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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Minor

The minor consists of a minimum of 24 units of undergraduate study. It is possible to use these courses to meet requirements in some undergraduate majors, in other minors, and various clusters in the General Education program. Specifically, several courses meet the requirements of the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer cluster in Segment III of the General Education program.

Required Courses
Units
HMSX 301 Perspectives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
3
HIST 314 Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual History
3
One course from the following:
3-4
HMSX/S S 421 Homophobia and Coming Out
 
SPCH 525 Sexual Identity and Communication (4)
WOMS 552 Lesbian Lives and Thought
One course from the following:
3-5
ENG 633 Gay Love in Literature (4)
 
WOMS 551 Queer Perspectives in Literature and Media
ENG 618 Studies in Gay and Bisexual Literature [all topics]
ENG 604 Literary Aspects of Contemporary Film (5)
One course from the following:
3
NEXA 391 Biological Sex and Cultural Gender
 
PSY 650 / HMSX 600 Research on Sexual Identity
PSY/HMSX 320 Sex and Relationships
COUN/HMSX 326 Work and Leadership Issues of Bisexuals, Lesbians, and Gays
Elective units from the following:
9-10
BIOL 330 Human Sexuality
 
ENG 580 Individual Authors [selected topics on advisement]
HMSX/SOC 400 / PSY 450 Variations in Human Sexuality
HMSX/ART 403 Queer Art History
HMSX/PSY 436 The Development of Maleness and Femaleness (4)
HMSX 550 Field Service in Human Sexuality Studies (1-3)
HMSX 567/ANTH 569 Cross-cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender
Total for minor
24-28
Department of Human Sexuality Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone (415) 405-3570
Fax (415) 405 0411
E-mail: hmsxdept@sfsu.edu