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            120
         Study of Gender, Class, and Political Issues in German Texts
       3 hours.  Same as GER 120. No credit toward a major or minor program offered by the Department of Germanic Studies. Readings, lectures, and discussions in English. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.  

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            238
         Biology of Women
       3 hours.  Same as ANTH 238. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ANTH 105; or consent of the instructor. Natural World - No Lab 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            262
         Constructions of Gender, Race, Health, and Human Rights
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 or GWS 102; and sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.  

GWS            276
         Latinas in the United States
       3 hours.  Same as LALS 276, and SOC 226.  

GWS            292
         History and Theories of Feminism
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 292. Recommended background: GWS 101 or GWS 102.  

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            311
         Gender and Sexuality in Early Christianity and Judaism
       3 hours.  Same as JST 311 and RELS 311.  

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            428
         Asian/Asian American Women in the Global Economy
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as ASAM 428 and SOC 428. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): ASAM 125 or ENGL 125 or SOC 125 or AAST 225 or LALS 225 or SOC 225 or ASAM 228 or ASST 228 or SOC 228 or ASAM 290 or Two 200-level courses in either SOC, GWS or ASAM, or a combination of these.  

GWS            444
         Topics in Theories of Gender and Sexuality
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as ENGL 444. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Prerequiste(s): ENGL 361 or ENGL 362 or ENGL 363 or GWS 101 or GWS 102; and senior standing or above; 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            501
         Feminist Theories
       4 hours.    

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 CLJ 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.