Queer Studies Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The undergraduate minor in Queer Studies prepares students to examine how gender and sexuality are constructed and policed and, further, imagines liberatory futures for people of all genders and sexualities. Centering itself on the activism and scholarship of women of color, transnational feminisms, Two-Spirit Indigenous people, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people of color, this minor examines homophobia and transphobia's relationship with racism, colonialism, sexism, ableism, classism and other forms of power.
Minor Code: 877
A total of 33 credits is required for the minor, with at least 12 of these credits at the upper-division level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| QS 262/WGSS 262 | *INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES | 3 |
| QS 364/WGSS 364 | *TRANSGENDER POLITICS | 3 |
| QS 409 | PRACTICUM: PROJECTS IN QUEER STUDIES | 3 |
| QS 431/WGSS 431/ES 431 | *QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES | 4 |
| QS 462/WGSS 462 | *QUEER THEORIES | 4 |
| QS 472/WGSS 472/ES 472 | ^INDIGENOUS TWO-SPIRIT AND QUEER STUDIES | 4 |
| QS 476/WGSS 476 | *TRANSNATIONAL SEXUALITIES | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 8 credits from the following: 1 | 8 | |
| *GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE | ||
| *LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| *SERVING LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES | ||
| *ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN QUEER STUDIES | ||
| PRACTICUM: PROJECTS IN QUEER STUDIES | ||
| TRANSGENDER LIVES | ||
| QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN QUEER STUDIES | ||
| *MEN AND MASCULINITIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | ||
| WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISMS | ||
| ^SEXUALITIES, FEMINISMS, WOMEN | ||
WGSS 466/PSY 466 | ||
| *GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- 1
The remaining 8 credits may be taken from the Queer Studies electives (any course with the QS prefix) and from approved program courses offered by other departments
Minor Code: 877