Gender Studies Minor

(21 credits)

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

Required Gender Studies Core (12 credits):

GNDR 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies 3 Credits
GNDR 301 - Gender, Race, Nation 3 Credits
GNDR 400 - Gender and Theory 3 Credits
GNDR 402 - LGBTQ Studies 3 Credits

Electives (9 credits):

9 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
COMM 428 - Media and Identity 3 Credits
COMM 433 - Media Criticism 3 Credits
COMM 455 - Organizational Communication 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
GNDR 401 - Special Topics in Gender 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 439 A-C - Women in History 3 Credits
HRD 355 - Work-Life Integration 3 Credits
LING 423 - LGBT+ Sociolinguistics 3 Credits
PHIL 324 - Feminist Philosophies 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
RCSM 150 - Intro Nonprofit Ldrshp & Mgt 3 Credits
SOC 110 - United States and Global Diversity: Sociological Perspectives 3 Credits
SOC 260 - Marriage and Family 3 Credits
SOC 269 - Sociology of Sexualities 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 - Cultural Awareness and Diversity 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.

The Gender Studies Minor is not available to students who have declared the Multidisciplinary Studies Major with a concentration in Gender Studies.