Fall 2021 Gender and Women's Studies

GWS 101

Gender in Everyday Life

3 hours. Individual and Society, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

GWS 102

Global Perspectives on Women and Gender

3 hours. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

GWS 111

Women and Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 111. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course.

GWS 117

Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 117. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course.

GWS 224

Gender and Society

3 hours. Same as SOC 224. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or GWS 101 or GWS 102. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

GWS 248

Afro Asian Solidarities

3 hours. Same as ANTH 248 and GLAS 248. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 161. World Cultures, and US Society course.

GWS 255

Introduction to Middle East and Muslim Feminisms

3 hours. Same as ANTH 255 and GLAS 255. Prerequisite(s): Completion of the English Composition requirement. World Cultures course.

GWS 276

Latinas in the United States

3 hours. Same as LALS 276, and SOC 226. Grade of C or better in ENGL 160; Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in ENGL 161. Individual and Society, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

GWS 292

History and Theories of Feminism

3 hours. Same as HIST 292. Recommended background: GWS 101 or GWS 102. Departmental Approval Required

Blended - Online & Classroom

GWS 315

Psychology of Women and Gender

3 hours. Same as PSCH 315. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in PSCH 242 or consent of the instructor.

GWS 390

Feminism and Social Change

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 and GWS 102 and GWS 292; and junior standing or above. Departmental Approval Required

GWS 396

Independent Study/Research

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and consent of the instructor. This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

GWS 403

Culture and Sexuality: Cultural History of Same-Sex Relations

3 OR 4 hours. Same as HIST 403. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor.

GWS 406

Topics in Black Feminist & Queer Theory

3 OR 4 hours. Same as BLST 406. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and one 100-level course in Black Studies or one 100-level course in Gender and Womens Studies; or consent of the instructor.

GWS 424

Gender, Crime, and Justice

3 OR 4 hours. Same as CLJ 424. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level CLJ courses; junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

GWS 425

Sociology of Gender

3 OR 4 hours. Same as SOC 424. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 224, or any 100 or 200-level GWS course and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in sociology or gender and women studies; Junior standing or above; or graduate standing; or consent of the instructor.

GWS 462

AIDS, Politics and Culture

3 OR 4 hours. Same as HIST 462. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 or GWS 102 or GWS 203 or GWS 214 and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

GWS 496

Independent Study

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 and GWS 102; and consent of the instructor. Recommended background: GWS 292 and GWS 390. Instructor Approval Required

GWS 501

Feminist Theories

4 hours. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago. Departmental Approval Required

GWS 547

Race, Class, and Gender Dimensions of Crime and Justice

4 hours. Same as CLJ 547.

GWS 594

Special Topics in Gender and Women's Studies

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or one course in gender and women's studies. Departmental Approval Required

GWS 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.