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Women's & Gender Studies Program
Wake Forest University
Tribble Hall, A106A
P.O. Box 7365
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Phone: 336-758-3758
Fax: 336-758-4143
wgs@wfu.edu
Minor Requirements
Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) provides an opportunity for study and dialogue on a broad range of topics related not only to feminist contributions to the fundamental fields of human knowledge and achievement, but also to interdisciplinary studies of feminisms, masculinity, sex, gender and sexuality.
The interdisciplinary minor in WGS must include WGS 221 and WGS 321, and a minimum of 12 additional hours, for a total of 18 hours. If courses not designated WGS are taken, they must be from an approved list on file with the director. Students may count no more than 6 hours from their major(s) toward the minor.
A student intending to minor in women's and gender studies should consult the director of women's and gender studies, preferably during their first or early in their second year. Students pursuing the minor are encouraged to take WGS 221 in the first or sophomore year, two or three courses in the sophomore and junior years, and complete the remaining hours, including the capstone research seminar, WGS 321, in the senior year.
