Loyola University Chicago

Women's Studies and Gender Studies

Minor in WSGS

Students must declare a minor in Women's Studies and Gender Studies via LOCUS and meet with the Program Director Dr. Betsy Jones Hemenway to outline their program.

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Requirements and Course Descriptions

Learning Outcomes

Below is an example of a WSGS minor course load while obtaining an undergraduate English degree:

  • WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
  • ENGL 283: Women in Literature
  • ENGL 306: Studies in Women Writers
  • COMM 281: Communication, Language & Gender
  • FNAR 207: Women, Art, & Society

Below is an example of a WSGS minor course load while obtaining an undergrad Political Science degree:

  • WSGS 101: Introduction to WSGS 
  • PLSC 355: Women & Politics: A Cross-National Perspective
  • PLSC 394: Comparative Family Policy: Work & Family Reconciliation
  • CJC 370: Women in the Criminal Justice System
  • PHIL 327: Liberalism & Feminism

Below is an example of a WSGS minor course load while obtaining an undergraduate Psychology degree:

  • WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
  • PSYC 238: Gender & Sex: Differences & Similarities
  • PSYC 340: Psychology of Women
  • SOCL 250: Inequality in Society
  • SOWK 502: Ethnicity, Race and Culture: Diversity in Human Experience

Below is an example of a WSGS minor course load while obtaining an undergraduate Sociology degree:

  • WSGS 101: Introduction to WSGS 
  • WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
  • SOCL 240: Men, Women, & Work
  • HIST 290A: History of Sexuality in the United States
  • SOCL 276: Sociology & Politics of Food 

Below is an example of a WSGS minor course load while obtaining an undergraduate Theology degree:

  • WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
  • WSGS 375: Masculinity Studies
  • THEO 192: Gender & Values
  • THEO 365: Women, Gender, & Embodiment in Islam
  • SOCL 271: Sociology of Sex and Gender