Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Studies (LGBT) 1

LGBT 4287 (3) Special Topics in Queer Literature LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL This course will focus on a special topic in queer literature and non- normative genders and sexualities. Students will consider how literature STUDIES (LGBT) reflects and represents understandings of sexuality, gender, desire, and more; the course may engage a variety of genres. Topics vary by Courses semester. Check department description for details. Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: ENGL 4287 and LGBT 2000 (3) Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender WGST 4287 Studies Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 9.00 total credit hours. Investigates the social and historical meanings of racial, gender, and Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or sexual identities and their relationship to contemporary lesbian, bisexual, Seniors). gay, and transgender communities. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: WGST 2030 Additional Information: GT Pathways: GT-SS3 -Soc Behav Sci:Hmn Behav, LGBT 4400 (3) Critical Inquiries in Transgender Studies Cult, Soc Frame Examines theories, methods and debates in the emerging field of Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity transgender studies. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, this Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Social Sciences course examines transgender identities, communities and political Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-U.S. Perspective movements in different historical and cultural contexts. Focuses on Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities crosscutting issues that shape transgender subjectivities, with special attention given to how transgender movements negotiate race, class, LGBT 2707 (3) Introduction to Queer Literature sexuality, labor, culture and nation. How is literature shaped by cultural understandings of queer and non- Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: LGBT 5400 and normative genders and sexualities? How does it, in turn, shape those WGST 4400 and WGST 5400 understandings? This class explores how genders, sexualities, and Grading Basis: Letter Grade writing intersect with issues of race, class, nation, ability, and empire. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Social Sciences Readings may include novels, short stories, poetry, graphic novels, films, Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities essays, blogs, and more. Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: ENGL 2707 LGBT 4840 (1-6) Independent Study in LGBTQ Studies Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Self-directed research project in LGBTQ studies supervised by a faculty Juniors or Seniors) only. member and approved by one of the Co-Directors of the LGBT Studies Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Certificate Program. Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. LGBT 3710 (3) Topics in LGBT Studies Content varies by semester and reflects contemporary issues in the field LGBT 5400 (3) Critical Inquiries in Transgender Studies of LGBT Studies. Examines theories, methods and debates in the emerging field of Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 9.00 total credit hours. transgender studies. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, this Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, course examines transgender identities, communities and political Juniors or Seniors) only. movements in different historical and cultural contexts. Focuses on Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities crosscutting issues that shape transgender subjectivities, with special attention given to how transgender movements negotiate race, class, LGBT 3796 (3) Queer Theory sexuality, labor, culture and nation. Surveys theoretical, critical, and historical writings in the context of Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: LGBT 4400 and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gay literature. Examines relationships WGST 4400 and WGST 5400 among aesthetic, cultural and political agendas, and literary and visual Grading Basis: Letter Grade texts of the 20th century. Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: ENGL 3796 Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities LGBT 3930 (3) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Internship 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. Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Recommended: Prerequisite LGBT 2000.