Cornell University Registrar

Program Description

Undergraduate students in any college at Cornell may minor in Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies in conjunction with a major defined elsewhere in the university. The minor consists of five FGSS courses, through FGSS or the cross-listing department, that are completed with a grade of C– or above, none of which may be counted toward the student's non–FGSS major. An exception to this rule may be made for students in the contract colleges, who may petition the FGSS DUS to count one course from their major toward the FGSS minor. First-year writing seminars may not be included within the five required courses. Students wishing to minor in FGSS should fill out the online application.

Minor Requirements

The five courses required for the FGSS Undergraduate Minor must include:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
FGSS 2010	Introduction to Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	3
FGSS 3000	Feminist Theory	3
Any FGSS course that satisfies at least one of the three categories required for a major as defined above.
Any two additional FGSS courses of the student’s choice.

Learning Outcomes

In addition to widespread university goals to foster the skills of critical analysis in both written and oral work, FGSS majors and minors are expected to demonstrate that they:

• Understand the concepts of gender and sexuality in relation to one another across several academic disciplines
• Understand the relation between the concepts of gender and sexuality and the material oppression of gender and sexual minorities
• Situate gender and sexuality in relation to other structures of oppression, especially racism and class exploitation, both in the U.S. and globally