Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Minor Requirements

The women’s, gender, and sexuality studies minor consists of six (6) courses (24 credits or more), in a combination of 3 or more CORE courses from Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and 3 or more courses from other departments, planned in consultation with the student’s WGSS advisor and the WGSS chair. The latter courses may be organized in the form of one of the thematic groupings described for the WGSS major.

1. One Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 100-level (introductory) core course;
2. WGSS 200 - Feminist/Queer Theories and Methodologies ;
3. Minors are encouraged to take one 300-level (advanced) WGSS core course;
4. Minors who have taken the necessary prerequisites may enroll in WGSS 400 - Senior Seminar: Linking Theory and Practice  or WGSS 405 - Senior Seminar: Topics  or a 600-number project (excluding preceptorships) with prior approval from the department; and
5. Up to 4 credit hours of internship are highly recommended.