Women’s and Gender Studies Course Offerings
Women’s and Gender Studies Courses for Spring 2026
| Courses | Instructors |
|---|---|
| ANTH 231/WGST 231 Language & Gender | Jennifer Guzman |
| ANTH 288/WGST 203 Topics in Social World: Queer ArtMay substitute for WGST 320 Gender & Sexualities | Jim Aimers |
| WGST 100 Intro to WGSTRequired for GSWS or WGST majors, minors, concentrators | Kiara Washington |
| WGST 205 Topics in Queer, Sexuality Studies: Art & Politics of DragMay substitute for WGST 320 Gender & Sexualities | Alice Rutkowski |
| WGST 332 SZ Train-the-Trainer* | Alice Rutkowski |
| WGST 388 Black Masculinities: Performance & the BodyMay substitute for WGST 320 Gender & Sexualities | Mark Broomfield |
| WGST/AMST/BLKS 490 Research SeminarCapstone Option | Amanda Roth |
| WGST/AMST/BLKS 491 Research & Presentation (1 cr) | Amanda Roth |
| WGST 495 Internship** (2-3 cr) Capstone Option | By arrangement |
* by application only
** students completing an internship MUST also take WGST 491, which will meet during specified weeks of the semester with WGST 490 for students to prepare for GREAT Day
NOTE: WGST 320 Gender & Sexualities is not being offered this semester. Students who need this course for GSWS programs may substitute WGST 205 Art & Politics of Drag, WGST 203 Queer Art, WGST 388 Black Masculinities, WGST 205 Queering Family (offered fall 2025) or other courses with significant sexuality content with the approval of the GSWS coordinator.
Please email Amanda Roth to add a class to this list or with any questions.
Elective Courses Offered Under Other Prefixes (for GSWS/WGST Major, WGST Minor, and GSWS/WGST Concentration) for Spring 2026
| Courses | Instructors |
|---|---|
| AMST 200 Race, Prisons, and Policing | Reece Torres |
| ANTH 322 Anth of the Borderlands (Study Away course)**** | Bruno Renero-Hannan |
| ANTH 343 Cross Cultural Persp on Women’s Health*** | Melanie Medeiros |
| BIOL 468 Biology & Global Health (Study Away course)**** | Susan Muench |
| BLKS 200 Intro to Black Studies | Kiara Washington |
| ENGL 111 Lit: Octavia Butler & AI | Beth McCoy |
| ENGL 337 African-American Literature | Beth McCoy |
| ENGL 346 African Literature | Olaocha Nwabara |
| GEOG 123 Global Development & Sustainability | Jennifer Rogalsky |
| HIST 262 Amer Indian Law & Policy | Michael Oberg |
| HIST 266 Civil Rights Movement in America | Emilye Crosby |
| HIST 271 History of Latin America Since 1825 | Ryan Jones |
| HIST 292 The Modern Islamic World from 1800 | Mohammed Ansari |
| HIST 302 Histories of Sexuality***** | Ryan Jones |
| HIST 476 Modern China | Ling Ma |
| HUMN 222 Black Humanities | Maria Helena Lima |
| IARL 188 Social Justice & Community | Joe Cope |
| PASC 105 Performance as Social Change | Mark Broomfield |
| PHIL 336 Bioethics: Reproductive Ethics | Amanda Roth |
| PLSC 361 Women & Politics | Hanna Brant |
| PSYC 236 Human Sexuality***** | Jennifer Katz |
| PSYC 240 Psychology and Social Justice***** | Monica Schneider |
| PSYC 452 Adv Research: Subtle Sexism Psychology | Claire Gravelin |
| SOCL 105 Intro to Global Soc Change | Lisa Meyer |
| SOCL 225 Soc of Gender & Sexuality | Genevieve Labe |
| SOCL 281 Topics: Gender & International Development | Lisa Meyer |
| SOCL 281 Topics: Soc of Sexual Health | Amy Braksmajer |
| XLRN 350 Dialogue Facilitation Training | Christine Merrilees |
*** Registration is restricted during advanced registration period
**** Instructor permission/signature required
***** Restricted to students enrolled in particular programs
NOTE:
- Note that many courses on the list have prerequisites. If you do not meet the prerequisite, you might contact the instructor and inquire about whether you could take the course for WGST purposes without having the prereq. Though note that the answer may be “no”.
- Also, in some cases the above courses devote only a portion (usually about 30% or more) of the course material to gender and/or sexuality specifically, but many allow students to make choices about the focus of one or more assignments. If you are using a course in another program or department for WGST credit and the course has only partial focus on women, gender, and/or sexuality, then you should opt to focus a major assignment on one or those topics when possible.
Please email Amanda Roth to add a class to this list or with any questions.
Queer/Sexuality Minor Courses for Spring 2026
| Courses | Instructors |
|---|---|
| HIST 302 Histories of Sexuality*****(group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Ryan Jones |
| PASC 105 Performance as Social Change(group B elective) | Mark Broomfield |
| PLSC 361 Women & Politics(group B elective) | Hanna Brant |
| PSYC 236 Human Sexuality***** (group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Jennifer Katz |
| SOCL 225 Soc of Gender & Sexuality(group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Genevieve Labe |
| SOCL 281 Topics: Soc of Sexual Health(group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Amy Braksmajer |
| WGST 100 Intro to WGST(group B elective) | Kiara Washington |
| ANTH 288/WGST 203 Topics in Social World: Queer Art(group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Jim Aimers |
| WGST 205 Topics in Queer, Sexuality Studies: Art & Politics of Drag(group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Alice Rutkowski |
| ANTH 231/WGST 231 Language & Gender(group B elective) | Jennifer Guzman |
| WGST 332 SZ Train-the-Trainer*(group A elective) | Alice Rutkowski |
| WGST 388 Black Masculinities: Performance & the Body(group A elective or sub for WGST 320) | Mark Broomfield |
| WGST/AMST/BLKS 490 Research SeminarCapstone Option | Amanda Roth |
| WGST/AMST/BLKS 491 Research & Presentation (1 cr) | Amanda Roth |
| WGST 495 Internship** (2-3 cr)Capstone Option | By arrangement |
| XLRN 350 Dialogue Facilitation(group B elective) | Christine Merrilees |
* Prerequisites apply
NOTE: WGST 320 is the foundational course for the Queer/Sexuality minor. We are unable to offer this course in 2025-26; however, the following courses are permissible substitutions: WGST 205, WGST 203 Queer Art, WGST 388 Black Masculinities, SOCL 225 Soc of Gender & Sexuality, or SOCL 281 Soc of Sexual Health (others may also be approved by the coordinator upon request).
Intersession Courses Approved List of Elective Courses
| Courses | Instructors |
|---|---|
| ANTH 326 Race, Racism and Antiracism in the Americas | Melanie Medeiros |
| ARTH 174 Visual Culture Today(group B for queer/sexuality minor) | Alla Myzelev |
| ENGL 111 Race & Rep in Lit & Media | Kiara Washington |
| HIST 267 Women and US Social Movements | Catherine Adams |
| HUMN 222 Black Humanities | Lee Pierce |
| SOCL 105 Intro to Global Social Change | Lisa Meyer |