Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences

(Major Code: 22990) (SIMS Code: 119508)

All candidates for a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .”

A minor is not required with this major.

Impacted Program

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies major is an impacted program. To be admitted to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies major, students must meet the following criteria:

Complete preparation for the major;
Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units;
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.

Preparation for the Major

(6 units)

LGBT 101 - Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies Units: 3

And Three Units Selected From

HIST 125 - Sexuality, Past and Present Units: 3
WMNST 101 - Gender: Self, Identity, and Society Units: 3
WMNST 102 - Women: Images and Ideas Units: 3

Language Requirement

Competency (successfully completing the third college semester or fifth college quarter) is required in one language other than English to fulfill the graduation requirement. Refer to section of catalog on “Graduation Requirements .”

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

Additional courses are acceptable with approval of the adviser.

A minimum of 24 upper division units to include

12 Units Selected From

LGBT 321 - LGBT Identities in the Modern World Units: 3
LGBT 322 - LGBT History and Culture Units: 3
also listed as
HUM 322 - LGBT History and Culture Units: 3
LGBT 333 - Trans/Gender Studies Units: 3
LGBT 350 - Queer of Color Studies Units: 3
LGBT 499 - Special Study Units: 1-3
LGBT 550 - Queering Comics Units: 3
LGBT 597 - Research Project Units: 3
ECL 450 - LGBT Literature and Culture Units: 3
ECL 550 - Queer Texts and Contexts Units: 3
PHIL 544 - Queer Theory Units: 3
also listed as
WMNST 544 - Queer Theory Units: 3
WMNST 533 - Trans Feminisms Units: 3
WMNST 535 - Lesbian Lives and Cultures Units: 3

Three Units Selected from

LGBT 598 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Internship Units: 3
or
an international study abroad course with LGBTQ+ focus with consent of adviser

9 Elective Units Selected from

Nine elective units selected from the courses above or

AFRAS 455 - Africana Class, Gender, and Sexualities Units: 3
ANTH 333 - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the Americas Units: 3
also listed as
LATAM 333 - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the Americas Units: 3
ANTH 536 - Gender and Human Sexuality Units: 3
CCS 340A - Gender, Sex, and Politics in Colonial Mexico Units: 3
CCS 340B - Chicana Women’s History: 1848-Present Units: 3
CLASS 360 - Sex, Gender, and the Erotic in the Ancient World Units: 3
COMM 452 - Interaction and Gender Units: 3
ED 484 - Valuing Human Diversity Units: 3
GEN S 340 - Confronting HIV/AIDS Units: 3
GERO 360 - Diversity and Aging Units: 3
HIST 406 - History of Sexuality Units: 3
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality Units: 3
JMS 410 - Media and Sexuality Units: 3
JMS 452 - Media and Identity Units: 3
MGT 467 - Diversity Issues Units: 3
PSY 355 - Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior Units: 3
PSY 442 - Prejudice and Stereotypes Units: 3
P H 353 - Human Sexuality and Disease Units: 3
SOC 320 - Sex and Gender in Contemporary Society Units: 3
SOC 420 - Sexuality in Modern Society Units: 3
SOC 421 - American Families Units: 3
SOC 455 - Sociology of Intersectionality Units: 3
THEA 465 - Theatre of Diversity Units: 3
TFM 470 - Critical Studies of Gender/Sexuality/Media Units: 3
WMNST 340 - History of Women and Sexuality in Modern Europe Units: 3
WMNST 355 - Feminist Approaches to Popular Culture Units: 3
WMNST 360 - Women’s Sexuality and the Body Units: 3
WMNST 382 - Gender, Science, and Technology Units: 3
WMNST 536 - Gender, Race, and Class Units: 3
WMNST 590 - Feminist Thought Units: 3
or
a 499 course with consent of adviser.
Additional courses are acceptable with approval of the adviser.

Note

Courses outside Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies may have additional prerequisites required or recommended.