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Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Minor)

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The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor relies on multi-disciplinary approaches to the study of women and the social, cultural, and historical constructions of gender and sexuality, particularly as they intersect with race, ethnicity, class, culture, religion, and nation. Students will take at least one foundational course and courses from other disciplines with at least one of those serving as a capstone experience.

Degrees & Offerings
  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Lock Haven
  • Mansfield
Department
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Petitions for Independent Research or Internships

Independent studies, individualized instruction, departmental research and writing courses, and internships can be counted toward the minor if the project, study, or agency specifically reflects the curriculum goals of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor upon approval by the advisory board members.

Courses and Curriculum

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor Requirements

  • 18 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

  1. Gender and Sexuality in Society: Students will describe and analyze the construction of gender and sexuality culturally, politically, and historically, and as it relates to various identity categories including but not limited to race, class, culture, ethnicity, age, and disability.
  2. Critical Reasoning: Students will identify and explain concepts relevant to identity formation, applying those concepts to the representations of gender and sexuality in society.
  3. Critical Analysis: Students will identify and analyze multicultural social and environmental issues from the perspectives of gender and sexuality both in the United States and in the global contexts.
  4. Diversity: Students will recognize the historical and cultural roots of inequality and respond to the need for social justice. Emphasis will be given to the representation of women as a gender category and its place in the development of this field of study.

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