Women's and Sexuality Studies Minor | Empowering Social Change

Minor Women鈥檚 and Sexuality Studies

Are you interested in what navigating the world is like for those of different sexes, sexualities, and races?聽 Pursue St. Scholastica’s Women’s and Sexuality Studies minor to understand complex social dynamics and prepare for a variety of career paths.

Exploring Women鈥檚 and Sexuality Studies

Through the Women鈥檚 and Sexuality Studies minor, you will learn from disciplines including history, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, psychology, art, and literature in global and multicultural contexts. The program encourages critical thinking about individual and societal attitudes towards women and sexuality, and how these relate to current issues and events.

Through an interdisciplinary approach built on a liberal arts foundation, you will gain new perspectives on masculinity, femininity, and the complex experiences of being human. Select from a diverse range of elective courses on topics such as women and religion, dance and culture, sociology of health, and global feminisms.

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Benedictine Scholarship

All new first-year applicants to St. Scholastica will be awarded either the Benedictine Scholarship or the Access Award, upon admission to the College.

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Financial Aid

100% of traditional incoming undergraduates receive some type of scholarships. The average for scholarships, grants, and/or loans is $31,841.

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Degree Details

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Curriculum

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Fieldwork Experience

This minor offers a flexible capstone that you can complete through fieldwork experience, with the possibility of combining it with your major’s internship or clinical requirements.

Career Outlook

Pursuing the Women鈥檚 and Sexuality Studies minor will improve your understanding and skills when encountering diverse perspectives and unique human experiences within your chosen career field. Students of this program bring their expertise to careers in healthcare, human services, violence prevention, education, law, and public policy. Others go on to advanced graduate study.

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Expect to be heard, to be challenged, and to be involved. St. Scholastica faculty are world-class scholars and experts in their field who invest in your success. Our values of community, respect, stewardship, hospitality, and love of learning reflect our faculty鈥檚 commitment to lifting up others and celebrating our common humanity.

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