Program Information

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor
This minor offers students the opportunity to think critically about gender and sexuality within the complex weave of cultural, historical, political, and social forces, recognizing that gender and sexuality are deeply shaped by context, location, and other significant identities, such as race, class, nationality, religion, age, and ability.

Core Requirement:
ANTH/SOC 333: Women Across Cultures, or
ANTH/SOC 334: Women's Experience in America, or
PSY 450: Selected Topics (Gender and Sexualities) (4)

Humanities and Fine Arts Electives:
a minimum of 8 units of upper-division courses chosen from the list below
(other courses may be approved by the chairperson):
ART 390: Art History: Selected Topics (Women and Art) (4)
CORE 320: The Human Condition (Women Playwrights and Feminist Theory) (3)
WRT 307: Spec. Topics in Writing & Literature: (Gender & Autobiography) (4)
FREN 365: Women in Film and Fiction (4)
MUS 356: Women Composers (4)
REL 340: Women in Religion (4)
SPCM 210: Interpersonal Communication (4)
SPAN/LIT 430-433: Hispanic Readings I, II, III, IV (Prosa Feminina Hispanoamerica
or Raza, Clase y Genero en la Literatura Latinoamericana). (4)

Social Science Electives:
a minimum of 8 units of upper-division courses chosen from the list below
(other courses may be approved by the chairperson):
ANTH/SOC 333: Women Across Cultures (4)
ANTH/SOC 334: Women's Experience in America (4)
CORE 340: The Sustainable Planet (Women and the Environment) (3)
PSY 450: Psychology of Women (4)
PSY 450: Selected Topics (Gender and Sexualities) (4)