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Undergraduate Minor
15 cr. hrs.
Purdue's Women's Studies Program offers a 15-credit minor that complements many undergraduate majors. For example, students considering careers in law, government, education, counseling, and business will benefit from the diverse perspectives and analytic skills emphasized in Women's Studies courses.
Requirements for the minor include:
IDIS 280, Introduction to Women's Studies
One 400-level Women's Studies course (choice of
IDIS 480, 481, or 483)
Three electives chosen from a list of approved courses offered by the departments and programs in the School of Liberal Arts.
Courses offered by the Women's Studies Program and other courses that may be taken to fulfill the requirements of the Women's Studies minor may include:
IDIS 280 Introduction to Women's Studies
IDIS 370 Black Women Rising
IDIS 380 Gender and Multiculturalism
IDIS 381 Contemporary Asian Women
IDIS 480 Feminist Theory
IDIS 481 U.S. Women of Color
IDIS 482 Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality
IDIS 483 Gender, Colonialism and Development
IDIS 492 Practicum in Women's Studies
A&D 353 History of Photography II
COM 381 Gender and Feminist Studies in Communication
ENGL 360 Women in Literature
FLL 239 Contemporary Foreign Women Writers in Translation
H&S 226 Contemporary Women's Health
HIST 328 History of Women in Early Modern Europe
HIST 329 History of Women in Modern Europe
HIST 360 Gender in Middle East History
HIST 365 History of Women in America
PE 570 Gender Roles
PHIL 225 Philosophy of Women
POL 222 Women, Politics, and Public Policy
POL 360 Women and the Law
POL 524 Public Policy and the Family
PSY 365 Development of Gender Roles in Children
SOC 350 Social Psychology of Marriage
SOC 450 Sex Roles in Modern Society
SOC 550 Sex Role Socialization
SPAN 235G Hispanic Women Authors in Literature and Culture