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.

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor Requirements

WGS 101Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies4
Select one of the following:4
Introduction to Queer Studies
Bodies and Power
Gender, Literature, and Culture
Transnational and Indigenous Feminisms
Select three of the following: 112
Women and Gender in American History
History and Development of Feminist Theory
Feminist Perspectives: Identity, Race, Culture
Queer Theory
Science, Technology, and Gender
Women, Work, and Class
Literature as Feminist Theory
Decolonial Feminisms
Gender, Film, and the Media
Seminar: [Topic]
Terminal Project
Feminist Praxis 2
Bodies and Embodiment
Sexuality Studies: [Topic]
Gender, Environment, and Development
Literature and Feminist World-Making
Global Perspectives on Gender [Topic]
Choose one 300- or 400-level WGS elective or an advisor-approved course with another subject code4
Total Credits24

Additional Requirements

  1. No more than 8 credits may be taken pass/no pass.
  2. All graded courses in the major must be completed with grades of C– or higher.
  3. At least 16 credits applied to the major must be taken at the University of Oregon.
  4. No more than 8 credits from another major or minor may count toward the major.

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.