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Advisor: Contact Women's Studies (263-4703) for the name and contact information for advisor.
The LGBT Studies Certificate Program, housed administratively in the Women's Studies Program, is a campuswide program open to students in any major. Courses that count toward this interdisciplinary certificate come from a wide range of fields including literature, history, sociology, medical history, as well as from women's studies, which is itself an interdisciplinary field. Because new courses are added every semester, students should check with the certificate advisor about additions to the lists below.
The certificate requires a minimum of 15 credits distributed as follows:
Complete the 3-credit course Soc/Women St/Inter-LS 200 Introduction to LGBT Studies.
Complete 9 additional credits from the following list of approved 3-credit courses:
Art Hist 425 Alternative Interpretations: Issues of Gender and Race in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art
Classics/Women St 351 Gender and Sexuality in the Classical World
Ed Pol St/Women St 560 Gender and Education
English 171 Gender and Sexuality in Literature
English 341 Gender and Language
History 275 Topics in LGBT Histories*
History/Women St 519 Sexuality, Modernity, and Social Change
Med Hist/Women St 524 Medical History of Sex and Sexuality
Women St 101 The Meanings of Women in Western Culture
Women St 102 Women, Social Institutions and Social Change
Women St 103 Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease
Women St 340 Special Topics in LGBTQ Sexuality*
Women St 442 Lesbian Cultures
Women St 532 A History of the (American) Body
Notes:
*History 275 and Women's Studies 340 may be taught with a number of different LGBT topics and therefore may be taken more than once.
A number of courses appropriate for the LGBT certificate are taught under general special topics numbers, so they count only when a particular topic is taught. For example, in spring 2004, English 630 Theme in 20th Century American Literature, Lecture 1 (Bow): Race and Sexuality counted toward the certificate. Another example is Art History 600 Theory as Visual Practice, as taught by Casid in spring 2004.
Students with questions about whether a course should count or with suggestions for courses that should be added to the list should contact the certificate advisor.
Complete the 3-credit LGBT Capstone Seminar.
Students must have already completed at least 9 credits in the certificate before taking the capstone course. There is not yet a course specifically labeled as the capstone. In spring semesters, it will usually be possible to use Women's Studies 340 as the capstone course. Students should check with the professor of the course to find out about taking it as the capstone.
Also, as a substitution for the capstone seminar, it is possible to complete a 3-credit Directed Studies (699) course with a faculty member willing to direct the course within the guidelines of the LGBT Certificate Program. These guidelines include: (1) addressing LGBT issues; (2) adopting a critical perspective on sex/gender categories and norms; (3) taking a multicultural approach to the diverse ways in which sexualities are named and played out; (4) addressing dynamics of power, oppression, and marginalized (as well as privileged) statuses linked with sex/gender categories. The substitution of the 3-credit Directed Studies (699) course for the capstone seminar must be approved by the LGBT certificate advisor.
1. Students wishing to earn the LGBT certificate should meet with the LGBT certificate advisor to declare their candidacy for the certificate.
2. Students wishing to complete a 3-credit Directed Study (699) course as a substitute for the capstone seminar should discuss with the LGBT certificate advisor a list of faculty members who have agreed to supervise such Directed Study courses within the guidelines of the LGBT Certificate Program. The student must obtain prior approval from the certificate advisor for the proposed substitute 699, and then, after enrolling in the Directed Study course with a faculty member on the list, must inform the advisor that this Directed Study course with a specific faculty member in a specific semester is being taken as a substitute for the capstone seminar.
3. Seniors with a GPA of at least 3.5 can count graduate courses toward the LGBT certificate if they have the approval of the instructor, and if the course is approved by the LGBT certificate advisor. According to L&S rules, no more than one such course can be taken a semester toward the L&S degree.
4. Students who do not complete the LGBT certificate requirements by the time of graduation may earn the certificate after graduation by subsequently completing the certificate requirements.
5. Special students can earn the LGBT certificate.
6. Students and faculty are requested to inform the LGBT certificate advisor of current or past courses that might qualify for LGBT certificate credit. Students and faculty are also requested to provide as detailed information as possible regarding those courses. Those courses could include special topics courses taught by certain faculty members in specific semesters. The LGBT certificate advisor, in consultation with the LGBT certificate committee, will determine which past or present courses qualify for LGBT certificate credit.
7. Students who have declared the certificate can check on their progress through their DARS reports. However, all certificate students must notify the LGBT certificate advisor either during or after the semester they are completing the certificate in order to get approval of completion. The certificate is not awarded automatically based on DARS. If there are questions about a DARS report, please contact the certificate advisor.