Lauren Gantz, Coordinator
Room 428, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-3205
Email: lgantz@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/programs/minor/womens-and-gender-studies-minor/

This department is in the  School of Humanities and Global Studies  within the COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE .

Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Definition: Women’s and gender studies emphasizes the multidisciplinary study of issues in gender, women’s studies, and sexuality with attention to methodological and/or theoretical approaches.

Credit-by-Exam Policy for Women’s and Gender Studies

Credit-by-exam is available for WGS 105. To arrange for an exam, contact the coordinator. Exams will include objective and essay questions. Course credit is given for scores equal to or greater than 80 percent of the total points on the exam. You may take the exam only once.

Programs

• Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Courses

• WGS 102 - Women’s Voices
• WGS 105 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGS 130 - Biology of Women
• WGS 203 - Women in Popular Culture
• WGS 204 - Introduction to Masculinities
• WGS 210 - Women’s Health and Sexuality in Society
• WGS 247 - Latin American and Latina Women
• WGS 300 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGS 301 - Women and Feminism in the Modern World
• WGS 396 - Practicum
• WGS 490 - Seminar
• WGS 499 - Special Work
• WGS 500 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies