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Women's Studies

Interdisciplinary Minor in Women's Studies

The Women's Studies Program sponsors an interdisciplinary minor. Students must satisfy the following requirements:

a. Students must officially declare their minor by registering with the Women's Studies adviser.
b. The program of study must be approved by the Women's Studies Program adviser to ensure its coherence.
c. A minimum grade point average of 2.75 is required for completion of the minor.

E-mail: wsp@uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/W_S/f_W_S.shtml

HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

6         Two of the following three Women's Studies courses:

           W S 111-Introduction to Women's Studies in the 

            Humanities

           W S 112-Introduction to Women's Studies in the 

            Social Sciences

           W S 201-Introduction to Feminist Theory

15        Other courses either offered by or cross-listed 

           with the Women's Studies Program, or related 

           courses from other departments approved by the 

           Women's Studies adviser, which must include 9 

           hours in advanced courses (300-level or approved 200-level). 

21        Total hours

Teacher Education Minor in Women's Studies

Teacher education minors are available only to students seeking to add additional teaching fields to their teaching majors. This minor does not lead to an endorsement in an additional teaching field.

E-mail: wsp@uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/W_S/f_W_S.shtml

HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

3         W S 111-Introduction to Women's Studies in the

           Humanities

3         W S 112-Introduction to Women's Studies in the

           Social Sciences

3         Course in sex-role socialization

15        Other courses, no more than 6 at the 100 level,

           either offered by or cross-listed with the Women's

           Studies Program. These courses should form a 

           coherent program, planned in consultation with an 

           adviser in the Women's Studies Program, and an

           adviser in the student's major. At least four of 

           the elective courses must be from either humanities 

           (in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the 

           College of Fine and Applied Arts) or the social 

           sciences and behavioral science(in the College of 

           Liberal Arts and Sciences or the Department of

           Economics).

24        Total women's studies courses

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