Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor
General Degree Requirements
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Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - WOMEN'S, GENDER, & SEXUALITY STUDIES
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| WGSS 163L | Historical and Literary Perspectives in Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| or WGSS 263S | Social and Political Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality | |
| WGSS 363 | Feminist and Queer Theories and Methods | 3 |
| WGSS 499 | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Capstone | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 12 credits from the following courses, at least one of which must be upper-division (300-400 level): | 12 | |
Any WGSS course | ||
| Black: From Africa to Hip-Hop | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of World | ||
| Anthropology of Gender | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Rhetorical Construction of Women | ||
| Rhetoric of Women's Activism | ||
| Intimate Relationships | ||
| Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions | ||
| Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Contemporary Germany | ||
| African American History to 1865 | ||
| African American History Since 1865 | ||
| Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion | ||
| The American South | ||
| Women in America: Colonial Period to Civil War | ||
| Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present | ||
| Alcohol in American History | ||
| Families & Children in America | ||
| The Black Radical Tradition | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| Writing Women's Lives | ||
| Gender & Sexuality in English Fiction | ||
| Indigenous World View Perspectives | ||
| Oral and Written Traditions of Native Americans | ||
| Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions | ||
| Native American Beliefs and Philosophy | ||
| Politics of Social Movements | ||
| Trauma and Resilience | ||
| Race, Gender & Class | ||
| Gender and Society | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Rural Sociology | ||
| Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice | ||
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Prostitution & Human Trafficking | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |