Program Learning Objectives
- Students will develop skills in critical thinking, creativity, lifelong learning and communication (including oral, written and visual) to multiple audiences.
- Students will demonstrate substantial knowledge of foundational and contemporary research in the interdisciplinary field of Queer Studies, and substantial knowledge of the Queer Studies theoretical literature.
- Students will gain an understanding of how the interdisciplinary field of Queer Studies creates new knowledge and draws upon and utilizes perspectives from multiple fields across the humanities, arts and social sciences.
- Students will understand the ways in which constructions, experiences and expressions of sexuality shape and are shaped by social, political, ethical, institutional, economic, legal, cultural, scientific and technological factors in the past and present, with special attention paid to interlocking systems of race, ethnicity, religion, class, nation, age, dis/ability and gender in local, national and transnational contexts.
- Students will understand the ways in which the dynamics of heterosexism and heteronormativity shape and are shaped by social, political, ethical, institutional, economic, legal, cultural, scientific and technological factors in the past and present, with special attention paid to interlocking systems of race, ethnicity, religion, class, nation, age, dis/ability and gender in local, national and transnational contexts.
- Students will employ key concepts in Queer Studies to contribute to scholarship, creative production and innovation.
- Students will develop the intellectual and practical skills necessary to engage with issues of social justice and serve as leaders in the creation, enactment, and evaluation of efforts to create a more inclusive, just and equitable world.
|ANT 460||Queer Anthropology 1||4|
|or HIST 458||Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe|
|WGS 302||Contemporary Issues in Queer Studies 2||4|
|WGS 340||Sexuality Studies||4|
|WGS/ES 345||Queer Ethnic Studies||4|
|Select from the following: 3, 4||8|
|Sex, Death, and Human Nature|
|Meaning, Gender, and Identity in Anthropological Theory|
|Biology of Sex|
|LGBT Literature and Media|
300- and 400-level English Topics/Subtitle courses as approved 4
|Race, Culture and Politics in the United States|
or ES 241
|Survey of Indigenous Studies|
or ES 242
|Survey of Africana Studies|
or ES 243
|Survey of Latino/a Studies|
or ES 244
|Survey of Asian American Studies|
|Sexuality and Gender in African American Communities|
|Cultural Production and Ethnicity|
or ES 380
|Critical Race Theory|
or ES 381
|The Social Construction of Whiteness|
|Comparative Social Movements|
|History of the American West, Southwest Borderlands, and California|
or HIST 459
|Imperialism and Postcolonial Studies|
|Topics and Issues in Values, Media and Culture 4|
|Sport and Gender|
|Feminist Ethics, Gender, Sexuality and Society|
|The Politics of Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality|
|Psychology of Gender|
|The Social Psychology of Prejudice|
|Religion, Gender, and Society|
|Sociology of the Family|
or SOC 327
|Sociology of Gender|
|Topics in Diversity on the American Stage 4|
|Selected Topics 4, 5|
|Women, Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective|
|Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates 4, 5|
|Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies 4|
|Women's and Gender Studies Internship 5|
This repeatable QS Core course, if repeated for 8 units with different subtitles, can also be used to meet QS Elective requirements.
Please check prerequisites. Your ability to select specific courses may vary depending upon your major's curriculum requirements.
Minor Advisor approval required for topics/subtitle courses. Approval is dependent on topic/subtitle. Contact the Women's & Gender Studies Department for a list of approved subtitles.
At least 4 units of credit must be earned in this course for it to count as an elective in the QS minor.