Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor

Requirements for Minors

• At least 50% of the minor courses must be unduplicated, i.e., not used to simultaneously satisfy credit requirements of the major, core curriculum, or additional minors.
• At least 50% of the minor courses must be completed in residence at UNH.
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in the minor (programs may set higher requirements).
• A student may not declare a major and minor in the same program.

The minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies offers students the opportunity to explore gender and sexuality across a broad range of disciplines and social contexts. Course offerings include topics such as contemporary and historical constructions of sexuality and gender; critical examination of sexism, misogyny,  and other inequalities; depictions of sexuality and gender across multiple formats; and responses to gender and sexuality policies and "norms" in a variety of cultural and global contexts. A student may minor in this program by completing 18 credits.

Students in the program will: 

Apply gender and sexuality based frames of analyses as tools for academic research, creative production, collaboration, or social change.