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.  

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.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

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            272
         Race, Gender and Sexuality
       3 hours.  Same as AAST 272. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100.   Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

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

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

GWS            361
         Gender Theory
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 361. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 240; and Grade of C or better in ENGL 241 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 242 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 243; or GWS 101or GWS 102; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: ENGL 117.   Departmental Approval Required 

GWS            363
         Gender and Sexuality in Literature
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 363. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 240; and Grade of C or better in ENGL 241 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 242 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 243; or GWS 101 or GWS 102; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: ENGL 117.    

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            485
         Gender and Politics
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as POLS 485. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): POLS 190 and one 200-level course in political theory; 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            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.