Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS)
Susan Stout, secretary
Old Main, Room 122
607-753-5784

School

Arts and Sciences

Minors Offered

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor [WGSS]  

Career Potential

• Teacher
• Counselor
• Journalist
• Lobbyist

Description

The women's, gender, and sexuality studies minor is interdisciplinary and is designed to complement many academic majors. Administration of this program and advisement for its students is conducted by the Women's Studies Committee, a subcommittee of the Multicultural and Gender Studies Council. Students completing the minor will be exposed to scholarship focusing on women's role and status in society in both historical and contemporary contexts. The minor helps students prepare for numerous careers that are enhanced by an understanding of sex roles and relations between men and women in society.

Programs

• Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor [WGSS]

Courses

• WGS 100 - Introduction to Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• WGS 101 - Social Construction of Men and Masculinities
• WGS 200 - Women and U.S. Institutions
• WGS 230 - Sexism and Heterosexism: An Integrated Study
• WGS 400 - Colloquium in Women's, Gender and Sexuality
• WGS 445 - Women and Sport
• WGS 552 - Gender Issues in Education