RGSS Major & Minor
“Although the major is Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, the program takes an intersectional approach, is broadly conceived and, of course, includes the critical inquiry of race and class as well. All of our identities hold all of these positions: gender, race, class, and sexuality. None of us are more of one than the other, but rather we have integrated identities and the new major is inclusive and representative of this perspective. More and more employers seek graduates who are well prepared to work in a diverse and multicultural world.” — Ann Savage, Professor
For course descriptions, visit the online Class Search.
Major (34 credit hours)
- 19 credits of RGSS Core Requirements
- 15 credits of RGSS-approved electives
- 12 elective credit hours must be taken at the 300-level or above
- No more than 6 elective credit hours in one discipline
RGSS Core Requirements (19 credit hours)
- RGSS 100 Perspectives in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (1)
- RGSS 201/SW 232-RGSS Intersections of Identity: Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality (3)
- RGSS 202/SW 223-RGSS Resistance for Social Change (3)
- RGSS 302 Critical Theories of Race and Racism (3)
- RGSS 304 RGSS Theories and Methodologies (3)
- RGSS 305 Storytelling for Social Justice (3)
- RGSS 405 RGSS Praxis (3)
Minor (22 credit hours)
- 13 credits under RGSS Core Requirements
- 9 credits of RGSS-approved electives
- 6 elective credit hours must be taken at the 300-level or above
- No more than 3 elective credit hours in one discipline
RGSS Core Requirements (13 credit hours)
- RGSS 100 Perspectives in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (1)
- RGSS 201/SW 232-RGSS Intersections of Identity: Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality (3)
- RGSS 202/SW 223-RGSS Resistance for Social Change (3)
- RGSS 302 Critical Theories of Race and Racism (3)
- RGSS 304 RGSS Theories and Methodologies (3)
- Major (15 credit hours of electives; max. 6 credit hours in one discipline)
- Minor (9 credit hours of electives; max. 3 credit hours in one discipline)
- A separate list of RGSS-approved electives will be published each semester, but examples of courses that have qualified for RGSS credit include the following:
- AN 302 The Body and Society
- AN 315 Gender and Colonialism
- AN 320 Gender and Sexuality in Globalization
- AN 322 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Modern Japan
- AN 342 Science, Technology, and Society
- AN 368 Coming of Age in the Middle East
- AN 380 Gender and Sexuality in Africa
- CCM 254 Gender and Communication
- CCM 320 Documentary Film & Social Justice
- CCM 330 Representations of Race & Difference
- CCM 365 Media & Cultural Criticism
- CCM 376 Film, Culture and Criticism
- CCM 420 Queering Film
- CCM 468 Women & Rock
- CCM 481 Technologies of the Body
- CCM 482 Voices of Dissent & Social Change
- CLA 323 Women in Antiquity
- EN 322 Gender, Language and Globalization (this topic only)
- EN 394 Gender & Migration in Transnational Cinema (this topic only)
- HST 205 Mad Women in America
- HST 212 American Visions
- OR TI 235-HST American Visions: American Visions? American Dreams? American Nightmares?
- HST 305 Magic, Sex, and Science in Early Modern Europe
- HST 338 The Era of Jim and Jane Crow
- HST 341 U.S. Women’s History
- HST 343 Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
- HST 353 The American Empire
- HST 355 Radical Histories
- HST 366 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Latin America
- HST 367 Geographies of Desire
- JR 418 Gender and Media: Global Views
- PL 348 Philosophy of Feminism
- OR RGSS 300 Philosophy of Feminism
- PO 230 Activism
- PO 335 Racial and Ethnic Politics
- PO 351 Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Africa
- PO 354 Environmental Justice
- PO 380 Humanitarianism
- PO 386 Black Political Thought
- PO 387 Agriculture and Food Justice as Social Movement
- RGSS 300 Philosophy of Feminism
- OR PL 348 Philosophy of Feminism
- RGSS 303 Special Topics
- RL 367 Islam, Gender and Sexuality
- RL 377 Hinduism, Gender, and the Goddess
- RL 382 Christian Liberation Theologies
- SO 317 Gender & Society
- SO 326 Gender, Race, and Crime
- SP 320 Service Learning in Spanish
- SP 490 Chicas Raras in Spanish Literature and Film
- SW 240-PO Gender and Generations: War and Peace
- SW 245 Politics from the Margins
- TI 231-HST Mad Women
- TI 234-HST Reel America — Film and the American Experience, 1890-1965
- TI 235-HST American Visions: American Visions? American Dreams? American Nightmares?
- OR HST 212 American Visions
- TI 242-PL Marginalized in America: Gender at the Intersection of Race and Class
- TI 255-PO The Politics of Alice Walker
- TI 274 Hip-Hop Feminism: Poetry, Politics, Pleasure TI 275 Undercurrents of Resistance: Counterstory in the US Territories
The information found on this website with respect to major/minor/program requirements is primarily directed at providing prospective students a general roadmap of the curriculum. Current Butler students are expected to review their degree audit report at my.butler.edu and speak with their advisor regularly for detailed information regarding their specific degree requirements and their progress toward degree completion.