Effective Fall 2024
The Minor in LGBTQ+ Studies consists of 15 hours.
Required Course (3 Credits):
| Class | Credits | Title |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 201 | 3 | Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies An interdisciplinary introduction to key concepts and methods in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies, including scholarship on asexuality, intersexuality, and 2SQ (Two-Spirit/Queer) sexualities. Students will examine the history of sexuality studies, including connections between colonialism and the gender binary; the role of science in the social construction of sexuality and gender categories; and the relationship among sexuality, gender embodiment and expression, and intersecting forms of structural violence such as racism, capitalism, and ableism. Emphasis will vary according to the interdisciplinary expertise of the instructor. |
And any four additional courses (12 credits):
- ANTH 424 – Queer Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
- CHIN 430 – Women in China 3 Credit Hours
- CHIN 469 – Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
- CLAS 384* – Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome 3 Credit Hours
- CNST 469* – Sexuality and Cinema 3 Credit Hours
- ENGL 425 – Black Feminist Theory 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 465 – Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- MUCO 330* – Music, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
- PHIL 382* – Philosophy of Feminism 3 Credit Hours
- PHIL 464* – Feminist Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
- POLS 414 – Gender and Politics 3 Credit Hours
- REST 479* – Seminar in East Asian Religions 3 Credit Hours
- SOCI 375* – Gender in Society 3 Credit Hours
- WGS 354 – Black Men in US Society 3 Credit Hours
- WGS 400 – Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
- WGS 419* – Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
- WGS 425 – Black Feminist Theory Credit Hours
- WGS 444 – Black Masculinities 3 Credit Hours
- WGS 499 – Capstone Seminar in Women, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
Email Dr. Nora Berenstain to petition courses not listed here or to receive more information about the LGBTQ+ Studies Minor.