Graduate Program
The Graduate Programs in Women’s Studies and Gender Studies draw from a variety of departments and programs on campus to analyze how knowledge is shaped by power (especially around the intersecting axes of gender, sexuality, and race) and to create new pathways for promoting social justice.
The WSGS community at Loyola is broadly interdisciplinary; culturally and intellectually diverse; tight-knit and supportive; politically and socially engaged; and committed to open-ended critique, inquiry, and invention. It is also an intimate community where students build strong bonds with each other and with their faculty.
Please explore our degree and offerings below, and let us know if you've any questions.
SPRING 2026
| Discipline | Course # | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Humanities | DIGH 402-001 | Digital Humanities Design: Design Feminisms | Elizabeth Hopwood | Tu 4:15 - 6:45PM |
| English | ENGL 496-001 | African American Literature | Frederick Staidum | Tu 7:00 - 9:30PM |
| ENGL 487-001 | Post-Colonial Literature | Aqdas Aftab | W 7:00 - 9:30PM | |
| History | HIST 441-001 | Women's & Gender History: Europe | Alice Weinreb | Mo 4:15 - 6:45PM |
| Philosophy | PHIL 477-001 | Social Healthcare Ethics | Jennifer Parks | Th 2:30 - 5:00PM |
| Social Work | SOWK 502-003 | Power, Privilege and Social Justice | Marion Malcome | F 11:30AM - 2:00PM |
| SOWK 605-001 | Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction | Laura Grimes | Th 11:30AM - 2:00PM | |
| Sociology | SOCL 520-001 | Race, Gender & Public Sphere | Minwoo Jung | Th 4:15 - 6:45PM |
| Women's Studies and Gender Studies | WSGS 402-001 (WTC) | Foundations of WS: Feminist Methodologies | Suzanne Bost | TTh 4:15 - 5:30PM |
| WSGS 450-001 | Global Feminisms | Danielle Zimmerman | Th 6:00 - 8:30PM | |
| WSGS 470-001 | Sexual Assault Advocacy | Mira Krivoshey | W 5:30 - 8:00PM | |
| WSGS 475-001 | Masculinity Studies: Equity, Race, Transformation | Héctor Garcia Chávez | M 6:00 - 8:30PM | |
| WSGS 498-001 | Practicum | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGA 498-002 | Practicum | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 499-002 | Independent Study | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 500-001 | Thesis Research | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 595-001 | Thesis Supervision | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 605-001 | Master's Study | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA |
Full list of all WSGS courses available in the Course Catalog.
The Graduate Programs in Women’s Studies and Gender Studies draw from a variety of departments and programs on campus to analyze how knowledge is shaped by power (especially around the intersecting axes of gender, sexuality, and race) and to create new pathways for promoting social justice.
The WSGS community at Loyola is broadly interdisciplinary; culturally and intellectually diverse; tight-knit and supportive; politically and socially engaged; and committed to open-ended critique, inquiry, and invention. It is also an intimate community where students build strong bonds with each other and with their faculty.
Please explore our degree and offerings below, and let us know if you've any questions.
SPRING 2026
| Discipline | Course # | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Humanities | DIGH 402-001 | Digital Humanities Design: Design Feminisms | Elizabeth Hopwood | Tu 4:15 - 6:45PM |
| English | ENGL 496-001 | African American Literature | Frederick Staidum | Tu 7:00 - 9:30PM |
| ENGL 487-001 | Post-Colonial Literature | Aqdas Aftab | W 7:00 - 9:30PM | |
| History | HIST 441-001 | Women's & Gender History: Europe | Alice Weinreb | Mo 4:15 - 6:45PM |
| Philosophy | PHIL 477-001 | Social Healthcare Ethics | Jennifer Parks | Th 2:30 - 5:00PM |
| Social Work | SOWK 502-003 | Power, Privilege and Social Justice | Marion Malcome | F 11:30AM - 2:00PM |
| SOWK 605-001 | Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction | Laura Grimes | Th 11:30AM - 2:00PM | |
| Sociology | SOCL 520-001 | Race, Gender & Public Sphere | Minwoo Jung | Th 4:15 - 6:45PM |
| Women's Studies and Gender Studies | WSGS 402-001 (WTC) | Foundations of WS: Feminist Methodologies | Suzanne Bost | TTh 4:15 - 5:30PM |
| WSGS 450-001 | Global Feminisms | Danielle Zimmerman | Th 6:00 - 8:30PM | |
| WSGS 470-001 | Sexual Assault Advocacy | Mira Krivoshey | W 5:30 - 8:00PM | |
| WSGS 475-001 | Masculinity Studies: Equity, Race, Transformation | Héctor Garcia Chávez | M 6:00 - 8:30PM | |
| WSGS 498-001 | Practicum | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGA 498-002 | Practicum | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 499-002 | Independent Study | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 500-001 | Thesis Research | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 595-001 | Thesis Supervision | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA | |
| WSGS 605-001 | Master's Study | Héctor Garcia Chávez | TBA |
Full list of all WSGS courses available in the Course Catalog.