Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies, Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program > Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies, Minor

Director: Prof. Elizabeth Gregory

Associate Director: Prof. Guillermo de los Reyes

Housed in the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, the minor in LGBT Studies is available to all UH students. Academic advising is coordinated through the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program.

The minor consists of the following 18-hour requirement:

3 hours of Introduction to LGBT Studies (WGSS 2360 );
12 hours in approved LGBT studies advanced courses-6 Humanities; 6 Social Sciences;
3 hours in approved capstone course (WGSS 4360 : involving approved supervised research, field-based service, or internship). Students contact the faculty member teaching WGSS 4360 in the term they intend to take the course to determine an Internship. In the event that a student cannot locate a good fit internship in or before their final semester, they may arrange an Independent Study on an LGBT Studies topic (WGSS 4398) with a WGSS affiliated professor as their capstone.

At least 12 of the 18 hours must be taken in residence, of which 9 must be advanced. A minimum 2.00 grade point average is required for the minor.

The interdisciplinary nature of this minor requires students to take courses in a range of areas. In addition to WGSS 2360 - Introduction to LGBT Studies , students must take a minimum of 6 hours of approved upper-division coursework from the Humanities and a minimum of 6 hours approved coursework from the Social Sciences. A maximum of 6 hours of approved transfer courses will be accepted toward the minor, and no more than 6 semester hours in a student’s major may apply to a minor in LGBT Studies.

All upper-level WGSS-prefix courses may count toward the LGBT minor, including WGSS 3321,3322, 3350, 3351, 3360, 3395, 3396, 3398, 4350, 4360, 4395, 4398 and any other upper-level WGSS-prefix courses created in future.

WGSS-prefix courses can count toward either the Humanities or Social Science requirement, as needed.

Non-WGSS Humanities (6 Hours):

AAS 3375 - Black Women in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
AAS 3377 - Black Feminist Thought Credit Hours: 3.0
ARAB 3314 - Women and Gender in Arabic Literature Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3376 - Representations of Gender Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3374 - Women in the Ancient World Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3380 - Epic Masculinity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4374 - Sex and Gender in Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4375 - Gender and Race in Greek Myths Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3304 - Multicultural Health Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
COMM 3331 - Communication in the Family Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3340 - Health Campaigns Credit Hours: 3.0
COMM 3372 - Gender and Media Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3367 - Gay and Lesbian Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4341 - Queer Theory Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4342 - Gender and Writing Credit Hours: 3
FREN 4350 - Sex and the Other in French Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3320 - U.S. Women’s History Since 1840 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3351 - Work&Family-Modern Eur Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4323 - Witchcraft in the Old & New World Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 4379 - Sex and Violence in the Old South Credit Hours: 3.0
ITAL 3309 - Women Writers & Filmmakers of Modern Italy Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 3333 - Women of the Italian Renaissance Credit Hours: 3.0
INDI 3381 - Genders and Sexualities in South Asia and India Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3356 - Feminist Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3337 - Theologies from the Margins Credit Hours: 3
RELS 3371 - Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Credit Hours: 3.0 / JWST 3371 - Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Credit Hours: 3
WCL 3355 - Goddesses and Other Divine Women Credit Hours: 3
WCL 3373 - Gender and Sexuality in World Film Credit Hours: 3

Non-WGSS Social Sciences (6 Hours):

ANTH 3306 - Sex & Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3313 - Brown Girls, Brown Stories: Black Female Protagonists in Novels & Films Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3347 - Anthropology of Women Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3365 - Sex and Gender in Biology and Society Credit Hours: 3.0
ECON 4331 - Economics of Gender Credit Hours: 3
ENTR 3342 - Women in Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
HLT 3300 - Social Health and Wellness Credit Hours: 3.0
HLT 4302 - Health Aspects of Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
HLT 4306 - Women’s Health Issues Credit Hours: 3.0
KIN 4302 - Fitness and Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3390 - Women in Politics Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 3331 - Psychology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 4311 - Close Relationships Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3315 - Sexuality and Society Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Health Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3337 - Women and Crime Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3350 - Sociology of the Body Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3361 - Sociology of Gender and Food Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3371 - Sociology of the Family Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3373 - Comparative Family Structures Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3390 - Sociology of Gender Credit Hours: 3