Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies investigates the historical and contemporary experiences of people traditionally neglected in scholarship and courses. It explores questions about sexuality as well as identity, community, representation, diversity, assimilation, and discrimination that are both academically and socially significant. Work in this innovative field includes material and methods from many disciplines: English and foreign languages, Allied Health Professions, Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Communications, Economics, Fine Arts, History, Music, Nursing, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Welfare, and Women’s Studies.
The LGBT Studies Certificate is designed for students majoring in any field who wish to complement their study with an additional concentration in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies. The program is open to any student in good standing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who is seeking a bachelor's degree or who previously received a bachelor’s degree from UWM or any other accredited college or university, and to those who do not plan to pursue a college or university degree but who have a strong interest in this topic.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a major urban university, committed to academic excellence, located in the commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of Wisconsin. The campus is in a pleasant residential neighborhood on Milwaukee’s northeast side, only a few blocks from Lake Michigan. UW-Milwaukee is one of the two “doctoral cluster” campuses in the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System, with a student enrollment of approximately 30,000. The College of Letters and Science is the largest academic unit of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It houses 37 majors, 3 interdisciplinary bachelor’s degrees, 25 master’s degrees, 16 PhDs, and 36 interdisciplinary certificate programs in the liberal arts and sciences.
