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Undergraduate Gender Studies Minor

Gain a solid foundation in interdisciplinary studies and engagement with a minor in gender studies as you gain the skills needed to understand different perspectives related to gender, women’s studies and sexualities.

Where It Is Offered
Commerce Online
Duration 1 year
Total Credit Hours 18 credit hours
Foreign Language No foreign language credits required

Decide for Yourself

Want to expand your academic horizons? A minor in gender studies is an interdisciplinary minor that complements any academic major. Acquire the skills needed to examine the assumptions about the concepts of sexualities, masculinities and femininities within different cultures around the world. Take this opportunity to understand our modern society through the lens of others as you prepare for your future.

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Faculty Spotlight

Sharon Kowalsky headshot.
Words are important, words have meaning and impact, and the way that we craft the stories of our past can fundamentally influence the present and the future.
Sharon Kowalsky, Ph.D.
Department Head, Gender Studies Coordinator and Associate Professor of History
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Sociology gave me the critical thinking tools to analyze the things I see every day in new and interesting ways that challenge the status quo.
Julia Meszaros, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator for Sociology
Emily L. Newman Headshot.
By looking and tying our knowledge to the world around us, I hope to encourage thoughtful citizens of the world who are questioning the status quo, learning from the past and practicing critical thinking.
Emily L. Newman, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History and Coordinator of Global Human Rights Initiative

Admission Requirements

If you are a current undergraduate student pursuing any major at A&M-Commerce, you can easily add this minor to your course of study.

Minor Requirements

This minor consists of 18 credit hours: GDRS 200 plus 5 interdisciplinary courses.

  • GDRS 200 GLB/Introduction to Gender Studies

Select 5 courses, included but not limited to, the following:

  • ANTH 2351 US-World Cultures: Perspectives from Anthropology
  • ART 436 GLB/Women and Art
  • ENG 355 Women Writers
  • GDRS 340 Topics in Sexuality Studies
  • GDRS 400 Gender Topics
  • GDRS 425 Gender, Culture, Society
  • GDRS 497 Special Topics in Gender Studies
  • HHPH 385 GLB/Current Issues in Health
  • HIST 473 Women and Gender in European History
  • HIST 479 Women, Gender, and Sexuality in United States History
  • PLGL 325 Family Law
  • PSY 2306 Psychology of Sexual Behavior
  • SOC 316 Marriage and Family
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Featured Courses

GLB/Introduction to Gender Studies GDRS 200

You will examination of a variety of topics, including exploration of the ways that gender shapes societies and cultures historically and throughout the world.

Women in Art ART 436

You will examine women’s involvement in the art world from the Middle Ages to the contemporary world. Prerequisites: Completion of ART 1303 and 1304 with a grade of a C or better.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in United States History HIST 479

You will expand your knowledge of women, gender and sexuality in the United States with primary focus from the mid-nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. Prerequisites: Non-majors may enroll with consent of department.

View full curriculum in the university catalog

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Shannon Carter, Ph.D. Professor
Nicole Farris, Ph.D. Professor, Sociology
Mylynka Kilgore Cardona, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Public History Program Coordinator, Graduate Advisor
Sharon Kowalsky, Ph.D. Department Head, Gender Studies Coordinator and Associate Professor of History
Julia Meszaros, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator for Sociology
Emily L. Newman, Ph.D. Professor of Art History and Coordinator of Global Human Rights Initiative
Zachary Palmer, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Ozum Yesiltas, Ph.D. Associate Professor

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