The interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies minor offers students the opportunity to select courses from a wide variety
of disciplines. Women's and Gender Studies courses offer students a dynamic, interactive
environment that encourages critical thinking, empowers students as learners, enriches
their sense of our civilization's diverse heritage, connects their knowledge from
other courses, and challenges them to become actively engaged in shaping the world
around them.
To complete a minor, students must take at least 18 credits, choosing from WSGS required and selective elective courses which are offered under individual department prefixes. Most of the courses that
count toward a Women's and Gender Studies minor also satisfy CAS core requirements.
Students wishing to declare a Women's and Gender Studies Minor must contact the coordinator
of the program, Katherine Sinclair, before completing the online declaration of a minor form.
The Minor in Women's and Gender Studies introduces students to critical scholarship on gender and sexuality through an interdisciplinary lens. Students engage with diverse perspectives and intersectional approaches to examine how gender shapes social experiences and public policy. The course of study complements a broad range of university degrees, including Anthropology, Art, Communications, English, Health Sciences, History, Journalism and Public Communications, Nursing, Political Science, and Psychology among others, by equipping students with the insights and skills necessary to understand and challenge the gendered dimensions of human experience.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| WSGS A200 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WSGS A201 | Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| 12 |
AKNS/ANTH A461 | Decolonizing Methodologies | |
ANTH A202 | Cultural Anthropology | |
ANTH A452 | Global Biocultural Evolution | |
COMM A345 | Communication and Gender | |
ENGL A490E | Selected Topics in Women's Literature | |
HIST A490G | Selected Topics in the History of Gender | |
PSY A313 | Psychology of Sex and Gender | |
SOC A101 | Introduction to Sociology | |
SOC A377 | Sociology of Gender | |
WSGS/PS A355 | Women and Gender in Politics | |
WSGS A400 | Feminist and Gender Theories | |
WSGS A495 | Internship in Women's and Gender Studies | |
| Total | 18 |
A total of 18 credits is required for the minor, of which 9 must be upper division.
