Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Associate Professor Wray (Director)

Participating Faculty: Mills (Ancient Mediterranean Studies); Bares, Rundquist (Art and Art History); Kloeppel (Drama); Lanou (Health and Wellness); Hardy, Judson, Rizzo (History); Campbell (Humanities); Ettari, Horvitz, Jansen, Locklear, Wray (English); Slatton (Mass Communication); Burchard, Maitra (Philosophy); Himelein, Laughon (Psychology); Zubko (Religious Studies); Ghidina, Kelley, Wood (Sociology and Anthropology)

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary program offering core courses in the discipline as well as related electives from a variety of departments across campus. Courses investigate the role of culture, social institutions and policy on perspectives of women, gender and sexuality in psychological, biological, social, political, literary and humanistic terms. Consistent with feminist pedagogy, students are encouraged to apply their academic understanding to community action, through the internship course or various other opportunities for service learning and volunteerism.

Declaration of Major in Women’s Studies

Declaring a major in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies requires the student to have completed WGSS 100  with a grade of C or better. 

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Programs

• •  Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• •  Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor

Courses

• WGSS 100 - Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (4)
• WGSS 351 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Feminist Theory 3
• WGSS 365 - Feminist Theory (PHIL 365) (SOC 380) (4)
• WGSS 400 - Senior Seminar in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (4)
• WGSS 451 - Community Service Internship (3-6)

• WGSS 171-6 - Special Topics in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1-6
• WGSS 271-6 - Special Topics in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1-6
• WGSS 371-6 - Special Topics in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1-6
• WGSS 471-6 - Special Topics in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1-6
• WGSS 499 - Undergraduate Research in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1-6

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