{"id":2680,"date":"2026-08-04T18:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/race-and-ethnic-studies\/?page_id=2680"},"modified":"2026-08-31T00:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:23:46","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/regss\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Honors Day 1582-PR4\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/regss\/files\/2026\/08\/Honors-Day-1582-PR4-1600x1067.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6aa1f32966e8b {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6aa1f32966e8b\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242121; font-size: 35px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">An Overview OF REGSS COURSES<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px;\">As any other academic department, the Academic Catalog provides students with in-depth information about courses. Keep in mind that here you will only glimpse through some of RACE and GSS general information on courses. All students are advised to reach out to their advising team before registration and while exploring the courses that will better satisfied their major and concentration requirements.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/regss\/#petition\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Credit Petition<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-purple\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/regss\/courses\/#independent\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Internships and Independent Study\/Research<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal has-custom-css wp-custom-css-c421ab16\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242421; font-size: 25px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Core Courses<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal has-custom-css wp-custom-css-8100a58c\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #e4a01b; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 2px solid #242421;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #242421; color: #e4a01b; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">RACE AND Ethnic Studies<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #f6c167; color: #242421; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Major and Concentration<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 5px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">MAJOR &#8211; 8 Credits<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">CONCENTRATION &#8211; 5 Credits<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 600; color: #242421; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.7;\">Students may not have both a major in Race and Ethnic Studies and a concentration in Race in Ethnic Studies, but must choose one or the other. Learn more information about the courses and the program requirements in the academic catalog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: -10px;\"><a class=\"btn btn--grey btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/race-ethnic-studies\/#requirementstext\">Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: -10px;\"><a class=\"btn btn--grey btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/race-ethnic-studies\/#coursestext\">All Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 2px solid #e4a01b;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #242421; color: #e4a01b; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">RACE 121<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242421; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 5px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Major and Concentration Requirement<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 600; color: #242421; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.8;\">This course provides an introduction to critical concepts and key readings about race and racism that are important to the field of Ethnic Studies. Focusing on identities and communities, students learn about racial formation and difference in U.S. and comparative cultural and historical contexts. How does race intersect with class, gender, nation, and sexuality to produce privileges and oppressions? Students survey the emergence of Ethnic Studies to become acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches and how concerns for racial equity and social justice formed this academic field.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 2px solid #e4a01b;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #242421; color: #e4a01b; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">RACE 396<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242421; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Directed Undergraduate Research<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 5px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Major Requirement<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #f6c167; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">RACE capstone<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 600; color: #242421; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.8;\">How is academic work in Race and Ethnic Studies enabled or transformed by an openness to creativity? And how is creative work&#8211;in fields such as film, music, literature, and visual art&#8211;enabled or transformed by research? In this seminar, students encounter foundational and contemporary work that addresses one or both of these questions. In the second half of the semester, students pursue individual projects (academic, creative, or both) that serve as their response. Offered annually in the spring semester.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal has-custom-css wp-custom-css-2c878010\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #e4a01b; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 2px solid #242421;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #242421; color: #e4a01b; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Gender and Sexuality Studies<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #f6c167; color: #242421; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Major and Concentration<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 5px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">MAJOR &#8211; 9 Credits<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">CONCENTRATION &#8211; 5 Credits<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 600; color: #242421; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.7;\">Students may not have both a major in Gender and Sexuality Studies and a concentration in Gender and Sexuality Studies, but must choose one or the other. Learn more information about the courses and the program requirements in the academic catalog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: -10px;\"><a class=\"btn btn--grey btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/gender-sexuality-studies\/#requirementstext\">Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: -10px;\"><a class=\"btn btn--grey btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/gender-sexuality-studies\/#coursestext\">All Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 2px solid #e4a01b;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #242421; color: #e4a01b; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">GSS 121<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242421; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 5px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Major and Concentration Requirement<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 600; color: #242421; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.8;\">Required for the gender and sexuality studies major and concentration, this course introduces students to the concept of gender as a category of analysis. It is designed for students who seek a fuller understanding of themselves as gendered individuals living in a gendered society &#8211; all genders are encouraged to participate! Offered every semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 2px solid #e4a01b;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #242421; color: #e4a01b; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">GSS 399<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242421; font-size: 18px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 5px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; border: 1px solid #242421; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Major Requirement<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #f6c167; color: #242421; font-size: 10px; border-radius: 50px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">GSS capstone<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 600; color: #242421; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.8;\">The course provides a capstone to the major. Taught as a seminar, it offers an opportunity for students to integrate their studies of women and gender across disciplines and to become more aware of the intricate web of gender, race, culture, and class that informs women&#8217;s experiences. Offered annually in the spring semester.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"independent\" style=\"font-size:0.001px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal has-custom-css wp-custom-css-b6d5aba1\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242421; font-size: 25px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">Academic Internships and Independent Study<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #f6c167; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px;\">Majors and concentrators within a REGSS program may count one independent study\/research or academic internship toward their degree progress. Whether and internship, study, or research; you will want to identify a faculty member who will serve as your supervisor.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: -10px; margin-top: auto; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--grey btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/race-and-ethnic-studies\/faculty-staff\/\">Affiliated RACE Faculty Members<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal has-custom-css wp-custom-css-3ff12c51\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"equal-height-card\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #233746; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; border: 2px solid #e4a01b;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #f6c167; color: #242421; margin-top: -10px; font-size: 14px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">RACE\/GSS 294-394: Academic Internship<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.7;\">To seek RACE or GSS credit for an academic internship, contact the program director about your intended plans and consult the Piper Center\u2019s guidelines for academic internships. You will also want to identify an affiliated REGSS faculty member who will serve as your internship supervisor. Students can seek credit with a 294 or 394 course.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: -10px; margin-top: auto;\"><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/find-internships-research-opportunities\/getting-academic-credit-for-an-internship\/\">Piper Center Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"equal-height-card\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #233746; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; border: 2px solid #e4a01b;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #f6c167; color: #242421; margin-top: -10px; font-size: 14px; border-radius: 10px; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;\">RACE\/GSS 398: Independent Study\/Research<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.8;\">Independent work is guided by a faculty member. Students need to have the necessary background, including appropriate coursework, before an independent project is approved. A student may not substitute an IS\/IR course for a course regularly offered in a department or program. IS\/IR culminates in at least one product (a paper, laboratory report, work of art, etc.). Normally, the student and faculty instructor are expected to meet at least once a week. 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