Sexuality Studies Minor

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Admission Criteria

Current UB students seeking admission to the Sexuality Studies minor should complete the College of Arts and Sciences Major/Minor Change Request Form.

Course Requirements

Sexuality Studies Core (6 credits)

GGS 109LEC - Introduction to Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
GGS 265SEM - Sexuality and Cultures Credits: 3

Four Electives (12 credits)

At least two courses must be taken from Global Gender and Sexuality Studies (GGS).

APY 312LEC - Culture and Reproduction Credits: 3
ENG 323LEC - Sex & Gender in Literature and Culture Credits: 3
ENG 327LEC - Gender in Asian Literature Credits: 3
ENG 306LEC - Love in the Western World Credits: 3
GGS 308LEC - Image and Gender Credits: 3
GGS 341LEC - Social History of Women in the United States Credits: 3
GGS 324SEM - Controlling Reproduction: Reproductive Rights, Policies, Practices, and Technologies Credits: 3
GGS 325SEM - Violence in a Gendered World Credits: 3
GGS 350SEM - Women, Gender and Sexuality in Africa Credits: 3
GGS 368SEM - Psychology of Religious Ecstasy: Sex, drugs, Rock & Roll and Religion. Credits: 3
JDS 301LEC - Psychology of Religious Ecstasy: Sex, drugs, Rock & Roll and Religion. Credits: 3
GGS 369LEC - Queer Theory Credits: 3
GGS 379SEM - Sex: Gender and Popular Culture Credits: 3
SOC 338LEC - Sociology of Sexuality Credits: 3

Total Credits Required for Minor: 18

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Program Distinction

A student in this major is eligible for Program Distinction upon degree conferral if the criteria are met. Criteria are found under Academic Honors in the Policy and Procedure section of this Catalog. Program Distinction is noted on the official transcript.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge of:

Students in this minor will explore and critically analyze a wide range of historical and cultural materials in order to better understand how sexualities are produced, articulated, and enacted over time and space.
Students will attain familiarity with current questions and theories in sexuality studies and such closely related, interdisciplinary fields as feminist studies, lesbian and gay studies, trans studies, and queer studies.
Students will develop the ability to consider sexualities and genders as identities and social statuses, as categories of knowledge production, and as lenses that we use to understand our world.
Students will develop the intellectual and practical skills necessary to engage with issues of social justice and serve as leaders in the creation, enactment, and evaluation of efforts to create a more inclusive, just, and equitable world.
Students will acquire valuable analytical skills applicable to a wide variety of humanities and social science fields, and to careers in education, the arts, public policy, counseling, social work, service agencies, and public health.