Minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

To declare a minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies please visit the Rutgers myMajor system.

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Minor requirements
Offered courses

Minor requirements:

(effective 2003 - 2004)

Students are required to complete six 3-credit courses (with a grade of C or better) in the minor, for a total of 18 credits.

988:101 Introduction to Gender, Race, and Sexuality (3 credits)
or
988:130 Knowledge & Power: Issues in Women's Leadership (3 credits; open to Douglas Residential College students only)
or
988:201 Feminist Practices (3 credits)
or
988:202 Gender, Culture, & Representation (3 credits)
or
988:235 Dynamics of Race, Class, Sex (3 credits)

988:301 Feminist Theory: Historical Provocations (3 credits)
(Pre-req: 988:101, 130, 201, 202 or 235, or by special permission)
or
988:302 Feminist Theory: Contemporary Engagements (3 credits)
(Pre-req: 988:101, 130, 201, 202 or 235, or by special permission)
or
988:303 Global Feminisms (3 credits)
(Pre-req: 988:101, 130, 201, 202 or 235, or by special permission)

Four (4) WGS electives.

Elective courses chosen from either the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality core course list or the approved cognate course list or other courses approved by a program adviser, at least one of which must have race, class or sexuality at its center (to see the list of courses that fulfill this requirement, click here). Of the four elective courses, not more than two can be from the same department. At least one elective must be at the 300 level and one at the 400 level. Of the four elective courses, all four can be from WGSS. If you elect to take cognate courses in other departments, not more than two can be from the same department.

Note that only a few select courses are available each term. You may also obtain a list at our Department. To see current semester course listings click here.

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