EXISTING
INTERDISCIPLINARY MINORS
CATALOGUE
Lesbian and
Gay Studies
An interdisciplinary minor which combines two core courses focused
on lesbian and gay issues with courses that connect these issues to
other cultural themes. Liberal Studies 207 Human Sexual Identity,
and Liberal Studies 306 Cultural Construction of Sexuality are required.
In addition to the cultural context courses listed below, students may
request to have a specific course counted for the minor with the permission
of the instructor and the coordinators. Independent study courses are
also eligible for the minor. The minor requires 20 credits. The minor
coordinators are Professors Jennifer
Hellwarth and Linda Shafer.
A committee whose membership includes Professors Sarah Buck, William
Bywater, Deb Dickey, Jennifer Hellwarth, Judith Rose, Linda Shafer,
Ishita Sinha Roy, and Glen Wurst administers the minor.
Course Requirements
for the Lesbian and Gay Studies Minor:
- Take the following core courses on lesbian and gay issues
- Liberal Studies 207 Human Sexual Identity
- Liberal Studies 306 Cultural Construction of Sexuality
- Take three of the Lesbian and Gay Issues in Cultural Context courses
- English 211 Women and Literature
- English 415 Topics in Literature of Middle Ages: Masculine and
Feminine Bodies
- History 150 The Sixties in America
- History 336 History of American Women
- History 360 Sex Marriage and Family in Latin America
- Liberal Studies 490 Sexuality and the Politics of Exclusion
- Philosophy 210 Oppression and Liberation
- Philosophy 375 The Body in Western Culture
- Psychology 102 Sex and Gender
- Psychology 160 Life Span Development
- Religious Studies 196 American Christianity and Social Justice:
From Finney to King and Beyond
- Spanish 590 Sexuality in Modern Latin American Culture
- Women's Studies 100 Introduction to Women's Studies
- Women's Studies 200 Feminist Theory and Methods
- Note: The following courses have been dropped from this years
list of electives
- Communications Arts 580 Gender, Media and Communications
- Religious Studies 200 Christian Ethics
