Northeastern offers an interdisciplinary minor for undergraduate students who wish to explore gender and sexuality in relation to other axes of power and identity, including race, class, ethnicity, and dis/ability. Women’s, gender, and sexuality studies covers a wide variety of theoretical and empirical scholarship both within traditional disciplines and in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary frames. WGSS students have an opportunity to:
- Learn about approaches to gender and sexuality in the social sciences and humanities and through frameworks that bridge traditional fields
- Explore gender and sexuality in the global community by dipping into disciplines ranging throughout the social sciences, arts, humanities, and physical sciences
- Study politics and pop culture, sociology and psychology, writing and religion, and much more
- Open up new ways of thinking, bringing gender and sexuality studies to bear on important social and intellectual questions
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified. Please note that special topics courses in some areas may also count as electives toward a minor in women's, gender, and sexuality studies in certain semesters, pending approval of the syllabus by the WGSS program director. In the case of cross-listed courses, students may enroll under any of the departmental designations, regardless of major or minor affiliation.
Required Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WMNS 1103 | Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 4 |
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| At least one elective must be taken at the 2000 level or above and electives must be drawn from at least two different departments: | ||
| Gender and Black World Literatures | ||
or ENGL 3900 | Gender and Black World Literatures | |
or WMNS 3900 | Gender and Black World Literatures | |
| Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
or WMNS 2302 | Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective | |
| Communication and Gender | ||
or WMNS 2304 | Communication and Gender | |
| Communication and Sexualities | ||
| Women’s Labor and the Economy | ||
| Gender and Development Economics | ||
| Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | ||
or JWSS 3678 | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | |
or WMNS 3678 | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | |
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression | ||
or WMNS 2800 | Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression | |
| Sexual Violence: Counseling, Programs, and Policy | ||
or WMNS 3580 | Sexual Violence: Counseling, Programs, and Policy | |
| Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
| Language and Gender | ||
| Gender and Film | ||
or WMNS 3392 | Gender and Film | |
| Divas, DJs, and Double Standards | ||
| Nursing with Women and Families | ||
| Clinical for NRSG 3302 (When taken with NRSG 3302) | ||
| Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | ||
or WMNS 1104 | Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | |
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
or WMNS 1271 | Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | |
| Gender and Politics | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
or WMNS 1255 | Sociology of the Family | |
| Sociology of Gender | ||
or WMNS 1260 | Sociology of Gender | |
| Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
or WMNS 2501 | Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | |
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
or WMNS 3200 | Queer Theatre and Performance | |
| Sex, Gender, and Popular Culture | ||
| Gender, Race, and Medicine | ||
or AFAM 1225 | Gender, Race, and Medicine | |
or HIST 1225 | Gender, Race, and Medicine | |
| Elective | ||
| Gender and Reproductive Justice | ||
or HIST 2303 | Gender and Reproductive Justice | |
or SOCL 2303 | Gender and Reproductive Justice | |
| American Women Writers | ||
or AFAM 2455 | American Women Writers | |
or ENGL 2455 | American Women Writers | |
| Digital Feminisms | ||
or MSCR 2505 | Digital Feminisms | |
| Elective | ||
| Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism | ||
or POLS 3100 | Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism | |
| Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | ||
or PHIL 3500 | Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | |
or POLS 3500 | Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | |
| Elective | ||
| Elective | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Feminist Resistance | ||
or HIST 5240 | Feminist Resistance | |
or SOCL 5240 | Feminist Resistance | |
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor