Gender Studies Minor

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Minor GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the minor. All courses required for the minor must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Minor

Required credits: 18

The minor is similarly structured as the major, whereby students take an introductory gender studies course, two electives in the social sciences, two electives in the humanities, and one unrestricted elective.

Three credits toward the minor must be taken at the 300 level or above.

GS 100 - Introduction to Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
Two electives in the social sciences (see electives in social sciences list)
Two electives in the humanities (see electives in the humanities list)
One unrestricted elective (see other courses list)

Additional Information:

Students must meet prerequisites for courses listed for the minor. See full course descriptions of electives under departmental listings.

Electives in the Social Sciences

GS 215 - Women in the Economy 3 credit(s)
GS 225 - Women’s and Gay Rights Social Movements 3 credit(s)
GS 248 - Psychology of Gender 3 credit(s)
GS 254 - The Sociology of the Family 3 credit(s)
GS 258 - Human Sexual Behavior 3 credit(s)
GS 281 - Women in Society 3 credit(s)
GS 315 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 326 - Sexuality and Social Conflict 3 credit(s)
GS 353W - Gender, Law, and Policy 3 credit(s)
GS 372 - Women and Crime 3 credit(s)

Electives in the Humanities

GS 222 - History of Women in America 3 credit(s)
GS 232 - European and American Witchcraft 3 credit(s)
GS 250 - Philosophy of Love and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 251W - Rhetorics of Gender Activism 3 credit(s)
GS 305 - African American Women Writers 3 credit(s)
GS 318 - Women and the Media 3 credit(s)
GS 319 - The 19th-Century Heroine 3 credit(s)
GS 328 - Studies in Women’s Writing 3 credit(s)
GS 330 - Gender and Sex in Popular Culture 3 credit(s)
GS 340W - Writing in Gender-Based Activist Organizations 3 credit(s)
GS 343 - Visualizing Gender 3 credit(s)
GS 350 - Ethics of Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 354 - Women in Film 3 credit(s)
GS 370 - Gay and Lesbian Literature 3 credit(s)
GS 383W - Gender, Knowledge, and Values 3 credit(s)

Other Courses

UISS 150D - Gender, Identity, and Society 3 credit(s)
GS 202 - Men and Masculinity 3 credit(s)
GS 290 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 291 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 390 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 391 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 420 - Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Theory 3 credit(s)
GS 450 - Internship in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 451 - Independent Study in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 490 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 491 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)