Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

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The minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies pushes students to examine the complex and dynamic interrelationship between race, ethnicity, locality, class, gender, sexuality, and religion in shaping the lives of men, women, and gender non-conforming people. The discipline uses queer and feminist theory to study the everyday realities of people in the United States and in other world regions historically and in the present.

Requirements

In order to earn a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, students must complete 30 credits in women, gender, and sexuality studies, with a minor/program grade point average of 2.00, including:

WGST 2010 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies 5 credit hours
WGST 4011 - The Utopian Imaginary 5 credit hours
Electives from approved list (20)

NOTE:

See Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies major electives list for approved electives.
At least 15 credits must be taken at Seattle University, five credits of which must be WGST 4011 .
As soon as a student decides to pursue a minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality studies, they should contact the director. In consultation with the director, students will choose an advisor and begin to design programs that fit their specific interests and best complement their majors. The advisor helps decide on specific courses, assures that all requirements of the minor are fulfilled, that the minor is noted on the transcript, and provides information on further study and/or career opportunities.
Courses selected for the minor may include those which fulfill university core or elective requirements, and those taken to fulfill a major.

See policy for Undergraduate Minors (84-1 ) for more information.