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Women’s and Gender Studies - Certificate

Offered at: Jefferson Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 0502073019

Course Title Credits
WGS 200Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences3
or WGS 201 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Arts and Humanities
Select one of the following three options:3
History of American Women to 1920 1
History of American Women from 1920 1
History of Women in America 2
Electives (Selected from the following list or by consent of instructor)6
Total Credits12
1

HIS 266 History of American Women to 1920 (3 credit hours) and HIS 267 History of American Women from 1920 (3 credit hours) do not meet general education nor cultural competence requirements.

2

HIS 265 History of Women in America (3 credit hours) satisfies general education and cultural competence requirements.

Women's and Gender Studies Electives

Course Title Credits
Select two of the following electives or by consent of instructor:6
ANT 160Cultural Diversity in the Modern World3
ANT 220Introduction to Cultural Anthropology3
BIO 120Human Ecology3
COM 299Special Topics in Communication (Gender and Communication)3
ENG 233Literature and Identities (Subtitle required) (Sexuality & Representation)3
ENG 232Literature and Place (Subtitle required) (Sub-topic required)3
ENG 234Introduction to Women's Literature3
FAM 253Human Sexuality: Development, Behavior, and Attitudes3
FLK 276Introduction to Folk Studies3
FLK 280Cultural Diversity in the United States3
GEO 160Lands and Peoples of the Non-Western World3
GEO 240Geography and Gender3
HIS 265History of Women in America3
HIS 266History of American Women to 1920 13
HIS 267History of American Women from 1920 13
HUM 121Peace Studies3
PHI 130Ethics3
PHI 110Medical Ethics3
REL 101Introduction to Religious Studies3
SOC 235Inequality in Society3
SWK 275The Family3
WGS 200Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences 23
WGS 201Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Arts and Humanities 23
1

HIS 266 History of American Women to 1920 (3 credit hours) and HIS 267 History of American Women from 1920 (3 credit hours) do not meet general education nor cultural competence requirements.

2

May be selected if not taken in core.