hours (courses numbered 300 or above).
No more than 6 hours from one department (WMST courses exempted).
One 3-hour approved course from student's major (and/or other minor or certificate) may also count toward the minor in women's studies.
Three hours of WMST 495 Independent study or 3 hours of WMST 491 Field Experience may substitute for one elective course.
Optional Areas of Concentration Include: Women's Health & Sexuality; Women's History; Women's Literature.
Required GPA:
2.75 in the 18 hours of women's studies course work. (No requirement for overall GPA).
Courses graded P/F may not be applied toward the minor or certificate.
How Do I Enroll In The Minor In Women's Studies?
Contact the Center for Women's Studies, 218 Eiesland Hall (293-2339) or Dr. Barbara Howe, Director, (at 293-2339 x 1155, or barbara.howe@mail.wvu.edu) for an appointment to fill out a Declaration of Minor form. Check in at least once a semester with the Center to update your progress toward graduation.
What Can I Do With A Minor In Women's Studies?
Business, public administration, health care, communications, law, teaching, social work, counseling, creative arts, government, and journalism are all fields in which a minor in women's studies may be a valuable professional credential. A women's studies background is helpful to both women and men entering professions that have traditionally been restricted to one sex. Women's studies is especially useful for employment in areas of work such as rape crisis centers, feminist publishing houses, campus women's centers, affirmative action offices, sex equity projects, advocacy and lobbying programs, domestic violence shelters, and displaced-homemaker programs.
