Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Sexualities Studies
Certificate in the College of Liberal Arts
The LGBTQ Studies Program is housed in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) in the College of Liberal Arts. LGBTQ Studies (WGS) courses train students to develop their critical thinking, analytic writing, cultural competency, and lifelong intellectual curiosity. These are all skills needed to be an effective communicator and leader. Our curriculum emphasizes ethics, integrity, citizenship and awareness of global issues.
The LGBTQ/Sexualities Studies Certificate recognizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer scholarship and acknowledges widespread faculty expertise in this field. Our interdisciplinary community of scholars includes more than 25 faculty specializing in disability studies, reproductive justice, BIPOC feminisms, transnational feminisms, LGBTQ studies, art and literature, media and performance, migration, decolonization, archives and affect, and more.
The LGBTQ/Sexualities program brings together faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students from across the campus to share research in feminist and queer scholarship, the history of sexuality, and related fields of study.
Eligibility
ShowThis certificate program is open to all undergraduate majors in any college of the university. Students should declare the certificate as early as possible to receive priority registration for LGBTQ Studies (WGS) courses.
How to Apply
ShowStudents can begin taking courses for the certificate at any time. When a student is ready to declare, they should apply through the online minor/certificate application system with their primary major (home department) academic advisor.
All Minor and Certificate students must subscribe to the listserv.
Required Courses
ShowStudents can begin working toward the certificate by taking WGS 303 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies.
This certificate requires 18 semester hours of coursework, nine of which must be in residence. View a complete list of courses and requirements.
Skills
ShowWGS courses train students to develop their critical thinking, analytic writing, cultural competency, and lifelong intellectual curiosity. These are all skills needed to be an effective communicator and leader. Our curriculum emphasizes ethics, integrity, citizenship and awareness of global issues.
