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Twin Cities Campus
Feminist and Critical Sexuality Studies MinorGender, Women and Sexuality
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, 425 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-0332; fax: 612-624-3573)
Email:
gwss@umn.edu
Website: http://www.gwss.umn.edu
The graduate minor program in feminist and critical sexuality studies is located in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS). The feminist and critical sexuality studies minor is a supplementary program for graduate students already admitted to the University of Minnesota and enrolled in another degree program in the Graduate School. The minor is designed for students with widely flexible interests and academic aims looking for advanced graduate academic training in feminist and critical sexuality studies. The program is also designed to provide an interdisciplinary graduate program in GLBTQ studies. Students must apply for special admission through the feminist studies director of graduate studies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Graduate minors are expected to complete two foundation courses, GWSS 8108 and GWSS 8109. The two core courses are designed to give students a coherent interdisciplinary overview of central questions, texts, and research methods in feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. In addition, graduate minors must take three electives approved for the minor, which may include 5xxx-8xxx courses in gender, women, and sexuality studies or 5xxx-8xxx courses in other departments. At least one of these graduate-level courses must be taken inside the GWSS department and at least one of these graduate courses must be taken outside the GWSS department, preferably in the student's home department.
Special Application Requirements:
In a letter of interest to the director of graduate studies, applicants must demonstrate a clear relationship between the focus and objectives of their doctoral research and the goals, curriculum, and scholarly resources of the feminist and critical sexuality graduate minor program. Since the emphasis of the graduate minor is interdisciplinary, a focus or strong interest in such work is preferred. A prerequisite undergraduate major or minor in gender, women and/or GLBTQ/sexuality studies is not required for admission, but preferable. Applicants are expected to demonstrate general knowledge of this relevant scholarship in some combination of previous coursework, research and writing, and/or organizational activity/experience.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
To complete a Ph.D. minor, students must complete GWSS 8108 and 8109 and three graduate-level electives (9 cr), including at least one 5xxx or 8xxx course in feminist studies (GWSS 8xxx or GWSS 5xxx) and, at most, one feminist studies-approved graduate course from their home department. Students must apply for admission into the graduate minor program.
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