Sample Curriculum Map

A minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies is available to students in major programs with 12 or more credits available in General Education Flexible Common Core and College Option Requirements.

Students must earn a C or above in all minor course work in order to be granted a minor designation on their transcripts.

REQUIRED COURSES for THE MINOR:

  • ENG 2180 – Studies in Identity and Orientation (3 credits, US Experience in its Diversity; Writing Intensive; Pre req: ENG 1101)

AND

  • Three additional courses chosen from: (9 credits)
    • HEA 1100 – Human Sexuality (3 credits, Pre req: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing)
    • ANTH 1103 – Gender, Culture and Society (3 credits, World Cultures and Global Issues; Pre req: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing)
    • ENG 1773ID – Weird Science: Interpreting and Redefining Humanity (3 credits, Individual and Society; Writing Intensive; Interdisciplinary; Prereq: ENG 1101, CUNY proficiency in mathematics; students must also have a level of computer competency necessary for taking an online course)
    • AFR 2000 – Blacks in Media: Race, Gender & Cultural Representations (3 credits, Individual and Society; Writing Intensive; Prereq: ENG 1101)
    • ENG 2150 – Introduction to Women Writers (3 credits, Individual and Society; Writing Intensive; Prereq: ENG 1101)
    • ENG 2160 – Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 credits, World Cultures and Global Issues; Writing Intensive; Prereq: ENG 1101)
    • ENG 2170ID – Introduction to Studies in Maleness and Manhood (3 credits, Creative Expression; Writing Intensive; Interdisciplinary; Prereq: ENG 1101)
    • ENG 2190 – Expressions of Identity: Representations of Gender and Space in Literature (3 credits, US Experience in its Diversity; Writing Intensive; Prereq: ENG 1101)
  • Total Credits: 12