Minor Requirements

Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor requirements

Requirements below are from the 2024-2025 catalog (graduation year 2028). Please see the university catalog for prior starting years.

One introductory course in the humanities:

• CL 201 - The Construction of Male and Female in Greece and Rome
• CL 226 - Women in the Christian Tradition
• EN 206 - Major Writers: Gender, Culture, and Madness
• HS 216 - A Queer History of Europe and North America
• HS 223 - Women and Gender in the Middle East
• HS 259 - Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome
• PL 232 - Philosophical Perspectives: Gender and Nature
• TH 211 - Women in the Christian Tradition
• TH 248 - American Feminist Theologies

 

One introductory course in the social sciences.

• SC 210 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
• SC 221 - Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender

Capstone course, taken upon completion of electives. (The capstone can be taken concurrently.)

• SC 397 - Gender and Sexuality Studies Capstone

Three electives from the approved list of Gender and Sexuality courses. Two must be from the 300 or 400 level.

Specifications:

• Except for the capstone, no more than two courses in the minor may come from the same department
• No more than one of the three electives may be at the 200-level.

Study Abroad

Study abroad and transfer courses may count if they fit the criteria for Gender Studies courses. Contact Amanda Konradi, Director Gender and Sexuality Studies, to discuss credits: akonradi@loyola.edu, 410-617-5401.

Diversity Courses

Many Gender and Sexuality Studies courses have a Diversity Requirement designation, and count for the fulfillment of this requirement.