LGBTQ Studies Minor
College of Arts and Humanities
2101 Woods Hall
Phone: 301-405-6877
wgss@umd.edu
http://wgss.umd.edu
Department Chair: Neda Atanasoski, Ph.D.
The LGBTQ minor in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is a 15 credit program which provides students an opportunity for interdisciplinary study of the lives, experiences, identities, and representations of LGBTQ people. This course of study provides solid grounding in the major concepts and methods that define studies of sex, gender, and gender identity today. Any student in good standing in the university may enroll in the LGBTQ Studies minor. In consultation with the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies academic advisor, students will design a minor program that complements their major field of study.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate familiarity with major concepts and vocabulary in the field of LGBTQ Studies.
- Students will understand and be able to critique key developments in LGBTQ thought as strategies of social change and production of knowledge about gender and sexuality in the context of social relations of difference and power.
- Students will demonstrate critical reasoning and research skills in the field of LGBTQ Studies.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Curriculum | ||
| Foundation Courses | 6 | |
| Queer Worlds: Studies in Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Transgender Studies | ||
| Capstone Course (approved 400 level LGBT Course) | 3 | |
| Seminar in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | ||
| Elective Courses 1 | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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Elective Courses: Courses with an LGBT Prefix are automatically approved as electives. 3 of the 6 elective credits must be upper level.
Other Program Requirements:
- No course earned with a grade below "C-" will count toward the minor in LGBTQ Studies.
- An overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor is required for graduation.
- Students may use a maximum of six credits (or two courses) to satisfy the requirements of both their major and the minor in LGBTQ Studies. However, courses taken to complete the minor in LGBTQ Studies may not be used to satisfy the requirements of another minor.
- No more than six of the required credits (or two courses) may be taken at an institution other than the University of Maryland, College Park. However, at least six 3xx or 4xx-level credits applied to the minor must be taken at this university.