GEN&WS 799 is an independent research course for master's and professional level graduate students.
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GEN&WS 810 provides an overview of the field of gender and women's studies, surveying its origins, major transformations, and professionalization.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleAn introduction to feminist pedagogy in Gender and Women's Studies, focusing on theory and practical teaching strategies.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleA graduate seminar exploring scholarly life, professional development, and career options.
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Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA graduate research seminar focusing on topics at the intersection of gender and health.
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GEN&WS 990
Research & Thesis
1–6 creditsGEN&WS 990 is an independent research and writing course designed to complete the dissertation requirement for graduate students.
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GEN&WS 999
Independent Research
1–3 creditsGEN&WS 999 is an independent research course for graduate students involving directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.
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An introduction to key debates in feminist political geography, focusing on power, difference, and social change.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sampleA course on women and gender in the United States from 1870 to the present.
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Historical reviews of Nan Enstad: Grading is hard and unclear, demanding that students work very hard to secure an A.
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Examines the legal and social development and implications of laws governing sexual behavior and gender.
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Students must prepare for potentially very harsh grading by her graders, despite the instructor's engaging lectures.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026Explores the intersection of gender, crime, and justice, examining female experiences and theoretical implications within the criminal justice system.
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Students describe the course as extremely difficult with tough grading, though one reviewer found exams manageable if they read and took notes.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must read 100-200 pages of literature weekly and attend class to participate, with penalties for absence including short written reflections.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Explores how various schools of feminist thought redefine the political through historical and contemporary theory.
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Examination of theories and research on the psychology of women and gender.
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The course features a rigid attendance policy and requires reading the textbook, though some students found the workload manageable with extra credit opportunities.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleGEN&WS/RELIGST 202
Queering Religion
3 creditsExplores the intersections of religiosity and queerness, including the role of religion in LGBTQ+ lives and LGBTQ inclusion in religious traditions.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleINTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER+ STUDIES provides a multidisciplinary introduction to LGBTQ+ studies, covering identity theories, history, and contemporary issues.
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Historical reviews of Cabell Gathman, Joseph Elder: Workload consists primarily of take-home exams, essays, and reading response papers, with some reviewers noting that quizzes require memorizing specific details from lengthy readings.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to the history, literature and theory of feminist theatre and feminist criticism of mainstream US theatre from 1960 to the present.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleAcross course levels
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