The Department of Gender and Women's Studies at Western Michigan University offers a diverse array of courses.
Gender and Women's Studies Offerings
Upcoming offerings that may be used toward a gender and women's studies major or minor.
WMU Course Offerings
WMU course offerings provides a full listing of course offerings organized by department and semester.
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View the full range of the curriculum in the University catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
For students in catalog years up to and including 2019-20, there are six GWS classes that fulfill four general education distribution areas. One GWS class fulfills the General Education baccalaureate writing requirement.
Area II: Humanities
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GWS 1000: Media and the Sexes
Area III: The United States, Cultures and Issues
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GWS 2000: Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
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GWS 2010: LGBT Studies
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GWS 3500: Psychological Perspectives on Gender
Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations
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GWS 3200: Women, Globalization and Social Change
Area VII: Natural Science and Technology, Applications and Implications
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GWS 3400: Race, Gender and Science
Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate Level Writing
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GWS 4010: Foundations of Feminist Theory
SPECIAL TOPICS
The Department offers variable topics courses at the 3000-level and 4000-level, all of which count toward the GWS major and minor. Graduate students sometimes enroll in topics courses under GWS 5980: Readings in Gender and Women's Studies. Contact the Department for more information.
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GWS 3700: Special Topics
Recent topics have included Witch and Princess Stories; Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture; Queer History; and Women and Politics.
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GWS 4100: Special Topics
Recent offerings have included Gender and Law; Motherhood Denied? Race, Class, and Reproductive Rights; Black Feminisms; and Queer Theory.