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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARH-295-03 | Black Art and Visual Culture | Rivera | C |
| CLS-395-01 | ST: Indo-European Poetry and Myth | Mercado | C |
EDU-215-01
|
Reading & Writing Youth Culture | Robinson | D |
| ENG-273-01 | Feminism and Difference | Kapila | B |
| ENG-390-01 | Literary Theory | S. Andrews | C |
| FRN-312-01 | French Literature From Knights to Libertines | Lee | C |
| GWS-111-01 | Intro to Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies | Nikolopoulou | Intro |
| GWS-195-01 | ST: Poetry and Performance | Staff | |
| GWS-249-01 | Theory & Methods in GWSS | Johnson, L | Theory |
| GWS-295-01 | ST: Trans Film and Media | Lewis, A | A |
HIS-210-01
|
Historical Perspectives on US Education | Michaels | D |
| HIS-227-01 | African American History | Lacson | B/D |
| MUS-202-01 | Topics in American Music: Hip Hop | Laver | C |
| POL-219-01 | Constitutional Law and Politics | Hanson | D |
| POL-259-01 | Human Rights, Fndtns, Chllngs, Choices | Moyer | D |
| SOC-250-01 | Sociology of Religion | Snook | D |
| SPN-320-01 | Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World | Petrus | B |
| Course # | Title | Professor | Major Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT-225-01 | Bio-determinism and Myth of Race | Marshack | D |
| ANT-295-02 | ST: Anthropology of Borderlands | Kulstad | B |
| ART-320-01 | Advanced Studio: Site Specific | Running | C |
CHI-288-01
|
Chinese Food for Thought | Feng | C/B |
| ENG-360-01 | Seminar in Postcolonial Literature | Sutaria | C |
| ENG-390-02 | Literary Theory | Andrews | C |
| GWS-111-02 | Intro to Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies | Nikolopoulou | Intro |
| GWS-395-01 | ST: Black Feminist Thought | Johnson, L | B |
| GWS-395-02 | ST: Mutual Aid | Lewis, A | D |
| GWS-495-01 | Senior Seminar: Disruptive Bodies | Beauboeuf | Senior Majors Only |
| HIS-223-01 | Health & Medicine in American History | Lewis, C | D |
| SOC-242-01 | Deviance and Social Control | Haenfler | D |
| SOC-395-01 | ST: Regimes, Resistance, & Repression | Quinsaat | D |
| SPN-379-01 | U.S. Latinx Identities and Sexualities | Petrus | B |