Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Students must apply for the WGSS minor in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies office well in advance of graduation for transcript evaluation.

Graded courses in the minors must be completed with grades of C– or higher. No more than 8 credits taken pass/no pass in these courses may be counted toward the minors.

A minumum of 16 credits applied to the minors must be taken at the University of Oregon. No more than 8 credits from other majors or minors may count toward the minors for women's, gender, and sexuality studies and queer studies. 

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
WGS 101	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	4
One 200-level WGS course		4
Select three of the following:		12
WGS 303	Women and Gender in American History
WGS 315	History and Development of Feminist Theory
WGS 321	Feminist Perspectives on Identity, Race, Culture
WGS 322	Queer Theory
WGS 331	Science, Technology, and Gender
WGS 341	Women, Work, and Class
WGS 350	Literature as Feminist Theory
WGS 351	Decolonial Feminisms
WGS 361	Gender, Film and the Media
WGS 407	Seminar: [Topic]
WGS 409	Terminal Project
WGS 411	Feminist Praxis
WGS 421	Bodies and Embodiment
WGS 422	Sexuality Studies: [Topic]
WGS 432	Gender, Environment, and Development
WGS 450	Literature and Feminist World-Making
WGS 451	Global Perspectives on Gender: [Topic]
Independent Study courses - see below
Choose one 300- or 400-level WGS elective or an advisor-approved course with another subject code		4
ANTH 315	Gender, Folklore, Inequality
CLAS 314	Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity
COLT 360	Gender and Identity in Literature
ES 330	Women of Color Issues and Concerns
FLR 370	Folklore and Sexuality
GER 354	German Gender Studies
GLBL 465	Global Reproductive Health
HIST 308	History of Women in the United States I
HIST 309	History of Women in the United States II
JCOM 301	Gender, Media and Diversity
PHIL 315	Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
PS 348	Women and Politics
PS 368	Gender in the Law
PS 380	Gender and Politics in Developing Countries
PS 465	LGBT Rights in the Courts
PSY 380	Psychology of Gender
SOC 355	Sociology of Gender
SOC 455	Issues in Sociology of Gender: [Topic]
SOC 456	Feminist Theory
SOC 457	Sex and Society
Total Credits		24

Independent Study Courses

4 credits of Independent Study (IS) courses can count towards the minor. IS credits can be taken Pass/No Pass or graded. If students decide to take the credits Pass/No Pass, these courses will count toward the maximum allowable 8 Pass/No Pass for the minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
WGS 401	Research: [Topic]
WGS 403	Thesis
WGS 405	Reading and Conference: [Topic]
WGS 406	Practicum: [Topic]
WGS 408	Workshop: [Topic]
WGS 409	Terminal Project

Credit Requirements

1. No more than 8 credits may be taken pass/no pass.
2. At least 16 credits applied to the minor must be taken at the University of Oregon.
3. No more than 8 credits from another major or minor may count toward the minor.