A global approach

The gender studies minor at Manchester takes a global approach, examining how gender informs lives across cultures. Students will study how lives have been and continue to be affected by society’s gendered values, language, traditions, and institutions, and how differences in culture, class, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation affect the experience of humans as gendered beings.

The gender studies curriculum is interdisciplinary in scope: students take two required courses and choose from elective courses in English, sociology, humanities, psychology, history, and religion.

Depending on students’ major area of study, the gender studies minor may complement preparation for careers in such fields as social and community work, education, law, medicine, counseling, business, public relations, journalism, and many other professional and human-service fields.