SDSU lgbtq+ Studies - Major, Minor, and Graduate Certificate

04/19/2024

Check out this Fall 2024 course! WMNST 535 Le***an Lives and Cultures. Instructor: M. Marchan. LGBTQ/WMNST major/minor course and open to all majors.

04/12/2024

Fall 2024 registration starts next week! Swipe through to see the list of the LGBTQ+ Studies courses available in the fall. All 100-300 courses count for different areas of GE credit *and* towards the major/minor; core and elective courses for the major/minor are also included here along with graduate certificate courses. Information may change: most recent schedules are always available on my.sdsu.edu
Visit lgbt.sdsu.edu for more information about our program

03/27/2024

Please scroll through to learn more about majoring in LGBTQ+ Studies at SDSU! Major requirements and undergraduate advising information can also be found at lgbt.sdsu.edu

* Flexible program that allows you to customize based on your interests
* Makes a great double major!
* Interdisciplinary program – take courses from a range of departments
* Many major courses also count toward GE requirements
*Learn about LGBTQ+ history, culture, identities, and politics
* Connect to other community members passionate about LGBTQ+ issues and learn about campus events and postgraduate opportunities
* Internship program connects you to careers in LGBTQ+ advocacy, non-profit work, education, healthcare, and more

Major Requirements:

Preparation for the Major (6 units):
LGBTQ+ 101 Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (3.0)
& three selected units from
HIST 125 Sexuality, Past and Present (3.0), WMNST 101 Gender: Self, Identity, and Society (3.0), or WMNST 102 Women: Images and Ideas (3.0)

Core Courses (12 units)
choose 4 classes from the following:
*Additional courses with advisor approval
LGBTQ+ 321 LGBTQ+ Identities in the Modern World (3.0)
LGBTQ+ 322/HUM 322 LGBTQ+ History and Culture (3.0)
LGBTQ+ 333 Trans/Gender Studies (3.0)
LGBTQ+ 350 Q***r of Color Studies (3.0)
LGBTQ+ 499 Special Study (1.0 - 3.0)
LGBTQ+ 597 Research Project (3.0)
ENGL 450 LGBTQ+ Literature and Culture (3.0)
ENGL 550 Q***r Texts and Contexts (3.0)
PHIL 544/WMNST 0544 Q***r Theory (3.0)
WMNST 533 Trans Feminisms (3.0)
WMNST 535 Le***an Lives and Cultures (3.0)

Major Requirements Continued:
Internship or Study Abroad (3 units):
LGBTQ+ 598 Internship (3.0)

or

LGBTQ+ - related international study abroad (with approval of the advisor)

(if you take both of these courses, one counts as an elective)

Elective Courses (9 units):

Electives may include other core courses, beside the 4 (four) that you have chosen as your core courses
See LGBTQ+ Studies Program website to view course list offerings
Additional courses are acceptable with advisor approval

Language Requirement:

Competency (successfully completing a third semester college or fifth college quarter) is required in one foreign language to fulfill the graduation requirement

How to Declare a major:

Students who need to declare, change, or remove their major or minor must meet with their advisor. Your major advisor will submit a Declaration of Major or Minor form on your behalf!

Email [email protected] with any questions or to declare the major!

You can also use the advising website:

https://lgbt.sdsu.edu/programs/advising

02/29/2024

Summer course registrations starts Monday, March 4th! Check out LGBT 322: LGBTQ+ History and Culture, Summer session 1, open to all majors, core course for LGBTQ+ Studies major/minor, online & asynchronous, & fulfills 3 units of GE Explorations/Humanities credit and satisfies cultural diversity requirement.

Topics include varying attitudes toward LGBTQ+ identities across history as well as literary, artistic, theatrical, and musical contributions of le***an, gay, bisexual, trans, and q***r communities.

11/14/2023

Spring 2024 course! Consider taking WMNST 533 Trans Feminism, open to all majors and grad students and a core course for WMNST and LGBTQ+ Studies majors and minors.

As you are putting together your schedules, check out this course, WMNST 533 Trans Feminism, open to all majors and grad students and a core course for LGBTQ+ Studies and WMNST majors and minors.

11/14/2023

Today on campus!
Observed annually on November 20, Trans Day of Remembrance exists to honor the lives lost to transphobia and transphobic violence each year. 🏳️‍⚧️Join The Pride Center on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Scripps Cottage from 4:30pm-6:30pm for a candlelight vigil in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance.🏳️‍⚧️
We will be ending the evening with time to craft, color, and exist in community with one another. 🖍️✂️

For questions and accommodations, email pridecenter@sdsu.

ID: Square, blue background with a pink orb in the center and a semi-transparent, white circle surrounding it. In the top center of the post is a black banner with white, all-caps text reading, “Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity.” In the center of the post is thin, white text reading, “Join The Pride Center for the Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil.” The text reading, “Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil” is in a larger, bold text. Below is smaller, thin, white text reading, “November 14, 2023 from 4:30-6:30pm at Scripps Cottage.” In the bottom left and right corners are graphics of thin white flowers and leaves that reach diagonally towards the center. In the bottom center of the post is small, white text reading, “For questions and accommodations, email [email protected].” Below the text and in between the two flower graphics are LGTBQ+ Studies logo and below is a white The Pride Center logo.

11/06/2023

We had a wonderful time at the first ever Pride Research Symposium, organized by The Pride Center and LGBTQ+ Studies! Thanks to the students and faculty who shared their work with us and everyone who came by. We have some new followers and want to remind everyone that you can major, minor, and earn a graduate certificate in LGBTQ+ Studies! Our courses also count toward general education requirements. Visit lgbt.sdsu.edu for more information or get in touch with any questions.

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Last week, The Pride Center, in collaboration with LGBTQ+ Studies and the LGBTQ Research Consortium, hosted the first Pride Research Symposium! 📖 🌈The symposium saw six students and three faculty members share about their work as it relates to the 2SLGBTQIA+, q***r, and trans community. We are so excited to see the impact and reach of the Pride Research Symposium continue to grow and look forward to hosting it again next year!

10/26/2023

The inaugural Pride Research Symposium, organized by The Pride Center and LGBTQ+ Studies, is happening ***tomorrow, Fri. Oct. 27, 2-6pm, on campus (Extended Studies Center 403)***. We have a great lineup of student and faculty panelists and hope to see you there! See the attached flyer for full details on times and presentation topics.

10/03/2023

October is advising month! Registration for Spring 2024 will begin Nov. 1. The spring 2024 course list for LGBTQ+ Studies is now available. See https://lgbt.sdsu.edu/programs/advising for information about how to declare a major/minor or meet with an advisor to talk about your courses and path to graduation.

10/02/2023

We would like to highlight one of our LGBTQ+ Studies major students who did a summer internship with the San Diego City Library!
Swipe to see more about their experience in our program's internship class!

09/25/2023

Please join LGBTQ+ Studies for a Fall 2023 Meet & Greet! This is a great chance to meet your fellow LGBTQ+ Studies students, faculty, and staff in an informal, friendly environment. Come for any amount of time. Open to faculty, staff, LGBTQ+ Studies majors, minors, certificate students, and all those interested in learning about our program!
We will have snacks, drinks, flyers about our program, and LGBTQ+ Studies stickers.
For questions contact program director Professor Draz at [email protected].

09/20/2023

SDSU Theatre is putting on a production of Ziggy Stardust & Me starting Sept. 30. There are panel discussions after the shows focused on LGBTQ+ and Native American identity and history, as well as a panel on Children's Literature. Three panels feature faculty from College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University--The Official Page

Prof. Draz, Director of LGBTQ+ Studies @ SDSU, will be on the panel about LGBTQ+ issues after the Sunday matinee on Oct. 1 at 2pm. It would be great to see you there!

Here is the overview of the show and the panel discussions:

By James Martinez Salem and Jessie Field, Adapted from the novel by James Brandon

Directed by Dani Bedau

Based on the bestselling novel by James Brandon, with a Bowie-inspired cosmic rock score, Ziggy, Stardust & Me is a far-out coming-of-age love story.

In 1973 Missouri, 16-year-old Web isn’t expecting to find anything good at his new school after fleeing his past on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Certainly, he’s not expecting to connect with Jonathan, the spacey Ziggy Stardust-obsessed teen he gets paired with for a school project. As the two grow closer, Web grapples with his anger at an unjust world and Jonathan struggles with his own demons, believing that his sexuality needs to be “fixed” with conversion therapy. Together, both boys must try to end the wars inside themselves, and find a way forward through love in a tumultuous world that surrounds them.

Link to info about panel discussions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M05-lrvBSrBPDydR0E-UXLGr_C0wa_be/view?pli=1Links to an external site.

For more info on the show: https://ttf.sdsu.edu/events/ziggy-stardust-and-me