Women and Gender Studies Certificate Requirements

These courses are required for a Women and Gender Studies certificate.

12 credits, including 6 required credits and 6 elective credits, 3 of which must be upper division. Elective courses must have different prefixes.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses (6 Credits):
WGS 200	Introduction to Gender Studies	3
WGS 225	Introduction to Women Studies	3
Elective Courses (6 credits):
The below list does not include all possible elective courses, especially courses whose topics vary by section. Courses that devote substantial focus to relevant material and approaches can be approved as electives. Please consult the Women and Gender Studies Advisor and/or Director to get approvals and confirm the plan of study.
ANTH 371	Cultural Dynamics	3
ANTH 372	Culture Theory	3
ANTH 375	Women in Prehistory	3
ART 410	Advanced History of Art (with relevant topic)	3
COMM 212	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM 310	Media and Diversity	3
CJ 302	Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice	3
CJ 361	Victimology	3
ENGL 228	(with relevant topic)
ENGL 229	(with relevant topic)
ENGL 230	Analyzing Worldview through Story (with relevant topic)	3
ENGL 357	Women Writers and Readers	3
ENGL 369	Literature and Culture (with relevant topic)	3
ENGL 415	Seminar in Literature (with relevant topic)	3
HIST 260	Slaves, Citizens and Social Change	3
HIST 328	Human Rights	3
HIST 332	Women in Early America	3
HIST 333	Women in Modern America	3
HIST 351	Kings, Criminals, and Capitalists: Europe 1648-1815	3
HON 381	Worldviews through the Humanities (with relevant topic)	3-4
IS 346
LANG 380	Global Gateways (with relevant topic)	3
LANG 480	Capstone: Global Connections (with relevant topic)	3
NORW 350	Norwegian Culture (with relevant topic)	3
NORW 403	Great Literary Works of Norway (with relevant topic)	3
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy (with relevant topic)	3
PHIL 360	Feminist Philosophy	3
POLS 321	International Human Rights	3
POLS 215	Politics and Diversity	3
POLS 351	Women and Politics	3
PSYC 210	Human Sexuality	3
PSYC 365	Psychology of Women and Gender	3
PSYC 421	Diversity Psychology	3
SOC 115	Social Problems	3
SOC 250	Diversity in American Society	3
SOC 306	Social Change and Social Movements	3
SOC 335	Families in a Changing Society	3
SOC 340	Sociology of Gender	3
SOC 420	Sociology of the Body	3
Total Credits		12

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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