Minor in Gender Studies

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements GNDRMIN

Due to the transdisciplinary nature of the department, the Minor in Gender Studies complements a wide variety of programs and degrees. From the humanities to the sciences, policy to the arts, media to education, the Minor in Gender Studies can enhance a student's degree as it examines how gender and its intersections have an impact on various fields.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Introductory. Three (3) credit hours:
- Any GNDR-G 100–199
Intermediate. Three (3) credit hours:
- Any GNDR-G 200–299
- Any GNDR-G 300–399
Advanced. Six (6) credit hours at the 300–499 level and three (3) additional credit hours at the 400–499 level, for a total of nine (9) credit hours from the Advanced list.
- Any GNDR-G 300–399
- Any GNDR-G 400–499
International/non-Western emphasis. One (1) of the Introductory, Intermediate, or Advanced courses must have an International/non-Western emphasis.
- GNDR-G 102 Sexual Politics
- GNDR-G 215 Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- GNDR-G 320 Sexual Violence: Transcultural Perspectives
- GNDR-G 410 International Feminist Debates
GNDR-G 102 Sexual Politics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Investigation of cross-cultural meaning for the term “sexual politics,” from Kate Millet’s classic 1970 text to those offered by historians, social scientists, and other critics analyzing political structures, processes and mobilizations around sex, sex differences and sexual practices and statuses, including the inextricable links between sexual politics and “other/ mainstream” politics.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
  
  Summer 2024CASE SHcourse
  
  Spring 2024CASE SHcourse
GNDR-G 215 Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Investigation of forms in which gender, gender markings, gender meanings, and gender relations are arranged in different cultures of the world. Assessment of debates concerning the global salience of feminist claims about women’s “oppression,” political mobilization around gender, body rituals marking masculinity and femininity, indigenous women, and resistance to gender formations beyond Euro-American borders.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
  
  Summer 2024CASE SHcourse
  
  Spring 2024CASE SHcourse
GNDR-G 320 Sexual Violence: Transcultural Perspectives

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Explores historical, transnational, and current aspects of sexual violence in order to highlight important aspects of this global problem and better understand how our interactions in the world as students and citizens. Students will be empowered to become agents of knowledge, care, and responsibility in this process.
GNDR-G 410 International Feminist Debates
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Investigation of debates among feminists as to whether aspirations towards global feminism are possible and desirable. The course compares concerns about the global situation of women, as articulated by international bodies such as the United Nations, with concerns articulated by feminists in different parts of the world.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
  
  Summer 2024CASE GCCcourse
  
  Spring 2024CASE GCCcourse
Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.