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-305-01
|
Cultural Politics of Fashion | Gibel Mevorach | B/D |
| ANT-225-01 | Bio-Determinism and Myth of Race | Marshack | D |
ARH-295-01
|
Special Topic: Gender and Sexuality East Asian Art | Shea | C |
| BIO-240-01 | Animal Behavior with Lab | Queathem | A |
| ENG-225-01 | Introduction to Postcolonial Literature | Sutaria | C |
| ENG-226-01 | Traditions of English Literature III | Simpson | C |
| FRN-395-01 | Special Topic: French Orientalism | Lee | C |
| GWS-111-03 | Introduction to Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies | Beauboeuf | Intro |
| GWS-111-04 | Introduction to Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies | Lewis, A | Intro |
| GWS-235-01 | Feminism and Popular Culture | Nikolopoulou | A |
| GWS-249-01 | Theory and Methods in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies | Johnson, L | Theory |
| HIS-212-01 | Democracy in America, 1789–1848 | Purcell | D |
| HIS-223-01 | Health and Medicine in American History | Lewis, C | D |
| HIS-262-01 | Modern Africa From Sahara to Zambezi | Prevost | B |
| PHI-245-01 | Philosophy of Art | Dobe | C |
PHI-264-01
|
Political Theory II | Meehan | D |
| SOC-390-01 | Advanced Studies: Men and Masculinities | Haenfler | A |
| SOC-395-01 | Decolonizing Sociology: Indigenous Knowledge | Bacon | D |
| SPN-312-02 | Women and Gender in Spanish Literature | Perez | B |