NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Gender and Women's Studies

Location: 1802 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2441.

GWS            101
         Gender in Everyday Life
       3 hours.   Individual and Society, and US Society course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

GWS            102
         Global Perspectives on Women and Gender
       3 hours.   Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

GWS            111
         Women and Literature
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 111. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course.  

GWS            117
         Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Literature
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 117. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course. Departmental Approval Required 

GWS            202
         Comparative Social Movements
       3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 or GWS 102 or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            203
         Sexuality and Community: Lesbians, Gay Men and Contemporary Society
       3 hours.    

GWS            224
         Gender and Society
       3 hours.  Same as SOC 224. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or GWS 101 or GWS 102. Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

GWS            232
         Sex Roles: Moral and Political Issues
       3 hours.  Same as PHIL 232.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

GWS            244
         Women in Russian Literature
       3 hours.  Same as RUSS 244. Taught in English. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.  

GWS            259
         The History of American Women
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 259. Individual and Society, Past, and US Society course.  

GWS            261
         Reading Black Women Writing
       3 hours.  Same as AAST 261 and ENGL 261. Previously listed as GWS 470. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in AAST 100 or Grade of C or better in AAST 110 or Grade of C or better in AAST 111 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 118 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 119 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 240; or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            294
         Topics in Gender and Women's Studies
       1 TO 3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or one gender and women's studies course.  

GWS            304
         Male-Female Communication
       3 hours.  Same as COMM 304. Prerequisite(s): COMM 101 and COMM 102 and COMM 201 and COMM 203; or approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required 

GWS            390
         Feminism and Social Change
       3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 and GWS 102 and Junior standing; or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            396
         Independent Study/Research
       1 TO 3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and consent of the instructor.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

GWS            419
         Public Health Aspects of Sexuality and Women's Health
       3 hours.  Same as CHSC 419. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; or junior standing or above with consent of the instructor.  

GWS            425
         Sociology of Gender
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as SOC 424. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or gender and women's studies courses or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            439
         Gender and Cultural Production
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as GER 439. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s) if topics vary. Taught in English. Students who intend to use GER 439/GWS 439 toward a degree offered by the Department in Germanic Studies will do assignments in German. Area: Literature/Culture. Prerequisite(s): GER 212 or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            494
         Advanced Topics in Gender and Women's Studies
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing.  

GWS            502
         Research Approaches in Gender and Women's Studies
       4 hours.   Departmental Approval Required 

GWS            525
         Social Work with Women
       3 hours.  Same as SOCW 525. Prerequisite(s): SOCW 410; or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            547
         Race, Class, and Gender Dimensions of Crime and Justice
       4 hours.  Same as CRJ 547. Departmental Approval Required 

GWS            596
         Independent Study
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.