Dec 11, 2024

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (12)

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Certificate of Graduate Study

Coordinator: Katy Jaekel (Acting Director, Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality)

This interdisciplinary certificate fosters research and teaching related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Course work leading to this certificate includes study of sexuality and gender identity and their significance, through a systematic engagement with theories and methods in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer studies and their application in a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts. The certificate is recommended for all students interested in examining issues of gender and sexual orientation in order to incorporate such concerns into their scholarly work as well as to function as informed citizens and successful professionals in the 21st century. The certificate is particularly appropriate for students preparing for or currently working in a variety of disciplines or careers in business, communications, the arts, education, health, social sciences, humanities, and human services.

This certificate of graduate study is available to any graduate-level student in good standing. Students interested in pursuing this certificate are advised to consult with the director of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality or the program advisor as early as possible in their graduate studies to determine the program of courses to be used toward the certificate.

Requirements (12)

WGSS 605 - Feminist and Queer Theories Credits: 3

One of the following (3)

WGSS 602 - Internship in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3-6
Or an equivalent internship course approved by the coordinator or advisor. The internship experience must include activities related to LGBT Studies. Students must take 3 semester hours in the internship course.
WGSS 610 - Research Methods in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3

Two of the following (6)

Any graduate-level special topics course or independent or directed study course focused on sexual orientation and/or gender identity may be counted toward the certificate with the approval of the coordinator of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies.

ANTH 522 - Gender in Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 568 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3
COUN 594 - Counseling the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Community Credits: 3
COUN 766 - Human Sexuality Counseling Credits: 3
COMS 640 - Seminar in Communication and Gender Credits: 3
COMS 760 - Seminar in Rhetoric Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the certificate when topic is appropriate.)
ENGL 607 - Topics in Literature Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the certificate when topic is appropriate.)
HIST 502 - Gender and Sexuality in History Credits: 3
ILAS 602 - Internship Credits: 3-12
PHHE 506 - Dimensions of Human Sexuality Credits: 3
WGSS 620 - Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the certificate when topic is appropriate.)