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UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

College of Letters and Science

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies

Cary Gabriel Costello, Associate Professor, Sociology, BOL 738, Costello@uwm.edu

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies investigates the historical and contemporary experiences of people traditionally neglected in scholarship and courses. It explores questions about sexuality as well as identity, community, representation, diversity, assimilation, and discrimination that are both academically and socially significant. Work in this innovative field includes material and methods from many disciplines: English and foreign languages, health professions, anthropology, art history, biology, communications, economics, fine arts, history, music, nursing, political science, psychology, sociology, social welfare, and women's and gender studies.

The LGBT Studies Certificate Program provides a curricular structure for undergraduates interested in the interdisciplinary study of same-gender relationships, gender identity and expressions, and shifts in meaning assigned to sex, gender, and sexuality more generally, in past and present cultures. It is designed for students majoring in any field who wish to complement their study of a discipline with an additional concentration in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies. Any student in good standing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who is seeking a bachelor's degree or who previously received a bachelor's degree from UWM or any other accredited college or university is eligible to participate in the certificate program. The program also is open to those who do not plan to pursue a college or university degree (non-degree students) but who have a strong interest in this topic. To be admitted as non-degree students, individuals must meet regular University admission requirements.

The LGBT Studies Certificate requires completion of 18 credits in approved courses, with a minimum GPA of 2.500, as follows:

LGBT 200	Introduction to LGBT Studies	3
WGS 301	Queer Theory	3
LGBT 599	Selected Topics in LGBT Studies: (subtitle)	3
Electives: 9 credits of approved LGBT Studies curricular area or cross-listed coursework, of which 3 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

Students are limited to a maximum of 6 credits in independent study and no more than 9 credits from any one department. At least half the credits must be taken in residence at UWM, and no courses may be taken on a credit/no credit basis.

Credits earned at other institutions in equivalent LGBT courses, as well as credits earned and approved through study abroad, are accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements. Students must obtain the approval of the certificate program committee to apply more than nine credits from courses at other institutions to the program requirements.

Approved Electives

The following courses are approved to count toward the LGBT Studies Certificate. Additional courses may be found each semester in the Schedule of Classes. In addition, students are encouraged to consult the Program Coordinator and to petition for the inclusion of relevant courses as appropriate.

Africol 344	Political Movements and Organizations in the Afroworld
Africol 418	Race, Class and Gender in the Caribbean
Anthro 400	Human Sociobiology
Anthro 445	Psychological Anthropology
BMS 201	Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
BMS/ComSDis/HCA/ KIN/OccThpy/TherRec 245	Client Diversity in Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Commun 401	Communication in Marital and Family Relationships
Commun 402	Gender and Communication
Commun 681	Seminar in Communication in a World of AIDS
Econ 248	Economics of Discrimination
Ed Pol 532	Male Identity: Education and Development
English 629	Seminar in Literature and Sexuality: (subtitle)
Ethnic 275	Queer Migrations
Hist 141	The Family and Sex Roles in the Past
Hist 241	Women and Gender in Europe: 1350 to 1750
Hist 242	Women and Gender in Europe: 1750 to the Present
Hist 243	History of Women in American Society
Hist 246	Homosexuality in History
Hist 373	Topics in Gender and History: (subtitle)
Hist 469	Manhood in America
JAMS 111	Gender and the Media
KIN 351	Sociological Aspects of Health and Human Movement
Linguis 212	Language and Gender
Nurs 101	Cultural Diversity in Health Care
Philos 235	Philosophical Aspects of Feminism
Pol Sci 412	Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
Pol Sci 464	Women and the Law
Pol Sci 471	Problems in Law Studies: "Law and Sexuality" subtitle
Psych 319	Gay and Lesbian Psychology
Psych 320	Psychology of Women
Soc Wrk 100	Introduction to Human Services
Soc Wrk 250	Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Soc Wrk 581	Youth Work Practice
Soc Wrk 665	Cultural Diversity and Social Work
Sociol 250	Sex and Gender
Sociol 255	Sociology of Sexuality
Sociol 260	The Family and Intimate Relationships
Sociol 341	Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Sociol 440	Sociology of the Family
Sociol 444	Sociology of the Body
Sociol 475	Seminar in Feminist Social Theory
WGS 200	Introduction to Women's Studies: A Social Science Perspective
WGS 201	Introduction to Women's Studies: A Humanities Perspective
WGS 302	Gendered Bodies: (subtitle)
WGS 401	Global Feminism
WGS 489	Feminism in the City: Internship in Women's Studies
WGS 500	Advanced Social Science Seminar in Women's Studies: (subtitle)

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