Gender Studies Minor
A gender studies minor educates students about the nature of gender inequality, and situates individual experiences of gender socialization in educational, historical, aesthetic, sociological and political contexts. The gender studies minor also equips students with the knowledge and analytical abilities needed to recognize and transform gender inequality in their own lives and in the world at large.
Program Competencies
The purpose of the program is:
- To challenge students to use a variety of critical thinking and problem solving skills to recognize and contend with gender inequality at the individual and social level.
- To develop students' understanding about the ways in which different cultures socialize members into feminine and masculine roles.
- To expand students' knowledge, skills, and consciousness regarding their choices in families, politics, work and leisure.
- To inform students of the diversity of women's contributions throughout history and across academic disciplines in a multicultural and global society.
Gender Studies Minor Requirements
Required:
| GST 273 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| GST 490 | Integrative Capstone in Women's Studies | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Electives
Choose 15 hours from the list of approved courses in Gender Studies
| GOVT 180 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| GST 230 | Social Welfare, History and Ethics | 3 |
| GST 302 | Criminogenic Family | 3 |
| GST 303 | Comparative Family Violence: An International Perspective | 3 |
| GST 305 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| GST 313 | Women in American History | 3 |
| GOVT 317 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 |
| GST 320 | Women Writers and Feminist Perspectives | 3 |
| GST 322 | Gender and Education | 3 |
| GST 333 | Women and Partner Violence | 3 |
| GST 335 | Families in Modern Society | 3 |
| GST 340 | Community Mental Health | 3 |
| GST 350 | Sex and Gender | 3 |
| GST 351 | Philosophy of Love and Sex | 3 |
| GST 354 | Individual and Society | 3 |
| GST 363 | Sex Industry Perspectives | 3 |
| GST 374 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| GST 375 | The Middle East | 3 |
| GST 377 | Twentieth Century Asian Wars | 3 |
| GST 380 | Race, Class, Gender and Crime | 3 |
| GST 397 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| GST 474 | Women and Health | 3 |
| GST 452 | Issues in Contemporary Broadcasting | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 21