Minor

The Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor can complement any major by providing critical tools for understanding and analyzing gender and sexuality across the disciplines. Recent FGSS minors have majored in fields as diverse as Human Biology, Anthropology, CSRE, and English.

To declare the FGSS minor:

1. First email the Assistant Director of Student Services (winnini [at] stanford.edu (winnini[at]stanford[dot]edu)), who will guide the student through the steps of declaration.
2. Meet with the Associate Director, Dr. Halima Kazem (hkazem [at] stanford.edu (hkazem[at]stanford[dot]edu)), to develop and review study plan.
3. Declare FGSS minor on AXESS.

Download the FGSS Minor Study Plan

Requirements

The minor in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies consists of at least six courses for a minimum of 30 units. None of the units for the FGSS minor may count towards the student’s major

1. Introductory Course: FEMGEN 101 for 4 or more units and a letter grade.
2. Theory Course: FEMGEN 103 or other approved theory course for 4 or more units and a letter grade. Options may include:
   1. FEMGEN 247/347: Gender and Sexuality in African History
   2. FEMGEN 192: Women in Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema
   3. FEMGEN 147: Feminism and Technology
   4. FEMGEN 161: The Politics of Sex: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Modern America
   5. FEMGEN: The Will to Adorn: An Anthropology of Dress
   6. FEMGEN 264S: Race, Gender, and Justice
   7. FEMGEN 297: Gender and Education in Global and Comparative Perspectives
   8. FEMGEN 131: Intro to Queer Theory
   9. FEMGEN 297: Gender and Education in Global and Comparative Perspectives

Minor Electives

Minors designate a minimum of 4 additional courses, taken for a minimum of 4 units and letter grade from any of the approved FGSS Subplan lists below. Courses can all be from one list or from different lists. Students may petition to designate courses outside of the subplan lists with approval from the Associate Director. Contact hkazem [at] stanford.edu (hkazem[at]stanford[dot]edu) to confer about which courses are appropriate for your focus.

Subplans

The Humanities and Arts subplan centers the arts, history, literature, language, media, and performance in the analysis of how ideas about feminism, gender, and sexuality are developed, produced, and experienced alongside other categories of difference.

The Technology, Science, and Medicine subplan investigates ethical considerations in how gender, sex, sexuality and other categories of embodied difference shape and are shaped by technology, science, and health and medicine in the application of scientific knowledge.

The Law and Social Sciences subplan investigates how gender, sex, and sexuality and other categories of embodied difference are studied, regulated, and experienced in economics, politics, education, public policy, and the law.

The Queer and Transgender Studies subplan focuses on the histories, practices, and theories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer identities and communities through multidisciplinary study.

For more information about the requirements for the Minor in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, please consult our bulletin entry.