Program: Gender Studies Minor - Indiana State University

Aug 13, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

This minor focuses on the complex interaction of gender with other identity markers such as race, ethnicity, sexuality, nation, and religion.

Required Gender Studies:

GNDR 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies 3 Credits
GNDR 301 - Gender, Race, Nation 3 Credits
GNDR 400 - Gender and Theory 3 Credits

Electives:

12 credits of approved elective courses.

AFRI 213 - Introduction to Black American Writers 3 Credits
AFRI 323 - African American History, 1890 to present 3 Credits
AFRI 383 - Modern Black American Literature 3 Credits
ARTH 373 - Women Artists 3 Credits
BIO 491 - Special Topics in Biology 1-4 Credits
COMM 428 - Media and Identity 3 Credits
COMM 483 - Gender Communication 3 Credits
ECON 353 - Gender and Economics 3 Credits
ENG 243 - Introduction to Black American Writers 3 Credits
ENG 339 - Women’s Literature 3 Credits
ENG 340 - Multicultural American Literature 3 Credits
ENG 346 - Modern Black American Literature 3 Credits
ENG 349 - Women Writers of the United States 3 Credits
ENG 359 - Women Writers of Great Britain 3 Credits
ENG 370 - Survey of Folklore 3 Credits
GERM 308 - Weimar and Fascism in German Culture 3 Credits
GH 301 - Honors Junior Seminar 3 Credits
GNDR 401 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 Credits
GNDR 402 - LGBTQ Studies 3 Credits
GNDR 403 - Independent Study 3 Credits
GNDR 450 - Student Activism in Theory and Practice 3 Credits
GNDR 475 - Fieldwork in Gender Studies 3 Credits
HIST 334 - African American History, 1890 to present 3 Credits
HIST 439A-C - Women in History 3 Credits
HRD 355 - Work-Life Integration 3 Credits
PSCI 107 - Leadership, Ethics, and Democracy 3 Credits
PSY 100 - Psychology of Human Sexuality and Sexual Responsibility 3 Credits
PSY 338 - Psychology of Women 3 Credits
PSY 485 - Psychology and Society 3 Credits
PSY 490 - Seminar in Psychology 1-3 Credits
*must take PSY490Z
RCSM 150 - Intro Nonprofit Ldrshp & Mgt 3 Credits
SOC 110 - United States and Global Diversity: Sociological Perspectives 3 Credits
SOC 302 - Work, Employment, and Society 3 Credits
SOC 390 - Social Stratification and Inequality 3 Credits
SOC 443 - Gender Stratification 3 Credits
SOWK 270 - Ethno-Cultural Issues 3 Credits
SOWK 352 - Social Welfare and Social Work 3 Credits

Note:

A Gender Studies Minor will include no more than 9 credits of 100 and 200 level classes.