REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR (2025-2026)
The Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program at Augsburg University offers three minors:
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- Global Women’s and Gender Studies
- Sexuality Studies
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Minor
Five courses that must include WST 201; WST 315; and three electives, one of which must be upper division. Courses may be taken from the other ACTC colleges as well as Augsburg. Each student’s program must have the written approval of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program Coordinator.
Sexuality Studies Minor or Concentration
The 20-credit minor in Global Women’s and Gender Studies offers students the opportunity to focus on women’s roles, experiences, and worldviews in a global context. Students are required to take three core courses plus two electives (one of which must be upper division), as follows:
Core Courses in Global Women’s and Gender Studies:
- POL 359 – Topics: Women in Comparative Politics
- WST 201 – Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- WST 315 – Margins as Center: Feminist Theory
- Two electives, including at least one upper division elective, chosen from:
- WST 250 – Global Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality
- WST 281/481 – Topics
- WST 313 – Environmental Theology and Ethics
- WST 341 – Globalization, Social Struggles and the Environment
- WST 357 – Mexican History, Culture and Cosmovision
- WST 362 – Walking the Truth: Culture, Gender and Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
- WST 366 – Latin American Liberation Theologies and Social Change
- AIS 208 – Native American/First Nations Women and Film
- AIS 305 – Indigenous Issues of Central America
- ENL 365 – Contemporary Postcolonial Theory and Literature
- HIS 195 – Topics in History: Promoting Justice and Seeking Equality – Globalization and Women’s Grassroots Movements in Latin America
Students are strongly encouraged to study abroad or to take at least one travel seminar.
Sexuality Studies Minor
The 20-credit minor in Sexuality Studies offers students the opportunity to explore the history, social construction, and physiology of sexuality and to examine the cultural meanings of gender, sexual orientation, and sexual practice on a global level. Students are required to take three core courses plus two electives (one of which must be upper division), as follows:
Core Courses in Sexuality Studies:
- WST 201 – Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- SOC 266 – Sociology of Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality
- WST 305 – Introduction to Queer Studies
- Two electives, including at least one upper-division elective, chosen from:
- WST 250 – Global Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality
- WST 315 – Margins as Center: Feminist Theory
- HPE 316 – Human Sexuality
- WST 281/481 – Topics
Transfer Students
Students who transfer to Augsburg University and wish to complete a major or minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies are urged to consult with the director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies immediately upon transfer. The Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program has an articulation agreement with Century College and with Inver Hills Community College that governs students from these institutions with a Women’s Studies certificate who transfer to Augsburg. Transfers from other colleges and universities must consult with the director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies for approval of courses for the major or minor.
For a complete list of courses and descriptions, see the Course Description Search.