Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Course List 2024–25
The major in gender, women’s, and sexuality studies requires the following:
- Introduction to Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies (GWS 111)
- Theory and Methodology in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies (GWS 249, offered fall only)
- Five courses (20 credits) from at least three of the four thematic rubrics listed below:
- sexuality and queer studies
- cross-cultural and transnational approaches
- literary criticism and visual culture
- political/philosophical/historical/social analyses
- At least two of these five courses (or 8 credits) must be at the 300-level
- Senior Seminar in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies (GWS 495, offered spring only; only open to graduating majors)
Please consult the Course Schedule, available online at the Registrar’s page, for complete course information, including course descriptions and days and times of course offerings. Please note that each course can only be used to fulfill a single elective category (ABCD).
| Course # | Title | Professor | Major Category |
|---|---|---|---|
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AMS-295-01 -Cross-list ARH-295-02 |
Special Topic: The Camera and the Body | Reznick, J | C |
| ANT-210-01 (02) | Illness, Healing and Culture | Tapias, M | D |
|
ARH-295-02 -Cross-list AMS-295-01 |
Special Topic: The Camera and the Body | Reznick, J | C |
| BIO-220-01 | Racing Through Genetics | Gregg-Jolly, L | B/D |
| BIO-240-01 | Animal Behavior w/Lab | Queathem, L | A |
|
EDU-215-01 -Cross-list ENG-215-01 |
Reading & Writing Youth Culture | Lange, P | C/D |
| ENG-210-01 | Studies in Genre | Lavan, M | D |
|
ENG-215-01 -Cross-list EDU-215-01 |
Reading & Writing Youth Culture | Lange, P | C/D |
| ENG-225-01 | Intro to Postcolonial Literature | Kapila, S | C |
| ENG-231-01 | American Literature Traditions III | Phan, H | C |
| ENG-327-01 | The Romantics | Simpson, E | C |
| GWS-211-01 | Foundations of LGBTQ Studies | torralba, s | A |
|
GWS-243-01 -Cross-list PHI-243-01 |
Epistemic Injustices | Nyden, T | B/D |
| GWS-395-01 | Special Topic: Abolitionist Feminisms | Montague, C | D |
|
GWS-395-02 -Cross-list HIS-395-01 |
Special Topic: American Women Since Suffrage | Lewis, C | D |
|
HIS-395-01 -Cross-list GWS-395-02 |
Special Topic: American Women Since Suffrage | Lewis, C | D |
| HIS-266-01 (02) | History of Modern Middle East | Almohsen, A | B/D |
| HIS-311-01 | Political History in Early American Republic | Purcell, S | D |
| LAS-221-01 | Intro to U.S. Latinx Studies | Petrus, J | B |
|
PHI-243-01 -Cross-List GWS-243-01 |
Epistemic Injustices | Nyden, T | B/D |
| POL-219-01 | Constitutional Law & Politics | Hanson, P | D |
| POL-319-01 | Advanced Constitutional Law | Hanson, P | D |
| SOC-240-01 | Social Movements | Haenfler, R | B/D |
| SOC-275-01 | Race & Ethnicity in America | Crooks-Allen, A | B |
| SOC-350-01 | Christian Nationalism | Snook, J | B/D |
| SOC-360-01 | Work in the “New†Economy | Erickson, K | D |
| SPN-317-01 | Readings in US Latinx Literature/Culture | Petrus, J | A |
| Course # | Title | Professor | Major Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS-215-01 | Foundations of U.S. Popular Culture | Purcell, S | C/D |
| ANT-275-01 | American Transgender/Intersex History | Reznick, J | A/D |
| ANT-285-01 | Anthro, Violence, & Human Rights | French, B | B |
| ENG-210-01 | Studies in Genre | Smith, P | C |
| ENG-227-01 | American Literature Traditions I | Andrews, S | C |
| ENG-360-01 | Seminar in Postcolonial Literature | Kapila, S | C |
| FMS-295-01 | Cinemas of Disability | Ely, T | C |
| FMS-395-01 | Madness and the Moving Image | Ely, T | C |
| FRN-305-01 | Contemporary Francophone Culture | Galbraith, H | B/C |
| FRN-312-01 | French Literature from Knights/Libertines | Harrison, D | C |
|
GLS-251-01 -Cross List HUM-251-01 |
Children's & Young Adult Literature | Greene, R | C |
|
GWS-222-01 -Cross List HIS-222-01 |
Women in American History | Lewis, C | D |
| GWS-235-01 | Feminism and Popular Culture | Johnson, L | C |
| GWS-365-01 | Black Feminist Thought | Johnson, L | B/D |
| GWS-395-01 | Special Topic: Trans Aesthetics | torralba, s | A |
| HIS-214-01 | American Civil War/Reconstruction | Purcell, S | D |
| HIS-215-01 | Foundations of US Popular Culture | Purcell, S | C/D |
|
HIS-222-01 -Cross List GWS-222-01 |
Women in American History | Lewis, C | D |
|
HIS-285-01 -Cross-List REL-285-01 |
Islamic Law Theory/Practice | Saba, E | B |
| HIS-325-01 | American Indian Reservations | Lacson, A | B/D |
|
HUM-251-01 -Cross-List GLS 251-01 |
Children's & Young Adult Literature | Greene, R | C |
| MUS-202-01 | Topics in American Music: Queer Pop | Klassen, A | A/C |
|
REL-285-01 -Cross-List HIS-285-01 |
Islamic Law Theory/Practice | Saba, E | B |
| SOC-250-01 | Sociology of Religion | Snook, J | D |
| SOC-360-01 | Work in the "New" Economy | Erickson, K | D |
| SPN-379-01 | U.S. Latinx Identity & Sexuality | Petrus, J | A |