Women's Studies - Minor

The Women's Studies minor affords vital inquiry into subjects inevitably more complex than they appear. The program reflects rich mergers of multidisciplinary traditions that arose and keep arising in the wake of women’s centuries-long struggles. At the heart of women’s studies are women’s demands for recognition—as capable scholars hungry to know—about themselves, their untold histories, their currently silenced voices, often invisible lives.

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The Women’s Studies minor offers both diversity and depth of coursework, ranging from feminist humor to feminism as serious theory and world-making practice. Students can immerse themselves in experiential learning via internships and applied work.

Through inventive classes, facilitated engagement in discussion and carefully crafted opportunities for guided independent work, the minor embraces a logic of study initiated from many start-points; grounded in cores of feminist thought, substance and practice; enriched by multiple disciplines and capped by challenge.

The minor's curriculum aims to satisfy students' desire for both a solid foundation in women's studies and a taste of the diverse, complex and often contentious field. The minor's aim is to deliver coursework that speaks to students' very specific scholarly interests as well as to their passions and persuasions, both personal and political.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Acquire and employ new lenses of study into subjects and experiences and very names of "woman" or "women" in contexts wherein such a designation matters.
  2. Employ new approaches to knowledge, new strategies of engagement with "others" as well as peers, new methods of research, new approaches to critical analysis and appraisal and new forms of praxis.
  3. Converse — and become conversant — with multiple feminisms; divergent purposes; and the positions and directions of variant studies, histories and commentaries through aptly selected/combined lenses and filters born of women's studies traditions.
  4. Interrogate and be able to continually interrogate the expansive lexicon of sexed- and gendered-terms to which "woman" as a question and "man" as a given gave rise.
  5. Deepen, expand and invigorate the "thought and theory" that inform the several key fields that continue to inform, challenge and shape the unstaid, unstill universe of women's studies (e.g., sex, gender, feminism, intersectionality, identity politics, sisterhood, womanism).
  6. Understand and build skills to engage in both feminist perspective-taking and actual praxis: the techniques and tools of navigating difference, seeking transversals, meeting demands of fieldwork and attaining goals.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
WMST 20101INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES: TRADITIONS, TRAJECTORIES, TROUBLES 3
WMST 30001ARENAS FOR FEMINIST THOUGHT: TOUCHY SUBJECTS, UNSETTLED MATTERS AND FEMINIST RESPONSE-ABILITY 3
WMST 30002FEMINIST RESEARCH METHODS 3
or WMST 44321 PIVOTAL PRAXIS: EXPERIMENTS IN ACTIONABLE FEMINISM
Facets of Women's Studies: A Commons for Study and Conversation Electives, choose from the following:6
WMST 30002
FEMINIST RESEARCH METHODS
WMST 30091
KEY CONVERSATIONS THROUGH WOMEN'S STUDIES
WMST 30095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
WMST 30100
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
WMST 30196
WOMEN STUDIES INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION
WMST 30201
WITCHES: THE MONSTROUS FEMININE
WMST 30202
FEMINIST HUMOR: DISARMING LAUGHTER, DISRUPTIVE DISCOURSE
WMST 30301
REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN AND FEMINISM IN POPULAR CULTURE
WMST 30302
GLOBAL FEMINISMS: A WORLD AND CENTURY OF WOMEN'S ACTIVISM
WMST 32323
RAPE CULTURE: RETHINKING DANGER, POWER, SEX AND FEMINIST FRAMINGS
WMST 40992
PRACTICUM IN WOMEN'S STUDIES (ELR)
WMST 41199
CAPSTONE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES (ELR)
WMST 44321
PIVOTAL PRAXIS: EXPERIMENTS IN ACTIONABLE FEMINISM
Cognate Elective: Inroads and Outroads, choose from the following:3
AFS 33110
BLACK WOMEN, CULTURE AND SOCIETY: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
COMM 35912
GENDER AND COMMUNICATION
CRIM 37411
WOMEN IN CRIME AND JUSTICE
ENG 21002
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S LITERATURE
ENG 33013
AFRICANA WOMEN'S LITERATURE
ENG 34021
WOMEN'S LITERATURE
GSS 40591
SEMINAR IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
HDF 44022
FAMILIES, GENDER AND POWER
HED 44025
WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES
HIST 31033
WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800
JWST 30100
JEWISH WOMEN IN THE MODERN WORLD
PHIL 31040
FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY
POL 40470
WOMEN, POLITICS AND POLICY
PSYC 40625
DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER ROLE AND IDENTITY
SOC 42315
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Women's Studies - Minor

Examples of Possible Careers
  • Support services for kids and families navigating gender and sexuality
  • Support services for survivors of violence
  • Women’s health and well-being
  • Work in any of the following fields: advocacy, art, business and industry, communications, counseling, education and training, film, law, medicine, poetry work, politics, public relations, reporting, social policy, theater, writing

Religion Studies - Minor

The Religion Studies minor provides students the opportunity to study religion by means of a diversity of academic disciplinary approaches in relation to religious thought and practice evident in the diversity of religions and religious phenomena throughout the world. The curriculum prepares students for critical inquiry in religion with advanced coursework drawn from a variety of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and the arts.

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Minor Requirements
REL 11020INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (ELR) (KHUM) 3
or REL 21021 MOSES, JESUS AND MOHAMMAD (ELR) (KHUM)
Comparative Religion Electives, choose from the following:6
REL 31065
COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
REL 41091
SEMINAR IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION
REL 42091
RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD
Disciplinary Approach Elective, choose from the following:3
ANTH 48150
RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING
PACS 32030
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PACS 32040
CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
PACS 41010
RECONCILIATION VERSUS REVENGE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (WIC)
SOC 42561
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Minor Electives, choose from the following:6
AFS 15200
INTRODUCTION TO WEST AFRICAN CULTURES
AFS 23310
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
AFS 34000
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN WORLD VIEW
AFS 43200
MALCOLM AND MARTIN
ANTH 48150
RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING 1
ARAB 21401
ARAB CULTURES
ARTH 22006
ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA)
ARTH 22007
ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA)
ARTH 42025
ART OF WEST AFRICA
ARTH 42036
MEDIEVAL ART
ARTH 42041
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART
CLAS 21405
THE ROMAN ACHIEVEMENT (KHUM)
CLAS 41301
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
CLAS 41401
GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART
CLAS 41402
ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART
CLAS 41404
ANCIENT CHRISTIANITIES
ENG 34041
FAIRY TALES
ENG 35201
THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
GEOG 22040
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL TOURISM
GEOG 22061
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (KSS)
HIST 30030
IDEAS IN ACTION: U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
HIST 30070
THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945
HIST 31031
REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY
HIST 31112
CHINESE CIVILIZATION
HIST 31130
HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880
JWST 11001
INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH STUDIES
PACS 32030
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION 1
PACS 32040
CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 1
PACS 41010
RECONCILIATION VERSUS REVENGE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (WIC) 1
PHIL 31002
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 31011
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 41010
PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
PHIL 41491
SEMINAR IN ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
POL 10004
COMPARATIVE POLITICS (KSS)
POL 10500
WORLD POLITICS (KSS)
POL 30520
EUROPEAN POLITICS
POL 30530
ASIAN POLITICS
POL 30540
AFRICAN POLITICS
POL 30550
LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS
POL 30560
MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
REL 11020
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (ELR) (KHUM) 1
REL 12020
INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE
REL 21021
MOSES, JESUS AND MOHAMMAD (ELR) (KHUM) 1
REL 31065
COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE 1
REL 31075
RELIGION AND WOMEN
REL 41010
RELIGION, VIOLENCE AND TERROR
REL 41091
SEMINAR IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION 1
REL 42091
RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD 1
SOC 42561
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 1
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Courses can only be applied toward minor requirements once. ANTH 48150, PACS 32030, PACS 32040, PACS 41010, REL 11020, REL 21021, REL 31065, REL 41091, REL 42091 and SOC 42561 may not be selected as minor electives if chosen to fulfill a requirement listed above.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

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Paralegal Studies - Minor

The Paralegal Studies minor provides you with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to support legal professionals in a variety of settings. With experienced faculty, hands-on learning opportunities and a flexible curriculum, you will gain valuable insights into the legal system and develop the critical thinking and communication skills that are essential for success in the field.

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The Paralegal Studies minor provides the foundation for students to pursue the paralegal field. A paralegal is employed by a law office, corporate legal department or public entity to perform substantive legal work under the supervision of a lawyer. Paralegals conduct legal research, maintain and organize files and draft legal documents. Paralegals also work with clients and witnesses in preparing cases for trial.

The program prepares students for the Certified Paralegal exam from the National Association of Legal Assistants. A paralegal is not a lawyer and may not give legal advice, accept cases, argue in court or set fees.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Analyze a legal problem as well as identify and evaluate alternative solutions.
  2. Formulate logical solutions to problems and construct logical arguments in support of specific positions as well as evaluate solutions and arguments.
  3. Determine which areas of law are relevant to a particular situation.
  4. Apply principles of professional ethics to specific factual situations.
  5. Identify interrelationships among cases, statutes, regulations and other legal authorities.
  6. Apply recognized legal authority to a specific factual situation.
  7. Analyze factual situations to determine when it is appropriate to apply exceptions to general legal rules.
  8. Apply exceptions to general legal rules.
  9. Distinguish evidentiary facts from other material and/or controlling facts.
  10. Identify factual omissions and inconsistencies.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
PLST 18000INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGAL STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 3
PLST 28001LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING 3
PLST 28004CIVIL PROCEDURE 3
PLST 36792INTERNSHIP IN PARALEGAL (ELR) 3
Minor Elective, choose from the following:3
PLST 28003
FAMILY LAW AND PROCEDURE
PLST 28007
ESTATE AND PROBATE ADMINISTRATION
PLST 35001
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOR PARALEGALS
PLST 35003
HEALTH LAW
PLST 35005
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR PARALEGALS
PLST 35007
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
PLST 36001
LAW OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
PLST 38003
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCESS
PLST 38005
TORT LAW
PLST 38006
APPLIED LEGAL RESEARCH AND LITIGATION (WIC)
PLST 40095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PARALEGAL STUDIES
PLST 42701
EVIDENCE AND E-DISCOVERY
PLST 42705
BANKRUPTCY LAW I: BASIC FUNDAMENTALS
PLST 42706
BANKRUPTCY LAW II: CREDITOR-DEBTOR RELATIONS
PLST 42708
REAL ESTATE LAW
PLST 48002
CONTRACT LAW
PLST 48300
LAW OF CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
PLST 48401
PATENT LAW
PLST 48403
PATENT PROSECUTION
PLST 48404
COPYRIGHT LAW I
PLST 48407
TRADEMARK LAW
PLST 48408
TRADEMARK PROSECUTION
Upper-Division Minor Electives, choose from the following:6
PLST 35001
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOR PARALEGALS
PLST 35003
HEALTH LAW
PLST 35005
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR PARALEGALS
PLST 35007
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
PLST 36001
LAW OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
PLST 38003
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCESS
PLST 38005
TORT LAW
PLST 38006
APPLIED LEGAL RESEARCH AND LITIGATION (WIC)
PLST 40095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PARALEGAL STUDIES
PLST 42701
EVIDENCE AND E-DISCOVERY
PLST 42705
BANKRUPTCY LAW I: BASIC FUNDAMENTALS
PLST 42706
BANKRUPTCY LAW II: CREDITOR-DEBTOR RELATIONS
PLST 42708
REAL ESTATE LAW
PLST 48002
CONTRACT LAW
PLST 48300
LAW OF CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
PLST 48401
PATENT LAW
PLST 48403
PATENT PROSECUTION
PLST 48404
COPYRIGHT LAW I
PLST 48407
TRADEMARK LAW
PLST 48408
TRADEMARK PROSECUTION
Minimum Total Credit Hours:21

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Accreditation for Paralegal Studies - Minor

The Paralegal Studies minor is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA).

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies - Minor

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies minor allows students to explore sexuality and sexual minorities from a variety of perspectives.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Explore modern and historical constructs of gender and sexuality through cultural, biological, legal and social lenses.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of LGBTQ activism across time and place.
  3. Analyze the political, social, cultural and economic systems of power and privilege that affect LGBTQ people.
  4. Apply queer theory, transgender theory and intersectional theory to a variety of LGBTQ-related laws, policies, current events and issues.
  5. Explore the lived experiences of LGBTQ people and the inequalities they face in criminal justice systems, healthcare systems and educational systems.
  6. Assess various methodologies used in LGBTQ research and apply queer theoretical concepts to humanities-based research.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
LGBT 20020INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER STUDIES 3
LGBT 31138LGBTQ RESEARCH METHODS (ELR) 3
LGBT 40202QUEER THEORY 3
Minor Electives, choose from the following:9
AS 30798
GENDER AND SEXUALITY RESEARCH FORUM (ELR)
AS 41099
CAPSTONE IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES (ELR)
CRIM 36800
LGBTQ POPULATIONS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
ENG 21003
INTRODUCTION TO LGBT LITERATURE
ENG 35301
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
HED 32544
HUMAN SEXUALITY
or HED 47070
 AIDS: ISSUES, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
LGBT 30095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN LGBTQ STUDIES
LGBT 30120
LGBTQ RIGHTS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
LGBT 30135
LGBTQ REPRESENTATIONS IN POPULAR CULTURE
LGBT 30196
INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN LGBTQ STUDIES 1
LGBT 40095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN LGBTQ STUDIES
LGBT 40192
PRACTICUM IN LGBTQ STUDIES (ELR) 2
LGBT 40201
TRANSGENDER STUDIES
MSSH 20071
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
MSSH 30171
THEORIES OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY
PSYC 40625
DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER ROLE AND IDENTITY
or SOC 42315
 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 32565
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES
THEA 41115
LGBTQ THEATRE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Maximum 3 credit hours of LGBT 30196 may apply toward minor electives.

2

Maximum 3 credit hours of LGBT 40192 may apply toward minor electives.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Latin American Studies - Minor

The Latin American Studies minor is interdisciplinary and allows students to explore the region from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. It complements a number of programs, including history, geography, Spanish, political science and international relations.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
Minor Electives, choose from the following (three or more subject areas):18
AFS 24407
INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN STUDIES
CRIM 37311
MINORITIES IN CRIME AND JUSTICE
ENG 21001
INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES
GEOG 37084
GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA
GEOG 37085
GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
HIST 31140
MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 31141
EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820)
MCLS 28404
THE LATIN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
POL 30550
LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS
SOC 32569
MINORITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
SPAN 38334
EARLY SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC) 1
SPAN 38335
RECENT SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC) 1
SPAN 38424
CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA 1
SPAN 48216
CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC CULTURE 1
SPAN 48376
CONTEMPORARY SPANISH-AMERICAN SHORT STORY 1
SPAN 48378
U.S. LATINA/O WRITERS 1
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Courses are taught in Spanish. Students must meet the prerequisites prior to enrolling.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Admissions for Latin American Studies - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Jewish Studies - Minor

The Jewish Studies minor enables students enrolled in any major to learn about different aspects of Jewish heritage and culture. Each year, scholarships may be awarded to students pursuing the Jewish Studies minor.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Identify historical events and consequences of the Holocaust.
  2. Demonstrate familiarity with the historiography or sociology of a major global religion.
  3. Recognize the history and lived experience of Jewish communities.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

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Minor Requirements
JWST 11001INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH STUDIES 3
Holocaust Elective, choose from the following:3
HIST 30070
THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945
HIST 31024
WORLD WAR II
JWST 30300
CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST: PERPETRATORS AND VICTIMS
JWST 30301
HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST
Religion Elective, choose from the following:3
ANTH 48150
RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING
ENG 35201
THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
JWST 20011
INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE OR OLD TESTAMENT
REL 11020
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (ELR) (KHUM)
REL 21021
MOSES, JESUS AND MOHAMMAD (ELR) (KHUM)
REL 31065
COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
REL 41091
SEMINAR IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION
REL 42091
RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD
SOC 42561
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Minor Electives, choose from the following:9-11
GER 41216
CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CULTURE (ELR) (WIC)
HEBR 12101
ELEMENTARY HEBREW I
HEBR 12102
ELEMENTARY HEBREW II
HIST 30049
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1914-1945
HIST 30060
HISTORY OF GERMANY, 1871-PRESENT
HIST 31104
MIGRATIONS TO AMERICA, 1607 TO PRESENT
HIST 31126
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
JWST 30092
INTERNSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES (ELR)
JWST 30100
JEWISH WOMEN IN THE MODERN WORLD
JWST 30200
JEWS, BASEBALL AND AMERICAN SPORTS
JWST 40089
STUDY ABROAD (ELR)
JWST 40090
STUDY AWAY (ELR)
JWST 40095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN JEWISH STUDIES
JWST 40096
INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION
MCLS 14421
INTRODUCTION TO YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
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  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

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Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Minor

The Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor offers a culturally comparative program in which the distance of time lends profound diversity from present experience. The minor allows students to explore the origins and development of contemporary culture as defined across continents, religions and civilizations, through a range of disciplines (anthropology, architecture, art, fashion, history, language, literature, music, philosophy, religion and theatre). The program’s flexibility encourages students to pursue specific interests, for example, early religion, high medieval culture, classical influences upon the Renaissance or Byzantine culture.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Understand the experiences of peoples living during the ancient, medieval and Renaissance periods from interdisciplinary perspectives.
  2. Compare the experiences of people living in these historical periods.
  3. Consider the similarities and differences between these past cultures and contemporary ones.
  4. Read, analyze, articulate and write about the human experiences in these past cultures through the lens of different disciplines.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
Minor Lower-Division Electives (must be from two disciplines), choose from the following:6
ANTH 18210
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (KSS)
ANTH 18420
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (KSS)
ARCH 10011
GLOBAL ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY I (KFA)
ARCH 10012
GLOBAL ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY II (KFA)
ARTH 22006
ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA)
ARTH 22007
ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA)
CLAS 21404
THE GREEK ACHIEVEMENT (KHUM)
CLAS 21405
THE ROMAN ACHIEVEMENT (KHUM)
ENG 21054
INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (KHUM)
ENG 22071
STORIES THAT BUILT THE WORLD: HEROES, QUESTS AND LEGENDS (KHUM)
ENG 25001
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I
HIST 11050
WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (KHUM)
REL 11020
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (ELR) (KHUM)
REL 12020
INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE
REL 21021
MOSES, JESUS AND MOHAMMAD (ELR) (KHUM)
Minor Upper-Division Electives (must be from at least two disciplines), choose from the following:12
ANTH 48010
NORTH AMERICA'S ICE AGE HUNTERS
ANTH 48150
RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING
ANTH 48450
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
ARCH 45210
RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 45211
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
ARTH 42036
MEDIEVAL ART
ARTH 42041
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART
ARTH 42043
THE HIGH RENAISSANCE AND MANNERISM IN ITALY
ARTH 42044
VENETIAN RENAISSANCE ART
ARTH 42045
ITALIAN ART FROM GIOTTO TO BERNINI
ARTH 42046
BAROQUE ART OF THE 17TH CENTURY
ARTH 42095
SPECIAL TOPICS: ART HISTORY 1
CLAS 41005
HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
or HIST 41003
 HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
CLAS 41006
ROMAN HISTORY
or HIST 41006
 ROMAN HISTORY
CLAS 41097
COLLOQUIUM IN CLASSICS
CLAS 41301
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
CLAS 41304
LITERATURE OF THE ROMAN WORLD (ELR) (WIC)
CLAS 41401
GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART
CLAS 41402
ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART
CLAS 41404
ANCIENT CHRISTIANITIES
CLAS 41503
LITERATURE OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS (ELR) (WIC)
ENG 31002
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENG 34001
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
ENG 34002
BRITISH LITERATURE, 1500-1660
ENG 34055
SHAKESPEARE
ENG 34065
CHAUCER
ENG 34090
SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE (ELR)
ENG 34095
SPECIAL TOPICS:MAJOR AUTHOR STUDIES 1
ENG 35201
THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
ENG 37001
CLASSICAL RHETORIC
ENG 39995
SPECIAL TOPICS CULTURAL STUDIES 1
GRE 34372
ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK
HIST 31031
REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY
HIST 31032
THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
HIST 31033
WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800
HIST 31056
EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE
HIST 31141
EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820)
HIST 31543
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
ITAL 35331
EARLY ITALIAN LITERATURE
LAT 36172
ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN
LAT 41214
LATIN EPIGRAPHY
LAT 41304
ROMAN HISTORIANS
LAT 41305
ROMAN COMEDY AND SATIRE
LAT 41306
LATIN EPIC
LAT 41307
LYRIC AND ELEGIAC POETRY
LAT 41308
ORATORY AND LETTERS
MUS 32211
WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY I
PHIL 31002
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 31011
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
REL 31065
COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
SPAN 38330
EARLY SPANISH LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC)
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
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Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Appropriate specialized offerings may be substituted above as available with approval of the minor coordinator(s).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
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    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Paralegal Studies - B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts in Paralegal Studies program combines legal theory and practical skills to prepare you for a career in the legal field.

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The Bachelor of Arts degree in Paralegal Studies combines a liberal arts background with law-related specialty courses to provide students with communication, critical reasoning and analytical skills; knowledge of the legal system; and practical hands-on experience.

The program prepares students for the Certified Paralegal exam from the National Association of Legal Assistants. Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted by law.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.

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Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.

Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.

Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Analyze a legal problem as well as identify and evaluate alternative solutions.
  2. Formulate logical solutions to problems and construct logical arguments in support of specific positions as well as evaluate solutions and arguments.
  3. Determine which areas of law are relevant to a particular situation.
  4. Apply principles of professional ethics to specific factual situations.
  5. Identify interrelationships among cases, statutes, regulations and other legal authorities.
  6. Apply recognized legal authority to a specific factual situation.
  7. Analyze factual situations to determine when it is appropriate to apply exceptions to general legal rules.
  8. Apply exceptions to general legal rules.
  9. Distinguish evidentiary facts from other material and/or controlling facts.
  10. Identify factual omissions and inconsistencies.

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Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
PLST 18000INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGAL STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 3
PLST 28001LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING 3
PLST 28004CIVIL PROCEDURE 3
PLST 36792INTERNSHIP IN PARALEGAL (ELR) 16
PLST 38006APPLIED LEGAL RESEARCH AND LITIGATION (WIC) 23
Legal Specialty Electives, choose from the following:24
PLST 28003
FAMILY LAW AND PROCEDURE
PLST 28007
ESTATE AND PROBATE ADMINISTRATION
PLST 35001
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOR PARALEGALS
PLST 35003
HEALTH LAW
PLST 35005
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR PARALEGALS
PLST 35007
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
PLST 36001
LAW OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
PLST 38003
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCESS
PLST 38005
TORT LAW
PLST 40095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PARALEGAL STUDIES
PLST 42701
EVIDENCE AND E-DISCOVERY
PLST 42705
BANKRUPTCY LAW I: BASIC FUNDAMENTALS
PLST 42706
BANKRUPTCY LAW II: CREDITOR-DEBTOR RELATIONS
PLST 42708
REAL ESTATE LAW
PLST 48002
CONTRACT LAW
PLST 48300
LAW OF CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
PLST 48401
PATENT LAW
PLST 48403
PATENT PROSECUTION
PLST 48404
COPYRIGHT LAW I
PLST 48407
TRADEMARK LAW
PLST 48408
TRADEMARK PROSECUTION
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below)10-16
Kent Core Composition6
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)9
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)6
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)6-7
Kent Core Additional6
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)31
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

Although the required minimum for PLST 36792 is 6 credit hours, it is recommended that students enroll in more than one internship.

2

A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000

Foreign Language College Requirement, B.A.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete the following:

  1. Elementary I and II of any language (or equivalent) and
  2. One of the following options:
    1. Intermediate I and II of the same language
    2. Elementary I and II of a second language
    3. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
      1. Intermediate I of the same language
      2. One to two college-level course(s) completed outside the United States
      3. Courses: ARAB 21401, ASL 19401, CHIN 25421, MCLS 10001, MCLS 20001, MCLS 20091, MCLS 21417, MCLS 21420, MCLS 22217, MCLS 28403, MCLS 28404

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer courses. This may be accomplished in one of three ways:

  1. Passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level
  2. Receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University
  3. Demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language

Certain programs may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need a particular language proficiency.

Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
PLST 18000 INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGAL STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Foreign Language 4
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours14
Semester Two
PLST 28004 CIVIL PROCEDURE 3
Foreign Language 4
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Three
PLST 28001 LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING 3
Legal Specialty Electives 6
Foreign Language and/or General Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Four
PLST 38006 APPLIED LEGAL RESEARCH AND LITIGATION (WIC) 3
Legal Specialty Electives 6
Foreign Language and/or General Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Five
Legal Specialty Electives 6
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Six
Legal Specialty Electives 6
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Seven
!PLST 36792 INTERNSHIP IN PARALEGAL (ELR) 3
General Electives 12
 Credit Hours15
Semester Eight
!PLST 36792 INTERNSHIP IN PARALEGAL (ELR) 3
General Electives 12
 Credit Hours15
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120

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Accreditation for Paralegal Studies - B.A.

The B.A. degree in Paralegal Studies is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA).

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Paralegal Studies - B.A.

Paralegals and legal assistants

10.5%

much faster than the average

337,800

number of jobs

$52,920

potential earnings

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

-2.6%

decline

63,600

number of jobs

$48,820

potential earnings

Legal support workers, all other

-1.2%

decline

50,400

number of jobs

$59,540

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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