Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

 

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WGSS Minor Goals

The WGSS minor will be able to demonstrate achievement in the following:

• Identifying and defining fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories related to the study of women, gender and sexuality;
• Applying feminist theories and methods to multiple academic disciplines and texts as well as to experiences beyond the classroom;
• Analyzing and critically evaluating global and national perspectives and representations related to women, gender and sexuality;
• Engaging with communities, from the local to the global, through feminist activism and scholarship;
• Developing a clearer understanding of and commitment to personal values;
• Developing skill in expressing oneself orally and in writing.

Not every WGSS course will address all the above learning outcomes; students completing the minor will demonstrate their competency in these six areas through the completion of their final capstone/portfolio course.

 

Program Requirements

Students must declare the minor by completing the Minor Declaration form and submit it to the Center for Academic Advising (CC 242) and meet with the WGSS Minor Coordinator and/or their preceptor to discuss course selection and progress.

All WGSS courses are open to any student at Stockton University. A WGSS minor is awarded to those undergraduate students who complete the following:

1. Women, Gender, and Sexuality (GAH 2358/1039 or GSS 2358), a four-credit course which serves as an introduction to the study of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, and to feminist scholarship and activism.
2. Three Elective Courses (12 credits of study), which must come from courses that are approved by the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies faculty and based in feminist theory. See below for a list of approved courses. A range of elective courses are offered each semester.
3. Seminar in Feminist Theory (GIS 3614), a 4-credit course focusing on primary source readings in feminist theory. Course covers how humans create, interpret and evaluate knowledge claims about the world.
4. WGSS Capstone-Portfolio (WGSS 4800), a one-credit course that serves as the culmination of students WGSS course of study. This course is usually taken in the student’s penultimate or final semester, and after completing or concurrently with GIS 3614.

Please note that we are not always able to offer both Women, Gender and Society, and Seminar in Feminist Theory every semester, thus students will need to plan ahead with their preceptors to be sure they can meet the requirements in a timely manner.

 

WGSS Courses

Course descriptions for the offerings listed below appear with other courses of the same acronym online. Not all Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies courses are included in the list below. Students wishing to transfer an elective should contact the coordinator or their preceptor. Students should work with their preceptor to select from the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies offerings each semester. These can be viewed on the list of courses for Interdisciplinary Minors offered each term which is posted online prior to pre-registration.

Core Courses:

• GAH 2358 or
• GSS 2358 Women, Gender, and Sexuality (4 credits) or
• GAH 1039 Women, Gender, and Sexuality (Freshman Seminar)
• GIS 3614 Seminar in Feminist Theory (4 credits)
• WGSS 4800 Ethnic, Minority, Gender Studies (1 credit)

Elective Courses:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you have any questions about the minor, then please contact the current coordinator: 

Coordinator: 

Dr. Betsy Erbaugh

Office: G-208

Elizabeth.Erbaugh@stockton.edu 
609-652-4639