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Human Sexuality Minor Students

Human Sexuality - Minor

The Human Sexuality minor gives students an opportunity to study a range of issues—basic, in-depth and controversial—that covers women’s health, HIV/AIDS and the teaching of sexuality in age and developmentally appropriate ways. The flexible nature of the minor allows students to design their program to align with their interests and primary study.

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Minor in Human Sexuality

Kent State University’s Minor in Human Sexuality allows students to enhance their education with specialized knowledge in human sexuality studies. This minor provides additional career prospects in the human sexuality sector.

Program Information for Human Sexuality - Minor

Admissions for Human Sexuality - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Students declared in the School Health Education major or the Community Health Education major may not declare the Human Sexuality minor.

To declare this minor, students must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements
HED 32544HUMAN SEXUALITY 3
HED 44025WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES 3
HED 46057ADVANCED HUMAN SEXUALITY 3
HED 47070AIDS: ISSUES, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION 3
Sexuality Electives, choose from the following:6
COMM 35912
GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (DIVD)
HDF 24011
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD)
HDF 44022
CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN
HDF 44030
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION METHODOLOGY
PSYC 40625
DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER ROLE AND IDENTITY (DIVD)
SOC 24011
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES
SOC 32560
SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILIES (DIVD)
WMST 30091
KEY CONVERSATIONS THROUGH WOMEN'S STUDIES (DIVD)
Other electives courses require faculty approval
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Elective, choose from the following:3
ENG 21003
INTRODUCTION TO LGBT LITERATURE (DIVD)
ENG 35301
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES (DIVD)
LGBT 20020
INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER STUDIES
POL 40620
POLITICS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (DIVD)
PSYC 40625
DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER ROLE AND IDENTITY (DIVD)
SOC 32560
SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILIES (DIVD)
SOC 32565
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES (DIVD)
SOC 32570
INEQUALITY IN SOCIETIES (DIVD)
SOC 42315
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER (DIVD)
SOC 42359
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOC 42400
SELF AND IDENTITY
THEA 41115
LGBTQ THEATRE (DIVD)
WMST 30091
KEY CONVERSATIONS THROUGH WOMEN'S STUDIES (DIVD)
Minimum Total Credit Hours:21

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.500 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
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