Internal Tracks

NDSU’s Women and Gender Studies program offers both a major and minor that are interdisciplinary. Students with a declared major or minor can pursue one of the tracks below to tailor their academic work towards a particular emphasis and potentially double major without delaying their graduation.

Students who have not declared a major or minor can also pursue one of the tracks below provided they complete a minimum of 12 credit hours in the categories listed. The emphasis can be included on their resumes to demonstrate acquired content and skills in demand by prospective employers.

* Denotes the class also counts as requirement for Ged Ed elective in categories A&D.

Internal Track Verification Forms

Job Title/ Field

  • Counselor
  • Child Protection Services
  • K-12 Educator
  • Non-Profit Organization Director Organizational Outreach Worker
  • Social Worker
  • Volunteer Coordinator

Mandatory Coursework

  • WGS 112: Introduction to Masculinities*

Elective Coursework

  • HDFS 230: Life Span Development
  • HDFS 242: Couples Marriages and Families
  • HDFS 275: Diversity and Multiculturalism in Family Life
  • HDFS 341: Parent-Child Relations
  • HDFS 357: Personal and Family Finance
  • HDFS 448: Issues in Sexuality
  • HDFS 462: Methods of Family Life Education

Job Title/Field

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Nurse Midwife
  • Pediatric Nurse
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse
  • School Nurse

Mandatory Coursework

  • WGS 110: Introduction to Women's Studies*
  • WGS 350: Perspectives in Women's Studies (section on healthcare)

Elective Coursework

  • PSYCH 210: Human Sexuality
  • SOC 235: Cultural Diversity
  • SOC 410: Social Inequality
  • WGS 340: Perspectives in LGBTQ Studies

Job Title/Field

  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Health Psychologist Social Psychologist
  • K-12 Educator

Mandatory Coursework

  • WGS 110: Introduction to Women's Studies*
  • WGS 340: Perspectives in LGBTQ Studies

Elective Coursework

  • PSYCH 210: Human Sexuality
  • PSYCH 250: Developmental Psychology
  • HDFS 448: Issues in Sexuality
  • WGS 112: Introduction to Masculinities*

Job Title/Field

  • American Indian Public Health Specialist
  • Community Health Specialist
  • Epidemiologist
  • Food Safety
  • Infection Prevention Specialist
  • Non-Profit Organization Director Organizational Outreach Worker

Mandatory Coursework

  • WGS 110: Introduction to Women's Studies*
  • WGS 350: Perspectives in Women's Studies (section on healthcare)

Elective Coursework

  • Public Health 101: Introduction to Public Health
  • SOC 235: Cultural Diversity
  • WGS 112: Introduction to Masculinities*
  • HDFS 448: Issues in Sexuality

Job Title/Field

  • Community Health
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Health Psychologist
  • Non-Profit Organization Director Organizational Outreach Worker
  • Social Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • K-12 Educator

Mandatory Coursework

  • WGS 110: Introduction to Women's Studies*
  • WGS 340: Perspectives in LGBTQ Studies

Elective Coursework

  • PSYCH 210: Human Sexuality
  • HDFS 448: Issues in Sexuality
  • WGS 112: Introduction to Masculinities*