Last update: 10/25/96

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dean: Joel Kassiola

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies Program
PSY 502
415-338-1137
Director: John De Cecco

Undergraduate Advisers: Brogan, DeCecco, Mahaney, Elia

Faculty

 Professors--Bonds, Brogan, DeCecco, Dopp, Doub, Duggins, Flynne, Hittner, Hoffman, Hossfeld, Jenkins, McCoy, Scully, Seiden, Tapper

Associate Professors--Caulfield, Loomis, Mann, Soh, Steier, Wardlow, Warren

Assistant Professor--Levy, Yep

Program

Minor in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies

Program Scope

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies intends to delineate and analyze meanings that have been associated with homosexuality in various artistic, biological, cultural, educational, ethical, historical, and literary contexts; and examine the related issues of mixed-gender and cross-gender roles and practices.

The minor is broadly interdisciplinary. It draws courses from anthropology, biology, cinema, counseling, English, history, human sexuality studies, psychology, NEXA, social sciences, speech and communication studies, and women studies. The university also offers a Minor in Human Sexuality Studies. See Index for page reference.

MINOR IN GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL STUDIES

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 Perspectives cluster in Segment III of the General Education program.

Required Courses

									Units
HMSX 301	Introduction to Bisexual, Lesbian,and Gay Studies	3
HIST 314	Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual History			3

One course from the following						3-4
HMSX/SS 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	Lesbian Literature
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 600Research 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
ANTH 569	Cross-Cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender
BIOL 330	Human Sexuality
ENG 580		Individual Authors [selected topics on advisement]
HMSX 350	Selected Issues in Human 
		Sexuality (1 or 3) [selected topics on advisement]
HMSX 550	Field Service in Human Sexuality Studies (1-3)
HMSX 400/PSY 450Variations in Human Sexuality
HMSX/PSY 436	The Development of Maleness and Femaleness (4)
WOMS 550	Special Studies in Lesbian Lives
Total for minor								24-28