Application to the LGBTQ Studies Certificate Program

Fill out the form below to join the LGBTQ Studies Certificate program, open to any CU Boulder student and requires the completion of the following course requirements (listed below). Nondegree students must be admitted through Continuing Education to pursue the certificate. Semester course registration for nondegree students is on a space-available basis through Continuing Education’s .

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) studies at CU Boulder is an interdisciplinary program encompassing more than 20 courses in a dozen departments.

LGBTQ studies involves the academic investigation of sexuality in established fields such as literature, history, theatre, law, medicine, economics, sociology, anthropology, political science and the arts. With its interdisciplinary approach, LGBTQ studies interweaves complex theories and analysis into the study of sexuality and gender.

Through the certificate program and the guidance of faculty advisors, students are given an opportunity to integrate a wide variety of courses offered in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, to extend and deepen their knowledge and understanding of societies and cultures and to relate that understanding to lived experience.

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The following courses are preapproved to count towards the LGBTQ Certificate program requirements, and have been offered in the past 2 years. See 'Courses' in the menu above for current course offerings. Other courses may also be included with approval from the LGBTQ Program directors. Email LGBTQ@colorado.edu with any questions.

  • LGBT 2000/WGST 2030 Introduction to LGBT Studies
  • LGBT 4400 Critical Inquiries in Transgender Studies
  • LGBT/ENGL 2707 Introduction to LGBT Literature
  • LGBT/ENGL 3796 Queer Theory
  • ANTH 3180 Gender, Culture, and Sexuality
  • ARAB 3410 Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East
  • ASIA 3300 Sex & Gender in Asian Film & Literature
  • CLAS/WGST 2110 Gender & Sexuality in Ancient Rome
  • CLAS/WGST 2100 Gender & Sexuality in Ancient Greece
  • EDUC 4301 Queering topics in Education
  • EDUC 4325 Queering Literacy in Secondary Classrooms
  • ETHN 3101 Topics in Ethnic Studies: Queer/Trans of Color Critiques
  • HEBR/JWST 3202 Women, Gender & Sexuality in Jewish Texts & Traditions
  • HIST 2326 Topics: US Society & Culture: Queer US History 1890-2010
  • HIST 4626 History of Gender and Sexuality in the US from 1870
  • LING 2400 Language, Gender & Sexuality
  • MDST/WGST 4331 Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality in Popular Culture
  • PSCI/WGST 3174 Sex, Power, and Politics: U.S. Perspectives
  • PSCI 3301 /WGST 3300 Gender, Sexuality, and U.S. Law
  • PSCI/WGST 3311 Gender and U.S. Politics: Protest, Polls and Policy
  • SOCY/WGST 1006 Social Construction of Sexuality
  • THTR 4049 Performing Queer Voices - This topic only
  • WGST 2020 Femininities/Masculinities/Alternatives
  • WGST 2050 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture
  • WGST 2700 Psychology of Gender & Sexuality
  • WGST 3510 Gender, Sexuality and Global Health
  • WGST 3520 Gender & Sexuality in Africa
  • WGST 3600 Latina/X Studies
  • WGST 3767 Feminist Fictions
  • WGST 4300 Sex, Power, Politics: International Perspectives
  • WGST 4620 Global History of Sexuality: The Modern Era
  • WRTG 3020 Topics in Writing: Gender, Sexuality & New Media
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To complete the certificate, a total of 18 credit hours are required, 9 of which must be upper division classes.
There are 2 required courses:

  • LGBT 2000: Introduction to LGBT Studies
  • LGBT 3796: Queer Theory

List below the additional elective courses that you have taken or are that are in progress that will satisfy the requirements for the certificate program. Completion of the certificate requires 4 additional elective courses, of which at least 2 are upper-division.

Pre-approved elective courses are listed in the box on the right sidebar, and current offerings can be found under “courses” in the top menu.

  • Credits earned at other institutions may be transferred in partial fulfillment of the requirements upon approval of the program director. No more than 6 credit hours of transferred coursework may be applied to the certificate.
  • Students must receive a C- or better in the accepted courses
  • No pass/fail credits will count toward the requirements of the program

Please submit this form to be added as a student in the LGBTQ Studies Certificate program. We will review your information and contact you with further information once you have been enrolled. If you have any questions, please email us at lgbtq@colorado.edu.