Santa Clara University

Women's & Gender Studies Program
 

Women's and Gender Studies Courses

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Courses

BREADTH A.   RACE/ETHNICITY IN THE U.S.    
WGST 14 Also listed as: ENGL  35G African American Literature and Gender
WGST 15 Also listed as: ENGL  69 Literature by Women Writers of Color
WGST
 16
 Also listed as: ENGL
 39G
 Multicultural Literatures of the United States
WGST 110 Also listed as: ENGL  158G Native American Women Writers
WGST 111 Also listed as: ETHN  141 Asian American Women
WGST 112 Also listed as: ETHN  154 Women of Color in the U.S.
WGST 113 Also listed as: ETHN  156 Environmental Racism, Gender and Justice
WGST 114 Also listed as: ETHN 157 Race, Gender, Class & the College Experience
WGST 115 Also listed as: SOCI  153 Race, Class and Gender in the U.S.
WGST 116 Also listed as: COMM 164A Race, Gender & Public Health in the News
WGST


 117 Also listed as: COMM 168A Race, Gender and Politics in the News
WGST
 118
 Also listed as: POLI
 169
 Women and Law (This topic only)





BREADTH B.   TRANSNATIONAL/GLOBAL    
WGST 11A/12A     Women in Transnational Perspective
WGST 21 Also listed as: ANTH  88 Middle East: Gender and Sexuality
WGST 121 Also listed as: ECON  135 Gender Issues in the Developing World
WGST 122 Also listed as: ENGL  153 Studies in Global Gay and Lesbian Cultures 
WGST 123 Also listed as: FREN  113 Black African/Caribbean Women Writers
WGST 124 Also listed as: HIST 116 Sex and Gender in the Era of High Imperialism
WGST 125 Also listed as: HIST  143 Women in Political Revolutions
WGST 126 Also listed as: HIST  150 Gender in East Asia
WGST 127 Also listed as: POLI  127 Global Perspectives (Women & Law only)
WGST 128 Also listed as: SOCI  135 Gender and Social Change in Latin America
WGST
 129
 Also listed as: ENGL
 164
 Studies in Caribbean Literature
BREADTH C.   SEXUALITY    
WGST 33 Also listed as: PHSC 28 Human Sexuality
WGST 34 Also listed as: ENGL  67 U.S. Gay and Lesbian Literature
WGST 122 Also listed as: ENGL  153 Studies in Global Gay and Lesbian Cultures 
WGST 133 Also listed as: CLAS 141 Love and Relationships in Classical Antiquity
WGST 133 Also listed as: PHIL  131D Love and Relationships in Classical Antiquity
WGST 134 Also listed as: ENGL  122 Film, Gender, and Sexuality (with sexuality topic only)
WGST
 134AW
 Also listed as: ENGL
 122AW
 Film, Gender, and Sexuality (with Professor Apara Nanda only)





WGST 136 Also listed as: ENGL  156 Interdisciplinary Gay and Lesbian Studies
WGST 137 Also listed as: HIST  133 History of Sexuality
WGST 138 Also listed as: HIST  177 Gays and Lesbians in United States History
WGST 139 Also listed as: THTR  167 Gender and Performance
WGST 140 Also listed as: COMM 106A Gender, Health & Sexuality
BREADTH D.   RELIGIOUS STUDIES    
WGST 45 Also listed as: RSOC  41 Women’s Spiritualities
WGST 46 Also listed as: SCTR  26 Gender in Early Christianity
WGST 47 Also listed as: SCTR 39 Biblical Women and Power
WGST 48 Also listed as: TESP  79 Women in Christian Tradition
WGST 145 Also listed as: RSOC  168 Gender and Judaism
WGST 146 Also listed as: RSOC  170 Religion, Gender and Globalization
WGST 147 Also listed as: SCTR 158 Postcolonial Perspectives on the New Testament
WGST 148 Also listed as: SCTR  165 Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretations
WGST 149 Also listed as: TESP  131 Feminist Theology
WGST 150 Also listed as: TESP  139 Catholic Theology and Human Sexuality
WGST 151 Also listed as: TESP  175 Women’s Theologies from the Margins
WGST
 152
 Also listed as: RSOC
 139
 Mexican Popular Catholicism & Gender
WGST
 153
 Also listed as: SCTR
 157
 The Bible & Empire
WGST
 154
 Also listed as: ENGL
 189G
 Literature & Religion: Women Poets, Spirituality & Justice





BREADTH E.   ELECTIVES Note: Any class listed in Breadths A-D can count as electives as well.
WGST 1A/2A     Composition and Rhetoric: Rhetorics of Identity/Rhetorics of Passing
WGST 50     Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGST 55 Also listed as: ANTH  90 Cross Cultural Study of Women
WGST 56 Also listed as: ENGL  68 Literature and Women
WGST 57 Also listed as: HIST  84 Women in American Society
WGST 58 Also listed as: PHIL 4A Ethics and Gender
WGST 62/162 Also listed as: DANC  66/166 Women in Dance History
WGST 76     Violence Against Women
WGST 103     TOPICS in Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 155 Also listed as: ANTH  157 Family and Culture
WGST 156 Also listed as: ARTH  188 Women in the Visual Arts
WGST 157 Also listed as: CLAS  185 Women in Ancient Greece
WGST 158 Also listed as: CLAS  186 Women in Ancient Rome
WGST 159 Also listed as: CLAS  187 Family in Antiquity 
WGST 159 Also listed as: HIST 113 Family in Antiquity 
WGST 160 Also listed as: COMM  101A Vocation and Gender
WGST 161 Also listed as: COMM  108A Communication and Gender (only)
WGST 164 Also listed as: ENGL  132G Studies in 19th-Century American Literature
WGST 165 Also listed as: ENGL  135G Women and Gender in U.S. Fiction
WGST 166 Also listed as: ENGL  152 Women, Literature, and Theory
WGST 167 Also listed as: ENGL  168 Women and Literature
WGST 169 Also listed as: HIST  115 Gender, Race, and Citizenship in the Modern World
WGST 170 Also listed as: HIST  119 Sex, Family, and Crime in Mediterranean Europe,  1300-1800
WGST 171 Also listed as: HIST  135 Women and Gender in Modern Europe
WGST 172 Also listed as: HIST  136 Gender, Race, and Class in 20th-Century Europe
WGST 173 Also listed as: HIST  181 United States Women Since 1900
WGST 174 Also listed as: HIST  182 Sex and Family in American History
WGST 175 Also listed as: FREN  174 French Novels and Films (Culture, Gender, and Social Classes only)
WGST 176 Also listed as: FREN  182 Women in French Literature
WGST 177 Also listed as: FREN  183 20th-Century French Women Writers
WGST 178 Also listed as: FREN 184 20th-Century French Women Writers in Translation
WGST 179 Also listed as: GERM  182 Women in German Literature
WGST 180 Also listed as: POLI  154 Women and Politics
WGST 181 Also listed as: SOCI  152 Women and Men in the Workplace
WGST 182 Also listed as: SOCI  157 Sociology of Family
WGST 183 Also listed as: THTR  151 Fashion, Politics, and Issues of Gender
WGST 184 Also listed as: PHIL 115 Feminism and Ethics
WGST 185 Also listed as: ITAL 182 20th-Century Italian Women Writers
WGST
 186
 Also listed as: ENGL
 134G
 Studies in Contemporary American Literature
WGST 198     Internship
WGST 199     Directed Reading/Research
DISCIPLINARY REQUIREMENTS        
WGST 101/163 or ENGL 125   Feminist Theory
WGST 102 Also listed as: COMM  111G Research Methods (majors only)
WGST 190     Senior Seminar
WGST 197     Capstone Project (majors only)

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