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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
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EH 330 and EH 389 may also count as a “pre-1900” course if the major author(s) under
consideration wrote before 1900. Students should consult with their advisors carefully as
they seek to fulfill category requirements and the requirement of taking two “pre-1900”
courses.
Minor Requirements
Minor in Literature
The following courses are required (5 units):
two 200-level literature courses, one of which must be EH 250 or higher
three 300-level literature courses
Minor in Writing
The following courses are required (5 units):
five units from the following:
EH 204
EH 205
EH 207
EH 301
EH 302
EH 303
EH 305
EH 493 (when a contracted advanced writing course)
MFS 222
Exploration term projects, service-learning, and teaching experience courses may not
count toward any EH minor. Internships may not count toward the literature minor.
Gender and Women Studies
Victoria Ott, Program Coordinator
The gender and women studies minor serves to help students examine the social
construction of gender through analytical processes. As a supplement to a disciplinary
major, this minor provides students with an interdisciplinary study of the elements that
have shaped gendered experiences and helped define masculine, feminine, and other
gendered identities through time, across cultures, and within social spheres. Students
completing the gender and women studies minor will gain skills in integrating
interdisciplinary knowledge and using multiple methodologies to study gendered
experiences from critical and empirical perspectives. The minor, moreover, will enhance
students’ chosen majors, as analytical study through the lens of gender broadens the
students’ understanding of their disciplines. These skills will help prepare students for