The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor requires completion of six courses, of which no more than two may come from a single discipline, with the exception of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. At least three of the six courses must be taken at Salem.
The overall major will be an interdisciplinary program focusing on the role of gender in the development of individuals, societies, and cultures and on the construction of gender by societies and cultures. Emphasis will be placed upon the intersection of gender with race, class, ethnicity, age, and sexuality and on issues of bias, inequality, and male privilege.
– Feminist/gender studies concentration: Choose from courses such as Women Writers 1900-Present; Gender and Communication; History of Dance; Women and Music; Human Sexuality: Women in the Bible; internship.
– Women’s advocacy concentration: Choose from courses such as Rhetoric of Social Intervention; Organizational Planning/Evaluation; Making Change: Public Policy, Advocacy, and Grassroots Organizing; Communication Campaigns.
Faculty from many departments at Salem offer courses that will count towards your minor in women’s studies.
The benefits of a women’s studies minor are many. Women’s studies provides you with all the benefits of a liberal arts degree, which emphasizes critical thinking, communication, and many other skills that can be applied to many careers. Also, it provides you with deeper insights into issues related to women — celebrating women’s achievements and appreciating women’s struggles against oppression.
While as a women’s studies minor you will look for the silenced voices of women in history, you will also add your own voice to discussions of such issues as sexual harassment, pay equity, violence against women, and children, the role of women in the arts, changing perspectives on gender and sexuality, and many more.
Women’s studies is not just about women; it is about the dynamics of gender. The fields of law, medicine, education, social work, and government service need expertise in gender issues. Increasingly, when you minor in women’s studies you are in demand as a consultant to industry, education, and in the service sector.
Required Core Course:
Select five additional courses from the list below, at least two of which must be from two different disciplines outside of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The overall major will be an interdisciplinary program focusing on the role of gender in the development of individuals, societies, and cultures and on the construction of gender by societies and cultures. Emphasis will be placed upon the intersection of gender with race, class, ethnicity, age, and sexuality and on issues of bias, inequality, and male privilege.
– Feminist/gender studies concentration: Choose from courses such as Women Writers 1900-Present; Gender and Communication; History of Dance; Women and Music; Human Sexuality: Women in the Bible; internship.
– Women’s advocacy concentration: Choose from courses such as Rhetoric of Social Intervention; Organizational Planning/Evaluation; Making Change: Public Policy, Advocacy, and Grassroots Organizing; Communication Campaigns.
Faculty from many departments at Salem offer courses that will count towards your minor in women’s studies.
The benefits of a women’s studies minor are many. Women’s studies provides you with all the benefits of a liberal arts degree, which emphasizes critical thinking, communication, and many other skills that can be applied to many careers. Also, it provides you with deeper insights into issues related to women — celebrating women’s achievements and appreciating women’s struggles against oppression.
While as a women’s studies minor you will look for the silenced voices of women in history, you will also add your own voice to discussions of such issues as sexual harassment, pay equity, violence against women, and children, the role of women in the arts, changing perspectives on gender and sexuality, and many more.
Women’s studies is not just about women; it is about the dynamics of gender. The fields of law, medicine, education, social work, and government service need expertise in gender issues. Increasingly, when you minor in women’s studies you are in demand as a consultant to industry, education, and in the service sector.
Required Core Course:
Select five additional courses from the list below, at least two of which must be from two different disciplines outside of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
See our Academic Catalog for all of our course offerings.