Courses

    Investigates the social and historical meanings of racial, gender, and sexual identities and their relationship to contemporary lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities. Same as WMST 2030. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Offers students at sophomore and junior levels an introduction to some of the forms, concerns, and genres of contemporary lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gay writing in English. Prereq., sophomore standing. Same as ENGL 2707.

    Content varies by semester and reflects contemporary issues in the field of LGBT Studies. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Surveys theoretical, critical, and historical writings in the context of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gay literature. Examines relationships among aesthetic, cultural, and political agendas, and literary and visual texts of the 20th century. Same as ENGL 3796. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).

    Matches selected students with supervised internships in university programs and advocacy groups, local businesses, human service or government agencies. Internships will focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer issues, such as anti-violence programs, educational outreach, and civil rights initiatives. Recommended prereq., LGBT 2000.

    Examines a special topic in LGBT, Multicultural, and Postcolonial literature from the early 16th century to the present. Discusses the changing status of sexuality, race, ethnicity, and/or nationality as a literary and cultural topos, including how desire and identity is defined, and the rhetorical and ideological difficulties involved in its representation. Specific topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ENGL/WMST 4287. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Self-directed research project in LGBTQ studies supervised by a faculty member and approved by one of the Co-Directors of the LGBT Studies Certificate Program.