Intersectional Gender Studies (IGS) - Minor
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Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research
The Intersectional Gender Studies (IGS) Minor offers students breadth and depth training in the interdisciplinary field of gender studies. This program will prepare students to think critically about social inequality at the intersection of race, ethnicity, social class, gender identity and expression and sexual identity. Students completing the minor will have the opportunity to take courses across a range of disciplines including anthropology, English, history, sociology, political science, psychology, education and biology.
To complete the undergraduate minor, students must complete 18 credits of coursework, including three required core courses and one course from three of the four thematic clusters: (1) Race, Ethnicity & Indigenous Studies; (2) Gender, Sexuality & the Body; (3) Global and Transnational Issues; and (4) Science, Technology and the Environment. Courses within each cluster are drawn from a range of disciplines including history, religious studies, sociology, political science and environmental studies.
The minor is available to all majors. A grade of C is required for all courses taken to meet the requirements of the minor. To graduate with an IGS minor, students must have a 2.5 GPA.
For more information regarding intersectional gender studies, please visit https://www.usu.edu/intersections/.
IGS 1010 - Introduction to Intersectional Gender Studies (BSS) 3
IGS 3010 - Inclusive Leadership & Community Engagement (CI) 3
IGS 5910 - Intersectional Feminist Theories 3
Students must select one course from three of the four thematic clusters. Courses listed in multiple thematic clusters may only be used once to satisfy minor requirements.
Elective Cluster #1: Race, Ethnicity and Indigenous Studies (3 credits)
ANTH 3110 - North American Indian Cultures (DSS) 3
ANTH 3200 - Perspectives on Race (DSS/CI) 3
ANTH 4110 - Southwest Indian Cultures, Past and Present (DSS) 3
ARTH 3270 - Native North American Art (CI) 3
ARTH 3540 - The African American Cinematic Experience (CI) 3
ARTH 3840 - Race and Visual Culture (CI) 3
CMST 3330 - Intercultural Communication (DSS) 3
ELED 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI) 3
ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3
ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3
ENGL 4370 - Native American Literature 3
ENGL 4375 - U.S. Latinx Literature 3
ENGL 4380 - African American Literature 3
ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms 3
ENGL 5330 - Race and Ethnicity in Literature (CI) 3
HEP 5000 - Race, Culture, Class, and Gender Issues in Health (CI) 3
HIST 3615 - Latinx History 3
HIST 3630 - History of Modern Latin America 3
HIST 3670 - Slavery in the Atlantic World (CI) 3
HIST 3750 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3
HIST 3910 - Health, Disease, and Medicine in North America 3
HIST 4630 - History of the Southwest Borderlands (DHA) 3
HIST 4710 - American Indian History 3
HIST 4711 - Northern Ute History (DHA) 3
HIST 4720 - The Civil Rights Movement (DHA/CI) 3
HIST 4730 - History of Black America (CI) 3
MUSC 3020 - History of Jazz (DHA) 3
POLS 4220 - Ethnic Conflict and Cooperation (CI/DSS) 3
PSY 4240 - Multicultural Psychology (DSS) 3
SCED 3210 - Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI) 3
SOC 3340 - Civil Rights of a Different Color (DSS) 3
SOC 3650 - Sociology of Education 3
SOC 4350 - People, Power, and the Political 3
SOC 4410 - Race and Crime (CI) 3
SPAN 3300 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Literary Analysis 3
SPAN 3560 - Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Culture 3
SPAN 3570 - Hispanic American Culture and Civilization (DHA) 3
SPAN 3620 - Survey of Hispanic American Literature I (DHA) 3
SPAN 3630 - Survey of Hispanic American Literature II (DHA) 3
SPAN 3640 - Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature 3
Elective Cluster #2: Gender, Sexuality and the Body (3 credits)
ANTH 3140 - Sex and Gender (DSS) 3
ANTH 3225 - Sex, Evolution, and Health (DSC) 3
ARTH 4710 - Feminist Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts (CI) 3
CMST 3160 - Gender Research in Communication Studies 3
ENGL 5320 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature (CI) 3
FCSE 3080 - Dress and Humanity (DHA) 3
HDFS 3110 - Human Sexuality 3
HEP 4500 - Sexuality Education Within the Schools 3
HIST 4260 - Witches, Workers, & Wives: Gender and Family in Early Modern Europe and America 3
HIST 4540 - Gender, Violence, and Non-violence 3
JCOM 4410 - Gender and the Mass Media 3
PHIL 3820 - Theories of Sex and Gender (DHA) 3
PSY 4230 - Psychology of Gender (DSS) 3
SOC 2370 - Sociology of Gender (BSS) 3
SOC 5420 - Gender, Sexuality and Social Inequality 3
SPED 4300 - What is Normal?: Introduction to Disability Studies 3
SPED 6500 - Interdisciplinary Workshop 1-3
THEA 3570 - Historic Clothing (DHA) 3
Elective Cluster #3: Global and Transnational Issues (3 credits)
ANTH 3130 - Peoples of Latin America (CI) 3
ARTH 4520 - The Visual Cultures of Empire (CI) 3
CMST 4330 - Advanced Perspectives in Global Communication 3
ENGL 3385 - Postcolonial World Literature 3
GEOG 4120 - Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3
HIST 3020 - Introduction to Hinduism (DHA) 3
HIST 3340 - The Holocaust in History and Memory (DHA) 3
HIST 4660 - Work and Migration in North American History (DHA) 3
POLS 4270 - The Politics of Global Inequality 3
PORT 3570 - Brazilian Culture and Civilization (DHA) 3
RELS 3165 - Bridging Religious Difference in Theory and Practice: an Introduction to Interfaith Leadership 3
RELS 3420 - Gods and Goddesses of India 3
SOC 2650 - Globalization and International Development (BSS) 3
SOC 5270 - Global Migration 3
Elective Cluster #4: Science, Technology and the Environment (3 credits)
CMST 5250 - Communication, Social Justice and the Environment 3
ENGL 5400 - Technology and Activism 3
ENGL 5420 - Project Management in Technical Communication 3
ENGR 1940 - Women in Engineering Seminar 1
ENVS 3330 - Environment and Society 3
PHYS 3020 - Great Scientists (DSC) 3
SOC 4620 - Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS) 3