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).
| Fall 2025 Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Professor | Major Category |
AMS-275-01 | U.S. Transgender/Intersex History | Reznick, J | A/D |
ARH-231-01 | Modern Art in Europe, 1900-1940 | Anger, J | C |
BIO-220-01 | Racing Through Genetics | Gregg-Jolly, L | B/D |
ENG-332-01 | The Victorians | Jacobson, C | C |
GWS-211-01 | Foundations of LGBTQ Studies | torralba, s | A |
GWS-265-01 | Chicana Feminist Thought | Johnson, L | B/D |
GWS-295-01 | Special Topic: Queer & Transgender Literatures | Allen, L | A/C |
GWS-395-01 | Special Topic: Feminist Futures | Johnson, L | B/C |
GWS-395-02 -Cross List HIS-395-01 | Special Topic: American Women's History | Herbst, C | D |
HIS-314-01 | US Civil War: History & Memory | Purcell, S | D |
HIS-395-01 -Cross List GWS-395-02 | Special Topic: American Women's History | Herbst, C | D |
LAS-221-01 | Introduction to U. S. Latinx Studies | Petrus, J | B |
PHI-245-01 | Philosophy of Art | Dobe, J | D |
PHI-261-01 | Philosophy of Race and Gender | Acuna, J | B/D |
POL-219-01 | Constitutional Law & Politics | Hanson, P | D |
POL-259-01 | Human Rights: Foundation, Challenges, Choices | Justo, N | D |
POL-319-01 | Advanced Constitutional Law | Hanson, P | D |
SPN-320-01 | Culture of Spanish Speaking World | Benoist, V | B/D |
THD-253-01 | Theatre & Identity: Queer Theatre | Miller, K | A |
| Spring 2026 Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Professor | Major Category |
ANT-210-01 | Illness, Healing and Culture | Tapias, M | D |
ANT-233-01 | Anthropology of Borderlands | Kulstad, T | B/D |
ARH-395-01 | Special Topic: Madness & Moving Image | Ely, T | C |
EDU-210-01 -Cross List HIS-210-01 | Historical Perspectives/US Education | Michaels, D | D |
ENG-227-01 | American Literature Traditions I | Andrews, S | C |
ENG-273-01 | Transnational & Postcolonial Feminism | Kapila, S | B/C |
ENG-360-01 | Seminar in Postcolonial Literature | Kapila, S | C |
FRN-305-01 | Contemporary Francophone Culture | Tricoire, M | B/C |
FRN-312-01 | French Literature From Knights/Libertines | Harrison, D | C |
GWS-222-01 -Cross List HIS-222-01 | Women in American History | Herbst, C | D |
GWS-235-01 | Feminism and Popular Culture | Johnson, L | C |
GWS-295-01 | Special Topic: Transnational Feminisms | torralba, s | B/D |
GWS-324-01 | Critical Race Feminisms | Johnson, L | B |
GWS-395-01 | Special Topic: Critical Transgender Studies | torralba, s | A/D |
GWS-395-02 | Special Topic: Feminist Inquiry | Beauboeuf, T | B/D |
HIS-210-01 -Cross List EDU-210-01 | Historical Perspectives/US Education | Michaels, D | D |
HIS-214-01 | American Civil War/Reconstruction | Purcell, S | D |
HIS-222-01 -Cross List GWS-222-01 | Women in American History | Herbst, C | D |
HIS-227-01 | African American History | Lacson, A | B/D |
HIS-325-01 | American Indian Reservations | Lacson, A | B/D |
PHI-264-01 -Cross List POL-264-01 | Political Theory II | Acuna, J | D |
POL-264-01 -Cross List PHI-264-01 | Political Theory II | Acuna, J | D |
PSY-314-01 | Psychology of Collective Action | Vossoughi, N | D |
SOC-255-01 | Sociology of Asian America | Quinsaat, S | B |
SOC-330-01 | Regimes and Resistance | Quinsaat, S | B |
SPN-312-01 | Women & Gender in Spanish Literature | Perez, M | B/C |