Critical Studies in Sexuality (CSIS) offers a multidisciplinary minor for students who seek a specialization in this subject, which extends to and informs research within a broad university domain, including law, health, education, Indigenous studies, sociology, social work, and psychology.
For information about how to declare your minor on Workday, visit the UBC Workday Tutorials or reach out to Arts Service Centre – Student for support.
Program Requirements
30 credits are required for the CSIS minor, subject to the following program requirements:
- 3 credits of CSIS_V 200
- 9 credits of 100- and 200- level courses with a significant focus on sexuality studies, chosen from a list of recommended courses and approved by the CSIS advisor
- 3 credits of CSIS_V 300
- 15 credits of 300- and 400- level courses with a significant focus on sexuality in content, readings, or projects. These credits may be fulfilled through any combination of the CSIS_V courses listed below and non-CSIS_V courses approved by the advisor:
- CSIS_V 300 (3-6) Critical Engagements in Sexuality Studies
- CSIS_V 301 (3) Critical Engagements in Trans* Studies
- CSIS_V 450 (3-6) Topics in Critical Studies in Sexuality
- CSIS_V 490 (3-6) Directed Topics
CSIS 490 is a Directed Studies Course open to 3rd and 4th year students working with GRSJ and CSIS faculty. For more information and to apply to the course, please visit the Directed Studies Application.
CSIS Course Planning
Please use the CSIS Minor Course Planning Form to map out your courses. This form can be changed and updated as needed.
All non-CSIS courses need approval from the CSIS Advisor and may require a syllabus.
Please send the completed form to the CSIS Advisor (kim.snowden@ubc.ca).
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice (GRSJ_V)
- Asian Canadian Migration Studies (ACAM_V)
- Asian Studies (ASIA_V)
- Anthropology (ANTH_V)
- Art History (ARTH_V)
- Creative Writing (CRWR_V)
- English (ENGL_V)
- Family Studies (FMST_V)
- First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS_V)
- Geography (GEOG_V)
- History (HIST_V)
- Nursing (NURS_V)
- Political Science (POLI_V)
- Psychology (PSYC_V)
- Sociology (SOCI_V)
Students are not limited to these courses. Syllabus may be required. Approval is dependent on the content of each specific section.
- GRSJ_V 101: Introduction to Social Justice
- GRSJ_V 102: Global Issues in Social Justice
- GRSJ_V 224: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice in Literature
- GRSJ_V 225: Youth Activism and Social Justice
- GRSJ_V 226: Human Rights & Artistic Expression: Thinking Beyond the Legal
- GRSJ_V 300 (3) Intersectional Approaches to Thinking Gender
- GRSJ_V 316 (3) Queer and Trans of Colour Theorizing
- GRSJ_V 401 (3) Body Gender and Society
- ACAM_V 100 (3) Introduction to Asian Canadian Studies
- ACAM_V 250 (3) Asian Canadians in Popular Cultu
- ANTH_V 213 (3) Sex, Gender, and Culture
- ANTH_V 312 (3) Anthropology of Gender & Sexuality
- ARTH_V 382 (3) Is Art History Queer?
- ASIA_V 211 (3) Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions
- ASIA_V 254 (3) Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Japanese Literature and Film
- ASIA_V 333 (3) Contemporary South Asian Gender and Sexuality Studies
- ASIA_V 458 (3) Gender and Sexuality in Classical Persian Literature
- ASIA_V 459 (3) Gender, Sexuality, and Feminism in Sikhi (the Sikh Religion)
- ASIA_V 461 (3) Gender and Sexuality in Modern Iranian Narratives
- FMST_V 210 (3) Family Context of Human Development
- FMST_V 316 (3) Human Sexuality
- FNIS_V 210 (3) Indigenous Politics and Self-Determination
- FNIS_V 451 (3) Indigenous Feminisms
- FNIS_V 456 (3) Indigenous Two-Spirit and Queer Studies
- NURS_V 280 (3) Human Sexual Health
- POLI_V 317 (3) Queer Politics
- PSYC_V 320 (3) Psychology of Sex Differences
- PSYC_V 350 (3) Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
- SOCI_V 102 (3) Inequality and Social Change
- SOCI_V 285 (3) Citizenship and Identity
- SOCI_V 312 (3) Gender Relations
- SOCI_V 314 (3) Sociology of Masculinity
- SOCI_V 369 (3) Sociology of Sexualities