Minor in Gender Studies
Interdisciplinary Program Administered by the College of Liberal Arts
Effective Fall 2021
Courses vary by semester and may be offered in the Departments of Anthropology; Art and Art History: Biological and Allied Health Sciences; Communication Studies;
Economics; English; Exercise Science; History; Languages and Cultures;
Management; Music, Theatre and Dance; Nursing; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice and those identified as interdisciplinary studies.
Requirements (18 credits)
CORE COURSES
Students are required to take one course from the list below:
ANTHRO.380 Men and Women: An Anthropological Perspective
COMMSTUD.309 Gender Issues in Communication
ENGLISH.288 Feminist Reading of Culture
ENGLISH.380 Introduction to Queer Theory and Cultures
PHIL.408 Feminist Philosophy
POLISCI.377 Feminist Political Theory
SOC.320 Sociology of Gender
ELECTIVES
Remaining five courses are to be selected from these courses and be from a minimum of three different departments. All courses listed in the Core area, not taken as a core course, may be taken as an elective.
ANTHRO.430 Anthropology of Reproduction
ARABIC.212 Euro-Arab Cinema
ARTHSTRY.360 Women, Art, and Society
BIOLOGY.230 Human Sexuality
COMMSTUD.314 Communicating Identity and Difference
COMMSTUD.492 Special Topics in Organizational Communication (*depends on topic)
CRIMJUST.420 Crime, Social Inequality and Social Identity
ECONOMICS.313 Labor Economics
ENGLISH.152 Literature and Society (*depends on topic)
ENGLISH.156 Popular Literature: Women and Crime Fiction
ENGLISH.286 Women’s Literature Survey
ENGLISH.287 Black Women Writers
ENGLISH.335 Studies in American Literature: Women Writers
ENGLISH.347 Studies in British Literature (*depends on topic)
ENGLISH.377 Modern Drama (*depends on topic)
ENGLISH.480/1 Special Topics: Women Writers (*depends on topic)
ENGLISH.491 Topics in Criticism (Offered to seniors with chair approval)
EXERSCI.288 Women in Sport
HISTORY.329 The American Woman
HISTORY.469 Women and Gender in European Intellectual History I
HISTORY.470 Women and Gender in European Intellectual History II
MGMT.355 Managing Multicultural Organizations
NURSING.240 Contemporary Women’s Health
POLISCI.422 Gender and Politics
POLISCI.492 Seminar in Government and Politics (*depends on topic)
SOC.231 Marriage and Family
SOCWORK.270 Exploring LGBTQ+ Experiences
Petitions for Independent Research or Internships
Independent studies, individualized instruction, departmental research and writing courses, and internships can be counted toward the Minor if the project, study, or agency specifically reflects the curriculum goals of the Gender Studies Minor upon approval by the advisory board members.