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Women's & Gender Studies Program

Women's and Gender Studies Courses

Current Courses

Courses by Major/Minor Breath Requirement

  1. Religious Studies
  2. Ethnicity in the U.S.
  3. Additional U.S. course
  4. World Cultures/Societies/Global
  5. Sexuality
  6. Theory
  7. Elective

Courses by Department


A. Religious Studies

RSOC 41 Women's Spiritualities
RSOC 168 Gender and Judaism
RSOC 170 Women, Religion, and Globalization
SCTR 26 Gender in Early Christianity
SCTR 117R Eve, Adam, the Serpent and the Rest of the Story
SCTR 158R Postcolonial Perspectives on the New Testament
SCTR 165R RSS: Gender & Sexuality in Biblical Interpretations
TESP 131 Feminist Theology
TESP 139R Catholic Theology & Human Sexuality
TESP 162 Feminist Ethics


B. Ethnicity in the U.S.

ENGL 69 Literature by Women Writers of Color
ENGL 158G Native American Women Writers
ETHN 141 Asian American Women
ETHN 154 Women of Color in the U.S.
ETHN 156 Race, Gender, and Environmental Justice
SOCI 153 Race, Class and Gender in the U.S.


C. Additional U.S. course

ANTH 157 Family and Kinship
ENGL 67 U.S. Gay and Lesbian Literature
HIST 84 Women in American Society
HIST 177 Gays and Lesbians in US History
HIST 181 American Women Since 1900
HIST 182 Family in U.S. History
POLI 154 Women and Politics
SOCI 157 Family and Kinship
WGST 50 Intro to Women's and Gender Studies


D. World Cultures/Societies/Global

ECON 135 Gender Issues in the Developing World
ENGL 153 Asian Gay and Lesbian Cultures
HIST 143 Women in Political Revolutions
HIST 144 Women in African Societies
HIST 150 Women in East Asia
SOCI 135 Gender and Social Change in Latin America


E. Sexuality

BIOL 28 Human Sexuality
CLAS 141 Love and Relationships in Classical Antiquity (cross-listed with PHIL 131D)
ENGL 67 U.S. Gay and Lesbian Literature
ENGL 122 Film, Gender, and Sexuality (with sexuality topic only)
ENGL 153 Asian Gay and Lesbian Cultures
ENGL 156 Gay and Lesbian Cultural Studies
HIST 177 Gays and Lesbians in US History
THTR 167 Gender and Performance


F. Theory

ENGL 125 Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism
ENGL 152 Women, Literature, and Theory
ENGL 156 Gay and Lesbian Cultural Studies
PHIL 115 Feminism and Ethics
TESP 131 Feminist Theology
TESP 162 Feminist Ethics


G. Elective

ANTH 90 Cross Cultural Study of Women
ARTH 188 Women and the Visual Arts
CLAS 185 Women in Ancient Greece
CLAS 186 Women in Ancient Rome
CLAS 187 Family in Antiquity
COMM 108A Communication and Gender
DANC 66/166 Women in Dance History
ENGL 68 Literature and Women
ENGL 122 Film, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 168 Women and Literature
HIST 113 Family in Antiquity
HIST 119 Sex, Family and Crime in Mediterranean Europe, 1300-1800
HIST 136 Gender, Race, and Class in 20th Century Europe
FREN 113 Francophone Cultures & Civilizations: Black African Women Writers
FREN 174 French Novels & Films: Culture, Gender, & Social Classes
FREN 182 Women in French Literature: Authors and Character
FREN 183 Twentieth Century French Women Writers
FREN 184 Twentieth Century French Women Writers in Translation
ITAL 113 Cinema e Cultura
ITAL 182 Twentieth Century Italian Women Writers
PHIL 4A Ethics and Gender
POLI 149 Comparative Political Systems: Women and Politics in Europe
POLI 185 Senior Seminar in American Politics: Women and the Politics of Food
PSYC 154 Psychology of Women
THTR 151 Fashion, Politics, and Issues of Gender


Anthropology

ANTH 90 Cross Cultural Study of Women
ANTH 157 Family and Kinship


Biology

BIOL 28 Human Sexuality


Classics

CLAS 141 Love and Relationships in Classical Antiquity
CLAS 185 Women in Ancient Greece
CLAS 186 Women in Ancient Rome
CLAS 187 Family in Antiquity


Communication

COMM 108A Communication and Gender


Economics

ECON 135 Gender in the Developing World


English

ENGL 67 Gay and Lesbian Literature
ENGL 68 Literature and Women
ENGL 69 Literature by Women Writers of Color
ENGL 122 Film, Gender and Sexuality
ENGL 125 Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism
ENGL 152 Women, Literature and Theory
ENGL 153 Asian Gay and Lesbian Cultures
ENGL 156 Gay and Lesbian Cultural Studies
ENGL 158G Native American Women Writers
ENGL 168 Women and Literature


Ethnic Studies

ETHN 141 Asian American Women
ETHN 154 Women of the Color in the United States
ETHN 156 Race, Gender & Environ Justice


History

HIST 84 Women in American Society
HIST 113 Family in Antiquity (same as CLAS 187)
HIST 119 Sex, Family and Crime in Mediterranean Europe 1300-1800
HIST 136 Gender, Race, and Class in 20th Century Europe
HIST 143 Women in Political Revolutions
HIST 144 Women in African Societies
HIST 150 Women in East Asia
HIST 177 Gays and Lesbians in US History
HIST 181 American Women Since 1900
HIST 182 Family in U.S. History


Modern Languages and Literatures

FREN 113 Francophone Cultures and Civilizations: Black African Women Writers
FREN 174 French Novels and Films: Culture, Gender and Social Classes
FREN 182 Women in French Literature: Authors and Characters
FREN 183 20th Century French Women Writers
FREN 184 20th Century French Women Writers in Translation
ITAL 113 Cinema e Cultura
ITAL 182 20th Century Italian Women Writers


Philosophy

PHIL 4A Ethics and Gender
PHIL 115 Feminism and Ethics


Political Science

POLI 149 Comparative Political Systems: Women and Politics in Europe
POLI 154 Women and Politics


Psychology

PSYC 154 Psychology of Women


Religious Studies

RSOC 41 Women's Spiritualities
RSOC 168 Gender and Judaism
RSOC170 Religion, Gender and Globalization
SCTR 26 Gender in Early Christianity
SCTR 117R Eve, Adam, the Serpent and the Rest of the Story
SCTR 158R Postcolonial Perspectives on the New Testaments
SCTR 165R RSS:Gend & Sex in Biblical Int
TESP 131 Feminist Theology
TESP 139R Catholic Theology and Human Sexuality
TESP 162 Feminist Ethics


Sociology

SOCI 135 Women and Social Change in Latin America
SOCI 153 Race, Gender and Class in the U.S
SOCI 157 Family and Kinship


Theatre and Dance

DANC 66 Women in Dance History
DANC 166 Women in Dance History
THTR 151 Social History of Fashion II
THTR 167 Gender and Performance


Women's and Gender Studies

WGST 50 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Approved courses subject to change. Contact the Office of Women's and Gender Studies for more information.