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Sep 07, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2023-2024 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Minor
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The minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an 18-unit interdisciplinary minor housed within the Department of Gender, Race and Identity (GRI). Students in the minor study women, gender, and sexuality in historical and contemporary contexts and global and local settings. The minor is grounded in an intersectional perspective, attending to the interrelationship of gender and sexuality with other forms of identity, difference, and power that include race, class, Indigeneity, ethnicity, citizenship, nationality, religion, ability status, and other categories. The course program critically analyzes the construction of gender and sexual identities and experiences in global and local contexts; examines sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and feminisms; and addresses key theories in studies of gender and sexuality. The minor provides an expressly interdisciplinary environment for learning, drawing widely on academic traditions in the social sciences and the humanities. Students gain tools to critically analyze and engage our world and to enact change in their communities and professions.
The Women’s Studies minor is not open to students pursuing a major in Gender, Race & Identity with a specialization in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. It is, however, open to students in the general major in Gender, Race and Identity or the major in Gender, Race, and Identity (Ethnic Studies Specialization), as well as to other majors in the CLA and at UNR.
The minor was previously named Women’s Studies and many courses retain the prefix WMST.
https://www.unr.edu/gender-race-identity/degrees
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Contact Information
Students interested in pursuing a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies should contact the advisor in GRI. Department of Gender, Race, and Identity (GRI) Thompson Building 106 (775) 682-6480 https://www.unr.edu/gender-race-identity
Program Requirements (18 units)
Students must complete 18 units in courses relating to women, gender, and sexuality, emphasizing historical, contemporary, and intersectional implications.
Minor GPA | 2.0 Minor Upper-Division Units | 9 Minor Residency Requirement | 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR Unit Overlap Limits: Per College of Liberal Arts policy, no more than 9 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.
Courses taken through USAC and other approved study abroad programs may be used to complete the minor (with advisor approval). Core Requirements (6 units)
Core Courses 1 (3 units)
Majors must earn a “B-” or better in the following course: Core Courses II (3 units)
Complete one of the following courses: Electives (12 units)
Among the 12 units of electives, at least 3 units must come from Group 1, and at least 3 units must come from Group 2. Where elective courses are cross-listed, the preference is that students in the minor enroll in the section of the course listed under a GRI prefix (ETS, GRI, HGPS, RST, or WMST). However, students may fulfill elective credit through cross-listed sections if needed. Group 1 Electives: Communities and Contexts (3-9 units)
Historical and contemporary contexts for the study of women, gender, sexuality, and/or feminism, and courses that address gender, sexual identity, and other communities in historical and contemporary contexts. Note that in addition to the courses listed, WMST 297 and GRI 463 may apply to Group 1 Electives with advisor approval and when designed to focus on communities and contexts addressing women, gender, sexuality, and/or feminisms. - ANTH 410 - Topics in Gender and Culture (3 units) CO10, CO11
OR - WMST 410 - Topics in Gender and Culture (3 units) CO10, CO11
- ANTH 418 - Global/Local Inequalities (3 units) CO11, CO14
OR - GRI 418 - Global/Local Inequalities (3 units) CO11, CO14
- ANTH 470 - Gender and Migration: Women, Men, and Global Movement (3 units) CO10, CO11
OR - WMST 470 - Gender and Migration: Women, Men, and Global Movement (3 units) CO10, CO11
- PBH 422 - AIDS: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (3 units) CO10, CO13
- CRJ 475 - Women and the Criminal Justice System (3 units) CO10, CO13
- EDU 350 - LGBTQ+ Identities and Schooling (3 units) CO10
OR - GRI 350 - LGBTQ+ Identities and Schooling (3 units) CO10
- ENG 497B - Race and Gender in Coming-of-Age Narratives (3 units) CO10, CO12, CO13
- GRI 201 - Narratives of Identity and Difference (3 units) CO10
- GRI 216 - Thinking Sex and Gender (3 units) CO10
OR - HIST 216 - Thinking Sex and Gender (3 units) CO10
- GRI 230 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (3 units) CO10
OR - SOC 230 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (3 units) CO10
- GRI 257 - Social Movements of Gender, Race, and Identity (3 units) CO10, CO12
- GRI 360 - LGBTQ Community Histories (3 units) CO10
OR - HIST 360 - LGBTQ Community Histories (3 units) CO10
- GRI 424 - Race, Family, and Motherhood (3 units) CO10
OR - SOC 424 - Race, Family, and Motherhood (3 units) CO10
- GRI 427 - A History of LGBTQ Music (3 units) CO10, CO14
OR - MUS 427 - A History of LGBTQ Music (3 units) CO10, CO14
- GRI 491 - Special Topics (3 units)
- GRI 493 - Queer History and Theory (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - HIST 493 - Queer History and Theory (3 units) CO10, CO13
- GRI 493B - History of HIV/AIDS (3 units) CO9, CO11
OR - HIST 493B - History of HIV/AIDS (3 units) CO9, CO11
- GRI 495 - Capstone in Gender, Race, and Identity (3 units) CO13, CO14
- GRI 498 - Internship in Gender, Race, and Identity (3 to 6 units) CO14
- GRI 499 - Independent Study (1 to 3 units)
- HDFS 430 - Advanced Studies in Human Sexuality (3 units)
- HDFS 438 - Children and Families in a Multi-Ethnic Society (3 units) CO10, CO13
- HIST 215 - History of Sexuality in the United States (3 units) CO10
- HIST 403A - Tourism, Imperialism, and Culture in Hawai’i (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO13
- HIST 404C - Social Movements in the United States (3 units) CO12, CO13
- HIST 439 - Religion and Society in Latin America (3 units)
- HIST 439B - Inquisition in Europe and Latin America (3 units)
- HIST 442 - Women in Latin America (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - WMST 442 - Women in Latin America (3 units) CO10, CO13
- JOUR 481 - Race, Gender and Media (3 units) CO10
- MUS 421 - Gender and Ethnicity in American Music (3 units) CO10, CO13, CO14
OR - WMST 421 - Gender and Ethnicity in American Music (3 units) CO10, CO13, CO14
- PSC 353 - Identity Politics in the United States (3 units) CO10
OR - WMST 353 - Identity Politics in the United States (3 units) CO10
- SOC 250 - Sociology of Sexualities (3 units) CO9, CO10
- SOC 483 - Family Violence (3 units) CO13
OR - WMST 486 - Family Violence (3 units) CO13
- WMST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 units) CO6, CO10
- WMST 300 - Genders, Cultures and Identities (3 units) CO10, CO13
- WMST 430 - Gender, Literature and the Arts (3 units) CO10, CO13
Group 2 Electives: Concepts and Theories (3-9 units)
Conceptual and theoretical approaches to the study of women, gender, or sexuality, and feminist and/or queer theory. Note that in addition to the courses listed, WMST 297 and GRI 463 may apply to Group 2 Electives with advisor approval and when designed to focus on concepts and theories addressing women, gender, sexuality, and/or feminisms. - ANTH 485 - Language and Culture (3 units) CO10, CO13
- ART 484 - Gender and Art History (3 units) CO11
- ART 486 - Visualizing Queer Memory (3 units) CO13
- BASQ 461 - Basque Gender Studies (3 units)
OR - WMST 462 - Basque Gender Studies (3 units)
- COM 348 - Latina/o/x Communication Studies (3 units) CO10, CO11
OR - GRI 348 - Latina/o/x Communication Studies (3 units) CO10, CO11
- COM 407 - Gender and Communication (3 units) CO10
- COM 422 - Difference and Communication (3 units) CO10, CO12
- ENG 350 - Topics in Cultural Rhetorics and Identity (3 units) CO10
- ENG 355 - Visual and Material Rhetorics (3 units)
- ENG 416B - Language and Gender (3 units) CO10
OR - WMST 416B - Language and Gender (3 units) CO10
- ENG 427A - Women and Literature (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - WMST 427A - Women and Literature (3 units) CO10, CO13
- ENG 471C - Twentieth Century British Fiction (3 units)
- ENG 490A - Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - WMST 489 - Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature (3 units) CO10, CO13
- ENG 492C - Language and Culture (3 units) CO10, CO13
- GRI 344 - Social Movements and Collective Behavior (3 units) CO10, CO11
OR - SOC 345 - Social Movements and Collective Behavior (3 units) CO10, CO11
- GRI 423 - Sociology of the Body (3 units) CO10
OR - SOC 423 - Sociology of the Body (3 units) CO10
- GRI 428 - Indigenous Feminisms (3 units) CO10
- GRI 460 - Intersectionality and Social Justice (3 units) CO10, CO14
- GRI 478 - Latina Feminisms (3 units) CO10, CO13
- GRI 490 - Class, Race and Gender (3 units) CO10
OR - SOC 490 - Class, Race and Gender (3 units) CO10
- GRI 491 - Special Topics (3 units)
- GRI 493 - Queer History and Theory (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - HIST 493 - Queer History and Theory (3 units) CO10, CO13
- GRI 495 - Capstone in Gender, Race, and Identity (3 units) CO13, CO14
- GRI 498 - Internship in Gender, Race, and Identity (3 to 6 units) CO14
- GRI 499 - Independent Study (1 to 3 units)
- HGPS 421 - Concepts in Peace Studies and Nonviolence (3 units) CO13
- PHIL 280 - Philosophy of the Body (3 units)
OR - WMST 280 - Philosophy of the Body (3 units)
- PSC 354 - Politics and Women (3 units) CO10
OR - WMST 354 - Politics and Women (3 units) CO10
- PSY 431 - Multicultural Psychology (3 units) CO10
- PSY 467 - Psychology of Gender (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - WMST 467 - Psychology of Gender (3 units) CO10, CO13
- SOC 409 - Gendered Violence (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - WMST 409 - Gendered Violence (3 units) CO10, CO13
- SOC 453 - Gender and Society (3 units) CO10, CO13
OR - WMST 453 - Gender and Society (3 units) CO10, CO13
- SW 310 - Structural Oppression (3 units)
- WMST 250 - Introduction to Feminist Theory (3 units) CO10, CO11
- WMST 419 - Men and Masculinities (3 units) CO10, CO13
- WMST 450 - Feminist Theory and Methods (3 units) CO10, CO14
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