Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses and Course Descriptions

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Course Descriptions in the Academic Catalog

Approved Course List

Course	Title	Instructor	Category
WGS 1000	Introduction to Sexual Health and Diversity	Penwell Barnett, Yantis	Core Major Core Prerequisite for WGS 3000
WGS 2000	Introduction to Women and Gender Studies	WGS Faculty	Core Intensive Writing Major Core Prerequisite: All WGS Courses
WGS 3000	Critical Sexuality Studies	Penwell Barnett, Yantis	Core Prerequisite: WGS 3600
WGS 3050 WGS 5050	Topics in Sexuality Studies: Gays & Lesbians in Film Gender & Sexuality in Antiquity Sexuality, Gender, and Health Sexuality and an Aging Society Human Sexuality (PSY 2100) Hormones & Behavior (PSY 2920)	Metzner Wolpert Yantis J. Carter Schiml, Miller Schiml	Elective
WGS 3200 WGS 3250 WGS 5200	Multicultural Perspectives: Sociology of Gender Women Behaving Badly Survey of Women and Literature Women in Film Women in Art Black Women in Politics Women and Religion in America Mothering in Multicultural Context	Weinzimmer Garner Jennings, Zaytoun Richter Huebner Snipe Chamberlain Weinzimmer	Core Multicultural Perspective Elective Intensive Writing (3250)
WGS 3500	SRV: Feminist Activism	Ucker	Core
WGS 3600	Feminist & Sexuality Theories	Jennings, Zaytoun	Core Intensive writing Prerequisite: 4000-level
WGS 3700	Research Methods in Liberal Arts	Penwell Barnett, N. Carter, Yantis	College Component
WGS 3800 WGS 5800	Studies in Selected Subjects: Hindu Goddesses Women and Leadership Domestic Violence Arab World Cultures & Gender Women’s Voices in Arabic Film Women in the Old Testament	Stoker Whaley Bhandari Ben-Amer Orr Ben-Amer Orr Verman	Elective Multicultural Perspective
WGS 4000 WGS 4050 WGS 6000	Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies: Ecofeminist Science Fiction Sex & Subversive Bodies in Literature Gender & Nation in the Neo-Victorian Novel Myth and Fairy Tale in Women’s Writing History, Memory & Trauma in Literature Pop Culture: Race, Gender, Sex Sociology of Sexuality Gender & Crime Victimology Cinema & Sexuality Sexuality & Endocrinology (PSY 4950) Black Women Writers and Film	Weinzimmer Steele Steele Lahm Richter Schiml Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jones	Core Intensive Writing Multicultural Perspective International Perspective Elective
WGS 4200 WGS 4250 WGS 6200	International Perspectives: Global Sexualities and Human Rights Gender & Sexuality: Global Issues Political Economy of Women Gender and Economic Policy Intl Comparison Women in Islam	Penwell Barnett Weinzimmer Todorova Hopkins Halabi	Core Intensive Writing (4250) International Perspective Elective
WGS 4500 WGS 6500	Topics in Feminist Theory Black Feminisms Feminist Theory: Writing the Body Third Wave Feminist Theory & Literature French Feminist Philosophy Theories of Sexuality Disability: Power, Politics, Privilege Feminist Film Theory	N. Carter Zaytoun Zaytoun Jennings Penwell Barnett Penwell Barnett Richter	Core Intensive Writing Multicultural Perspective International Perspective Elective
WGS 4600	Sex Education Practicum	Penwell Barnett, Yantis	Core (Capstone)
WGS 4700 WGS 6700	Feminist Research Methods	Penwell Barnett, Weinzimmer	Core (Capstone)
WGS 4800 WGS 6800	Studies in Selected Subjects Feminist Memoir Gender & Race in Health Communication Women, Ethnicity & Criminal Justice Struggle for Women’s Rights U.S. Women in the Progressive Era Gender and the American West Gender, War, and Peace Witchcraft in Colonial America	Zaytoun Thompson Polk Garner Garner Garner Garner Chamberlain	Elective Intensive Writing Multicultural Perspective International Perspective
WGS 4990 WGS 6990	Independent Study	WGS Faculty	Elective
WGS 7000	Seminar in Feminist Theory	Jennings, Zaytoun	Core Graduate
WGS 7200	Seminar in Selected Subjects Women’s Studies: Theory & Literature Postmodernism: Gender, Theory, and Culture Apocalypse in Contemporary Literature & Film Women at Risk: South Asian Women’s Writing Postcolonial Film and Literature	Zaytoun Jennings Jennings Sharma Sharma	Elective Graduate

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Approved Course List (PDF)

Course Descriptions in the Academic Catalog

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Undergraduate

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGS 1000 Introduction to Sexual Health and Diversity

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 2000 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3000 Critical Sexuality Studies

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3050 Topics in Sexuality Studies

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3200 Women in Multicultural Perspective

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3250 Women in Multicultural Perspective

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3500 Feminist Activism

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3600 Feminist and Sexuality Theory

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3700 Research Methods in Liberal Arts

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 3800 Studies in Selected Subjects

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4000 Topics in Gender and Sexuality

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4050 Topics in Gender and Sexuality

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4200 Women in International Perspective

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4250 Women in International Perspective

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4500 Topics in Feminist Theory

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4700 Feminist Research Methods

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4800 Studies in Selected Subjects

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4900 Leadership and Action for Social Change

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 4990 Independent Study

Level:
Undergraduate
Credit Hours:
1 to 3
Schedule Type:
Independent Study

Graduate

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGS 5050 Topics in Sexuality Studies

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 5200 Women in Multicultural Perspective

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 5800 Studies in Selected Subjects

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 6000 Topics in Gender & Sexuality

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 6200 Women in International Perspective

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 6500 Topics in Feminist Theory

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 6700 Research Methods

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 6800 Studies in Selected Subjects

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Lecture
WGS 6990 Independent Study

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
1 to 3
Schedule Type:
Independent Study
WGS 7000 Feminist Theory

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Seminar
WGS 7200 Seminar in Selected Subjects

Level:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule Type:
Seminar

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Course Descriptions in the Academic Catalog

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