Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
About the Minor
Gender and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary program that provides exciting opportunities to study how gender and sexuality shape human affairs. The program encourages students to explore a broad array of interests in understanding how gender and sexuality have changed and developed over time in their meaning, constructions, contexts and practices. Courses are taught by interdisciplinary faculty from different departments in the College of Arts and Sciences and from different colleges around the university. The program is in the stages of developing more courses exploring the methodologies and conceptual frameworks that have come out of the field—such as trans studies, feminist philosophies and reproductive justice. Graduates with this minor will be prepared with the skills necessary for engaging in the challenges of contemporary life and to apply those skills to a wide range of fields such as public health, law and digital media.
Additional information
For more information about this minor, contact Jennifer Yusin, PhD jyusin@drexel.edu.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| WGST 101 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3.0 |
| WGST 201 | Introduction to Feminisms | 3.0 |
| Choose one of the following three theory courses | 3.0 | |
| Sex, Gender, Feminism: A Seminar in Feminist Theories | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Masculinities | ||
| Students must complete at least 15 credits of elective courses: | 15.0 | |
| Gender & Black Popular Culture | ||
| Women in Art | ||
| Media and Identity | ||
| Sex, Violence, & Crime on the Internet | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Women in American History | ||
| Technology and Identity | ||
| Women and Children: Health & Society | ||
| Philosophy of Sex & Love | ||
| Women's Health Psychology | ||
| Women & Minority Opportunities in Sport | ||
| Legal Foundations of Title IX | ||
| Sex and Society | ||
| Gender and Society | ||
| Writing on the Body | ||
| Women & Human Rights Worldwide | ||
| Women and Society in a Global Context | ||
| Gender and Black Popular Culture | ||
| Gender and Judaism | ||
| Women's Health and Human Rights | ||
| Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Independent Study in Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Sex, Gender, Feminism: A Seminar in Feminist Theories | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Masculinities | ||
| Retail Intersections: Social & Cultural Issues | ||
| Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
