REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Program Director: Dr. Elizabeth Neiman (Elizabeth.Neiman@maine.edu)
WGS minor (18 credits): of these 18 credits at least 6 must be at the 300 level or higher
Required Courses (9 credits)
- WGS 101: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Plus any TWO of the following
- WGS 102: – Introduction to Activism and Community Projects
- WGS 103: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
- WGS 201 Topics in WGS
- WGS 203 Men and Masculinities (online)
- WGS 205: Introduction to Feminist and Critical Data Analysis
- WGS 206: Investigating Equity
- WGS 230: Women, Health and the Environment (online)
- WGS 250: Women and Music
- WGS 260: Gardening as Social Justice
- WGS 280: Intersectionality and Social Movements
- WGS 301 Intermediate Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 303 Social Movements, Media and Change
- WGS 340: Transnational Feminisms
- WGS 351 Authorizing Women’s Sexuality
- WGS 360 Gender and Cinema
- WGS 371 Border-crossing: Gendered Perspectives on Modern Migration
- WGS 401 Advanced Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 410: Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory
- WGS 411: Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Elective courses (9 credits)
Courses that count towards WGS ELECTIVES
All courses are 3 credits and unless listed elsewise, are taught in person
WGS 101: – Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
WGS 102: – Introduction to Activism and Community Projects
WGS 103 – Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies
WGS 201 – Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 203 – Men and Masculinities (asynchronous online)
WGS 205 – Introduction to Feminist and Critical Data Analysis
WGS 206 – Investigating Equity
WGS 230 – Women, Health and the Environment
WGS 250 – Women and Music
WGS 260 – Gardening as Social Justice
WGS 270 – Gender in Native American Cultures
WGS 280 – Intersectionality and Social Movements
WGS 301 – Intermediate Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 303 – Social Movements, Media and Change
WGS 340 – Transnational Feminisms
WGS 351 – Authorizing Women’s Sexuality
WGS 360 – Gender and Cinema
WGS 371 – Border-crossing: Gendered Perspectives on Modern Migration
WGS 401 – Advanced Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 410 – Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory
WGS 411 – Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
DIS 300- Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments
DIS 400- Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments
DIS 450- Disability as Diversity II
ANT 212- Anthropology of Food
ANT 245- Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANT 411 – Culture, Illness and Healing
ANT 466- Economic Anthropology
AVS 254: Intro to Animal Microbiomes
BIO 200- Biology of Organisms
CIE 412- Engineering Decisions
CHF 351- Human Sexuality
CHF 451- Family Relationships
CHF 452- Violence in the Family
CIE 412- Engineering Decisions
CMJ 405- Gender In Communication
CMJ 420- SL: Health Communication
CRJ 301- Gender and Crime
CRJ 302- Race and Crime
CRJ/SOC 324: Domestic Violence
ECO 180 – Citizens, Energy, and Sustainability
ENG 471- Authorizing Women’s Sexuality
HTY 232- Womanhood in America
MES 350- º£½ÇÉçÇø Women Credits
MUE 401-
NMD 200- Designing Humane Tech
NUR 300- Health Assessment Through the Lifespan (for Nursing majors only)
NUR 413- Nursing Care Management of Women, Infants and Families (for Nursing majors only)
NUR 452- Community and Population Healthcare (for Nursing majors only)
PAX 401- Women Activists: Warriors for Peace and Justice
PHI 351- Topics in Philosophy and Literature
POS 385- Women and Politics
PSY 230- Social Psychology
SOC 201- Social Inequality
SOC 310- Food Systems and Social Change. The Gender, Food, and the Body
SOC 340- Gender and History of Psychiatry
SWK 330- Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Pluralism
SWK 350- Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
SWK 351- Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
SWK 380- Biological Person and the Environment
SWK 485- Mental Health and Work
SPA 415- Feminism and Literature (taught in Spanish)
*WGS is partnered with departments across the university– Please also check WGS website each semester for additional courses that count as WGS electives
10/15/2025
