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Gender Studies - Minor Requirements

The Gender Studies minor consists of 6 courses for a minimum of 54 units and can be taken in a variety of disciplines across the University. Most eligible courses are taught in English, History, and Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics, but they may appear in other departments (and colleges) at CMU as well. Course offerings rely on individual faculty choice, thus change regularly. While course titles may not always flag gender, they may still be eligible.

Reach out to faculty and staff advisors with questions. Our goal is to help you experience these courses across the curriculum.

Minor Requirements: 6 courses, 54 units minimum

One Introductory Course from the following (9 units):

76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies
79-151 Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies
79-320 Women, Politics, and Protest
79-331 Body Politics: Women and Health in America

Five Additional Courses (or 45 units):

Please note: any introductory course listed above may count toward the minor's required credits, provided it is not already fulfilling your introductory requirement.

Below are a sampling of recently-taught, eligible courses for guidance. If you locate potentially eligible courses not listed here, please bring to them to the Gender Studies Faculty Advisor or Academic Advisor (listed above) for approval.

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Department of Art

60-369 Critical Studies: DeepFake, AI, & Beyond: Posthumanism & Contemporary Art
60-372 Critical Studies: The Precarious Body in Contemporary Art

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College-Wide Courses

66-152 Grand Challenge Seminar: Psychology in Gender*

*Please speak with the minor's faculty or academic advisor prior to taking this course.

Department of English

76-211 Model Minorities?: Introduction to Asian American Studies
76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies
76-327 Equity & Communication: Strategies for Institutional Change
76-329 Performaing Race in Early Modern Drama
76-341 The Age of Jane Austen
76-342 Love: A Cultural History
76-423 Transnational Feminisms
76-431 Gender Play in Early Modern Drama
76-473 Rhetoric & the Construction of Race

Department of History

79-151 Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies
79-178 Equal Protection & the U.S. Constitution
79-208 Witchcraft & Witch-Hunting
79-246 War, Genocide, and Gender in Modern Europe
79-305 Global Perspectives in LGBTQ+ History
79-320 Women, Politics, and Protest
79-325 U.S. Gay & Lesbian History
79-329 LGBTQ+ History
79-330 Medicine and Society: Health, Healers, and Hospitals
79-331 Body Politics: Women and Health in America

Department of Philosophy

80-224 Race, Gender, and Science
80-234 Race, Gender, and Justice

Department of Languages, Cultures, & Applied Linguistics

82-186 Sex and Romance in Study Abroad
82-215 Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa
82-248 Introduction to Latin American Film and Visual Arts
82-275 Queer Representations in Contemporary Literature & Culture from Japan
82-283 Language Diversity & Cultural Identity
82-331 Reading into a New China I: Population, Marriage, & Housing

Department of Psychology

85-350 Psychology of Prejudice (if taken prior to Fall 2025)
85-375 Crosscultural Psychology
85-446 Psychology of Gender*
85-450 Psychology of Prejudice (if taken Fall 2025 or after)