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COURSES

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Here are the courses available for Fall 2026:

100-Level Courses

WGSS 101 PM: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Study

Introduction to issues, topics, and methodologies of women's studies in a global context. Examines the lives of women around the globe in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with particular attention to the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the West, focusing on gender inequality, feminist ethics, gender as a category of analysis, and social construction of gender. (M5) 

WGSS 132 A: Asian American Experiences

Asian American history is American history. Why, then, does the history of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans continue to be underrepresented across the curriculum? This course engages with the religious experiences of APA or AAPI populations in order to understand Asian American history in the United States. We will begin by asking how to understand APA identities and the history of immigration and exclusion—including how Buddhist identities of Japanese Americans were used to argue against their identity as Americans. Then, we turn to APA experiences of healing and medicine against the backdrop of xenophobic metaphors for disease and contagion and how that fueled anti-Asian violence and sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, we examine the hypersexualization of Asian/American women in the media and how this contributed to the narratives around the March 2021 Atlanta-area shootings. Prerequisites: None. (M1) (PTK: Social Systems) (TAG: Ethical Deliberation) (TAG: Equity and Inclusion) 

WGSS 136 A: Women, Religion, Film

Students explore how films appropriate religion in the service of the cultural production of images of women and women's lives; and investigate the ways the creation and viewing of film might share similarities with the construction and practice of religion. (M3) (PTK: Global Connections) (Tag: Intercultural and Linguistic Competencies) 

300-Level Courses

WGSS 340 A: Women and Crime

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the status of women in society today and its impact on women and girls both as victims and perpetrators of crime. The course examines theories of victimization, crime and delinquency, as well as how the criminal and juvenile justice systems function to process female victims and female offenders. Focusing on females’ specific pathways into crime and delinquency, students will examine contemporary prevention and intervention strategies designed to either prevent such behaviors from happening in the first place or from reoccurring once they have been exhibited. Prerequisite: SOC 216. 

WGSS 345 A: Psych of Women, Gender, Sexuality 

The Psychology of Women, Gender, and Sexuality is an interdisciplinary study that examines the intricate ways in which gender relations shape the world in which we live. It includes an analysis of current psychological research on women, gender and sexuality. Special emphasis will be placed on critical analysis of the assumptions about human nature and science that are embedded in our approaches to understanding sex, gender and sexuality. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.