Gender Studies Minor
18 credit hours
By adding the Gender Studies minor to your major, you can acquire a variety of marketable skills, such as writing, public speaking, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and diversity training. The minor’s interdisciplinary and global perspectives can give you a competitive edge on the job market and can enhance virtually any career path you choose. You can learn how to analyze and think critically about gender constructions across different historical periods, cultures, and global practices. In addition to its focus on the history and achievements of women, marginalized populations, and various identity intersections, the minor will also introduce you to scholarship about men's lives, masculinity, and the lives of people who identify along the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Add the minor for an opportunity to learn how to foster the growth of a community of scholars, citizens, and activists across many disciplines and programs.
Requirements
Minor Coursework
6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Elective Coursework
12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| ARTH 36300 | Early Modern Gender Studies | 3 |
| ARTH 38400 | Classical Myth | 3 |
| CCJ 31500 | Victimology | 3 |
| CCJ 35005 | Women, Crime, and the Law | 3 |
| COM 32700 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| ENGL 20106 | World Literature: Faith, War, Travel, Memory, Love | 3 |
| ENGL 27500 | Gender: Body, Mind, and Power | 3 |
| ENGL 34200 | Politics, Passion, Poetry and Problems: The Romantic Movement | 3 |
| ENGL 35400 | Finding Home: Space, Place, and Identity in American Literature | 3 |
| GS 28000-28099 | Selected Topics in Gender Studies | 3 |
| GS 38600-38699 | Selected Topics in Gender Studies | 3 |
| HIST 11500 | US History: America through Gender | 3 |
| HIST 33100 | History of Gender in America | 3 |
| HIST 33400 | History of Racism in America | 3 |
| IS 31000 | Love and Sex | 3 |
| PHRL 20400 | Women, Religion, and Violence | 3 |
| PSY 21000 | Psychology of Parenting | 3 |
| PSY 30800 | Psychology of Women & Gender | 3 |
| PSY 31300 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| PSY 33400 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 36500 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 30400 | The Sociology of Gender Roles | 3 |
| SW 24000 | Human Diversity and Social Justice | 3 |
Additional courses in any department may be substituted with permission from the program. A maximum of two courses in the same department may be applied towards the requirements for the minor.