Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Studies Minor
The Minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies+(LGBTQ) examines the lives, voices, and communities of those living beyond the limits of traditional and dominant gender and sexual categories and norms. Through the minor, students will explore the diversity and range of forms that sexuality has taken historically and in today’s world. They will also analyze representation of LGBTQ+ identities and experiences in media, art, and cultural representations. A minor in LGBTQ+ Studies prepares students to bring greater awareness and expertise of social justice, diversity, and equality in terms of gender and sexual equality to their future work, to work effectively with LGBTQ+ populations, and to be critical thinkers and effective advocates for themselves and others in their work, artistic, and personal lives.
The following requirements below are intended for students beginning fall 2026. To declare your minor, please speak to your academic advisor for assistance.
Minor Coordinator:
Prince Cunningham
prince_cunningham@fitnyc.edu
| Choose Five (5) Courses (15 Credits) | ||
| EN 234 | Introduction to LGBTQ+ Literature | 3 |
| EN 258 | Introduction to Performance Studies | 3 |
| EN 279 | Women's Writing: 1900–Present | 3 |
| EN 302 | Gender and Nationalism in World Fiction (Honors) | 3 |
| EN 304 | Writing as Activism (Honors) | 3 |
| EN 368 | Intentional Objects: Writing About Things | 3 |
| EN 274 | Voices of Civil Rights in American History | 3 |
| FI 212 | Drag and Cross-Dressing in Cinema | 3 |
| FI 323 | Sexuality in Cinema | 3 |
| HA 236 | Queering Art History in Visual Culture of Europe and the United States | 3 |
| HA 382 | Beauty: The Human Ideal in Visual Culture (Honors) | 3 |
| HI 200 | Queer Work: A Research Seminar in LGBTQ Business and Labor History | 3 |
| MC 203 | Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre | 3 |
| MC 215 | Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film | 3 |
| PY 340 | The Psychology of Gender, Perception and Self-Expression | 3 |
| SO 272 | Sex Roles, Marriage, and Family in Transition | 3 |
| SO 303 | LGBTQ+ in Society: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| SO 307 | Emotions in Society | 3 |
Semesterly course offerings are subject to change.
Upon completion of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Studies minor, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a varied knowledge of the lives of lgbtq+ people, past and present.
- Articulate the impact of discrimination and inequality along with the celebration, survival, and possibilities of lgbtq+ lives and communities.
- Understand how lgbtq+ identities intersect with other categories of identity such as religion, nation, class, ability level, race and ethnicity.
- Apply a queer critique to gender and sexual politics to media, writing, performance, social media objects, and other cultural expressions.
- Analyze and identify whether and how a given social situation, media item or political or social policy is inclusive or erasing of lgbtq+ identities and experiences.