Minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The graduate minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies requires 9-15 semester credit hours. The Graduate College and the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies offers this interdisciplinary program that concentrates on the fields of women's studies, gender studies, sexuality studies, and queer studies. Drawing on recent scholarship about women, gender and sexuality, this minor provides a flexible, coherent program that enables students to complement any major with the study of the significance of gender and sexuality. The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor helps students create opportunities for themselves in a rapidly changing society.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WS 5376 | Images of Women | 3 |
| WS 5377 | Realities of Women | 3 |
| Prescribed Electives | ||
| Choose 3 to 9 hours of courses from the following: | 3-9 | |
| Mexican American Culture | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cross Cultural Perspective | ||
| Seminar in Human Communication Theory | ||
| Historical Rhetoric and Social Influence | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Counseling Women | ||
| Diversity Studies: Theories & Issues | ||
| Contemporary Fiction | ||
| Studies in American Poetry | ||
| Studies in American Prose | ||
| Studies in the Romantic Movement | ||
| Studies in Victorian Poetry | ||
| Studies in Victorian Prose | ||
| Studies in Literature for Children or Adolescents | ||
| History of Children’s Literature | ||
| Problems in Language and Literature | ||
| American Sexualities | ||
| Queer History: GLBT Histories in the United States | ||
| Women's Rights in Comparative Perspective | ||
| Women and Empire | ||
| European Sexualities | ||
| Gender and Citizenship | ||
| Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Labor History | ||
| US Women's History | ||
| Gender, Race, and Class in the Media | ||
| Public Health Issues in Human Sexuality Education | ||
| Applied Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Sex and Love | ||
| Feminist Theory | ||
| Problems in Philosophy | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in College | ||
| Seminar on the Sociology of Gender | ||
| Gender and Aging in Society | ||
| Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature (Independent Study) | ||
| Independent Research in Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 9-15 | |
