Women’s and Gender Studies Courses (WGS)
These courses were formerly listed with the prefix of WMS.
GE Core denotes General Education Core credit;
GE Marker denotes General Education Marker credit;
CAR denotes College Additional Requirement credit.
Courses for Undergraduates
250 An Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3:3)
GE Core:
GSB
An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of gender through images, roles, and status in U.S. history and culture. Special attention given to developing critical frameworks for understanding gender in society.
270 Sexuality and Culture (3:3)
An introduction to the academic study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex histories, experiences, and cultures. (Alt Years)
333 Gendered Worlds (3:3)
GE Core:
GHP
GE Marker:
GN
CAR:
GMO
Pr. WGS 250 or permission of instructor
Explores social problems, movements, and change related to gender in specific cultural, historical, political contexts. Advances a questioning of one's position in gendered relations of power in a constantly changing world.
350 Introduction to Feminist Theories (3:3)
GE Core:
GPR
Explores and evaluates feminist theories in a socio-historical context. Raises questions about their implications for different methods of inquiry and about the nature of knowledge and rational thought.
400 Independent Study (1–3)
Pr. permission of sponsoring instructor
May be repeated once for credit.
Intensive independent study of specialized topics.
450 Topics Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies (3:3)
May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
An in-depth study of a selected topic or topics in Women's and Gender Studies involving directed reading and research.
460 Internship in Women's and Gender Studies (3)
Pr. WGS 250, plus 6 additional hours in WGS; 6 hours in core courses in major, if other than WGS.
For Women’s & Gender Studies majors and minors only.
Practical experience in a variety of professional settings. Includes bi-weekly seminar with internship coordinator. Students complete at least 7–10 hours a week at internship sites.
490 Women's and Gender Studies Senior Capstone Course (3:3)
Pr. majors and minors only
Writing Intensive (WI) and Speaking Intensive (SI).
Required capstone course in Women"s and Gender Studies. Each student will design and present a culminating project, and will complete and review their portfolio developed from their WGS courses. (Spring)
493 Honors Work (3–6)
Pr. permission of instructor; 3.30 GPA in the major, 12 s.h. in the major
May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes.
Courses for Advanced Undergraduates & Graduate Students
540 Social Entrepreneurship: Justice and a Green Environment (3:3)
Pr. upper-division undergraduate or graduate student status
Interdisciplinary engagement of social entrepreneurship as model for change on an issue of environmental sustainability. Exploration of models that respond to social, economic, environmental, and justice issues. (Same as BUS 540, CPS 540, CST 540, ENT 540, SWK 540)
589 Experimental Course: Critical Sexuality Studies and Queer Theory (3:3)
Pr. WGS 350
Examines sexuality as an identity and an object of knowledge in connection to race, class and gender. Includes exploration of the history of, and new developments in, queer theory. (Offered spring '13)
Please refer to The Graduate School Bulletin for additional graduate-level courses.
