Requirements for the Minor
Requirements for the Minor (effective 11/17/05)
Students already enrolled in the program may elect either this minor or the older version that was in place when they entered Brandeis. All students are encouraged to submit a senior paper on women and gender to be considered for the Giller-Sagan Prize, but only majors will now be required to do so.
A. Successful completion of WMGS 5a (Women and Gender in Culture and Society)
This interdisciplinary course introduces central concepts and topics in the field of women's and gender studies. Explores the position of women in diverse settings and the impact of gender as a social, cultural, and intellectual category in the United States and around the globe. Asks how gendered institutions, behaviors, and representations have been configured in the past and function in the present, and also examines the ways in which gender intersects with many other vectors of identity and circumstance in forming human affairs. Usually offered every fall and spring.
B. Four additional courses that either carry the WMGS designation or are approved as women's and gender studies electives. (see Bulletin) No more than two of these courses may be drawn from a single department or program. Students are strongly encouraged to undertake an internship in women’s and gender studies as one of their electives. Students pursuing an internship for semester credit must spend 8 hours per week engaged in significant work within a setting that can provide focus on women, gender, and/or sexuality. At the placement, the student must work with a supervisor or mentor; at Brandeis, the student must enroll in an internship course with a faculty member who will guide the intellectual component of the internship, read the student's written work, and award a course grade. Students are expected to keep and submit weekly journals, to read from a list of relevant scholarship, and to produce a final paper of 15-20 pages in length. Please visit the Brandeis University Internship website for more information about Women's and Gender Studies internship opportuinties.
No course with a final grade below C- can count toward fulfilling the requirements for the minor in women’s and gender studies.
Requirements for the Minor (effective prior to 11/17/05)
Only those students who were enrolled in the program prior to 11/17/05 are eligible to choose the following option to fulfill the WGS minor requirements.
1. Successful completion of WMGS 5a (Women and Gender in Culture and Society)
This interdisciplinary course introduces central concepts and topics in the field of women's and gender studies. Explores the position of women in diverse settings and the impact of gender as a social, cultural, and intellectual category in the United States and around the globe. Asks how gendered institutions, behaviors, and representations have been configured in the past and function in the present, and also examines the ways in which gender intersects with many other vectors of identity and circumstance in forming human affairs. Usually offered every fall and spring.
2. Four additional courses that either carry the WMGS designation or are approved as women's and gender studies electives (except WMGS 99).
3. A senior research paper on an approved topic. Students may elect to enroll in WMGS 99 or WMGS 198 in conjunction with the senior project.
No course with a final grade below C- can count toward fulfilling the requirements for the minor in women’s and gender studies.