WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES COURSES
Women and Gender Studies courses are organized by topic below. Be aware that cross-listed courses may carry a prerequisite from which students are not exempt as a Women and Gender Studies major or minor.
Courses
CORE COURSES
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fullfills* |
| Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies | WGS 10000 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Classics in Feminist Thought (W) | WGS 20100 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Transnational Feminism | WGS 24400 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C | |
| Research Seminar: Feminist Theory & Methodology | WGS 31000** | |||
| Public Speaking in Gender Studies | WGS 12100*** | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
** WGS 31000 is intended for majors in their final year of study. An in-person advising appointment is required to register. Non-majors are permitted to enroll on an exceptional basis; see a Women and Gender Studies adviser.
*** Courses are not required for the major or the minor.
FEMINIST THOUGHT AND THEORY
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fullfills* |
| Hip Hop Feminisms | WGST 29004 | AFPRL 29080 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C |
| White Supremacy | WGST 29004 | POLSC 29486 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C |
| Contemporary Feminist Theory (W) | WGST 30012 | POLSC 30414 | 3 | Pluralism & Diveristy C or D |
| Women and Gender in Western Political Thought (W) | POLSC 20900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C or D | |
| Feminist Political Theory (W) | POLSC 30900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women Philosophers of the Past | PHILO 21600 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Feminism-Philosophical Theory (W) | PHILO 23000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Philosophy, Feminism and Social Epistemology | PHILO | 3 | ||
| Feminist Social Theory | SOC 36000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
SEXUALITIES
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Introduction to LGBTQI Studies (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Intersex) | WGSS 15000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Our Bodies, Our Politics | WGSS 26600 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Masculinities | WGSS 28700 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Growing Up Girl | WGSS 29001 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Gender, Sexuality and Religion | WGSS 29002 | HIST 25008 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health | WGSS 29003 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Gender, Sexuality and History | WGSS 29004 | POLSC 29405 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
| Sex Wars: Feminist Perspectives on Pornography | WGSS 29005 | POLSC 30479 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
| Bathroom Politics | WGSS 29300 | SOC 3251G | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C |
| Reproductive Rights in the United States | WGSS 30002 | 3 | ||
| Queer Kids/Straight Schools | WGSS 30003 | 3 | ||
| Transgender Theory & Politics | WGSS 30027 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Queer Theory | WGSS 38700 | 3 | ||
| Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Human Rights | WGS 3001A | 3 | ||
| Latina Women | AFPRL 29017 | 3 | ||
| AIDS and Society | COMHE 20400 | 3 | ||
| Psychology of Human Sexuality | PSYCH 17000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Development of Gender Roles | PSYCH 19000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Gender and Masculinities | SOC 3251F | 3 | ||
| Sex and Gender Roles | SOC 25700 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Gender, Science and Technology | NURS 35100 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
GENDER AND PUBLIC POLICY
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Gender, Disability and Embodiment | WGSP 20051 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender & the Presidency | WGSP 29001 | POLSC 21718 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
| Gender and Health Policy | WGSP 29002 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Sex Education Policy | WGSP 29003 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender, Sexuality and Indigenous Rights | WGSP 29004 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender, Globalization & the Politics of Food | WGSP 29005 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender & Health Policy | WGSP 29006 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Prison, Human Rights & Gender | WGSP 29007 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Human Rights | WGSP 30001 | 3 | ||
| Community Leadership Seminar | WGSP 39800 | SOC 22558 | 3 | |
| Leadership Fieldwork | WGSP 49000 | 3 | ||
| Health Disparities, Gender & Policy | AFPRL 29077 | 3 | ||
| Politics of Reproduction | ANTHC 32165 | 3 | ||
| Ethnicity, Gender & Disease | ANTHC 40054 | 3 | ||
| Women Health & Society | COMHE 40008 | 3 | ||
| Community Organizing for Health | COMHE 74000 | 3 | ||
| Women and Health | HED 20100 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women & Politics (W) | POLSC 21800 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women and the Law (W) | POLSC 21900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Psychology of Women(W) | PSYCH 23500 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Sociology of the Family | SOC 20100 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Work and Family | SOC 32567 | 3 | ||
| Child Welfare (W) | SOC 23900 | 3 | ||
| Women & Social Welfare Policy | SSW 70200 | 3 |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
LABOR, MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Bodies, Borders & Burkinis: Gender, Race and Immigration | WGSL 29001 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C or D |
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| Money, Sexuality and Race | WGSL 29002 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender and Globalization | WGSL 29003 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| International Sex Tourism | WGSL 29004 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Geography and Gender | WGSL 29005 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Discrimination at Work and in Schools | WGSL 29006 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender and Migration | WGSL 30600 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Gender and Development | WGS 30032 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Women and Globalization | ANTHC 32100 | 3 | ||
| Women & Men: Labor Market | ECO 34500 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Migration and Immigration in the 20th Century | ENGL 32956 | 3 | ||
| Women and Work | SOC 32551 | 3 | ||
| Work and Society (W) | SOC 31500 | 3 |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
WOMEN AND GENDER ACROSS CULTURES
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credit | Fulfills* |
| The Image of the Terrorist: Gender, Race and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective | WGSC 29001 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Writings from Detention: Repression, Gender and Politics | WGSC 29002 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Women and Revolution | WGSC 29003 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Latina Women | AFPRL 29017 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity A or B | |
| Black Feminism | AFPRL 29032 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity A or B | |
| The Construction of the Black Female Body | AFPRL 29076 | 3 | ||
| Gender Dynamics in Africa | AFPRL 29094 | 3 | ||
| Sexuality: Anthropological Perspective (W) | ANTHC 30152 | 3 | ||
| Women in Africa (W) | AFPRL 31800 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women in the African Diaspora (W) | AFPRL 31900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C | |
| Gender and Anthropological Perspectives (W) | ANTHC 30100 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Language, Sex and Gender | ANTHC 32076 | 3 | ||
| Family and Household in Anthropology and History | ANTHC 32150 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women and Development in the Caribbean | ANTHC 32151 | 3 | ||
| Gender in Archaeology | ANTHC 42662 | 3 | ||
| Asian American Family | ASIAN 24100 | 3 | ||
| Women and Slaves in Classical Antiquity (W) | CLA 30500 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C or D | |
| Childhood in New York | SOC 32527 | 3 | ||
| Imperial Russian Culture | RUSS 15600 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women in Russian Culture | RUSS 25612 | 3 |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
GENDER, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Feminist Theater | WGSA 29003 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity C |
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| Sex and Gender in the Harlem Renaissance | WGSA 29005 | 3 | Individual & Society SS Pluralism & Diversity B or C |
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| Sex, Gender & Politics in the American Horror Film | WGSA 30005 | 3 | ||
| Theorizing the Horror Film Seminar | WGSA 30006 | 3 | ||
| African-American Women Writers (W) | AFPRL 33600 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Caribbean Women Writers (W) | AFPRL 33700 / LACS 43489 | 3 | ||
| Language, Sex and Gender | ANTHC 32076 | 3 | ||
| Women in Prehistoric Society | ANTHC 32079 | 3 | ||
| South Asian Women Literature (W) | ASIAN 22005 ENGL 25852 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C | |
| Gender and Genre in Asian-American Literature and Film | ASIAN 22209 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C | |
| Asian-American Women | ASIAN 33100 | 3 | ||
| Asian-American Women Narratives | ASIAN 35151 | 3 | ||
| Asian-American Women in Performance | ASIAN 36001 | 3 | ||
| Gender & Sexuality in Asian-American Literature | ASIAN 39006 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B | |
| Black Women Writers | ENGL 25092 | 3 | ||
| American Women Poets | ENGL 25095 | 3 | ||
| American Women Writers: Late 19th Century | ENGL 25174 | 3 | ||
| Topics: Literature by Women (W) | ENGL 25800 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Multicultural Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25850 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Contemporary Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25851 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| South Asian Women Literature (W) | ENGL 25852 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C | |
| Irish Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25853 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 18th Century Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25855 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Feminist Perspectives in Literature (W) | ENGL 25857 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Caribbean Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25858 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Contemporary Amer. Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25860 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 18th Century British Women Writers (W) | ENGL 25862 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Russian Women Writers in English Translation | ENGL 26000 | 3 | ||
| Surveying the Black Experience in Literature | ENGL 31754 | 3 | ||
| Topics in Literature of Non-European Americans (W) | ENGL 31800 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B | |
| Black Women Writers (W) | ENGL 31851 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity B or C | |
| Advanced Topics in Literature by Women (W) | ENGL 31900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women Language and Literature (W) | ENGL 31951 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Asian-American Feminism (W) | ENGL 31954 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 20th Black Women Literature (W) | ENGL 31956 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Early Modern English Women (W) | ENGL 31957 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women Writers and the Short Story (W) | ENGL 31958 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 19th Century Women Writers (W) | ENGL 31959 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Gender & Performance in U.S Culture | ENGL 31960 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Renaissance English Literature by Women | ENGL 31961 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Memoirs by Women | ENGL 31962 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Irish Women Poetry (W) | ENGL 31963 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 18th Century Women Writers (W) | ENGL 31964 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women Writers and the Metropolis (W) | ENGL 31965 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Contemporary American Women (W) | ENGL 31966 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 20th Century Women Writers (W) | ENGL 31967 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women and Writing in the Middle Ages (W) | ENGL 31968 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| 18th Century Women Writers (W) | ENGL 31969 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Feminist Science Fiction (W) | ENGL 31970 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women’s Intertextual Narratives (W) | ENGL 31971 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| American Poetry by Women: Experiments, Innovations and Politics | ENGL 31972 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| The Female Bildungsroman | ENGL 31986 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Queer Voices | ENGL 32250 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Sex, Gender in the Middle Ages | ENGL 32252 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Dissident Desires and Pleasures in Bohemian New York | ENGL 32258 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| World Literature: Post-Colonial Women Writings (W) | ENGL 32967 | 3 | ||
| Topics in 19th Century Literature | ENGL 38558 | 3 | ||
| One Major Writer (W) | ENGL 38900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C or D | |
| Virginia Woolf (W) | ENGL 38954 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C or D | |
| One Major Writer: Jane Austen | ENGL 38955 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C or D | |
| Women British Writers of the Romantic Period 1780-1830 | ENGL 38566 | 3 | ||
| Edith Wharton (W) | ENGL 38974 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C or D | |
| 19th Century American Women’s Fiction | ENGL 39894 | 3 | ||
| Early 20th Cinema in Latin America | ENGL 39895 | 3 | ||
| 20th Century Women’s Fiction | ENGL 39897 | 3 | ||
| Women and Film | FILM 21500 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| The Woman’s Film | FILM 22252 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Perspective on Women in French Literature | FREN 26200 | 3 | ||
| 19th Century French Literature | FREN 34900 | 3 | ||
| French Short Story Women Writers | FREN 36000 | 3 | ||
| French Women: Reality & Myth 1789-1914 | HIST 38209 | 3 | ||
| Italian American Women Writers & Artists: Issues of Identity | ITAL 33000 | 3 | ||
| Italian Women Writers | ITAL 33700 | 3 | ||
| 19th and 20th Century Italian Women Writers in Translation | ITAL 33880 | 3 | ||
| Women and the Media (W) | MEDIA 38400 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women and Music (W) | MUSHL 25000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Women Mozart Opera | MUSHL 26122 | 3 | ||
| Russian Women Writers in English Translation (W) | RUSS 26000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Russian Women Writers | RUSS 36000 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity C | |
| Spanish-American Women’s Literature and Cinema (W) | SPAN 26900 | 3 | Pluralism & Diversity A or C |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
| Title | Number | Cross-List | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Independent Research | WGSI 39300 | 3 | Department Permission | |
| Internship | WGSI 29801 | 1 | Department Permission | |
| Internship | WGSI 29802 | 2 | Department Permission | |
| Internship | WGSI 29803 | 3 | Department Permission | |
| Internship | WGSI 29804 | 4 | Department Permission | |
| Internship | WGSI 29805 | 5 | Department Permission | |
| Internship | WGSI 29806 | 6 | Department Permission |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
SENIOR SEMINAR
WGS 31000 Research Seminar: Feminist Theory and Methodology, 3 credits
Our senior seminar has two components: a course in feminist theory and research methods, with students writing a 20-page research paper throughout the semester.
The class is intended to be taken in the penultimate or final semester of study. We strongly encourage students who plan to submit an honors paper tied to the Senior Seminar to take the course in their penultimate semester of study.
An in-person advising appointment is required to enroll for the Senior Seminar. Women and Gender Studies majors often submit their applications for graduation without it being reviewed by our faculty in order to expedite the process. Hence, before students enter their final term or year of study, we need to see them in advising to make certain they are on track to complete the major.