Academics
Women's, Gender,and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an interdisciplinary academic program that challenges students to critically engage the ways that intersecting categories of gender, sexuality, race, class/caste, age, dis/ability, and citizenship shape our lives, cultures, and communities.
Our Program has been a vibrant part of the ISU community since 1972.
WGSS Programs
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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Minor
Learn and apply the critical tools to examine the persistence of injustices in both historical and contemporary contexts.
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Queer Studies Certificate
Enhance your understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) issues.
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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate
Students have the opportunity to study gender and its intersections in various aspects of identity.
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WGSS Graduate Certificate for Social Work Students
An ideal match for social work students interested in broadening their understandings of social injustice.
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Current Course Offerings
Are you interested in pursuing a minor or graduate certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)? Are you curious to know what WGSS courses are being offered? Please view our course offerings below.
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Major-Specific Sample Plans of Study
Interested in a WGSS minor, but unsure how it could fit within your schedule? Below are major-specific plans of study with the WGSS minor.
- Anthropology and WGS Minor
- Criminal Justice and WGS Minor
- English and WGS Minor
- English Teacher Education and WGS Minor
- Environmental Systems Science and WGS Minor
- History and WGS Minor
- Music Business and WGS Minor
- Philosophy and WGS Minor
- Political Science and WGS Minor
- Psychology and WGS Minor
- School Health Education and WGS Minor
- Social Work and WGS Minor
- Sociology and WGS Minor