Undergraduate Minor
The minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) enhances any undergraduate major by offering students an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on the diverse experiences of women, girls, and non-binary genders in national and global contexts. The Program offers a broad range of electives that provide students with the conceptual tools they need to critically examine the social construction of gender (and its intersections with race, class/caste, sexuality, coloniality, age, dis/ability, and citizenship) as they shape knowledge, identity, and social practices. Curricular areas of emphasis include feminist theories and methodologies, social justice movements, LGBTQIA+/Queer Studies, and women's literatures, histories, and visual cultures.
Required Core Courses
A WGSS complements any major by preparing students to think critically about social issues and histories related to gender and its intersections with other identities. It requires 21 hours of coursework - four required courses and three electives. Required classes include:
- WGS 120 - Gender, Sex, and Power
- PHI 246 - Feminist Philosophies OR
POL 338 - Gender and Political Theory - HIS 261 - History of Women in the United States to 1865 OR
HIS 262 - History of Women in the United States since 1865 - ENG 160 - Introduction to Women's Writing OR
ENG 260: History of Literature by Women OR
ENG 261: Women's Literature in a Global Context OR
ENG 360: Studies in Women's Writing
For more information on the WGSS minor, please review the WGSS Minor Plan of Study Worksheet.
Course electives for the upcoming semester are also posted on the WGSS webpage the week before registration.