Portland-State-University 2019-2020 Bulletin

Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies B.A./B.S.

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the student majoring in Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies must complete a required core program of 36 credits and 20 credits of approved WS electives (with a minimum of 16 upper-division credits) for a total of 56 credits to complete the major. 

Each student pursuing a Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies major will select or be assigned an adviser who is knowledgeable in the student's area(s) of academic interest.

Required Courses

The major in Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies (SGQS) is 56 credits. Those credits are divided as follows:

Core Courses (28 credits)

UnSt 231Gender & Sexualities

4
or
WS 332URace, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the United States

4
 
WS 360UIntroduction to Queer Studies

4
WS 370UHistory of Sexualities

4
WS 381Queer of Color Theorizing and Perspectives

4
WS 412Feminist Methodologies

4
WS 415Senior Seminar

4
WS 482Topics in Transnational Sexuality Studies

4

Experiential Learning Requirements (8 credits)

WS 409Practicum

6
WS 411Experiential Learning Seminar

2

Electives (20 credits)

20 credits of which 4 credits may be lower-division.

WS 308ULesbian Literature

4
WS 308UMasculinities

4
WS 308UGender, Class, Culture

4
WS 372U/Eng 372UTopics in Literature, Gender, and Sexuality

4
WS 375UTopics in Sexuality Studies

4
WS 382UTransgender Studies

4
WS 481Disability and Intersectionality

4
Anth 432Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective

4
BSt 342UBlack Feminism/Womanism

4
CFS 340UQueer Families

4
CFS 390USex and the Family

4
Comm 337UCommunication and Gender

4
Comm 452/WS 452Gender and Race in the Media

4
PHE 335UHuman Sexuality

4
PHE 453Women's Reproductive Health

4
Phl 369UPhilosophy of Sex and Love

4
Psy 431UPsychology of Men and Masculinities

4
Soc 344UGender and Sexualities

4
WLL 349Forbidden Love

4
Other variable and special topic courses with a focus on sexuality may count as electives (e.g., FILM 370U Queer Cinema or Eng 494 Queer Theory); in these instances consult with a SGQS advisor for approval.

The minimum grade allowed to pass major requirements will be 1.7 C-. The only major requirement with a P/NP grading option is WS 409