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Sexualities and Gender Studies
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Contact: Claire Rasmussen
Email: cerasmus@udel.edu

The interdisciplinary Sexualities and Gender Studies minor explores the relationship of gender and sexuality to the law, politics, religion, criminal justice, psychology, medicine, education, and the arts. For advisement, course substitutions or exemptions, or a list of approved courses, please see our web site.

The SGST minor consists of 18 credits: three required courses and three elective courses of three credits each. From the elective courses students should take at least two courses at the 300 or 400 level.

Required Courses 9 credits
SGST 200/WOMS 200 Cultural Introduction to Sexualities and Gender Studies
BISC 152 Biology of Human Sexuality
or
HDFS 401/WOMS 401/ HESC 401 Foundations of Human Sexuality
or
PSYC 336 Psychology of Human Sexuality
PHIL 216/WOMS 216 Introduction to Feminist Theory
or
PHIL 327/WOMS 327/ BAMS 327 Race, Gender, Science

Elective Courses 9 credits
ANTH 305/WOMS 305 The Evolution of Human Sex Roles and Reproduction
ENGL 214 Literature and Gender/Sexuality
ENGL 380/WOMS 380 Women Writers (when offered as Virginia Woolf and Lesbian Writing)
ENGL 480 Seminar (when offered as Sexuality and Identity in the Age of Enlightenment)
FLLT 330/WOMS 330 Varying Authors, Themes and Movements (when offered as (Homo)Sexualities in History: Europe Pre-1800)
HIST 387/SGST 387/WOMS 387 History of Sexuality in the US
HDFS 338 Sexuality in Contemporary Society
POSC 401 Topics in Law and Politics (when offered as Law and Sexuality)
SGST 208/WOMS 208 Current Issues in Sexuality and Gender
SGST 301/WOMS 301 Gay and Lesbian Film
SOCI 213/WOMS 213 Men and Women in American Society
SOCI 407/WOMS 407 Sociology of Sex and Gender
WOMS 215 Queer Sexual Imagery in the Visual Arts
WOMS 324 Feminism and Sexualities

Other courses as approved by the faculty coordinator of the minor and the Women's Studies Curriculum Committee.

TOTAL CREDITS 18



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