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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
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The Women’s and Gender Studies minor is a multidisciplinary program focusing on social constructions of gender and sex as well as the consequences of these constructions. As sex and gender are enmeshed in a matrix that includes race, ethnicity, class, sexual identity, and religion, the minor explores the experiences of diverse populations, both in the United States and around the world.
Students will complete five courses and Portfolio as follows:
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Electives
Choose four courses from the following, no more than two in a single department:
Note:
Regular semester 190/290/390 Special Topics courses and May Term courses may be accepted, pending administrative approval, for credit toward the minor. In addition, students can request that appropriate internships or research projects count toward the minor.
Senior Portfolios in Women’s Studies
Each student earning a Women’s Studies minor is expected to maintain and submit a portfolio by the end of their final semester containing a reflective essay addressing the goals of the Women’s Studies minor and three significant writing samples from different courses in the program.
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