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. Departmental Approval Required 

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            211
         Gender and Sexual Orientation in Greek and Roman Literature
       3 hours.  Same as CL 211. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above. Recommended background: CL 102.  

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            252
         Sexuality in America: Historical Perspectives
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 252. Past, and US Society course.  

GWS            275
         Gender in Latin America
       3 hours.  Same as LALS 275, and POLS 275. World Cultures course.  

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

GWS            356
         Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy
       3 hours.  Same as AAST 356, and POLS 356. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or grade of C or better in POLS 112 or grade of C or better in AAST 100 or grade of C or better in AAST 103 or grade of C or better in GWS 101; or consent of the instructor.  

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            403
         Culture and Sexuality: Cultural History of Same-Sex Relations
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as HIST 403. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            412
         Women and the Environment
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as ARCH 412. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Advanced undergraduate or graduate standing, or consent of the instructor.  

GWS            424
         Gender, Crime, and Justice
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as CLJ 424. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CLJ 101 and CLJ 220; or 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. Instructor Approval Required 

GWS            443
         Topics in Gender, Sexuality and Literature
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as ENGL 443. 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. Departmental Approval Required 

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            540
         Language and Gender
       4 hours.  Same as LING 540.  

GWS            594
         Special Topics in Gender and Women's Studies
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or one course in gender and women's studies.  

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.