Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)

Minor Requirements

The minor requires a total of six WGSS-designated courses:

  • WGSS 200. Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • One course in Theoretical Inquiries, such as:

    • WGSS 381A - Latin American Sexualities - (SOC 380J, LACS 380C)

    • WGSS 381B - Feminist Theories - (PLSC 387F, HDEV 380P, PPL 380G)

    • WGSS 481A - Feminist & Diasporic Perf. Art - (AAAS 480J, COLI 480P, AFST 480S, LACS 484A, PHIL 480B)

    • WGSS 481C - Queer Crit Legal Theory & Law - (PPL 487D, HMRT 488X)

    • WGSS 481E - Trans-National Journeys: Dreams - (AFST 480N, COLI 483B, AAAS 480R, PHIL 480N)

      One course in Social Justice, Social Movements, such as:

    • WGSS 282A - LGBTQ History - (HDEV 282A, HMRT 288Y)

    • WGSS 282C - Feminism & Translation - (LING 280H, TRIP 280B)

    • WGSS 382B - Sexualities In Society - (HDEV 357)

    • WGSS 382C - Lit. of N. Africa & M. East - (COLI 483E, ARAB 380E, AFST 462)

    • WGSS 482A - Social Justice - (LACS 480B, HDEV 400, HMRT 483X, SOC 480H)

  • One course in either Critical Humanities or Critical Social Sciences, such as:
    • for Critical Humanities:

      • WGSS 283A - Queerness & Gender Film Culture - (ANTH 281G, GERM 281D, COLI 281K, CINE 285C)

      • WGSS 383B - Transnationalism & Film - (ENG 300A, COLI 331D, AAAS 380D, CINE 380G)

      • WGSS 383C  - Indigenous Feminisms - (ENG 380D)

      • WGSS 383G - Women in Film: World Cultures - (THEA 389D)

    • for Critical Social Sciences:

      • WGSS 384B - Prisoner Writings & Activism - (LACS 380F, SOC 380K, AFST 380R, ENG 380Q, HMRT 389J, PPL 380F, HDEV 380K)

      • WGSS 384C - US War on Drugs & Latin America - (AFST 380C, LACS 380N, SOC 380I, HDEV 380I, PPL 380M)

      • WGSS 384E  - Whiteness - (AFST 380H, SOC 380T)

      • WGSS 384I - Language & Gender - (TRIP 380L, LING 380V, ANTH 380X)

      • WGSS 484D - Sexuality Studies Seminar - (ANTH 514, ANTH 463)

  • Two elective courses designated as WGSS (any course not designated as WGSS must be approved by a WGSS advisor)

    • WGSS 380C  - Sex and Law in the Modern U.S. - (HIST 380D, PPL 380B, HMRT 380F)

    • WGSS 380D - Race & Gender in Am Lit - (ENG 300I)

    • WGSS 380F - Sexual Trafficking, Sexual Trsm - (LACS 380D, SOC 342)

    • WGSS 380G - Women in Ancient Theater - (THEA 389F, AMS 310)

    • WGSS 480A - Feminist Cultural Stud Biomed - (GPH 480A)

    • WGSS 480G - Gender and Violence in Africa - (PLSC 485X, PAFF 582, GMAP 518B, SOC 480J, GMAP 481E)

    • WGSS 480H - Gender and Masculinity - (SOC 480M)

The above courses must also meet the following requirements:

  • At least three courses (12 credits) must be at the 300 level or higher, including at least one course at the 400 level
  • At least three courses (12 credits) must be cross-listed, each with a different departments
  • At least three courses (12 credits) must be taken at °®¶¹´«Ã½
  • Students must receive a minimum of a C grade in order for a course to fulfill requirements for the minor, and no courses taken under the Pass/Fail option may be credited toward the minor

For more information visit the or contact WGSS director, Dara Silberstein.