In addition to the undergraduate minor in Women's Studies, Texas State University - San Marcos offers a nine to fifteen hour minor at the graduate level in Women and Gender Studies. The core, like the undergraduate program, is a multi-disciplinary concentration on the images and realities of women. The courses allow graduate students to explore the recent research in the discipline in progress around the country as well as explore the history and literature across numerous disciplines. The minor is a valuable specialty that will help students to prepare for their personal and professional lives. It is a flexible complement for most graduate disciplines.
The two required courses for the minor include:
WS 5376: Images of Women
WS 5377: Realities of Women
The remaining electives (one to three courses) may be chosen from the following:
| Comm *5325 - Seminar in Human Communication Theory
Comm*5342 - Historical Rhetoric and Social Influence
Comm 5356 - Gender and Communications
English *5321 - Contemporary Fiction
English *5331 - Studies in American Poetry
English *5332 - Studies in American Prose
English *5364 - Studies in the Romantic Movement
English *5366 - Studies in Victorian Poetry
English *5368 - Studies in Victorian Prose
English *5388 - Studies in Literature for Children or Adolescents
English *5395 - Problems in Language and Literature | History *5342 - Social and Intellectual History of the United States
History 5351C - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Labor History
History 5366A - Women in Antebellum America
Mass Comm. 5304G - Gender Issues in Mass Communication
Philosophy *5301 - Applied Philosophy
Philosophy *5388 - Problems in Philosophy
Sociology *5337 - Seminar in the Family
Spanish *5307 - Studies in Spanish American Literature
Spanish *5310 - Topics in Hispanic Literature
Spanish 5390 - Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature (Independent Study) |
*Denotes a topics course. Topics courses are offered on a selective basis and may count toward the minor with permission from the Director of the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies and the Dean of the Graduate College.
Fall Courses:
| WS | All Courses | Women's Studies Undergraduate & Graduate Minor, Course Offerings, Fall 2007 | Flyer |
| WS | 3376/5376 | Images of Women | Flyer |
Spring Courses:
| WS | All Courses | Women's Studies Undergraduate Minor, Course Offerings, Spring 2007 | Flyer |
| WS | 3377/5377 | Realities of Women, course description | Flyer
Syllabus |
