NEW Queer/Sexuality Minor Beginning Fall 2024
This exciting interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary minor offers students critical tools for understanding sexuality as an identity, behavior, or practice, and axis of inequality and power; the curriculum especially emphasizes understanding LGBTQ+ identities and experiences, and “queer” as a theoretical lens and tool. The minor is designed to be flexible and easy to combine with a variety of majors, minors, and/or microcredentials, especially in humanities and social sciences. Students who might be interested in combining the queer studies minor with another WGST program-the WGST major or minor- should consult with the WGST program coordinator early in their time at Geneseo in order to evaluate whether such a combination will be possible in their particular case. The minor involves two required courses and a combination of electives from the two lists below. Students should consult with the WGST coordinator when choosing courses. They may also receive permission to waive in some courses not offered on the list below such as experimental or new courses on relevant topics.
Total Credits Required to Complete the Minor: 21-24 credits total
Basic Requirements: (3 credits):
WGST 320 Gender and Sexualities
Capstone: (3 credits):
AMST/BLKS/WGST 490 Senior Seminar or WGST 495 Internship or
Relevant Directed Study, Honors Thesis, Integrative & Applied Learning Project, or Internship from another Prefix
Choose 4-5 courses.
At least 2 courses should come from Group A. These courses focus on issues on
sexuality and/or lgbtq+ identities or experiences.
At least 1 from Group B. These courses include substantial attention to issues of sexuality and/or lgbtq+ identities or experiences, but the courses do not necessarily focus on those topics.
Other courses may be permitted to count for the minor with a waiver and approval from the WGST coordinator. Contact rothal@geneseo.edu.