Queer Studies Minor

Mission Statement

WGS/QS Mission Statement

The Women and Gender, and Queer Studies programs at Weber State University are committed to the expansion and transmission of knowledge concerning Women, Gender, and Queer matters. These programs are committed to offering quality undergraduate courses and encouraging intellectual excellence, research, and scholarship. Women and Gender and queer studies are minor courses of study and are offered as a Bachelor of Integrated studies area of Emphasis.

The Women and Gender, and Queer Studies programs are committed to working for educational equity for a campus environment free from sexism, anti-queerism, racism, classism, ethnocentrism, and other forms of discriminatory treatment.

Women and Gender, and Queer Studies programs work to develop students as critical thinkers and ready to use their skills in employment and/or further education through a variety of interdisciplinary courses and experiences.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Minor
  Queer Studies’ Student Learning Outcomes
  
  1) Students will demonstrate knowledge of foundational and contemporary research and theoretical literature in the field of Queer Studies.
  - Read, understand, and evaluate queer theories and scholarship.
  - Identify, compare, and evaluate culturally and historically specific constructions of LGBTQ+ subjectivity and experience.
  - Articulate the ways in which systems of power, privilege, and oppression shape our experiences as individuals and members of communities.
  2) Students will apply their knowledge of women and gender studies.
  - Apply knowledge of Queer Studies by analyzing current social and political situations from those perspectives.
- Associate Degree (Not Applicable)
- Bachelor Degree (Not Applicable)
Curriculum Grid
Program and Contact Information

QS Learning Outcomes Students will demonstrate knowledge of foundational and contemporary research and theoretical literature in the field of Queer Studies. Read, understand, and evaluate queer theories and scholarship. Identify, compare, and evaluate culturally and historically specific constructions of LGBTQ+ subjectivity and experience. Articulate the ways in which systems of power, privilege, and oppression shape our experiences as individuals and members of communities. Students will apply their knowledge of Queer Studies. Apply knowledge of queer studies by analyzing current social and political situations from those perspectives.
Evidence Collected*
WGS/QS 1500: Introduction to Women & Gender Studies	I	I	I	I
QS 3050: Queer Theories	M	M	M
QS 4150: Research Methods in Queer Studies			M	M
(OR)
QS 4860: Internship in Queer Studies			M	M
WGS/QS 1500: Introduction to Women & Gender Studies	I	I	I	I
* Threshold = 80%
SA=signature assignment, CA=course assignment FA=final assignment, R=reflections, E = final essay

Assessment Report Submissions
Program Review

Queer Studies Minor

2023-24