Nov 23, 2024

2019 - 2020 Catalog of Courses

2019 - 2020 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES:

A student majoring in any discipline other than Gender and Sexuality Studies may complete a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies upon satisfactorily fulfilling the core and elective requirements. At least twelve (12) credits must be discrete from any other major or minor.

Core Courses:

GSS 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3

Foundations:

Complete one (1) foundations course:

Minor Electives:

Disciplinary Explorations:

Students must take three (3) additional courses with these restrictions:

At least two (2) courses must be taken from two (2) different disciplines.
At least two (2) courses must be upper division (300 or above).
No course may be used for both the Foundations and the Explorations Categories.
No more than three (3) credits may be taken as internship or practicum.

Anthropology:

ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^e
ANTH 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3 ^e
ANTH 364 - Topics: Indigenous Latin America Credits: 3 ^t
ANTH 455 - Advanced Research in Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^f
OR
GSS 455 - Advanced Research in Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^f

Art:

ART 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 3
OR
GSS 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 3

Borders and Languages:

BL 381 - Gender in Children’s and YA Latinx Literature Credits: 3
OR
GSS 381 - Gender in Children’s and YA Latinx Literature Credits: 3

English:

ENGL 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
OR
GSS 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - Native American Literature: Topics Credits: 3 ^t
ENGL 425 - Advanced Literary Topics Credits: 3 ^t

Exercise Science:

ES 303 - Gender and Sport Credits: 3
OR
GSS 303 - Gender and Sport Credits: 3

Gender & Sexuality Studies:

GSS 280 - Issues in Women’s Health Credits: 3
GSS 300 - Masculinities Credits: 3 ^e
GSS 302 - Queer Theory Credits: 3 ^e

History:

HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 3 ^t
HIST 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3 ^e
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3 ^e
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 3 ^t
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 3 ^t

Philosophy:

PHIL 365 - Feminist Philosophies Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 365 - Feminist Philosophies Credits: 3 ^e

Psychology:

PSYC 272 - Psychology of Women & Gender Credits: 3 ^f
OR
GSS 272 - Psychology of Women & Gender Credits: 3 ^f
PSYC 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
OR
GSS 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3

Music:

MU 369 - Music and Gender Credits: 3
OR
GSS 369 - Music and Gender Credits: 3

Native American & Indigenous Studies:

NAIS 311 - Indigenous Women Credits: 3
OR
GSS 311 - Indigenous Women Credits: 3

Sociology:

SOC 275 - Families and Marriage Credits: 3
SOC 279 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class Credits: 3
SOC 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 3 ^e
SOC 383 - Gender and Society Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 383 - Gender and Society Credits: 3 ^e

Practicum or Internship:

Students may sign up for an internship or practicum experiences in any field, as long as the project undertaken is related to gender, sexuality, and/or women’s studies. A maximum of three (3) credits of practicum/internship may count in the Disciplinary Explorations section of the minor. Students MUST receive approval from the Gender and Women’s Studies Coordinator before signing up for internship or practicum credit.

ANTH 316 - Internship in Anthropology Credits: 1-6 - minimum three (3) credits required
ES 450 - Internship Exercise Specialist Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Community Internship Credits: 1-16 - minimum three (3) credits required

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 15

^eIf a course is used to fulfill the Foundations requirements it may not be taken to fulfill Disciplinary Explorations.

^f Check course description for prerequisite course requirements.

^tTopics courses may count when the specific topic offered in a particular term is approved by the GWS Coordinator. The topic must be centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist analysis, and/or women’s studies.