Class Listings Spring 2026 Semester

Location: 1802 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2441.

Last generated: Tuesday, October 21 2025 08:30 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
20907	DIS - AD2	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	F	ARR	2ONL	Elshire, E	Meet on campus
19433	DIS - AD3	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	369	2BSB	Elshire, E	Meet on campus
15130	LEC - AL	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	MW	208	2BH	Diaz Martin, E	Meet on campus

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
15133	DIS - AD3	02:00 PM - 02:50 PM	F	B6	2BH	Ghosh, R	Meet online at set times
19431	DIS - AD6	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	F	B6	2BH	Ghosh, R	Meet online at set times
15134	LEC - AL1	02:00 PM - 02:50 PM	MW	208	2BH	Reddy, G	Meet on campus

GWS 192

Latin American Women Writers in Translation

3 hours. Same as LALS 192 and SPAN 192. Taught in English. Extensive computer use required. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
34676	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	206	2LH	Niebylski, D		Meet on campus

GWS 203

Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies

3 hours.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28370	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	A002	2LCA	Bost, D		Meet on campus

GWS 204

Gender and Popular Culture

3 hours. Same as COMM 204. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Credit or concurrent registration in GWS 101 or Credit or concurrent registration in COMM 102 or Credit or concurrent registration in GWS 102 or Credit or concurrent registration in COMM 103. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
30324	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	A002	2LCA	Celeste, M		Meet on campus

GWS 205

Disability, Race, Class and Gender

3 hours. Same as DHD 205. Individual and Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
39936	LCD	ARRANGED		ARR	2ONL	Horowitz, E		Online with deadlines

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
30209	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	208	2BH	Berube, L; Evans, S; Jenkinson, O		Meet on campus

GWS 245

Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 245. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
46715	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	115	2BSB	Bohne, A	Meet on campus
46711	LCD	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MWF	104	2LH	Imran, Z	Meet on campus
Departmental Approval Required

GWS 247

Women and Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 247. Previously listed as ENGL 111. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
46717	LCD	08:00 AM - 09:15 AM	TR	202	2LH	Costello, V	Meet on campus
46719	LCD	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MWF	103	2LH	English, B	Meet on campus
46712	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	265	2BSB	Gayle, R	Meet on campus

GWS 248

Afro Asian Solidarities

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
48880	LCD	04:30 PM - 05:45 PM	MW	A002	2LCA	Reddy, G		Meet on campus

GWS 259

Women and Gender in American History

3 hours. Same as HIST 259. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 161; or consent of the instructor. Past, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion/Recitation.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
33093	DIS - AD1	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	F	2233	2ETMSW	Hudson, L	Meet on campus
33094	DIS - AD2	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	2217	2ETMSW	Hudson, L	Meet on campus
32984	LEC - AL1	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	MW	205	2GH	Hudson, L	Meet on campus

GWS 261

Reading Black Women Writing

3 hours. Same as BLST 261 and ENGL 261. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in a 100-level Black Studies or African American literature course; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
38024	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	113	2BSB	Jackson, L		Meet on campus

GWS 262

Constructions of Gender, Race, Health, and Human Rights

3 hours. Same as ANTH 262. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 or GWS 102; and sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44940	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	A002	2LCA	Jackson, L		Meet on campus

GWS 263

Asian American Gender and Sexual Diversity

3 hours. Same as GLAS 263. Previously listed as ASAM 263. Prerequisite(s): ASAM 123 or ASAM 125 or GWS 101 or GWS 102. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
33402	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	135	2ARC	Lee, M		Meet on campus

GWS 275

Gender in Latin America

3 hours. Same as LALS 275 and POLS 275. Past, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion/Recitation.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
45416	DIS - AD1	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	2433	2ETMSW	Felizardo, D	Meet on campus
45417	DIS - AD2	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	F	161	2BSB	Felizardo, D	Meet on campus
45418	DIS - AD3	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	F	2433	2ETMSW	Felizardo, D	Meet on campus
45415	LEC - AL	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	MW	209	2BH	Zubillaga Gabaldon, V	Meet on campus

GWS 292

History and Theories of Feminism

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
24653	LCD	03:00 PM - 04:15 PM	MW	A003	2LCA	Brier, J		Meet on campus

GWS 294

Topics in Gender and Women's Studies

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or one gender and women's studies course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
21138	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	215	2BSB	Tekobbe, C		Meet on campus
3 hours Topics in GWS: Gender and AI

GWS 356

Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy

3 hours. Same as BLST 356, and POLS 356. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or grade of C or better in POLS 112 or grade of C or better in BLST 100 or grade of C or better in BLST 103 or grade of C or better in GWS 101; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28466	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	205	2GH	Lyles, K		Meet on campus

GWS 390

Feminism and Social Change

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
15139	DIS	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	100	2LH	Gutierrez, E		Meet online at set times

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. Departmental Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
47040	CNF	ARRANGED	Bost, D
21591	CNF	ARRANGED	Brier, J
46247	CNF	ARRANGED	Celeste, M
47041	CNF	ARRANGED	Diaz Martin, E
11523	CNF	ARRANGED	Fair, F
11524	CNF	ARRANGED	Gutierrez, E
11526	CNF	ARRANGED	Jackson, L
37250	CNF	ARRANGED	Kapadia, R
11527	CNF	ARRANGED	Moruzzi, N
37248	CNF	ARRANGED	Naber, N
11522	CNF	ARRANGED	Nishida, A
30815	CNF	ARRANGED	Ransby, B
11528	CNF	ARRANGED	Reddy, G
46248	CNF	ARRANGED	Tekobbe, C
47042	CNF	ARRANGED	Williamson, T

GWS 409

Women and Gender in the Middle East

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 255; or graduate standing; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
44933	LCD	03:00 PM - 05:30 PM	W	135	2BSB	Moruzzi, N	Meet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
44934	LCD	03:00 PM - 05:30 PM	W	135	2BSB	Moruzzi, N	Meet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

GWS 410

Race, Gender and Representation: Black Bodies in Media and Mass Culture

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Same as BLST 410 and COMM 410. Recommended background: Three or more credit hours in Black Studies or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
47969	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	214	2LH	Celeste, M	Meet on campus
3 hours
47971	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	214	2LH	Celeste, M	Meet on campus
4 hours

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
42948	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	281	2BSB	Erez, E	Meet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
42949	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	281	2BSB	Erez, E	Meet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

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. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
38849	CNF	ARRANGED				Brier, J

GWS 502

Feminist Knowledge Production

4 hours.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28371	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	113	2BSB	Fair, F		Meet on campus

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
47043	CNF	ARRANGED	Bost, D
Departmental Approval Required
21592	CNF	ARRANGED	Brier, J
Instructor Approval Required
38685	CNF	ARRANGED	Celeste, M
Departmental Approval Required
47044	CNF	ARRANGED	Diaz Martin, E
Departmental Approval Required
11535	CNF	ARRANGED	Fair, F
Departmental Approval Required
11536	CNF	ARRANGED	Gutierrez, E
Instructor Approval Required
11538	CNF	ARRANGED	Jackson, L
Instructor Approval Required
30886	CNF	ARRANGED	Kapadia, R
Departmental Approval Required
11539	CNF	ARRANGED	Moruzzi, N
Instructor Approval Required
36354	CNF	ARRANGED	Naber, N
Departmental Approval Required Online
11534	CNF	ARRANGED	Nishida, A
Departmental Approval Required
11540	CNF	ARRANGED	Reddy, G
Instructor Approval Required
46251	CNF	ARRANGED	Tekobbe, C
Departmental Approval Required
47045	CNF	ARRANGED	Williamson, T
Departmental Approval Required