Programs and Courses
The Ohio State University offers many opportunities to study LGBTQ experiences through majors, minors, and specializations, as well as individual courses, spanning a variety of areas of study.
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGSS is an interdisciplinary field of research and teaching that places gender and its intersection with sexuality, as well as class, race, ethnicity, nationality, dis/ability, and age at the center of inquiry. It raises many questions about gender and sexuality as socially and culturally constructed phenomena that affect our personal lives, artistic expression, social relationships, and the ways we think about ourselves and the world.
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Undergraduate and graduate programs
- Available as a major and a minor
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For more information, visit wgss.osu.edu
LGBTQ+ Studies Minor
The LGBTQ+ Studies Minor offers perspectives for students interested in examining the broad array of how people embody and express gender and sexuality. The minor also explores the ways that gender and sexual identities are always formed and experienced through meanings of race, ethnicity, and colonialism.
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For more information, visit wgss.osu.edu/undergraduate/lgbtqstudies
Courses on LGBTQ Topics and Sexuality
Course availability may vary by semester. Use the Class Search tool for further course info and to check course availability.
African American and African Studies
AFAMAST 4921: Intersections - Approaches to Race, Gender, Class & Sexuality
Arts Administration, Education and Policy
ARTEDUC 5835: Visual Representations of LGBT Subjects
Classics
CLAS 3215: Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
Comparative Studies
COMPSTD 2214: Introduction to Sexuality Studies
COMPSTD 4845: Gender, Sexuality, and Science
COMPSTDS 4921: Intersections - Approaches to Race, Gender, Class & Sexuality
Education: Teaching and Learning
EDUTL 4015: Sexualities and Education
EDUTL 5330: LGBTQ-themed Literature for Children and Young Adults
Educational Studies: Educational Policy
ESEPOL 8895: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Educational Policy
English
ENGLISH 2282: Introduction to Queer Studies
ENGLISH 4580: Special Topics in LGBTQ Literatures and Cultures
History
HISTORY 2630: History of Modern Sexualities
HISTORY 3214: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the History of Christianity
HISTORY 3215: Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
HISTORY 3411: Gender and Sexuality in China
HISTORY 3620: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States, 1940-Present
HISTORY 3630: Same-Sex Sexuality in a Global Context
HISTORY 8630: Seminar in the History of Sexuality
History of Art
HISTART 3010: Gender and Sexuality in Western Art
Human Development and Family Science
HDFS 3440: Human Sexuality and Intersectionality Across the Lifespan
HDFS 5440: Human Sexuality in Context
Kinesiology
KNSISM 5614: Sport and Sexuality
Law
LAW 7610: Sex, Sexuality & the Law
Medicine, College of
MEDCOLL 4126: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Health
Psychology
PSYCH 2333: Psychology of Human Sexuality
PSYCH 4555: Adolescent Sexuality
Religious Studies
RELSTDS 4875: Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
Slavic
SLAVIC 3320: Queer Comrades: Sexual Citizenship and LGBTQ Lives in Eastern Europe
Social Work
SOCWORK 1140: Issues in Social Justice: Race, Gender and Sexuality
SOCWORK 3597: Adolescent Parenthood and Sexuality: An International Perspective
SOCWORK 5002: AIDS Survey - Facts & Issues
SOCWORK 5006: Sexualities, Diversity & Social Work
SOCWORK 5016: Affirmative Social Work Practice with LGBTQ Individuals, Couples, and Families
Sociology
SOCIOLOGY 5605: Sociology of Sexuality
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
WGSST 1110: Gender, Sex and Power
WGSST 2230: Gender, Sexuality and Race in Popular Culture
WGSST 2260: Queer Ecologies: Gender, Sexuality, & the Environment
WGSST 2282: Introduction to Queer Studies
WGSST 2305: A World of Genders & Sexualities
WGSST 2367.03: Reading Lesbian Writers
WGSST 3100: Islamic Activisms: Gender, Sexuality & Politics
WGSST 3280: Introduction to Trans Studies
WGSST 3370: Sexualities and Citizenship
WGSST 4405: Race and Sexuality
WGSST 4845: Gender, Sexuality and Science
WGSST 4921: Intersections - Approaches to Race, Gender, Class & Sexuality