Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies

College of Arts and Humanities
2101 Woods Hall
Phone: 301-405-6877
wgss@umd.edu
http://wgss.umd.edu

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor and certificate in LGBTQ Studies. Students can also focus on LGBTQ Studies through the B.A. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The LGBTQ Studies program is designed to examine the lives, experiences, identities, and representations of LGBTQ persons, those who are today described as having a minority sexual orientation or who are gender transgressive.

The university has two scholarships specifically related to LGBTQ Studies and LGBTQ issues: The Rodler/Wood Scholarship is awarded annually based on one or more of the following criteria: demonstrated financial need, hardship based on sexual orientation, academic interest in LGBT Studies, and extracurricular activities on behalf of LGBT issues. The Novak Family TerpStart Endowed Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student participating in the department's LGBTQ Studies Program. 

For additional information or to initiate the process of declaring the minor or certificate, please contact the undergraduate advisor at wgss@umd.edu or 301-405-6827.