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Highest historical GPA first. At least 100 letter grades over the five years through the selected term. Grades reflect past outcomes, not workload or a guaranteed result.
21 courses
Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
Course on race, sex, texts, writing, and U.S. contexts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Joshua Calhoun
Past feedback indicated a moderate difficulty level, with the instructor described as helpful and kind.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Queer Bodies examines the intersection of LGBTQ identities and dis/ability through race, class, and location using critical theory and personal narratives to analyze the politics of bodily experience.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Women in Ethnic American Literature examines American literature by and about women from ethnic groups, focusing on key themes and the contemporary relevance of these works.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Kay Yandell
One past student rated the difficulty as very low, though they expressed frustration with the teaching quality.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Special Topics in Feminist Theory investigates specific theorists, themes, problems, or eras in feminist social and cultural theory, with topics varying by semester.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Capstone seminar for GWS majors focusing on major contributions of the field, honing interdisciplinary skills, and applying feminist theory knowledge.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Gender and Education examines how schools reproduce gender identities using critical and feminist perspectives to analyze intersections with race, class, and sexuality.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Global, interdisciplinary social science analysis of gender, race, class, and sexuality in relation to social institutions and movements for social change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Explores global women's health through a human rights lens, examining health issues across the life cycle and the socio-cultural and economic factors affecting access to quality basic health care.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Humanities-oriented analysis of cultural representations of women and men in contexts of race, class, gender, and sexuality, engaging literature, mass media, and popular culture.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Special Topics in Gender & Literature investigates a rotating specific topic connecting gender and women's studies with literature.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Explores the legal system, laws, and proposed legislation impacting women's lives within social and legal contexts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Sarah Frank
Assessments were described as fairly easy for students who completed the readings, attended lectures, and took notes.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health examines physiological and social processes relating to gender and health across the lifespan for cisgender, transgender, and non-binary individuals.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introductory course on critical global health studies linking historical trends to current inequalities, examining disaster relief and interventions through a gendered and intersectional lens.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2024–Spring 2025Women and Gender in the Classical World explores constructions of gender and sexuality in the classical world through art, literature, and archaeology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Laura McClure
The course required a lot of reading, but students who completed the readings and attended class generally did fine.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines legal and social implications of laws governing sexual behavior, reproduction, media, and privacy, focusing on US systems and global institutions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Frankie Frank
Students had to pay close attention in class because slides were not posted, and they were encouraged to attend office hours for support.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026Gender and Communication explores how gender influences interpersonal, professional, and social lives through theories of identity, language, and nonverbal behavior.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2026Investigates specific topics in gender and women's studies related to gender, women, and society.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Fall 2025Special Topics in Gender and Health examines specific topics exploring health issues in social, economic, and cultural contexts, including public health, policy, and intersections with identity.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores the intersection of gender, crime, and justice from a cross-cultural perspective, examining women's experiences in the criminal justice system and theoretical implications.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Frankie Frank
Students described the class as extremely hard, with tough grading and difficult tests. One student noted that assignment descriptions often arrived only 3-5 days before due dates.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Multidisciplinary introduction to LGBTQ+ studies covering identity formation, societal interactions, historical cultures, and contemporary legal/political issues, exploring intersections with race, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Cabell Gathman
Weekly quizzes were described as difficult because they covered material absent from lecture slides, while take-home exams were extremely long and harshly graded.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores experiences, needs, and goals of BPA people, including outcome disparities, coalition building, media representation, and multiple marginalization within BPA communities.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
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