Gender Studies Minor

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Gender Studies seeks to advance understanding of the meaning and role of gender in social life. Doing so requires looking at gender against the backdrop of cultural, political, historical, and social institutions, and in relation to other influences such as class, race, sexuality, and nationality. As such, Gender Studies is inherently interdisciplinary, with courses offered in numerous departments and schools.

Required courses (18 hours)

GNDR 111 - Intro to Gender Studies Credits: 3
GNDR 333 - Perspectives on Gender Credits: 3

Elective courses

12 hours selected from the following courses:

CMST 402 - Gender, Communication, and Culture Credits: 3
CMST 427 - Family Communication Credits: 3
CRIM 403 - Violence Against Women Credits: 3
ECON 351 - Labor Economics Credits: 3
ENG 288 - Women in Literature Through the 18th Century Credits: 3
ENG 387 - Women’s Literature and Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory and Praxis Credits: 3
GNDR 449 - Special Topics: Gender Studies Credits: 3
HIST 311 - Women and Gender in America Credits: 3
HIST 398 - Historiography Credits: 3 (Approved topics are: Readings in History: Medieval Women and Readings in History: Women in Antiquity)
HIST 498 - Senior Seminar in American History Credits: 3
LIBA 497 - Capstone Studies Credits: 3 (Approved topics are: Women, Art, and Society and Parents and Children
MNGT 444 - Managing Diversity in Organizations Credits: 3
PHIL 365 - Sexual Ethics Credits: 3
PSY 298 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
PSY 381 - Psychology of Gender Credits: 3
SOC 261 - Marriage and Family Credits: 3
SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 431 - Gender and Society Credits: 3
SOCW 400 - Special Topics in Human Service Practice Credits: 3