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2020-21 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Certificate in Transgender Studies

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I. Foundations (4 credits)

GSWS 201 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 4 credits

II. Upper Division Requirement (4 credits)

GSWS 312 - Trans Histories, Trans Futures 4 credits

III. Transgender Studies Electives (at least 8 credits)

ENG 447 - Major Forces in Literature 4 credits (when the topic is Transgender Literature)
GSWS 399 - Special Studies 1 to 18 credits (when the topic is Trans Institutions)
NAS 368 - Native American Topics 4 credits (when the topic is Decolonizing Transgender)

IV. Supporting Electives (at least 12 credits)

ENG 447 - Major Forces in Literature 4 credits (when the topic is Transgender Literature)
GSWS 300 - Explorations in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 4 credits
GSWS 321 - Media Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 4 credits
GSWS 399 - Special Studies 1 to 18 credits (when the topic is Trans Institutions)
GSWS 401 - Research 1 to 5 credits (as approved by program chair)
GSWS 405 - Reading and Conference 1 to 4 credits (as approved by program chair)
GSWS 407 - Seminar 1 to 4 credits (as approved by program chair)
GSWS 409 - Practicum 1 to 16 credits (as approved by program chair)
GSWS 410 - Feminist and Queer Theory in Action 4 credits
NAS 368 - Native American Topics 4 credits (when the topic is Decolonizing Transgender)
SOAN 340 - Anthropology and Sociology of Gender 4 credits

Notes:

Courses taken to meet requirements I - III above will not also count toward the elective requirement.
Other courses may be approved to count toward the elective requirement upon petition to the program chair.
Students are strongly advised to plan their course of study with the program chair. They are also urged to complete an application for certificate degree status. Applications are available at the GSWS program office.

Combining Majors, Certificates, and Minors:

GSWS majors are eligible for a Transgender Studies Certificate, but only 4 credits of the Transgender Studies Electives and Supporting Electives for the certificate can count toward the GSWS major elective requirement.
Transgender Studies Certificate students are ineligible for a GSWS minor.

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