Undergraduate
Associate of Arts
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 5: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies | Dr. Ardel Thomas
This introductory course focuses on a broad range of domestic and global contemporary LGBT topics in art, history, law, literature, and politics. Students have the opportunity to explore intersecting identities while developing research and critical thinking skills vital for further progress in the program.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 15: From Greece to Stonewall: Global LGBTQ+ Literature, Art and Culture | Dr. Ardel Thomas
This global humanities course examines LGBTQ+ culture, artists, and writers from ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Indigenous Americas, Japan, and the Middle East to Medieval and Renaissance Europe and Mexico through pre-World War II Europe and 1950s Japan and the U.S. Review of artifacts, art, artistic communities, and writers over the span of several centuries to assess changing attitudes to LGBTQ+ communities.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 18: Transgender Lives, Culture and Art | Dr. Ardel Thomas
Focuses on Transgender and 'gender variant' figures throughout the world who, historically, held a sacred place within ancient cultures as evidence in art and literature. The course will then move to explore modern and contemporary views of Transgender and 'gender variant' people within various cultures including LGBT politics, art and culture.
This introductory course focuses on a broad range of domestic and global contemporary LGBT topics in art, history, law, literature, and politics. Students have the opportunity to explore intersecting identities while developing research and critical thinking skills vital for further progress in the program.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 15: From Greece to Stonewall: Global LGBTQ+ Literature, Art and Culture | Dr. Ardel Thomas
This global humanities course examines LGBTQ+ culture, artists, and writers from ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Indigenous Americas, Japan, and the Middle East to Medieval and Renaissance Europe and Mexico through pre-World War II Europe and 1950s Japan and the U.S. Review of artifacts, art, artistic communities, and writers over the span of several centuries to assess changing attitudes to LGBTQ+ communities.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 18: Transgender Lives, Culture and Art | Dr. Ardel Thomas
Focuses on Transgender and 'gender variant' figures throughout the world who, historically, held a sacred place within ancient cultures as evidence in art and literature. The course will then move to explore modern and contemporary views of Transgender and 'gender variant' people within various cultures including LGBT politics, art and culture.