Student Learning Outcomes

1. Describe what life has been like for LGBT and queer people in different times and places

2. Identify the theories - Queer theory, LGBT theories, and theories of power and agency - that make sense of and explicate queer and LGBT lives

3. Examine political action taken by LGBT and queer people historically and contemporarily

4. Utilize intersectional analysis to examine LGBT life in the U.S. and transnationally

5. Become familiar with different traditions and ways of thinking about sexuality and desire transnationally

6. Analyze the cultural production of LGBT and queer people and how their lives and identities have been represented by others

Requirements

The minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies requires 18 credits of course work: two lower division core courses (QSX 111 - Queer Histories, Communities, and Politics  and QSX 112 - Sexualities, Genders, Bodies ) and four upper division courses approved for the minor. QSX 111  counts towards the social science requirement and QSX 112  counts towards the humanities divisional requirement in the Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum: both QSX 111  and QSX 112  count toward the critical reflections requirement. There are no cluster requirements for students; students may take any of the approved courses or petition to substitute other courses with substantial LGBT content or projects. Currently approved courses include those listed below. Course with partial focus on LGBT content have been marked with an asterisk. No more than two of these courses can be used to fulfill the requirements of the minor.