Fall 2026

Fall 2026 Core Courses

 

 

WGS 101W: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

  • This course explores the core concepts underlying the interdisciplinary field of Women and Gender Studies, introducing the ways in which the study of women and sex/gender as social categories transforms our understanding of culture, history and society. Topics include the social construction of gender, the gender division of labor, production and reproduction, intersections of gender, race, class and ethnicity, and the varieties of sexual experience. This course is the required introduction to the Women and Gender Studies major and minor, and has no prerequisites. It fulfills the US and its Diversity Flexible Core requirement under Pathways.
    • Sections:
      • Tues., 1:40PM – 4:30PM – Instructor: Carol Giardina
      • Wed., 5PM – 7:50 PM – Instructor: Carol Giardina
      • Tues/ Thurs., 10:45AM – 12PM – Instructor: Kate Schnur
      • Mon/Wed., 3:10PM – 4:25PM (hybrid) – Instructor: Kayla Reece
      • Mon/Wed., 10:45AM – 12PM – Instructor: Molly Lieber

WGS 104: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies – Thurs 5PM – 6:15PM (online synchronous on Thurs./ asynchronous for 1.5 hours/ week)

  • Instructor: Gabriel San Emeterio
  • Students will explore the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) studies. Students will learn to use the norms of LGBTQ studies as a tool for understanding U.S. history, power formations, culture, and artistic productions. Pathways Flexible Core: Individual & Society (IS).​

WGS 204: Queer Theories – Mon/Wed., 10:45AM – 12PM 

  • Instructor: Drew Jones
  • A study of the core texts and key debates that have shaped queer theory, considering the work in feminism, critical race studies, gay and lesbian studies, and post structuralism out of which queer theory developed; emphasizing how queer theory provides a broad framework that designates non-normative modes of knowledge, cultural practices, and political activism; and examining the ways in which queer theory has recently been challenged to move in new directions. Students will encounter the classics of queer theory and also other more recent thinkers who were inspired by these earlier works. Students will examine how, for instance, Judith Butler’s ideas about gender performativity have been reshaped by recent transgender and intersectional theorists.

WGS 201W: Theories of Feminism – Tues/Thurs. 1:40- 2:55 pm

  • Instructor: Karen Weingarten
  • The main theories used in Women and Gender Studies today will be analyzed from a historical perspective and with respect to the combined effects of gender, race, class, and culture on the status of women in contemporary society. The course will include the study of the problems inherent in establishing full social equality for women.

WGS 210: Sex & Politics– Tue/Th 1:40PM – 2:55 PM

  • Instructor: Alyson Cole
    • Cross-listed with Political Science 102

WGS 210: Sex & the City – Tues/ Thurs. 12:15- 1:30 pm

  • Instructor: Soniya Munshi
    • Cross-listed with Urban Studies 114

WGS 210W: Women & Film – Mon. 1:40- 5:30 pm

  • Instructor: JV Fuqua
    • Cross-listed with Media Studies 381W

WGS 210W: The Writings of Audre Lorde – Mon., 5- 7:50 pm (online synchronous)

  • Instructor: Kierstan Thomas
    • Cross-listed with Africana Studies 234W

     

     

     

    Fall 2026 Courses in Other Departments

    Courses that Count Toward the WGS major/ minor and LGBTQ Minor in Fall 2026*

    • Comparative Literature

      • CMLIT 229W (Women In Modern World Lit)
        • 28651 (Section 001): TuTh 1:40 PM – 2:55 PM | Instructor: Christopher Winks

    1. English

      • ENGL 348 (The Early Black Atlantic)
        • 29135 (Section 001): MoWe 1:40 PM – 2:55 PM | Instructor: Miles Grier

      Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences

      • FNES 106 (Intro Fam & Cons Sci)
        • 28837 (Section ASYN): TBA (Asynchronous) | Instructor: Fernanda Armoza
      • FNES 147 (Family Relations)
        • 28762 (Section 391H): We 9:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Instructor: Elizabeth Riina
        • 27936 (Section ASY1): TBA (Asynchronous) | Instructor: Melissa Lovitz
        • 27938 (Section ASY2): TBA (Asynchronous) | Instructor: Elizabeth Riina
        • 27937 (Section SEEK): Th 9:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Instructor: Laura Lombardi
        • 40162 (Section 4910): Th 9:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Instructor: Melissa Lovitz
        • 27873 (Section 211H): Tu 11:30 AM – 2:20 PM | Instructor: Mihaela Robila
      • FNES 336 (Ed Trends In Fam Sci)
        • 27896 (Section 2435): Tu 4:35 PM – 7:05 PM | Instructor: Fernanda Armoza

      Latin American and Latino Studies

      • LALS 203 (Intro to Latinx Ethnic Identity)
        • 28760 (Section 001): MoWe 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Instructor: TBA

      Media Studies

      • MEDST 363 (Advertising and Inequality)
        • 27387 (Section 001): Mo 1:40 PM – 4:30 PM | Instructor: James Cohen

      Philosophy

      • PHIL 113 (Philosophy of Love and Sex)
        • 27337 (Section 001): TBA (Asynchronous) | Instructor: Abi Doukhan

      Political Science

      • PSCI 225 (Women In Pol & Gov)
        • 29379 (Section 001): MoWe 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Instructor: Meriem Aissa

      Psychology

      • PSYCH 353 (The Psychology of Sex & Gender)
        • 29392 (Section EVE1): MoWe 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM | Instructor: Johnny Lopez

      Sociology

      • SOC 214 (The Family)
      • 28614 (Section 1): TuTh 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Instructor: Katerina Hantzandreou
      • SOC 246 (Sociology of Human Sexuality)
        • 29175 (Section 1): Su 9:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Instructor: Michael Bourgoin

      Urban Studies

      • URBST 231 (Cities and Social Medicine)
        • 27508 (Section 001): Tu 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Instructor: Dana-Ain Davis

       

    *Please email Professor Weingarten, Director of WGS, if you have any questions about how these courses count toward your degree. If you’re enrolled in another course that you think might count toward the degree, please don’t hesitate to reach out to ask.