2012/2013 Undergraduate
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Gender Studies Minor
The minor in Gender Studies allows students to study gender and sexuality while pursuing a major in another area. Students majoring in psychology, human services, law enforcement and many other disciplines who minor in gender studies gain practical and theoretical knowledge that helps prepare them for a diverse workplace.
Requirements (19-20 credits)
- At least half of the credits required for the gender studies minor must be completed at Metropolitan State including at least one core course.
- Up to 9 lower division credits (100 and 200 level courses) may be applied to the minor.
- Transfer courses may be applicable to minor requirements. The university's degree audit will specify transfer courses that are directly equivalent to minor requirements; other transfer courses must be approved by one of the coordinators of the Gender Studies Program.
Core Courses (7-8 credits)
- GNDR 201 Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
- GNDR 270 Gender, Race, and Popular Culture or
- GNDR 345 Global Perspectives on Gender
must be taken at upper division level - GNDR 365/PHIL 365 The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality
must be taken at upper division level
Electives (12 credits)
- ANTH 302 Gender and Culture
- ANTH 325 Women, Development and Social Change
- BIOL 106 Biology of Women
- CJS 318 Women and Crime
- COMM 321 Gender, Sport and Communication in the U.S.
- ECON 315 Economics of Diversity
- ETHS 354 Chicana/o Gender and Sexuality
- ETHS 363 Asian American Women: Myths and Realities
- GNDR 220 Introductory Topics in Gender Studies
- GNDR 270 Gender, Race and Popular Culture
- GNDR 300 Topics in Gender Studies
- GNDR 345 Global Perspectives on Gender
- GNDR 350I Gender Studies Individual Internship
- GNDR 365 The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality
cross-listed with PHIL 365 The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality - GNDR 369 GLBT Issues in Literature and Film
- GNDR 402 Gender Studies Capstone
- GNDR 501 Theories and Methodologies in Gender Studies
- HIST 309 Women and Public Activism
- HIST 328 Women in Modern U.S. History
- HIST 339 History of Sexuality: Modern Perspectives
- HIST 357 Women in Early Modern Europe
- HIST 394 Comparative Women's History
- HIST 451 American Women's Movements
- HSER 307 Gender Violence in Global Perspective
- IDST 330 Women in Math, Science and Technology
- LING 346 Language and Gender
- LIT 312 Women Writers
- LIT 315 Gender in Literature and Film
- LIT 362 Black Women Writers
- PHIL 306 Philosophy and Sexuality
- PHIL 364 Women and Philosophy
- POL 332 Gender and the Law
- PSYC 331 Psychology of Men
- PSYC 335 Psychology of Women
- PSYC 367 Human Sexuality
- RELS 377 Women and Religion
- SOC 317 Women in Minnesota Life: Education, Politics and Social Change
- SOC 325 Body Politics
- WRIT 231 Writing II: Writing about Gender
