George E. Haggerty, Ph.D., Chair
Office, 2209 Humanities and Social Sciences
(909) 787-5301, x1458
http://English.ucr.edu/lgb/lgbhome.html

Committee in Charge
Alicia Arrizón, Ph.D. (Ethnic Studies)
Gregory W. Bredbeck, Ph.D. (English)
Richard Godbeer, Ph.D. (History)
George E. Haggerty, Ph.D. (English)
Masako Ishii-Kuntz, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Ethan Nasreddin-Longo, Ph.D. (Music)
Amy A. Ongiri, Ph.D. (English)
Sharon V. Salinger, Ph.D. (History)
Erika Suderburg, M.F.A. (Art)
Carole-Anne Tyler, Ph.D. (English)
Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D.Dean, College of Humanities, Arts,and Social Sciences, ex officio

The program reflects current critical, theoretical, and methodological developments across several disciplines that focus on lesbian, gay, and bisexual issues. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersexual, and Transgender Studies are by nature interdisciplinary, and this program is meant to encourage new cross-disciplinary research in the field for interested students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. The curriculum addresses such issues as sexual identity and orientation; gay, lesbian, and bisexual representation; gay, lesbian, and bisexual perspectives on the arts; retheorizations of gender; sexuality and cultural diversity; intersections of sexualities and ethnic identities.

Requirements for the minor (24 units)

1.  Lower-division requirements (4 units):

a)  WMST 001 or LGBS 001

2.  Upper-division requirements (20 units):

a)  Four (4) units of English: ENGL 122, ENGL 140US, ENGL 140GG, or ENGL 143 (E-Z)/FVC 143 (E-Z)
b)  Four (4) units of HISA 130/WMST 130 or ETST 124
c)  Four (4) units of AHS 182 or AHS 186/FVC 186; or DNCE 141 or DNCE 142
d)  Four (4) units of PSYC 160A/HMDV 160A or PSYC 160B/HMDV 160B or PSYC 161/HMDV 161; or SOC 177E or SOC 177F; or LGBS 198-I
e)  Four (4) units from those listed above or LGBS 193

A minor is a set of courses focused on a single discipline or an interdisciplinary thematic area. There can be no substitution for the courses listed as constituting a minor without approval of the governing department or committee. There is no limit on the number of minors a student can declare. Students must declare the minor(s) before their final degree check before graduation, by completing a petition with the student affairs office in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, or the College of Engineering, depending on their major. Prior approval by the department or committee offering the minor is required. The minor is noted on the transcript at the time the degree is conferred.

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

Lecture, three hours; extra reading, three hours. Introduces students to basic issues in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies. Topics include the history of sexuality, identity politics and community activism, the relation between sexuality and gender, the theories of sexual identity, and the globalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersexual, and transgender issues.

Seminar, three hours; outside research, three hours. Prerequisite(s): senior standing or consent of instructor. Current topics in lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersexual, and transgender studies. Students develop and present a research paper on an interdisciplinary theme or problem that has been selected by the instructor.

LGBS 198-I. Individual Internship. (1-12)

Consultation, one hour; internship, two to twenty-four hours; term paper, one to eleven hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Internship in a community or campus outreach program related to lesbian, gay, and bisexual studies. The internship is supervised by a faculty member teaching in the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies minor and the agency or program coordinator. A final paper is required. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.