2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Multicultural Queer Studies
Minor in Multicultural Queer Studies
Program Leader
Kim Berry, Ph.D.
Women’s Studies Program
Lower Library 55
(707) 826-4329
The Program
The minor in Multicultural Queer Studies
provides a rich mixture of interdisciplinary
courses and service-learning opportunities.
Students draw on classes from women’s
studies, ethnic studies, political science,
psychology, education, sociology, theater
arts, English, and other departments to
study political and cultural issues related
to sexual identity, sex, gender identity, and
sexuality in a multicultural, multiracial, and
multidisciplinary context. Through Political
Science 486/Psychology 437, students
study scholarship and current political issues
around gender identity and sexuality,
particularly concerning the social categories
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual.
All minors gain an understanding of
the intersections of race, gender, sexuality
and class through Ethnic Studies/Women’s
Studies 108. Minors take another seven
units in approved Multicultural Queer
Studies elective classes. Various “Special
Topics” courses may apply, depending on
the topic, and subject to advisor approval.
Finally, the minor has a 2- to 3-unit service
learning component, providing field-based opportunities
to grapple with issues of gender
and sexual identity in a political, service, or
cultural context. Sites for internships might
include the Raven Project, HSU’s Queer
Student Union, the Queer Coffee Shop,
Planned Parenthood, Humboldt Women for
Shelter, United Through Diversity, and local
high-school-based gay-straight alliances.
This minor can be particularly useful for
those planning careers in education, social
work, human services, public health, law, psychology,
journalism and media, social justice
activism, and community development.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Core Curriculum
PSCI 486/PSYC 437 Sexual Diversity
WS/ES 108 Power/Privilege: Race,
Class, Gender & Sexuality
Elective Courses
Multicultural Queer Studies Courses
Seven approved elective units in Multicultural
Queer Studies. Options include:
EDUC/WS 318 Gay & Lesbian
Issues in Schools
PSYC/WS 436 Human Sexuality
WS 480 Queer Women’s Lives
SOC/WS 316 Gender and Society
PSYC 236 Choices and Changes in
Sexuality
WS 480 Sexuality and Gender Across
Cultures
TFD 465/565 Queer Movies
WS 480 Transgender Lives and
Experiences
Consult with the advisor for approval for
special topics courses not on this list.
Service Learning and Internship Courses
Options include:
WS 410 Internship Course
EDUC/ES/WS 313 Education for
Action: Skills-building for
Community Organizers
Consult with the advisor for approval for
service learning courses not on this list.
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2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog