Women and Gender Studies | Courses and Syllabi

Courses and Syllabi

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Undergraduate

100-Level Courses in WMST

200-Level Courses in WMST

300-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 300: Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies (1-6 Credits)

Study of selected topics central to contemporary women and gender studies. Topics vary but include subjects such as women and violence, women and international development, women's myth and ritual, LGBTQ topics, the history and politics of sexuality, psychoanalysis, and religion. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Women & Gender Studies. May be repeated within the term.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

2 Sections Currently Scheduled

WMST 300 - 001: Gender/Body in Judaism — Alexandria Frisch — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW - East Building 134
WMST 300 - DL3: Contemp Fam Intimate Relations — Patricia Anne Masters — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Online

WMST 315: Women During the Enslavement Era (3 Credits)

Examines the general experiences of enslaved women and nominally free women. Includes the lives of female reformers involved in the public arena as orators, writers, preachers, abolitionists and women's rights activists. Explores the effect of gender, class, and race on the development of ideologies concerning abolition, colonization, women's rights, and enslavement. Offered by Women & Gender Studies. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

1 Section Currently Scheduled

WMST 315 - DL1: Women during Enslavement Era — Yevette Richards Jordan — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Online

WMST 330: Feminist Theories of Gender, Sexuality, and Race (3 Credits)

Introduces students to theoretical work in feminism, women’s and gender studies, and queer theory. Examines the history of feminist and queer theories, key concepts and thinkers, and the intersection of feminist and queer theories with other areas of social analysis such as race and class. Explores social inequalities and forms of resistance. Offered by Women & Gender Studies. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

1 Section Currently Scheduled

WMST 330 - 001: Femnst Thries/Gndr/Sxtly/Race — Anu Aneja — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR - Innovation Hall 326

400-Level Courses in WMST

Topics in WMST

Graduate

500-Level Courses in WMST

600-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 600: Special Topics (3 Credits)

Study of selected topics central to contemporary women and gender studies. Topics vary but include representation and images, violence, public policy, international development, transmigration of labor, myth and ritual, history and politics of sexuality, psychoanalysis, and religion. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Women & Gender Studies. May be repeated within the term.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

1 Section Currently Scheduled

WMST 600 - DL1: Race/Gender/Lynching — Yevette Richards Jordan — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R - Online

WMST 630: Feminist Theories (3 Credits)

Multidisciplinary course examines the central issues of feminist theory and explores the various strategies of feminist theorists. Analyzes the ways in which feminist theories have challenged established disciplinary boundaries and contested the traditional assumptions of the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. Offered by Women & Gender Studies. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

1 Section Currently Scheduled

WMST 630 - DL1: Feminist Theories — Anu Aneja — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Online

Courses and Syllabi

Women and Gender Studies Fall 2025

Undergraduate

100-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 100: Global Representations of Women (3 Credits)

200-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 200: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (3 Credits)

300-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 300: Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies (1-6 Credits)

WMST 315: Women During the Enslavement Era (3 Credits)

WMST 330: Feminist Theories of Gender, Sexuality, and Race (3 Credits)

400-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 412: Race, Class, and LGBTQ Communities (3 Credits)

WMST 450: Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)

Topics in WMST

WMST 300: Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies (1-6 Credits)

Graduate

500-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 550: Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)

600-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 600: Special Topics (3 Credits)

WMST 630: Feminist Theories (3 Credits)

800-Level Courses in WMST

WMST 890: Advanced Topics in Feminist Research and Scholarship (1-6 Credits)

Topics in WMST

WMST 600: Special Topics (3 Credits)