Effective Winter 2021
Advising
Students wishing to pursue a minor in Women's and Gender Studies must develop a specific plan for its completion in consultation with the department's designated advisor.
Advising appointments are made online. To make an advising appointment, please see the bottom left-hand corner of the Women’s and Gender Studies website main page: www.lsa.umich.edu/wgs.
Prerequisites
None.
Requirements
Minimum Credits: 15
Five courses totaling at least 15 credits, to be chosen from the following categories as stated:
- Foundational Course: WGS 245 (WOMENSTD 245) Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender+ Studies, WGS 265 Introduction to Transgender Studies, or WGS 295 (WOMENSTD 295) Sexuality in Western Culture.
- Electives: Four electives (12 credits) that focus on LGBT issues. At least two courses must be at the 300 level or above, with at least one at the 400 level.
- WGS / ENGLISH 214: Intro to LGBTQ+ Literature
- WGS (WOMENSTD) 224 / JUDAIC 224 / HISTORY 222: Sex and Sexuality in Jewish History and Culture (WN19)
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 239: Gender, Sexuality, and Health in America
- WGS 245 (WOMENSTD 245): Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Queer Studies (when not taken as the foundational course)
- WGS 258 (WOMENSTD 258): Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies, section titled "Introduction to Transgender Studies" (only if elected WN20 or later)
- WGS 265 Introduction to Transgender Studies (when not taken as the foundational course)
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 295: Sexuality in Western Culture (when not taken as the foundational course)
- WGS 305 (WOMENSTD 305) / ALA 306: Interdisciplinary & Intersectional LGBTQ Health
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / POLSCI 308: Law and the Politics of Sexuality
- WGS 312 (WOMENSTD 312): Queering US Immigration History
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / HISTORY 327: History of Sexuality
- WGS 341 (WOMENSTD 341): Special Topics in LGBTQ Studies
- WGS 343 (WOMENSTD 343): Topics in Gender, Race & Ethnicity in the U.S., section titled "Queering US Immigration History" (W18)
- WGS 348 (WOMENSTD 348) / SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / ASIAN 352: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Premodern China
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 366 / HISTORY 353: Sex and Sexuality in U.S. Popular Culture
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / HISTORY 370 / AMCULT 375: Queer Histories of the United States, 1850 to the present
- WGS 380 (WOMENSTD 380) / RCCORE 334: Special Topics, section titled "Out of the Past: 20th Century LGBT History" (F18)
- WOMENSTD / AAS 390: Homophobia in the Black World
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / PSYCH 394: Sex, Sexuality and Public Policy
- WGS 407 (WOMENSTD 407): Intersexualities
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music: Identity and Social Status in Popular Culture
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / RCSSCI / ANTHRCUL 428: Sex Panics in the U.S. and UK
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / COMM 429: Sexual Identities and the Media
- WGS 431 (WOMENSTD 431): Advanced Topics in LGBTQS Studies
- WGS 432: Advanced Topics in Gender and Health, section titled "LGBTQ Reproductive Health"
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / ANTHRCUL 446: Sex in the City: Urban Geography and Sexual Locations
- WGS 449 (WOMENSTD 449) / SOC 445: Diagnosis, Sex & Society
- WGS 450 (WOMENSTD 450): Popular Music, Gender, and Sexuality (only through WN20)
- WGS 452 (WOMENSTD 452) / PSYCH 414: Sexuality and Science
- WGS 454: What is Marriage?: Histories and Structures of Marital Institutions
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / SOC 465 / PSYCH 488: Sociological Analysis of Deviance
- WGS 470 (WOMENSTD 470) / HISTORY 471: Gender and Sexuality in India
- WGS 471 (WOMENSTD 471) / HISTORY 429 / MIDEAST 432 / RELIGION 496: Gender and Sexuality in Pre-Modern Islam
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / PSYCH 494: Adolescent Sexuality
Other courses with over half their content devoted to LGBTQ issues may be approved for the minor by the Women's and Gender Studies Undergraduate Committee, and these will be listed on a special section of the Women's and Gender Studies web page.
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Sexuality Studies (Minor) (Fall 2016 - Fall 2020)
Effective Fall 2016
Advising
Students wishing to pursue a minor in Women's and Gender Studies must develop a specific plan for its completion in consultation with the department's designated advisor.
Advising appointments are made online. To make an advising appointment, please see the bottom left-hand corner of the Women’s and Gender Studies website main page: www.lsa.umich.edu/women.
Prerequisites
None.
Requirements
Minimum Credits: 15
Five courses totaling at least 15 credits, to be chosen from the following categories as stated:
- Foundational Course: WGS 245 (WOMENSTD 245) Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies or WGS 295 (WOMENSTD 295) Sexuality in Western Culture.
- Electives: Four electives (12 credits) that focus on LGBT issues. At least two courses must be at the 300 level or above, with at least one at the 400 level.
- WGS / ENGLISH 214: Intro to LGBTQ+ Literature
- WGS (WOMENSTD) 224 / JUDAIC 224 / HISTORY 222: Sex and Sexuality in Jewish History and Culture (W19)
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 239: Gender, Sexuality, and Health in America
- WGS 245 (WOMENSTD 245): Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Queer Studies (when not taken as the foundational course)
- WGS 258 (WOMENSTD 258): Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies, section titled "Introduction to Transgender Studies" (only if elected WN20 or later)
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 295: Sexuality in Western Culture (when not taken as the foundational course)
- WGS 305 (WOMENSTD 305) / ALA 306: Interdisciplinary & Intersectional LGBTQ Health
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / POLSCI 308: Law and the Politics of Sexuality
- WGS 312 (WOMENSTD 312): Queering US Immigration History
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / HISTORY 327: History of Sexuality
- WGS 341 (WOMENSTD 341): Special Topics in LGBTQ Studies
- WGS 343 (WOMENSTD 343): Topics in Gender, Race & Ethnicity in the U.S., section titled "Queering US Immigration History" (W18)
- WGS 348 (WOMENSTD 348) / SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / ASIAN 352: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Premodern China
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 366 / HISTORY 353: Sex and Sexuality in U.S. Popular Culture
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / HISTORY 370 / AMCULT 375: Queer Histories of the United States, 1850 to the present
- WGS 380 (WOMENSTD 380) / RCCORE 334: Special Topics, section titled "Out of the Past: 20th Century LGBT History" (F18)
- WOMENSTD / AAS 390: Homophobia in the Black World
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / PSYCH 394: Sex, Sexuality and Public Policy
- WGS 407 (WOMENSTD 407): Intersexualities
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music: Identity and Social Status in Popular Culture
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / RCSSCI / ANTHRCUL 428: Sex Panics in the U.S. and UK
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / COMM 429: Sexual Identities and the Media
- WGS 431 (WOMENSTD 431): Advanced Topics in LGBTQS Studies
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / ANTHRCUL 446: Sex in the City: Urban Geography and Sexual Locations
- WGS 449 (WOMENSTD 449) / SOC 445: Diagnosis, Sex & Society
- WGS 450 (WOMENSTD 450): Popular Music, Gender, and Sexuality (only through WN20)
- WGS 452 (WOMENSTD 452) / PSYCH 414: Sexuality and Science
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / SOC 465 / PSYCH 488: Sociological Analysis of Deviance
- WGS 470 (WOMENSTD 470) / HISTORY 471: Gender and Sexuality in India
- WGS 471 (WOMENSTD 471) / HISTORY 429 / MIDEAST 432 / RELIGION 496: Gender and Sexuality in Pre-Modern Islam
- WGS (WOMENSTD) / PSYCH 494: Adolescent Sexuality
Other courses with over half their content devoted to LGBTQ issues may be approved for the minor by the Women's and Gender Studies Undergraduate Committee, and these will be listed on a special section of the Women's and Gender Studies web page.
