Welcome to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies Program.

The LGBT Program currently offers an undergraduate certificate and a minor. The certificate is a 21-credit interdisciplinary course of study comprised of 15 required and 6 elective credits designed to complement any student's major field of study. The minor is a 15-credit interdisciplinary course of study comprised of 12 required and 3 elective credits.

 

A Two-Day Conference at the University of Maryland April 17-18, 2009, College Park, MD Free and open to the public Please join us for what promises to be a lively spring festival of scholarly exchange in an interdiscipline that continues to challenge and transform the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and the world in which we live. Friday, April 17 offers presentations by graduate students from area schools, a reading by Washington-area poets Regie Cabico, Reginald Harris, Richard McCann, and a keynote address by Judith Halberstam, professor of English and gender studies at the University of Southern California and author, most recently, of In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives (2005). Saturday, April 18 features a full day of papers by faculty from area universities as well as discussion and socializing. The symposium is free and will include a reception on Friday as well as continental breakfast, lunch, and an off-campus dinner/reception on Saturday. For more details...»

The LGBT Studies program at the University of Maryland congratulates our Class of 2009 graduates:

Rachel Antonoff
Summa Cum Laude
B.A. Jewish Studies
Certificate in LGBT Studies

Stephanie Baker
B.A. Women’s Studies
Certificate in LGBT Studies

Matthew Fox
B.S. Family Science
Certificate in LGBT Studies

Eitan Freedenberg
B.A. Philosophy
Certificate in LGBT Studies

Scott LaCross
B.A. English Language and Literature
B.S. Family Science
Certificate in LGBT Studies

c.j. rock
B.A. Spanish Language and Literature
Certificate in LGBT Studies

Michael J. Suh
B.A. Linguistics
Certificate in LGBT Studies

Register for Fall 2009 LGBT Studies courses.

For other current events on campus check with the LGBT Equity Office, the Pride Alliance, and the Graduate Lambda Coalition.

Want to know more about the undergraduate LGBT Studies Certificate? Visit us during office hours!