Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

New Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Minor Courses - 3 Credits Required

• WGST 105 - Intro To Women's Studies Credit Hours: 

Humanistic Inquiry Electives - 6 Credits Required

• Choose 2 of 10

• ARTH 325 - Women and Art Credit Hours: 
• COMM 305 - Communication-Human Relations Credit Hours: 
• COMM 315 - Communication and Identity Credit Hours: 
• COMM 460 - Comm Rights-Responsibilities Credit Hours: 
• FILM 360 - Gender and Race in Film Credit Hours: 
• HIST 259 - Women's Global Activism Credit Hours: 
• HIST 325 - American Women's History Credit Hours: 
• LITR 170 - Intro to Women's Literature Credit Hours: 
• LITR 371 - Topics in Women's Literature Credit Hours: 
• PHIL 218 - Philosophy of Sex and Love Credit Hours: 

Social Scientific Inquiry Electives - 6 Credits Required

• Choose 2 of 6

• ANTH 374 - Reproductive Health-Sexuality Credit Hours: 
• PSYC 320 - Psych of Intprsl Relationships Credit Hours: 
• PSYC 342 - Psychology of Adolescence Credit Hours: 
• PSYC 444 - Psychology of Gender Credit Hours: 
• SOCY 225 - Marriage and the Family Credit Hours: 
• SOCY 230 - Gender Roles in Society Credit Hours: 

Additional Requirements - 3 Credits Required

Choose one additional course, that was not previously taken, from either the Humanistic Inquiry Electives section or the Social Scientific Inquiry Electives section.

Notes

• Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
• Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.