The undergraduate minor in gender, health, and healthcare equity requires a minimum of 15 s.h. of coursework, including at least 12 s.h. completed at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework for the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
Students may count a maximum of 3 s.h. from another University of Iowa major, minor, or certificate toward the gender, health, and healthcare equity minor.
The minor in gender, health, and healthcare equity requires the following coursework.
| Requirements | Hours |
|---|---|
| Core Courses | 6 |
| Health Equity Courses | 9-10 |
Core Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Two of these: | ||
| GWSS:1001 | Introduction to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| GWSS:1002 | Diversity and Power in the U.S. | 3 |
| SJUS:1001/GWSS:1003 | Introduction to Social Justice | 3 |
Health Equity Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Three of these: | ||
| GWSS:2080/GHS:2080 | The Cultural Politics of HIV-AIDS | 3 |
| GWSS:2650/GHS:2650 | Global Reproduction | 3 |
| GWSS:2700 | Transgender People, Politics, and Cultures | 3 |
| GWSS:2800/AFAM:2800 | African American Women, Health, Hair, and Sexuality | 3 |
| GWSS:3005/SJUS:3005 | Practicum (placement must be in a health care or social service setting) | 3-4 |
| GWSS:3010/GHS:3015 | Transnational Sexualities | 3 |
| GWSS:3154 | Sexuality in the United States | 3 |
| GWSS:3326/GHS:3327 | The Politics of Progress: NGOs, Development, and Sexuality | 3 |
| GWSS:4140/ANTH:4140/CBH:4140/GHS:4140 | Feminist Activism and Global Health | 3 |
| CPH:1400 | Fundamentals of Public Health | 3 |
| CPH:3400/SEES:3250 | Health, Work, and the Environment | 3 |
| ENGL:2560 | Topics in Culture and Identity (when topic is stories about HIV/AIDS) | 3 |
| GHS:3036 | Ethics, Policy, and Global Health | 3 |
| GHS:3110/ANTH:3110/CBH:4200/NAIS:3110 | Colonialism and Indigenous Health Equity | 3 |
| GHS:4003 | Case Studies in Global Health Inequities | 3 |
| HIST:3508/GHS:3508/LAS:3508 | Disease and Health in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST:3755/GHS:3555/IS:3555 | Understanding Health and Disease in Africa | 3 |
| SEES:3090/GHS:3070 | Hungry Planet: Global Geographies of Food | 3 |
| SOC:3750/GWSS:3750 | Born in the USA: Fertility and Reproduction | 3 |