Program: LGBTQ Studies minor - University of North Texas

Apr 09, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Our program facilitates students’ interactions with faculty members across the university that are working on and studying LGBTQ related topics in a variety of disciplines. The courses they offer as part of the minor examine the diversity of global gender and sexual identities, communities, practices, and politics and develop student’s abilities to critically engage LGBTQ+ identified individuals’ complex relations to the culture and experience of a heterosexual majority.

Students interested in the minor should contact the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies at:

General Academic Building, Room 467
1155 Union Circle #305097
Denton, TX 76203-5017
Phone: 940-565-2098
E-mail: wmst@unt.edu

Requirements

A minor in LGBTQ studies may be earned by successfully completing 18 semester hours.

Required courses

WGST 3100 - LGBTQ Studies (taught in Fall only)
WGST 4100 - Feminist and Womanist Theories (taught in Spring only)
9 hours (any level) from approved list of courses
3 advanced hours (3000-4000 level) from approved list of courses

Electives courses

The electives are chosen from an inventory of courses representing a variety of disciplines in the university curriculum. All LGBTQ studies students are encouraged to meet with the director of women’s and gender studies and the advising staff in order to design an academic plan that best complements the major interests of the student.

A comprehensive list of available courses, as well as extensive information on the LGBTQ studies program, can be found online at womensstudies.unt.edu.