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Students majoring in other departments are offered the opportunity of an academic concentration in Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies through the interdisciplinary minor. Students work with a faculty sponsor to design individualized courses of study reflecting their particular areas of interest. Graduates have found a minor in Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies to be an excellent asset in competing for placement in professional fields and graduate programs. Students considering a minor should contact the academic advisor in the department.

Requirements

A minimum of 18 credits in Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies is required for the minor; applicable courses are listed each semester in the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Five College Course Description Guide. The 18 credits must include WOMENSST 201 Gender and Difference: Critical Analyses, and at least one course from one of these categories: critical race feminisms, transnational feminisms, and sexuality studies as listed in the Course Description Guide. The remaining credits may be earned in WOMENSST courses; in approved courses offered in other departments at the University or in Five College courses; or in component courses, if the paper or project done by the student focuses on an overlapping area within Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Restrictions on course selection and on “component courses” are found each semester in the Course Description Guide. Elective credit may also be earned, when approved, in independent studies or practica related to the minor (to a maximum of six credits).