Request to Approve Course to count as an elective course for Queer Studies Minor Queer Studies Minor Student Learning Outcomes: Upon the completion of the queer studies minor, students will be able to: 1. Understand that sexuality is a social construction and that heterosexuality is a normative construct. 2. Articulate the diversities of cultures and perspectives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer people and communities, and understand how ethnicity/race, gender and socioeconomic class shape these diversities. 3. Apply queer lenses of critique in reading texts. Application Information: Instructor’s Name: Department: Course name: Semester course will be taught: 1. Briefly describe your course (or provide syllabus with course description). 2. Please provide a likely readings/authors list and outline major assignments/workload (or include syllabus with this information): 3. Please list your SLOs and discuss how they reflect the SLOs and/or mission statement of the Queer Studies Minor (or provide syllabus with this information). 4. How does your course fit into the Queer Studies curriculum? 5. Briefly summarize your background/research in relation to this particular course (or provide 2 p cv with this information): ______________________________________________________________________________ For Women’s Studies office use only Curriculum Committee: (Circle one) reject/accept/return for changes WS faculty: (Circle one) reject/accept/return for changes Dept Head: (Circle one) reject/accept/return for changes DATE: DATE: DATE: