Gender & Sexuality Studies (Minor) Program Requirements for 2023-2024

Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies

A grade point average of 2.00 is required for all courses taken in residence that may be applied to the minor.

Requirements

Introductory Course – 3 credits

  • WGST 101C –  Introduction to Gender & Sexuality Studies (3)

Feminist/Gender Theory Course – 3 credits

  • WGST 201 – Theories of Gender (3)

Electives – 12 credits

Choose FOUR elective courses from the list below; at least one course must be WGST.

  • AMST 2370 – Race, Gender, & Social Change (3)
  • AMST 2460 – Feminist Dialogues (3)
  • ANTH 227 – Anthropology of Sex (3)
  • COMM 2367 – Queer Narratives and Games (3)
  • ENGL 347 – Studies in Postcolonialism (3)
  • ENGL 370 – Gender and Writing (3)
  • ENGL 2214 – Gender in the Literary and Visual Arts (3)
  • ENGL 2307– Transgender Literature (3)
  • HIST 221 – Women and the Arts (3)
  • HIST 237D – The Female Body (3)
  • HIST 244 – Women and War (3)
  • PSYC 265 – Human Sexuality (3)
  • REST 255D – Great Women in Christianity (3)
  • SOCI 275 – Indigenous Women Globally (3)
  • SOCI 315 – Our Gendered World (3)
  • SPST 205 – Gender and Sport (3)
  • WGST 211 – Ethnicity and Race  (3)
  • WGST 220 – Women and Film (3)
  • WGST 230 – Special Topics in WGST (3)
  • WGST 243 – Creating Families (3)
  • WGST 265 – Human Sexuality (3)
  • WGST 270 – US & Global Queer Culture (3)
  • WGST 272 – Digital Feminisms (3)
  • WGST 275 – Indigenous Women Globally (3)
  • WGST 295 – Gender, Science, and Society (3)
  • WGST 496 – Independent Study (3)
  • WGST 1011 – Gender in Media (3)
  • WGST 1140 – The Nature of Human Diversity (3)
  • WGST 2121 – Queering Film (3)
  • WGST 2122 – Gender, Art, and Citizenship (3)
  • WGST 2130 – Race & Film (3)
  • WGST 2160 – Trans-Identities (3)
  • WGST 2214 – Gender in the Lit & Vis Arts (3)
  • WGST 2222 – Masculinity & Film (3)
  • WGST 2258 – Identity and Popular Media (3)
  • WGST 2303 – Queer Studies (3)
  • WGST 2419 – Disability and Social Justice (3)

Total: 18 credits

Note: Courses counted toward the student's major cannot count for the WGST minor. Core foundational courses in WGST (Learning Community, Research-Based Writing, and Data Analysis courses) cannot be applied to the minor.

Note: The program requirements listed are for the current academic year. Past and future program requirements may differ.