Minor Queer Studies Minor

Cathleen Rhodes, Advisor

Queer Studies explores the social, historical, and cultural construction of gender and sexuality, and the diverse experiences of LGBTQ+ people. Students will examine how these experiences are shaped by race, class, disability, and other identity categories, with a focus on social equality

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
QUST 303	Queer Studies	3
or WGS 303	Queer Studies
Select three of the following: *		9
QUST 302W	Dimensions of Diversity: Intersectionality Among Women
or WGS 302W	Dimensions of Diversity: Intersectionality Among Women
QUST 305	Queer Literature
or WGS 305	Queer Literature
QUST 460W	Feminist and Queer Theory
or WGS 460W	Feminist and Queer Theory
CRJS 326	LGBTQ People, Crime, and Justice
SOC 343	Sexualities in Society
Total Credit Hours		12

*

QUST 395/WGS 395 and QUST 495/WGS 495 may be used toward the minor with approval of the minor advisor.

Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses and prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor through courses offered by Old Dominion University. Completion of the undergraduate Queer Studies minor will fulfill the upper-division General Education requirements.