Minor Requirements

WOMEN’S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR 

Program Director: Dr. Elizabeth Neiman (Elizabeth.Neiman@maine.edu)

WGS Minor (18 credits): of these 18 credits at least 6 must be at the 300 level or higher

Required Courses (9 credits)

  • WGS 101: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Plus any TWO of the following

  • WGS 102: – Introduction to Activism and Community Projects
  • WGS 103: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
  • WGS 201 Topics in WGS
  • WGS 203 Men and Masculinities (online)
  • WGS 205: Introduction to Feminist and Critical Data Analysis
  • WGS 206: Investigating Equity
  • WGS 230: Women, Health and the Environment (online)
  • WGS 250: Women and Music
  • WGS 260: Gardening as Social Justice
  • WGS 280: Intersectionality and Social Movements
  • WGS 301 Intermediate Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • WGS 303 Social Movements, Media and Change
  • WGS 340: Transnational Feminisms
  • WGS 351 Authorizing Women’s Sexuality
  • WGS 360 Gender and Cinema
  • WGS 371 Border-crossing: Gendered Perspectives on Modern Migration
  • WGS 401 Advanced Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • WGS 410: Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory
  • WGS 411: Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies                                                                                         
                              • Elective courses (9 credits)

Courses that count towards WGS ELECTIVES

    All courses are 3 credits and unless listed otherwise, are taught in person

WGS 101: – Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

WGS 102: – Introduction to Activism and Community Projects

WGS 103 – Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies

WGS 201 – Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGS 203 – Men and Masculinities (asynchronous online)

WGS 205 – Introduction to Feminist and Critical Data Analysis

WGS 206 – Investigating Equity

WGS 230 – Women, Health and the Environment

WGS 250 – Women and Music
WGS 260 – Gardening as Social Justice

WGS 270 – Gender in Native American Cultures
WGS 280 – Intersectionality and Social Movements

WGS 301 – Intermediate Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGS 303 – Social Movements, Media and Change
WGS 340 – Transnational Feminisms
WGS 351 – Authorizing Women’s Sexuality

WGS 360 – Gender and Cinema

WGS 371 – Border-crossing: Gendered Perspectives on Modern Migration
WGS 401 – Advanced Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 410 – Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory
WGS 411 – Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

DIS 300 Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments

DIS 400 Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments

DIS 450 Disability as Diversity II

ANT 212 Anthropology of Food

ANT 245 Sex and Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective

ANT 466 Economic Anthropology

BIO  200 Biology of Organisms

CHF 351 Human Sexuality
CHF 451 Family Relationships
CHF 452 Violence in the Family

CIE 412 Engineering Decisions

CMJ 405 Gender In Communication
CMJ 420 SL: Health Communication

CRJ 301 Gender and Crime

CRJ 302 Race and Crime

CRJ/SOC 324: Domestic Violence

ECO 180 – Citizens, Energy, and Sustainability

ENG 471- Authorizing Women’s Sexuality

HTY 232 Womanhood in America

MES 350 Maine Women Credits

MUE 401 Organization and Administration of Secondary Music Performance Programs

NMD 200 Designing Humane Tech
NUR 300 Health Assessment Through the Lifespan (for Nursing majors only)

NUR 413 Nursing Care Management of Women, Infants and Families (for Nursing majors only)

NUR 452 Community and Population Healthcare (for Nursing majors only)

PAX 401 Women Activists: Warriors for Peace and Justice

PHI  351 Topics in Philosophy and Literature

PSY 230  Social Psychology

SOC 310 Food Systems and Social Change. The Gender, Food, and the Body

SOC 340 Gender and History of Psychiatry

SWK 330 Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Pluralism

SWK 350 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I

SWK 351 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II

SWK 380 – Biological Person and the Environment

SWK 485 –Mental Health and Work

SPA 415 Feminism and Literature (taught in Spanish)

*WGS is partnered with departments across the university– Please also check WGS website each semester for additional courses that count as WGS electives 

Revised 11/4/2024