The Women's Studies Program is an interdisciplinary forum for the study of women's past and present position in society. The concept of gender relations is considered a primary factor in our understanding of women's roles in various institutions and societies. Women's Studies analyzes the similarities and differences among women as a result of such factors as race, class, religion, and sexuality.
The Women's Studies Program offers an Interdisciplinary Minor which consists of two required courses plus four additional courses (selected from a range of disciplines).
IMPORTANT RULE TO BE AWARE OF: There has been some confusion lately as to the requirements for the additional courses. Out of your 4 additional courses NO more than 2 of them can be courses from the same department.
Many courses that count for the WS Minor however are cross-referenced with several departments, therefore without changing your course completely you can simply change the department under which you registered for the course, if you see you have too many courses from the same department.
For example if you have 3 additional courses from the Sociology department, one may be cross-referenced with the Communications department therefore you would register for it as a CO course rather than an SC course.
Boston College students may decide to minor in Women's Studies any time prior to graduation provided that the requisite scope and number of courses have been completed with satisfaction.
If you are a Boston College student and would like to declare a Minor in Women's Studies, please send a message to Professor Sharlene Hesse-Biber.
