The Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) minor and Queer Studies minor are excellent preparations for students going into teaching, counseling, social work, public relations, public policy, and management; students going on for advanced degrees in a variety of fields, including law and medicine; students seeking advocacy work in political action organizations; and students pursuing a wide variety of other career options.

Minor in Women and Gender Studies- 16 Units

The minor in Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum that applies feminist perspectives to the study of women and men. It draws upon both courses offfered through the WGS department and courses on gender offered through various departments on a regular and occasional special topics basis.The Minor in WGS is composed of 10 units of core courses and at least 6 units of supporting courses for a minimum total of 16 units. At least 13 of these units must be upper-division.

Minor in Queer Studies- 18 Units

The Queer Studies minor gives students competency within a dynamic field of interdisciplinary scholarship related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives as well as gender and sexual sturctures and identities. It provides courswork in queer theory, politics, history, sociology, psychology, cultural criticism, and methodology. The Queer Studies minor is composed of 12 units of core courses and at least 6 units of supporting courses for a minimum total of 18 units.