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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS-295-01 | Special Topic: The Camera and the Body | Reznick, J | C |
| ANT-210-01 | Illness, Healing and Culture | Tapias, M | D |
ARH-232-01 | Gender and Art Since 1945 | Anger, J | C |
| ENG-225-01 | Intro to Postcolonial Lit | Kapila, S | C |
| ENG-328-01 | Studies in American Poetry II | Andrews, S | C/D |
| ENG-395-01 -Cross List GWS-395-01 | Special Topic: Queer Memoir & Autotheory | Allen, L | A/C |
| FMS-295-03 | Special Topic: The Camera and the Body | Reznick, J | C |
GWS-211-01 | Foundations of LGBTQ Studies | Allen, L | A |
| GWS-222-01 -Cross List HIS-222-01 | Women in American History | Herbst, C | D |
GWS-295-01 | Special Topic: Asian/American Genders Sexualities, Feminisms. | torralba, s | B/D |
| GWS-365-01 | Black Feminist Thought | Johnson, L | B/D |
GWS-395-01 -Cross List ENG-395-01 | Special Topic: Queer Memoir & Autotheory | Allen, L | A/C |
| HIS-222-01 -Cross List GWS-222-01 | Women in American History | Herbst, C | D |
| HIS-266-01 | History of Modern Middle East | Almohsen, A | B/D |
| HIS-268-01 -Cross List REL-268-01 | Islam and Gender | Saba, E | B/D |
HIS-314-01 | US Civil War: History & Memory | Purcell, S | D |
HIS-325-01 | American Indian Reservations | Lacson, A | B/D |
LAS-221-01 | Introduction to U. S. Latinx Studies | Petrus, J | B |
| MUS-208-01 | Music, Mind, & Brain | Cha, J | C |
POL-220-01 -Cross List PST-220-01 | Foundations of Policy Analysis | staff | D |
POL-319-01 | Advanced Constitutional Law | Hanson, P | D |
| PST-220-01 -Cross List POL-220-01 | Foundations of Policy Analysis | staff | D |
| REL-268-01 -Cross List HIS-268-01 | Islam and Gender | Saba, E | B/D |
| SOC-240-01 | Social Movements | Haenfler, R | B/D |
| SOC-330-01 | Regimes and Resistance | Quinsaat, S | B/D |
| SOC-360-01 | Work in the "New" Economy" | Erickson, K | D |
SPN-317-01 | Readings in US Latinx Lit/Cult | Petrus, J | A |
| Course # | Title | Professor | Major Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS-215-01 | Foundations of US Popular Culture | Purcell, S | C/D |
ARH-213-01 -Cross List EAS-213-01 | Gender and Sex in East Asian Art | Shea, E | A/C |
| EAS-213-01 -Cross List ARH-213-01 | Gender and Sex in East Asian Art | Shea, E | A/C |
EDU-357-01 -Cross List GWS-357-01 | Feminist Educations | Beauboeuf, T | B/D |
ENG-227-01 | American Lit Traditions I | Andrews, S | 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 |
GLS-251-01 Cross List HUM-251-01 | Children's & Young Adult Lit | Greene, R | C |
GWS-295-01 | Special Topic: The Mermaid Imaginary | Beauboeuf, T | B/D |
| GWS 295-02 | Special Topic: Critical Disability Studies | torralba, s | A/D |
| GWS-324-01 | Critical Race Feminisms | Johnson, L | B |
| GWS-357-01 -Cross List EDU-357-01 | Feminist Educations | Beauboeuf, T | B/D |
HIS-215-01 | Foundations of US Popular Culture | Purcell, S | C/D |
HIS-227-01 | African American History | Lacson, A | B/D |
HIS-285-01 -Cross List REL-285-01 | Islamic Law Theory/Practice | Saba, E | B |
HUM-251-01 -Cross List GLS-251-01 | Children's & Young Adult Lit | Greene, R | C |
| MUS-202-01 | Topics in Am Music: Queer Pop! | Klassen, A | A/C |
POL-219-01 | Constitutional Law & Politics | Hanson, P | D |
POL-220-01 -Cross List PST-220-01 | Foundations of Policy Analysis | staff | D |
| PST-220-01 -Cross List POL-220-01 | Foundations of Policy Analysis | staff | D |
| REL-285-01 -Cross List HIS-285-01 | Islamic Law Theory/Practice | Saba, E | B |
SOC-242-01 | Deviance and Social Control | Haenfler | D |
SOC-350-01 | Christian Nationalism | Snook, J | B/D |
SPN-379-01 | U.S. Latinx Identity & Sexuality | Petrus, J | A |