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Twin Cities Campus
Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies B.A.Gender, Women and Sexuality
College of Liberal Arts
The Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota is committed to an inclusive study of gender and sexuality, informed by differences such as class, ethnicity, citizenship, disability, race and age. Our intellectual goals for students include learning from and engaging with interdisciplinary scholarship on gender, women, and sexuality; understanding the intersections among race, gender, class, and sexuality, both in the United States and globally; developing critical and analytical skills by bringing together the methods of a range of disciplines; enhancing research skills and creative talents and developing new ideas and theories about gender and sexuality that challenge assumptions and contribute to social change.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in gender, women and sexuality studies, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Preparatory Courses
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
GWSS 1002 - Politics of Sex
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 1003W - Women Write the World
[LITR, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 1004 - Screening Sex: Visual and Popular Culture
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 1005 - Engaging Justice
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 1006 - Skin, Sex, and Genes
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
Major Course
GWSS 3102W - Feminist Thought and Theory
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Electives
At least 3 electives courses must be at the 4xxx or 5xxx level.
Take 8 or more course(s) totaling 24 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
GWSS 3xxx
·
GWSS 4xxx
·
GWSS 5xxx
Senior Project
GWSS 4108 - Senior Capstone: Writing
(3.0 cr)
with
Take exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
GWSS 3xxx
·
GWSS 4xxx
·
GWSS 5xxx
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 1003W/GWSS 1003W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GLBT 1001/GWSS 1007 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GLBT 1001/GWSS 1007 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GWSS 3102W/GWSS 3102V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |