Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies

Welcome to the Program on Gender & Intersectionality Studies

Students please become a Gender Studies minor, attend a Gender Studies Club meeting, or contact any Gender and Intersectionality Studies faculty member for more information. 

Faculty, please contact the PGIS director to become a member. 

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Minor in Gender & Intersectionality Studies

Only 15 Credits

Up to 9 credits can be shared with your major.

Five Total Courses

GS/SO-225 Introduction to Gender Studies, and four electives from the designated course list.

Note: Other GS related courses may be used as electives with director approval.

Three Easy Steps

  1. Log into WebAdvisor
  2. Select “Declare a Minor” (found under Registrar Group)
  3. Complete and Submit the form for approval.

Fireside Chats

This semester, PGIS members are invited to attend our upcoming Fireside Chats.

“Black Women & the Origins of the Environmental Justice Movement”

Thursday, March 27, 4:30–6 p.m.
Intercultural Center Lounge

Presented by Hettie Williams, History

PGIS-Designated Courses

Only 6 credits may be shared with major.

What You Can Do with a PGIS Minor

  • Diversity Efforts
  • Community Organizing
  • Public Leadership
  • Advocacy for Inequalities
  • Nonprofit Organization
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Katherine Parkin, Ph.D.

Director of The Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies

History and Anthropology

James and Marlene Howard Hall, 335