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Kate is a very personable and enjoyable professor who loves what she does. She appreciates participation and effort. Very accessible. One exam = final. Weekly discussions are easy if you make them (read the material!!). Not graded on much so do your best on every assignment. So much reading I was always a little behind. Slides + lectures on Canvas.Rate My Professors ↗
Not many assignments. One in class exam, which was the final. The final is a written essay on two questions. Not much to say. All lectures are recorded and streamed. Discussions were easy.Rate My Professors ↗
This professor is very passionate and engaging. This course is very reading heavy and there are reading quizzes about every week (with warning). There are also weekly papers and a final assignment (no exams). In-class discussions are key for participation points.Rate My Professors ↗
I have taken a few classes with Dr. Kate and she is amazing! Great prof and human being. She is very compassionate and understanding. If you communicate with them, they are very willing to help/make a plan. Overall, amazing!Rate My Professors ↗
Absolutely love Professor Phelps, she's so helpful and cares for her students. The course is easy to understand as long you show up to lectures, even if they're not mandatory, still try to go when you don't feel like it.Rate My Professors ↗
I absolutely loved Dr. Phelps.Rate My Professors ↗
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Global, 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
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.77 GPA, 92.5% A/AB (n=226 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.85 GPA, 94.9% A/AB (n=235 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 96.1% A/AB (n=231 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Completion of the senior honors capstone project begun in Gender and Women's Studies 681, supervised by an advisor in the women's studies program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Senior Thesis I involves research and preparation for the writing of a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Thesis II (GEN&WS 692) is a course described as a Senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Explores 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
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.74 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | GEN&WS 102 | Gender, Women, and Society in Global Perspective |
| Spring 2027 | GEN&WS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis II |
| Spring 2027 | GEN&WS 691 | Senior Thesis I |
| Spring 2027 | GEN&WS 692 | Senior Thesis II |
| Spring 2027 | GEN&WS/INTLST 535 | Women's Global Health and Human Rights |
| Fall 2026 | GEN&WS 423 | The Female Body in the World: Gender and Contemporary Body Politics in Cross Cultural Perspective |
| Fall 2026 | GEN&WS 523 | Framing Fatness: Gender, Size, Constructing Health |
| Fall 2026 | GEN&WS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis I |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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