LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency Microcredential

The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program believes that cultural competency is a demonstrable skill of understanding and appreciating cultural differences, and is applicable in fields as diverse as healthcare, finance, law, and social service work. Cultural competence is the ability to work respectfully with people from diverse cultures, while recognizing one’s own cultural biases. A student who completes this micro-credential will understand how LGBT identities intersect with, and are complicated by, social constructs such as race, ethnicity, nationality, class and religion. As such they will stand out to potential employers as someone with knowledge to contribute to changing and diverse workplaces.

Admissions Requirements

The LGBTQIA+ Microcredential is open to all Binghamton University students. People outside Binghamton University may also apply for admission into this program, subject to review and approval of the Director of WGSS.

Program Requirements

Students must complete 12 credits from the following requirements in order to earn the LGBTQIA+ Microcredential:

Course Requirements

WGSS 200 Intro to Women Gender & Sexuality
One of the following two options:
- Special Topics course in Theoretocal Inquiries:
  - WGSS 481C
  - WGSS 481A
  - Other courses may be substituted with the approval of the WGSS Director.
- Special Topics course in Social Justice/Social Movement:
  - WGSS 382B
  - WGSS 482A
  - Other courses may be substituted with the approval of the WGSS Director.

Completion of a culminating project through one of the following two options
- WGSS 495
- WGSS 497

Notes:

A grade of C or better must be earned in all required courses in order to count toward the credential
Students must work with a WGSS faculty or affiliated faculty to create their culminating project. The project must also be approved and observed by the WGSS Director.