Minor: Gender and Sexuality Studies, 18 Credits

Learning Goals for the Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies

After completing the Gender and Sexuality Studies minor, students will be able to:

• Analyze sexual and gendered phenomena
• Recognize systems of sexuality and gender
• Appraise and identify the social construction of gender and sexuality
• Identify and assess sexuality and gender at the intersection or race, age, ability and class
• Delineate between interpersonal and societal phenomena

Requirements

Required Courses: (6 credits)

GSS 210	Gender Studies (SJS)	3
GSS 250	Sexuality Studies (SJS)	3

Students must take a minimum of four courses from the following at least three of which must be at the 300-level or above: (12 credits)

COMM 303	Masculinity and Hollywood Film (MMCS)	3
COMM 391	Gender, Sexuality and Media	3
GSS 230/EWL 230	LGBTQ Literary Traditions (SJS)	3
GSS 234/EWL 234	Women’s Literary Traditions (SJS)	3
GSS 350/PHR 350	Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies (MMCS)	3
HIST 255	American Women’s History (SJS)	3
HIST 308	WOMEN AND GENDER IN MODERN EUR
HIST 372/IS 372	Women and Family in Chinese History (MMCS)	3
IS 334/ECO 334	Gender and Development	3
PSYCH 311	PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
PSYCH 319	Human Sexuality (SLS)	3
RS 216/GSS 216	Religion and Sexuality (SJS)	3
RS 228	Religion and Gender	3
SOC 213/PHR 213/GSS 213	Women, Society and Culture (SJS)	3
SOC 360/PHR 360/GSS 360	Queer Theory (MMCS)	3
SPAN 357/EWL 360	Hispanic Women Writers (MMCS)	3
THTR 327	Gender in Performance: Cross-Dressing on the American Stage (RES)	3