Gender Studies Minor
The Gender Studies minor explores the complexities of gender in diverse historical, cultural, and social contexts and in representations in cultural texts such as literature, film, media, and the law. This interdisciplinary program examines how gender identity and expression intersect with race, class, sexuality, and other aspects of identity. Students will engage with topics including the experiences of women, men, and non-binary individuals, and the influences of systems of power on gender dynamics. Through critical analysis and research, the minor encourages students to challenge traditional norms and consider how evolving understandings of gender affect personal, social, and institutional structures.
No more than two courses applied to a minor may overlap with the student's declared major.
Minor Requirements (18 Credits)
Required Courses:
| CLCS 200 | Gender and Sexuality in a Global Context | 3 |
| CLCS 241 | Forbidden Acts: Queer Studies and Performance | 3 |
| CLCS 300 | Masculinities in Literature and Film | 3 |
Three of the following (at least one must be at the 300-level):
| CLCS 242 | Representations of Poverty in Literature | 3 |
| CLCS 243 | The Cultural Politics of Sports | 3 |
| CLCS 330 | The Politics of Mobility: Exile and Immigration | 3 |
| CLCS 371 | Law and Culture | 3 |
| COM 202 | Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 352 | Environmental Discourses | 3 |
| FAS 100 | Introduction to Fashion Studies | 3 |
| FRE 320 | Writing the Self: French Autobiography and Autofiction | 3 |
| FRE 324 | Postcolonial Franco-Maghrebi Literature: Exile, Margins, and Re-Territorialization | 3 |
| GER 374 | Strangers in Paradise?: Historical and Cultural Texts on Immigration into Switzerland | 3 |