Women and Gender Studies Minor
To earn a minor in Women and Gender Studies, students must complete a minimum of 15 semester hours. The program may approve the transfer of no more than two lower-division courses, and at least seven hours must be upper-division course work taken at the University of Illinois Springfield. Students must take at least one course in each area outlined below (foundation, diverse voices, theory, and elective).
All substitutions must be approved by the WGS academic advisor.
Requirements
| Foundation Course | 3-4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Women and Gender in Mexico and the US | ||
| ECCE: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Diverse Voices | 3-4 | |
| ECCE: LGBTQ People in U.S. | ||
| Working Class and Poor Women | ||
| ECCE: Black Women in Film History | ||
| ECCE: Women of Color and Minority Women | ||
| Masculinities | ||
| ECCE: Women Across Cultures | ||
| Theory | 4 | |
| Feminist Theories | ||
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| An elective approved by your WGS advisor by petition | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |