Queer Studies (Minor)
Queer Studies examines the social, historical, and cultural construction of gender and sexuality, and the diverse experiences of LGBTQ+ people. This program will enable students to examine how these experiences are shaped by race, class, disability, and other identities.
Queer Studies (Minor)
Description
What is Queer Studies at ODU like?
Queer Studies examines the social, historical, and cultural construction of gender and sexuality, and the diverse experiences of LGBTQ+ people. This program will enable students to examine how these experiences are shaped by race, class, disability, and other identities.
Program Highlights
What makes Queer Studies at ODU unique?
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Students develop skills to work in fields that focus on gender and sexual diversity through analyzing contemporary debates within the field of queer studies and LGBTQ+ activism and understanding the histories of LGBTQ+ people.
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Queer Studies complements any major as it prepares students to work with diverse populations and provides a strong understanding of the needs and issues relevant to LGBTQ+ communities.
Courses
What are some courses offered in Queer Studies at ODU?
QUST 303:
Queer Studies
This course is an interdisciplinary study of LGBTQ |lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) experiences. It introduces students to personal, cultural, and political aspects of queer life while examining social forces such as heteronormativity, the social construction of gender, and homophobia and their impact on queer lives. Prerequisites: WMST 201S or instructor approval.
WMST 305:
Queer Literature
This course provides a historical sampling of queer literary voices in the U.S. Students explore fiction, poetry, drama, and visual literary forms through the lens of queer theory. Students investigate the ways in which queer authors and subjects have been excluded from the traditional canon and how readers, academics, critics, and authors of anthologies have ignored or obscured queer possibilities and homoeroticism in literary works. Students also explore the benefits of thinking of queer literary works as queer literatures |in the plural sense rather than the singular Queer Literature) and attempt to answer the question, is there such a thing as Queer Literature? Prerequisites: ENGL 112L, ENGL 114L, or WCS 100L.
WMST 460W:
Feminist Theory
A study of the renaissance in feminist thought since the 1960s through close readings of key documents and texts. The course covers a variety of feminist perspectives as expressed in both theory and practice. This is a writing intensive course. Prerequisites: WMST 201S or WMST 302W and a grade of C or better in ENGL 211C or ENGL 221C or ENGL 231C.
Requirements
What are the requirements to apply for Queer Studies at ODU?
Students entering the Minor program in Queer Studies should meet the minimum university admission requirements (Undergraduate Admission)
What are the requirements to apply for a minor in Queer Studies?
Students must complete 12 credit hours in the minor.
Students entering the Minor program in Queer Studies should meet the minimum university admission requirements (Undergraduate Admission).
To declare a Queer Studies minor, students must contact Cathleen Rhodes at carhodes@odu.edu.
Cost
Tuition and Fees
Estimated rates for the 2022-23 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.
Virginia Resident
Per Credit:
$ 374
Non-Resident
Per Credit:
$ 1,039
Active Duty Military Rate
Per Credit:
$ 250
Technology Delivered Courses Outside Virginia and/or the United States
Per Credit:
$ 407
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Queer Studies Advisor
Name:
Cathleen Rhodes
Location:
3027 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS, NORFOLK, VA, 23529
Email:
Office:
757-683-4329
Undergraduate Admissions
Location:
1004 Rollins Hall, Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone Office:
757-683-3685
Fax:
757-683-3255
Email:
admissions@odu.edu
International Admissions
Location:
2101 Dragas Hall, Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone Office:
757-683-3701
Fax:
757-683-3651
Email:
intladm@odu.edu
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