Queer Studies, Minor

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Students will complete 18 units to fulfill the requirements for the Queer Studies Minor.

Minor Core Requirements (11-12 units)

WGS 255 - Introduction to Queer Studies Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
WGS 302 - Queer Studies Lecture Series Unit(s): 1
WGS 305 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer U.S. History Unit(s): 3
WGS 455 - Queer Theory, Queer Lives Unit(s): 4

Minor Electives

Two (or more) course related to LGBTQ and/or sexuality studies, in consultation with Queer Studies minor advisor. Below is a list of all SSU courses that students can consider for their 6-unit Queer Studies minor electives. Many of the courses without WGS course designation will have prerequisites and restrictions (such as “Psychology majors only” or “junior/senior standing”) from home departments. Minors seeking such courses must meet these requirements unless otherwise noted.

WGS 285 - Men and Masculinity Unit(s): 4
WGS 300 - Gender, Race and Representation Unit(s): 3
WGS 302 - Queer Studies Lecture Series Unit(s): 1 (after satisfying initial 1-unit core requirement)
WGS 325 - Youth: Gender Perspectives Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
WGS 335 - Reproductive Politics Unit(s): 4
WGS 370 - Gender in Asian America Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
WGS 405 - Psychology of Gender Unit(s): 4
WGS 449 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Unit(s): 4 OR
HIST 449 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Unit(s): 4
WGS 474 - Foundations of Feminist Thought Unit(s): 4
WGS 475 - Contemporary Feminist Theory Unit(s): 4
WGS 499 - Internship Unit(s): 1-4 (in LGBTQ-specific context)
ANTH 302 - The Evolution of Males and Females Unit(s): 4
ANTH 318 - Human Development: Sex and the Life Cycle Unit(s): 3
BIOL 311 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Unit(s): 3 **
HD 365 - Topics in Human Development: Gender and Sexuality Unit(s): 3-4 ***
KIN 316 - Women in Sport: Issues, Images, and Identities Unit(s): 3 **
NURS 480 - Health, Sexuality, and Society Unit(s): 3
NURS 490 - The Sexual Imperative: History, Media, Culture, and Imagination. Unit(s): 4 ***
PSY 362 - Human Sexuality Unit(s): 4 ***
SOCI 360 - Sociology of Sexualities Unit(s): 4 ****
SOCI 370 - Sociology of Transgender Studies Unit(s): 4 ****

Other courses with advisor permission

** Offered infrequently
*** Many prerequisites and/or restrictions
**** Queer studies minors allowed w/ SOCI restrictions.

Units

Total core units: 12

Total supporting units: 6

Total units required in queer studies minor: 18