Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

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The minor requires the completion of 24 semester credit hours. All courses marked with an asterisk (*) below have prerequisites.

Requirements:

Core Courses:

All minors must take the following core courses:

WGSS 100 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 4
WGSS 210 - Social Movements in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 4 OR
WGSS 211 - Queer Lives Credits: 4
WGSS 300 - Feminist and Queer Theory Credits: 4 *
WGSS 580 - Junior Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 4 *

Electives:

Minors must take eight credits of electives from the Program and/or Discipline-Specific courses listed under the electives for the WGSS major requirements. At most four credits from the internship courses WGSS 501 , WGSS 502 , WGSS 503 , and PSYCH 540 may count toward the elective requirement.

Note:

All Allegheny courses required for a WGSS minor must be taken on letter grade basis and are included in the GPA calculation with the exception of repeated courses, for which only the most recent grade counts.

Because this minor is Interdisciplinary Studies, students may complete any major to satisfy the college requirement that the major and minor be in different area of study.

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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Requirements:

Core Courses:

Electives:

Note: