The Minor in Queer and Trans Studies analyzes historical and contemporary LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, communities, cultures, and activist movements through an intersectional lens. Courses center on queer and trans voices and experiences, especially those of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

Course Requirements for the Minor

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Course List

Course	Title	Units
Foundation
QTST 310	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities	3
or QTST 310W	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities (W)
MCGS 380W	Gender, Race, Sexuality, Science, and Society (W)	3
Humanities
Select one of the following:		3
MCGS/THEA 315	Performance of Identity
QTST 370	Coloring Queer: Imagining Communities
RELS 402	Religion, Sex, and Gender
WMST/HIST 443	Gender and Sexuality in Early America
Social Science
Select one of the following: 1		3
CHLD 333W	Children's Gender and Sexuality Development (W)
CHLX 410	Latinx Gender and Sexualities
MCGS/LEGL 401W	Sexual Minorities Law/Politics (W)
MCGS/CHLX/WMST 458	Leading Social Change
MCGS/CHLX/WMST 480	Sex Work, Queer Desire, and Transfeminism
QTST 320	Queer and Trans California
SOCI 433	Constructing Sexualities
Social Justice
Select one of the following:		3
CHLX 410	Latinx Gender and Sexualities
MCGS/CHLX/WMST 458	Leading Social Change
MCGS/CHLX/WMST 480	Sex Work, Queer Desire, and Transfeminism
QTST 320	Queer and Trans California
Minor Capstone
MCGS 389	Informed Activism and Internship 2	3
MCGS 495W	Senior Seminar in Multicultural and Gender Studies (W)	3
Total Units		21

¹

A course taken to fulfill the Social Science requirement may not also fulfill the Social Justice requirement.

²

Must be taken for at least three units. This is a letter-graded internship.