What is gender studies? Why is the study of sex, sexuality, gender, and everything in between important? Gender studies addresses these questions through an interdisciplinary lens. A gender studies minor promotes critical thinking across theoretical boundaries and prepares students to live and work effectively and respectfully in modern society. This minor combines well with and compliments any major.

Students will gain a better understanding and appreciation of the impact that the world has on gender and how gender impacts the world around them. Through a structured combination of classes, students will understand how the differences in gender manifest themselves in the areas of anatomy and physiology, the arts, history, communication, literature and language, psychology, philosophy, and religious studies.

Gender studies also explores the intersectionality between gender, race, and class. It seeks to understand the impact that cultural and societal norms have had upon these areas of study.

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“Through my time in the gender studies program, I have developed a deeper understanding and respect for what makes us all different. It also allowed me to explore how the different facets of my life are all interconnected and make me who I am.” – Corey Pillow