Trans Studies

There are a growing number of academic programs across the world that are focusing on gender or sexuality in some manner. The lists below are meant as a starting point and does not guarentee a trans-friendly experience. We recommend that you contact the program directly to ask them about support for working on trans-related topics, or for trans identified students.   You may also want to review the Transgender Law & Policy Institute's list of schools that include gender expression in their non-discrimination policies for more information about a particular school.

Trans Studies - Graduate

Colleges and Universities with Graduate Programs in trans-related studies:

Human Sexuality

  • Widener University: Wayne, PA: Ed.D. in Human Sexuality, M.Ed. in Human Sexuality, Joint M.S.W. & Ed.D. in Human Sexuality, Joint M.Ed. in Adult Education & Ed.D. in Human Sexuality
  • Columbia University: New York, NY: MPH in Sexuality & Health
  • San Francisco State University: San Francisco, CA: MA in Human Sexuality

    Colleges and Universities with a Graduate Minor / Concentration in Gender / Queer Studies:

  • Alliant University; San Fracisco, CA: PhD and PsyD Programs - (Psychology)
  • Brandeis University; Waltham, MA:Women's & Gender Studies - (joint)
  • Cornell University; Ithaca, NY: Feminist Gender & Sexuality Studies - (minor)
  • Claremont Graduate University; Claremont, CA: Applied Women's Studies: Gender & Sexuality - (concentr.)
  • Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA: Sociology (MA/PhD); Women's Studies (MA degree only)
  • University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus: Twin Cities, MN: LGBT Studies Minor
  • University of Arizona: Tuscon, AZ: LGBT Studies Certificate
  • University of California, Berkeley: Designated Emphasis in Women Gender and Sexuality (DEWGS) can be added to any Ph.D. major field.

    • Trans Studies - Undergraduate

    Colleges and Universities with an Undergraduate Major in Gender / Women's / Queer Studies:

  • Amherst College: Amherst, MA: Women and Gender Studies
  • Beloit College; Beloit, WI: Women and Gender Studies
  • Brandeis University; Waltham, MA: Women's & Gender Studies
  • Bucknell University; Lewisburg, PA: Women & Gender Studies
  • Carleton College: Northfield, MN: Women & Gender Studies
  • Coe College: Cedar Rapids, IA: Gender Studies
  • College of NJ: Ewing, NJ: Women & Gender Studies Program
  • Curtin University of Technology; Western Australia: Gender Studies
  • City College of San Francisco; San Francisco, CA: Queer Studies
  • Darmouth College; Lebanon, NH: Women & Gender Studies
  • Duke University; Durham, NC: Program in the Studies of Sexualities
  • Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA: Sociology; Women's Studies
  • Hobart &William Smith: Geneva, NY: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Studies
  • Macalester College; St. Paul, MN: Women and Gender Studies
  • Mercer University: Atlanta, GA: Women and Gender Studies
  • New York University; NYC, NY: Gender & Sexualities Studies
  • Northwestern University: Evanston, IL: Gender Studies - Adjunct Major
  • Notre Dame; Notre Dame, IN: Gender Studies
  • Scripps College; Claremont, CA: Gender & Women's Studies
  • SIT Study Abroad Program: Amsterdam, Netherlands: Sexuality, Gender & Identity
  • Sonoma State University: Rohnert Park, CA: Women's & Gender Studies
  • UC Berkeley: Berkeley, CA: Gender & Women's Studies
  • UC San Diego: San Diego, CA: Critical Gender Studies
  • UC Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara, CA: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Studies
  • University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus; Twin Cities, MN: Schochet Center for GLBT Studies
  • Whitman College: Walla Walla, WA: Gender Studies
  • Victoria University, Australia: Gender Studies

    Colleges and Universities with an Undergraduate Minor in Gender / Queer Studies:

  • Allegheny College; Meadville, PA: Lesbian & Gay Studies
  • Cornell University: Ithaca, NY: Lesbian, Bisexual & Gay Studies
  • Merrimack College: North Andover, MA: Women's and Gender Studies
  • Northern Illinois University: LGBT Studies Certificate
  • Purchase College - SUNY; Purchase, NY: Lesbian & Gay Studies
  • Smith College: Northampton, MA: WST - Queer Studies
  • San Francisco State: San Francisco, CA: Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Studies
  • Saint Michael's College: Burlington, VT: Gender & Women's Studies
  • UC Berkeley: Berkeley, CA: LGBT Studies, Gender and Women's Studies
  • UC Los Angeles: Los Angeles, CA: LGBTS Program
  • UC Riverside: Riverside, CA: Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Studies
  • UW Milwaukee: Milwaukee, WI: LGBT Studies Certificate
  • University of Chicago: Chicago, IL: Gender Studies
  • University of Colorado, Boulder: Boulder, CO: LGBT Studies Certificate
  • University of Maryland: College Park, MD: LGBT Studies Certificate
  • University of Minn - Twin Cities: Twin Cities, MN: GLBT Studies
  • Wesleyan University: Middletown, CT: Queer Studies Program

    • Universities with Trans Courses or Trans Research

    RESEARCH:
    Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
    Clinical Psychology PsyD Program
    Kerri Ronne, PhD
    Conducting research with transgender and transsexual populations.
    http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/

    Concordia University, River Forest, IL
    Sociology Department
    Jodie M. Dewey, MA
    Conducting research within the trans community with a focus on medical/psychological discourses.
    http://www.cuchicago.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/departme...

    Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    Department of Human Development
    Ritch C. Savin-Williams, PhD
    Tamara B. Pardo, Graduate student
    Conducting research among non-clinical trans and gender nonconforming communities with a focus on identity conceptualization, expression, and development.
    http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/index.cfm

    New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
    Borderlands Alliance
    http://education.nmsu.edu/projects/borderalliance/index.html

    University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, TX
    Departments of Psychology and Women's Studies
    Kim Case
    http://hsh.uhcl.edu/WS

    COURSES
    Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    FGSS 201. Introduction to Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
    HD384/FGSS385. Gender & Sexual Minorities

    Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
    ILAS 350/WOMS 403.2. LGBT Studies

    UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
    M114. Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
    M115. Topics in Study of Sexual and Gender Orientation

    UC Boulder, Colorado
    LGBT 2000/WMST 2030. Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
    ENGL 5179 (1). African American Literature and Queer Theory
    GRMN/FILM 3504. Women and German Film
    LING 2400. Language and Gender

    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    Department of Family Social Science
    College of Education and Human Development
    FSoS 4101. Sexuality and Gender in Families and Close Relationships
    FSoS 4152. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual People in Families
    http://fsos.che.umn.edu/thedept.html

    Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
    Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology
    PSS 6196 Gender Identity Development
    PSC 6170 Sexual Orientation and its Impact on Psychological Intervention
    http://www.yu.edu/ferkauf/