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.

Required Courses
WS 5376Representations of Women in U.S. Culture: 1800 to Present3
WS 5377Gender, Sex, and Society: Comparative Perspectives3
Prescribed Electives
Choose 3 to 9 hours of courses from the following:3-9
Mexican American Culture
Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective
Communication Theory
Historical Rhetoric and Social Influence
Gender and Communication
COUN 5394
Social Groups and Society: 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
HIST 5315A
Queer History: GLBT Histories in the United States
HIST 5316A
HIST 5316B
HIST 5318E
HIST 5345Q
HIST 5351C
HIST 5351F
Analyzing Representation in Media
Public Health Issues in Human Sexuality
Applied Philosophy
Philosophical Perspectives on Sex and Love
Philosophical Approaches to Feminist Thought
Problems in Philosophy
PSY 5360H
SAHE 7345
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 Hours9-15