Email: phinton@tntech.edu

A & S Women and Gender Studies Minor Looking for a minor that offers the opportunity to study a variety of subjects? The A & S Women and Gender Studies minor is for you. Students must complete WGS 2010 and a minimum of 12 additional credit hours of course work (including 6 upper division hours) in approved courses.   For a WGS minor, students are required to take:         1) WGS 2010   An Introduction to Women and Gender Studies           2)  A minimum of 6 credit hours must be completed in: English 4731 Approaches to Women and Literature 3 credits History 4350/5350 Gender Studies 3 credits History 4370/5370 Women in American History 3 credits Political Science 3400 Gender and Politics 3 credits Sociology 2200 Gender and Society 3 credits *English 4731 and History 4350/5350 may be taken twice provided the course is different each time. *These courses are not prerequisites. However, they are not offered every semester, so be certain to take them when offered.         3)  The remaining 6 credit hours: may include additional core courses listed above or approved courses that contain a significant focus on women and/or gender or courses for which a student may individually contract with a course instructor to focus on women and/or gender issues (*NOTE: Student contracts must be approved by the instructor before the last day to add classes.) *NOTE: No student will receive credit toward both the major and the minor from the same course. Questions? Contact Dr. Paula Hinton, phinton@tntech.edu (372-3339)