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UW Tacoma’s Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies is dedicated to the study of gender and sexuality as they intersect with one another, and with race, class, nation, dis/ability, and other categories of power and difference in our world. By bringing together faculty and courses from across the University, the program provides students with an interdisciplinary investigation of the significance of gender and sexuality in society, history, politics, culture, media, law, and everyday life. At the core of this interdisciplinary, intersectional program is the study of theories and practices of social justice and transformation.
A minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies offers students the opportunity to develop their critical thinking, analytic writing, and qualitative research skills. It is an excellent foundation for undergraduates considering careers in education, law and policy, social and health services, community organizing, public engagement, or the arts.
Gender and Sexuality Studies minor course requirements
All minors must be completed with a 2.0 minor GPA. Please see an advisor for more details.
Students must complete 25 credit hours, with 15 credits from the required courses list and 10 credits of elective courses. At least 10 credits of course work must be upper-division (300- and 400-level).
Only 10 credits of courses may count towards both this minor and your major. Contact an advisor for more information.
The Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies requires 25 credits.
Take any three of the following six courses:
- TWOMN 101 Introduction to Women's Studies
- TWOMN 205 Introduction to Masculinities
- TAMST 260 Introduction to Queer Studies
- TEGL 310 Intersectional Feminisms
- TEGL 340 Intersections: Race, Gender and Sexuality in a Global Perspective
- TEGL 380 Gender and Sexuality Across Cultural and Historical Contexts
Take any two courses designated as Gender and Sexuality Studies electives:
- TAMST 260 Introduction to Queer Studies
- TAMST 430 Queer Performances
- TAMST 440 Gender and American Childhood
- TARTS 203 Body Image and Art
- TARTS 360 Women Artists from the Renaissance to the Present
- TARTS 364 Feminist Drama
- TCOM 444 Gender, Ethnicity, Class and the Media
- TCRIM 352 Women in the Criminal Justice System
- TCRIM 364 Criminal Justice and the LGBTQ Experience
- TCRIM 375 Men, Masculinities, and Criminal Justice
- TECON 320 Gender and Development
- TEGL 301 Introduction to Indigenous Women and Feminism
- TEGL 310 Intersectional Feminisms
- TEGL 340 Intersections: Race, Gender and Sexuality in a Global Perspective
- TEGL 380 Gender and Sexuality Across Cultural and Historical Contexts
- TFILM 436 Feminist Perspectives in Film & Literature
- TGEOG 420 Gender, Space and Culture
- TLAW 348 Gender and Law (formerly TPOLS 348)
- TLAX 380 Latinx Sexualities
- TLAX 462 Women in Latin America (formerly THISP 462)
- TLAX 476 Latin American Women Writers (formerly THISP 476)
- TLIT 324 African American Women's Literature
- TLIT 388 Cross Cultural Studies in Contemporary Women's Fiction
- TLIT 431 Contemporary Native American Women's Literature
- TLIT 476 American Women's Literature: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Texts
- TPOLS 355 Reproductive Rights, Law, and Justice
- TPSYCH 202 Human Sexuality
- TPSYCH 320 Race, Class, and Gender Contexts of Child Development
- TPSYCH 349 Sexual Identities
- TPSYCH 400 Psychology of Gender
- TPSYCH 401 Family Violence
- TPSYCH 402 Friends, Enemies, and Intimates
- TPSYCH 403 Psychology of Black Women
- TPSYCH 405 Body Image and the Psychology of Appearance
- TPSYCH 431 Sexual Deviance
- TPSYCH 432 Sex Crimes and Sexual Violence
- TSPAN 451 Hispanic Women Writers
- TSOC 434 Women, Race, and Class: Identity and Intergroup Relations
- TSOC 455 The Sociology of Gender
- TSOCWF 354 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- TSOCWF 420 Interpersonal Violence and Society
- TWOMN 211 Women in Science (formerly TEST 211)
- TWOMN 250 Seminar in Service Learning: A Feminist Approach
- TWOMN 251 Popular Culture and Gender
- TWOMN 302 Research Methods in Women Studies
- TWOMN 345 Women and Work in the United States
- TWOMN 347 History of Women in the United States
- TWOMN 420 Women in the Global Economy
- TWOMN 434 Women's Voices: Transnational Testimonials
- TWOMN 455 Contemporary Theories in Gender and Sexuality Studies
- TWOMN 460 Men, Masculinities, and Emotions
Declare a minor by completing the Request to Declare/Change a Major or Minor form and submitting it to the Office of the Registrar. You must have earned a minimum of 45 credits and declared a major before declaring a minor. If you have any questions about this process, please see your advisor.
For questions about the minor, contact the Gender and Sexuality Studies minor coordinator, Teaching Professor Margaret Griesse.
