PROGRAMS
WOMEN, CULTURE & DEVELOPMENT MINOR - REQUIREMENTS
At present, there
is no formal process to "declare" a minor, but the department
will have the requirements for the minor and will start the process.
Is there a deadline?
To receive recognition for completing a minor, you MUST notify
the sponsoring department of your intentions no later than the second week
of the term in which you declare candidacy for the bachelor's degree. The
department will prepare a clearance form for you and send the form to the
Registrar. (You must inform the department by the second week of the quarter
even if you are still completing courses toward the minor.)
You should bring an unofficial copy of your UCSB transcript (obtained through
RBT night menu) and documentation of any accepted transfer work you intend
to use for the minor. Please see additional "conditions" on the
requirements page for the desired major or minor.
If you fail to notify the department early in the term of your candidacy,
or if you do not provide needed records, you will not receive recognition
for completing the minor.
What if I want to ask for an exception to one of the requirements
for the minor?
There is no petition for seeking exceptions for the minor. Instead, you
discuss you request with the faculty advisor and/or department. If the
request is approved, it will be noted on the official clearance form prepared
by the sponsoring department.
Once you have provided the sponsoring department with your transcript and
stated your intention to complete the minor, the department will forward
a clearance form with the appropriate faculty signature to the Registrar.
The minor will appear on your diploma and transcript.
Units and Academic Residence:
To complete a minor in Women, Culture and Development, students
must take 24 units of upper-division courses.
8 of these units (2 courses) will be taught by the WCD program:
- a 2 quarter upper-division introductory sequence in women, culture and development . Both core courses must be taken in sequence (that is, GLBL 180A must be taken before GLBL 180B) but that sequence need not be within the same academic year.
- Both courses are taught by Professor Bhavnani, as well as other members of the Women, Culture and Development group (in rotation, as appropriate). These two courses are cross-listed with sociology and anthropology.
The remaining 16 units (4 courses) are to be chosen from the following list of courses.
- Students will be asked to take 1 course from list # 1, consisting of courses which cover general aspects for this minor such as diasporic concerns, or which attend to overall processes such as colonization, nationalism, the environment, religion, and resistance movements.
- Students will also be required to take 3 more courses that contain courses according to area: Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. These courses are detailed in lists 2, 3, 4, and 5. As the aim of the minor is for etudents to obtain a general background in the issues and debates across the Third World, students will not be permitted to take more than two courses from any one list. By petition, students may substitute other courses, and they may also petitition to substitute up to 8 units of courses taken in an appropriate study abroad or other overseas program.
Grade Options
The P/NP grading option is not allowed for any upper division course applied
to the minor.
GPA Requirements
Students must achieve an average of at least 2.0 in all UC upper-division
minor courses.
Recognition
The minor will be posted in the memorandum column of the transcript at the
time of graduation, provided that the student has submitted all the forms
needed for verification of units and acceptance of the minor by the office
of the Registrar.