Women's and Gender Studies Minor

At a time when issues concerning women and gender can be matters of life and death, the Women's and Gender Studies Program is excited about our Minor, which offers all students the opportunity to examine these issues from interdisciplinary perspectives.  Faculty from throughout the university participate in our program by offering courses, guest lectures or organizing other activities.  As our program includes faculty from many different disciplines, this is reflected in courses which offer a variety of conceptual frameworks.  We believe that approaching issues from various perspectives allows for a deeper understanding of complex issues.  

The WGST minor offers you many pathways to explore these issues, some more theoretical and some more practical, but all guided by fact-based evidence and attention to real life consequences.  When you join this program, your questions and your concerns help guide what we offer and explore as a community.  We encourage all WGST students to participate at some point during their studies in creating our annual publication, the Alphadelphian.  As you near the end of your studies, you will be asked to complete an independent study project, which serves as a capstone experience.  At that point, we hope you will have found a project that inspires you and that you are eager to share with others.  Your informed voice is a vital part of our future.

All courses used to complete a minor must have grades of "C" or better and at least half of the requirements should be completed at Alfred University.