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 Sexuality Studies upon satisfactorily fulfilling the core and elective requirements. At least twelve (12) credits must be discrete from any other major or minor.

Minor Electives

Complete a total of 6 courses/18 credits from the following:

ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3
or
GSS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3
ANTH 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3
or
GSS 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3
ART 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 3
or
GSS 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 3
BL 325 - Special Topics: Borderlands Credits: 3
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
ENGL 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
or
GSS 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 425 - Advanced Literary Topics Credits: 3
ES 303 - Gender and Sport Credits: 3
or
GSS 303 - Gender and Sport Credits: 3
GSS 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
GSS 300 - Masculinities Credits: 3
GSS 302 - Queer Theory Credits: 3
HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 3
GSS 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3
or
HIST 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3
GSS 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3
or
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 3
GSS 365 - Feminist Philosophies Credits: 3
or
PHIL 365 - Feminist Philosophies Credits: 3
GSS 272 - Psychology of Women and Gender Credits: 3
or
PSYC 272 - Psychology of Women and Gender Credits: 3
GSS 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
or
PSYC 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
PSYC 311 - Service Learning Topics Credits: 3
(minimum 3 credits required)
GSS 369 - Music and Gender Credits: 3
or
MU 369 - Music and Gender Credits: 3
GSS 311 - Indigenous Women Credits: 3
or
NAIS 311 - Indigenous Women Credits: 3
SOC 275 - Families and Marriage Credits: 3
GSS 279 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class Credits: 3
or
SOC 279 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class Credits: 3
GSS 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 3
or
SOC 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 3
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 six (6) credits of practicum/internship may count in the Disciplinary Explorations section of the minor. Students MUST receive approval from the Gender and Sexuality Studies Coordinator before signing up for internship or practicum credit.

ANTH 316 - Internship in Anthropology Credits: 1-6
(minimum 3 credits required)
ED 450 - Secondary Teaching Methods SBFE Credits: 1
(minimum 3 credits required)
SOC 320 - Community Internship Credits: 1-16
(minimum 3 credits required)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 18

Prior to course registration, students should review all courses for prerequisites, minimum prerequisite grade requirements and minimum class standing.

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

^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.