Jena Nicols Curtis, coordinator
Cornish/Van Hoesen Trailer, Room 3
607-753-2979
Fax: 607-753-4226

Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS)
Sue Pettitt, 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 an interdisciplinary program interlinking the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and the arts. It is designed to complement many academic majors. Students completing the minor are able to examine interlocking systems of difference based on gender, sexuality, race, nation, class, ethnicity and ability, and to develop practical and theoretical skills for understanding and engaging the historical, social, cultural, economic and political contexts shaping our world.

Our vision is to advance the field through interdisciplinary research and innovative pedagogies, inspiring a new generation of gender and sexuality scholars and feminist leaders committed to social justice.

Administration of this program and advisement for its students are conducted by the program coordinator and the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Committee, a subcommittee of the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies. 

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 269 - LGBTQ Literature
• WGS 400 - Colloquium in Women's, Gender and Sexuality
• WGS 445 - Women and Sport
• WGS 552 - Gender Issues in Education