2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Minor Courses | ||
| To be taken in sequence | ||
| WGS 1824 | Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies | 3 |
| or WGS 1114 | Intro to LGBTQ+ Lives | |
| WGS 2114 | Feminist Theory ((Pre: WGS 1824)) | 3 |
| WGS 4224 | Women's Studies Seminar ((Pre: WGS 1824 and WGS 2114)) | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Elective Courses | 6 | |
| Select two of the following: | ||
| The Black Woman in the U.S. (when course is focused on gender and race) | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Asian American Experience (when the topic is women, gender, sexualities, masculinities, and/or diversity) | ||
| Race and Gender in Religion and Culture | ||
| Creativity, Power, & Politics | ||
| Race, Class, Gender, and Sexualities (when course is focused on women, gender, sexualities, masculinities, and/or diversity) | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Issues | ||
| Independent Study (variable credit; by arrangement with a professor) | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Select 3 credits at the 3000 and 4000 Level of the following: | 3 | |
| African American Images in Film | ||
| Topics in Literature by Women | ||
| Special Topics in Literature | ||
| Women in U S History | ||
| Women in U S History | ||
| Issues in Aging | ||
| Gender And Family Diversity | ||
| The Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Gender | ||
| Gender Relations | ||
| Gender and Work in the U.S. | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
| Appalachian Languages and Cultures | ||
| Topics in Culture | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Science, Technology, and Society | ||
| Topics in Feminism (may be repeated with a different topic) | ||
| Women and Gender in Islam | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Gender, Environment, and International Development | ||
| Sexual Medicine | ||
| Gender and Science | ||
| Internship (by arrangement with professor) | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Independent Study (variable credit; by arrangement with professor) | ||
| Undergraduate Research (by arrangement with professor) | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken to fulfill the minor is required.
The Minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) requires the completion of 18 credits as outlined below. Three specific courses are required and three elective courses.
Advising: Questions may be answered by the Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Dr. Bonnie Zare, bonzare@vt.edu or Heath Furrow hafurrow@vt.edu.
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