ADMISSIONS ACADEMICS CAMPUS LIFE ALUMNI ATHLETICS ABOUT Apply Visit Give Presidential Search Keywords WOMEN, GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES MINOR Program Description The women, gender and sexuality studies minor at Rockhurst examines the historical and contemporary circumstances that have shaped the relationships between women and men, and between women and women, in a variety of social settings. This gender studies minor raises fundamental questions about gender identity and relations, gender roles, gender equality, and about philosophical, natural scientific and social scientific assumptions regarding human nature. Learning Outcomes Students with a women, gender and sexuality studies minor will have the ability to think critically and originally about relationships and roles between people Graduates with this minor will take courses that draw upon a variety of scholarly perspectives and pedagogues including feminist scholarship and pedagogy Course Map Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor Prospective Students APPLY GET INFO SHEET Current Students EMAIL ADVISER Experiences Explore critically how gender and sexuality intersect with other axes of identification such as race, class, nationality or religion Demonstrate how these intersecting identities influence an individual’s experiences, achievements and positions in society Engage in projects pertaining to women and their roles, treatment, and status in society Consider questions of method which impact the way data is measured, interpreted, collected and presented with respect to women Outcomes The addition of Rockhurst’s women, gender and sexuality studies minor to a degree opens up career paths in industries including social services, nonprofit organizations, and public relations Graduates with a gender studies minor gain a specialized perspective that is valuable in legal and criminal justice career paths The women, gender and sexuality studies minor is part of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Academics PROGRAMS Student Success Associate Bachelor's Programs Graduate Online Engineering & Computing Department of Mathematics Modern Languages SCHOOLS College of Arts and Sciences College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis Saint Luke's™ College of Nursing and Health Sciences ACADEMIC SUPPORT Academic Advising Aylward-Dunn Learning Center Greenlease Library Honors Program Registrar Study Abroad RESOURCES Academic Integrity Center for Service Learning Advanced College Credit Program Commencement Course Schedules Institutional Review Board University Press Humanities Communication & Fine Arts 1100 Rockhurst Road | Kansas City, MO 64110 816-501-4000 | info@rockhurst.edu RESOURCES University Catalog Bookstore Calendar Campus Map Consumer Information Directory Library Photo Albums Web Portal I WANT TO: Apply Visit Give Find a Job Hire a Hawk Reserve Event Space Contact Rockhurst Create a Plan for My Journey SCHOOLS College of Arts and Sciences College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis Saint Luke's™ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Kansas City's Jesuit University ©2021 Rockhurst University | Privacy Notice | Web Accessibility