The interdisciplinary women and gender studies minor offer students a rigorous and flexible program of study that examines women, gender and sexuality in relation to race, class, ability, nation and empire, among other variables. Students explore how gender and sexuality intersect with structures of power in a range of cultural, historical and geopolitical contexts. Drawing from approximately 50 courses, many cross-listed with other academic units, students fulfill the requirements of the minor and can design an emphasis relevant to their interests by focusing on one of three cognate areas: 1) gender/sexuality, 2) race/ethnicity and 3) global/transnational.
Declaration of a minor is open to any student enrolled at CU Boulder, regardless of college or school.
Requirements
Required Courses and Credits
Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours with grades of C- or better in approved women and gender studies courses, 12 credit hours of which must be upper division (3000 or 4000 level). Students are allowed to apply no more than 9 credit hours, including 6 upper-division credit hours, of transfer work toward a minor.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WGST 2000 | Introduction to US Gender, Race and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| or WGST 2600 | Introduction to Global Gender, Race and Sexuality Studies | |
| WGST 3020 | Feminist Methods of Inquiry and Praxis | 3 |
| WGST 3100 | Feminist Theories | 3 |
| Cognate Areas | ||
| One course each from two of the three cognate areas (see below) | 6 | |
| Electives 1 | ||
| Any lower- or upper-division course listed below that has not been used to fulfill any other minor requirements. | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Internships and independent study credit hours may apply, as well as special topics courses (WGST 3701, WGST 3702, WGST 3711, WGST 3712, WGST 4001 and WGST 4002); see advisor or department for more information. |
Cognate Areas
Students must take one course each from two different cognate areas for a total of 6 credit hours. Select topics offerings of special topics courses may apply to cognate areas; see advisor or department for more information.
Queer and Trans Studies Cognate Area
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Gender/Sexuality | 0-3 | |
| Topics in LGBT Studies | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Latina/x Studies (may count for queer and trans studies or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Feminist Fictions (may count for global/transnational or queer and trans studies, but not both) | ||
| Special Topics in Queer Literature | ||
| Sex, Power, Politics: International Perspectives (may count for global/transnational or queer and trans studies, but not both) | ||
| Critical Inquiries in Transgender Studies | ||
WGST/HIST 4620 | (may count for global/transnational or queer and trans studies, but not both) | |
| Lesbian and Gay History: Culture and Politics and Social Change in the U.S. | ||
Race/Ethnicity Cognate Area
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | 0-3 | |
| Dancing Histories: Sex, Gender and Race in U.S. Concert Dance | ||
| Women of Color: Chicanas in U.S. Society | ||
| Race, Class, Gender, and Crime | ||
| Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges | ||
| American Indian Women | ||
| Gender and U.S. Politics: Protest, Polls and Policy | ||
| Historical and Contemporary Issues of African American Women | ||
| Latina/x Studies (may count for queer and trans studies or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Gender, Race, Science and Technology | ||
| Women of Color and Activism | ||
| Black Feminist and Womanist Theories | ||
| Gender and Politics in Latin America (may count for global/transnational or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Indigenizing Feminism: Literature, Art, Film (may count for global/transnational or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Gender, Race and Immigration in Germany and Europe (may count for global/transnational or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality in Popular Culture | ||
| Women in East Asian History | ||
Global/Transnational Cognate Area
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Global/Transnational | 0-3 | |
| Gender, Culture, and Sexuality | ||
| Screening Race, Class & Gender in the U.S. and the Global Borderland | ||
| Gender, Islam and Modernity | ||
| Gender and Development | ||
| Women in Islam | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East | ||
| Global Gender Issues | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and Global Health | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Africa | ||
| Gender and Politics in Latin America (may count for global/transnational or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Gender, Race, Sexuality and Global Migration | ||
| Who Runs the World? Sex, Power, and Gender in Geography | ||
| Feminist Fictions (may count for global/transnational or queer and trans studies, but not both) | ||
| Gender, Genocide and Mass Trauma | ||
| Indigenizing Feminism: Literature, Art, Film (may count for global/transnational or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Sex, Power, Politics: International Perspectives (may count for global/transnational or queer and trans studies, but not both) | ||
| Gender, Race and Immigration in Germany and Europe (may count for global/transnational or race/ethnicity, but not both) | ||
| Gender Politics and Global Activism | ||
WGST/HIST 4620 | (may count for global/transnational or queer and trans studies, but not both) | |
Lower-Division Electives
Students may take no more than 3 credit hours of lower-division electives.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-division electives | 0-3 | |
| Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Literature | ||
| Language, Gender and Sexuality | ||
| The Social Construction of Sexuality | ||
or WGST 1016 | Sex, Gender, and Society 1 | |
or SOCY 1016 | Sex, Gender, and Society 1 | |
| Introduction to World Literature by Women | ||
or WGST 1270 | Introduction to American Literature by Women | |
or ENGL 1270 | Introduction to American Literature by Women | |
| Femininities, Masculinities, Alternatives | ||
| Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Rome | ||
| Women, Gender, Literature, and the Arts | ||
| Philosophy and Gender | ||
| Gender, Race, Sex and the Body | ||
| Psychology of Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Women and Religion | ||
Upper-Division Electives
Select an additional course or courses from the three cognate areas above or from the following upper-division electives listed below to bring the total credit hours in the minor to 18 and the total upper-division credit hours in the minor to 12.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-Division Electives | 0-3 | |
| Women and Film | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Topics in Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Italian Feminisms: Culture, Theory, and Narratives of Difference | ||
| Women's Mental Health: A Biopsychosocial Approach | ||
| Marriage and the Family in the United States | ||
| Feminist Practical Ethics | ||
| Sex, Power, and Politics: U.S. Perspectives | ||
| Religion and Feminist Thought | ||
| Women, Gender & Sexuality in Jewish Texts & Traditions | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Facilitating Peaceful Community Change | ||
| Gender, Personality, and Culture | ||
| German Women Writers | ||
| Women in Buddhism | ||
| Advanced Writing in Feminist Studies | ||
| Performing Voices of Women | ||
| Family and Society | ||
| Religion and Reproductive Politics in the United States | ||
| Special Topics in Women Writers | ||
| Women in 20th-21st Century Russian, East European and Eurasian Cultures | ||
WGST/HIST 4616 | ||
WGST/HIST 4626 | ||
| Women, Gender and War | ||
| Gender in Hagiography | ||