Minor in LGBTQ Studies

Catalog Year: 2023-2024

Banner Code: LA-MINOR-WGST-LGBT

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Minor Requirements

Total credits: 18

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Core Courses

Foundational Course

WMST 208 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies (Mason Core) 3
Total Credits 3

Theory Course

WMST 402 Queer Theory 3
Total Credits 3

Intersections of Race, Gender, and Sexuality

Select 3 credits from the following: 3
Gender, Health, and Culture in the United States
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and TV
Gender, Sexuality, and Disability
Race, Class, and LGBTQ Communities
Current Topics in LGBTQ Studies (with minor advisor approval)
Total Credits 3

Transnational Sexualities

Select 3 credits from the following: 3
Transnational Sexualities
Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights
Sexuality, Race, and Immigration
Current Topics in LGBTQ Studies (with minor advisor approval)
Culture, Sexuality and the Global AIDS Epidemic
Total Credits 3

Electives 

Select 6 credits that focus on sexuality studies not already used for above requirement. Three credits must be at the 300- or 400-level. 6
Cultural Constructions of Sexualities
Sexuality and Human Behavior
Culture, Sexuality and the Global AIDS Epidemic
Gender Representation in Popular Culture (Mason Core)
Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (Mason Core)
Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies (with approval when topic is appropriate)
Feminist Theories of Gender, Sexuality, and Race
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and TV
Current Topics in LGBTQ Studies
Gender, Sexuality, and Disability
Transnational Sexualities
Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights
Sexuality, Race, and Immigration
Race, Class, and LGBTQ Communities
Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies (with the approval of the minor advisor)
Other special topics courses with the approval of the minor advisor.
Total Credits 6