Undergraduate Program
Students who major or minor in Women’s Studies & Gender Studies have a unique opportunity to explore and engage in other disciplines, e.g. English, Political Science, and Psychology, to name a few.
A WSGS major and minor will offer undergraduates an understanding of the many economic, social and political implications of gender and feminist thought. As an interdisciplinary program, students are challenged to look at contemporary issues critically and through various lenses offered by the arts, humanities, social sciences, and liberal arts.
Click here for more information on a Major in WSGS.
Click here for more information on a Minor in WSGS.
Click here for more information on our new Accelerated Master's Pathway.
Current Course Offerings
SPRING 2026
| Discipline | Course # | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Studies & Gender Studies | WSGS 101-001 | Intro to WSGS from a Global Perspective | Emily Datskou | TTh 10:00 - 11:15AM |
| WSGS 101-002 | Minwoo Jung | TTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM | ||
| WSGS 101-003 | Emily Datskou | TTh 1:00 - 2:15PM | ||
| WSGS 201-001 | Contemporary Issues in WSGS: Superheroes, Mutants, and the Uncanny | Hector Garcia | Tu 4:15 - 6:45PM | |
| WSGS 201-002 | Contemporary Issues in WSGS: Queer and Trans Studies in Religion through Film | Molly Greening | TTh 1:00 - 2:15PM | |
| WSGS 201-003 | TTh 2:30 - 3:45PM | |||
| WSGS 350-001 | Global Feminisms | Danielle Zimmerman | Th 6:00 - 8:30PM | |
| WSGS 370-001 | Sexual Assault Advocacy | Mira Krivoshey | W 5:30 - 8:00PM | |
| WSGS 375-001 | Masculinity Studies: Equity, Race, Transformation | Hector Garcia | M 6:00 - 8:30PM | |
| WSGS 388-01E | Women's Studies Practicum | TBA | TBA | |
| WSGS 390-001 | Directed Readings Women Studies | Leanna Boychenko | TBA | |
| WSGS 398-01E | WSGS Internship | Alice Weinreb | TBA | |
| WSGS 399-01E | WSGS Capstone | Danielle Zimmerman | Tu 4:15 - 6:45PM |
WSGS also offers the following cross listed courses for SP26:
- CJC 370-001 Women in the Criminal Justice System
- ENGL 283-001 Women in Literature (5 sections)
- ENGL 306C-001 Studies in Women Writers Since 1900
- FNARE 207-101 Women, Art, and Society
- HIST 349A-001 Women in East Asia
- PHIL 389-001 Philosophy of Love and Sex
- PLSC 319-006 Women, Law, and Public Policy
- PLSC 355C-015 Women and Politics: A Cross-National Perspective
- PSYC 235-001 Psychology of Human Sexuality
- PSYC 239-001 Understanding Bias and Inclusivity (2 sections)
- PSYC 360-001 Understanding Prejudice
- SOCL 171-001 Sociology of Sex and Gender
- SOCL 210-001 Gender and Work
- SOCL 250-001 Inequality in Society
- THEO 278-001 Religion & Gender (2 sections)
- THEO 280-004/005 WSGS 201-002 Queer and Trans Studies in Religion through Film (2 sections)
- THEO 280-007 Encountering Buddhism through Women Writers, Artists and Musicians
- UCLR 100C-004 Interpreting Literature: Rethinking the Hero in Classical and Mexican-American Literature
For details search LOCUS under Interdisciplinary, then WSGS
A full list of all WSGS courses with descriptions is available in the Course Catalog.
Students who major or minor in Women’s Studies & Gender Studies have a unique opportunity to explore and engage in other disciplines, e.g. English, Political Science, and Psychology, to name a few.
A WSGS major and minor will offer undergraduates an understanding of the many economic, social and political implications of gender and feminist thought. As an interdisciplinary program, students are challenged to look at contemporary issues critically and through various lenses offered by the arts, humanities, social sciences, and liberal arts.
Click here for more information on a Major in WSGS.
Click here for more information on a Minor in WSGS.
Click here for more information on our new Accelerated Master's Pathway.