Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses

New courses are offered every semester. Click here for a list of current and upcoming classes.

Required Intro Course

  • WGS 101: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Electives

  • ANT 472/572: Language, Gender and the Body
  • ART 404: Iconography of Mary
  • ART 424: Women and Art
  • CJ 341: Victims of Crime
  • CJ 405: Women and the Criminal Justice System
  • CJ 406: Race, Ethnicity, Class, & Crime
  • CJ 440: The Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence 
  • CL 210. Love and War in the Ancient World
  • CL 231: Women in Greek and Roman Lit
  • CL 320. Love & Friendship in Ancient Greek & Roman Lit
  • CL 460: Ancient Goddess Religions
  • CL 471: Ancient Sexuality
  • CMM 421: Gender and Communication
  • ENG 242: Women Writers
  • ENG 344: Introduction to Film Studies (when taught by Walter Squire)
  • ENG 442: Gender and Sexuality in Film 
  • HST 250: Women in U.S. History
  • HST 314: LGBTQ+ History of the US 
  • HST 392.  Food and the City Since 1800
  • HST 406: Tudor & Stuart England
  • HST 407: History of Sexuality
  • HST 467: History of Fashion and Textiles
  • JMC 455: Race, Gender, and Mass Media 
  • PHL 330: Philosophy of Sex
  • PHL 340 Sexual Orientation and Gender
  • PHL 363: Philosophy of Feminism
  • PSC 419: Women and Political Thought
  • PSY 330: Human Sexual Behavior 
  • PSY 430: Psychology of Women and Gender
  • PSY 465: Love Intimacy and Attachment
  • RST 312: The Protestant Faith
  • SOC 408: The Family
  • SOC 430: Women in Sports
  • SOC 455: Gender and Society
  • SPN 408: Latin American Women
  • STHM 440: Women in Sport
  • WGS 301: Advanced Topics in WGS
  • WGS 480: Special Topics
  • WGS 481: Special Topics
  • WGS 482: Special Topics

Contact Us

Please email any questions or suggestions to wgss@marshall.edu. Alternatively, you may contact:

Director, Dr. Hilary Brewster

Assistant Director, Dr. Rachel Danford

 

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