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Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Award:
Associate of Arts
Total Credits for Award:
60.00
Description:
Minneapolis College’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program offers classes that explore the relationships between power, knowledge, and social justice. More specifically, WGSS examines the construction of heteronormative gender and sexuality as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identities; the relationship between ideas about gender and concepts inherent to other social, political, and cultural structures; and the implications of feminist and sexuality studies. The program explores the significance of gender and sexuality across a range of human experiences, paying particular attention to women and LGBTQIA+ populations. While gender and sexuality are fundamental to our field, WGSS also recognizes that our lives and identities as gendered being are intersected by other differences (such as race, class, dis/ability, nationality, etc.) that inform who we are and how we relate to the world. As such, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive understanding of human experience that recognizes those differences.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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GOAL AREA(S)
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WGSS 1101
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Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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3
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5,9
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ENGA 1110 or
ENGL 1110
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College Composition
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3
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1
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General Elective(s)
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Choose any course(s)
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4
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*MnTC Goal Area 3
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 3 course with a traditional lab other than Biology.
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4
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3
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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14
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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GOAL AREA(S)
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WGSS 1140
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Gender, Media and Pop Culture
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3
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6,7
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Choose one of the WGSS courses from the list below
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WGSS 1120 Or
WGSS 2200 Or
WGSS 2211 Or
WGSS 2213 Or
WGSS 2235 Or
WGSS 2240
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Lesbian Cultures
The Female Divine
Resisting Gender Violence
Engaging Justice: Women's and LGBTQ Social Movements
Women Poets of the World
Captive Bodies: Gender and Mass Incarceration
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3
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5,7
6,9
6,9
5,9
6,8
5,7
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Choose one of the HIST courses from the list below
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HIST 2241 Or
HIST 2242
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Women in Early America
Women in Modern America
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3
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5,9
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ENGL 1111
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Research and Composition for Change
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3
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1
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MnTC Goal Area 4
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Choose any course from MnTC Goal Area 4
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3
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4
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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GOAL AREA(S)
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WGSS 1115
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The Politics of Sex
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3
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5,8
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Choose one course from the list below not taken in the previous semester
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WGSS 1120 Or
WGSS 2200 Or
WGSS 2211 Or
WGSS 2213 Or
WGSS 2235 Or
WGSS 2240
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Lesbian Cultures
The Female Divine
Resisting Gender Violence
Engaging Justice: Women's and LGBTQ Social Movements
Women Poets of the World
Captive Bodies: Gender and Mass Incarceration
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3
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5,7
6,9
6,9
5,9
6,8
5,7
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BIOL 1160
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Biology of Women
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3
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3
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CMST 2005
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Communication and Gender
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3
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1,7
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**MnTC Goal Area 5 Course
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 5 course other than Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) or History (HIST)
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3
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5
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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GOAL AREA(S)
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WGSS 2212
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Gender, Health and the Environment
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3
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6,10
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**MnTC Goal Area 6 courses
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Choose two courses from MnTC Goal Area 6 other than Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. (Recommended courses: ENLT 1158 Women's Literature and PHIL 2215 Feminist Philosophy)
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6
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6
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General Elective
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Choose any course
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1
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General Education
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Choose courses from any of the MnTC Goal Areas
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6
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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16
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Students need to complete the entire 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) as well as elective credits to reach 60 credits for the A.A. with an Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
* MnTC Goal Area 3: Students must complete a minimum of two courses in two different disciplines, one course must have a traditional lab and the other course must have a traditional lab-or-lab-like experience from MnTC Goal Area 3. BIOL 1160 is required for the emphasis and satisfies one of the required MnTC 3 disciplines and has a lab-like experience.
**To complete the A.A. with an Emphasis in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, students must complete at least two courses from two different disciplines in MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 6.
All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses, if applicable program electives, required Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, and MnTC electives. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.