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Women's and Gender Studies

Courses


Women's and Gender Studies
WGS 200 Women, Culture and Society (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
WGS 210 Women And Health: Power, Politics, and Change (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
WGS 211 British and American Women Writers (same as ENGL 211)
WGS 220 Gender and Popular Culture (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
WGS 223 A Gendered History of Food (same as HIS 396) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)

WGS 225

Gender and Children's Literature (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
WGS 230 Gendered Technoculture: Feminism, Gender, and Technology (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
WGS 240 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Studies (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspective, Gender)
WGS 250 Politics of Sexuality (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender, Community)
WGS 260 Africana Women in Historical Perspective (same as AAS 280) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspective, Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
WGS 301 Women in America (same as HIS 385) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)
WGS 302 Women in the US to 1900 (same as HIS 385 (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)
WGS 303 Women in the 20th Century US (same as HIS 396) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)
WGS 304 Women in Classical Art (same as AAH 304) (Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts, Gender)
WGS 305 Looking at Women: Representation, Feminisms, and Film (same as AAH 343, COM 343) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
WGS 310 Women in Eastern Europe 1848-Present (same as HIS 324, HON 337) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender, Global)
WGS 314 Women's Autobiographies, Diaries, and Letters (same as LIT 319) (Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Gender)
WGS 317 The Witch in Literature (same as LIT 317) (Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Gender)
WGS 318 Women and the Legislative Process Part I (Behavioral, Cultural and Social Perspective, Gender)
WGS 319 Women and the Legislative Process Part II: Legislative Placement (Behavioral, Cultural and Social Perspective, Gender, Community Engagement) (Prerequisite: WGS 318)
WGS 320 Men and Masculinities: Literary Perspectives (same as LIT 315)(Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
WGS 325 Feminist Theories (Worldviews & Ways of Knowing, Gender) (Prerequisite: at least one WGS course)
WGS 326 Feminist Methodologies
WGS 327 European Social History Since 1789 (Same as HIS 327) (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Gender, Global)
WGS 330 Gender and Public Policy (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender, Community) (Prerequisite: WGS 200)
WGS 340 Gay & Lesbian History (same as HIS 397) (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Gender)
WGS 341 Gay & Lesbian Literature (same as LIT 313) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
WGS 345 History of Western Sexuality (same as HIS 395)
WGS 360 Literature by Latinas and Latin American Women (same as LIT 334) (Literary, Visual and Performing Arts, Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
WGS 361 African American Women's History (same as HIS 365, AAS 376)
WGS 365 Womanist Thought (same as AAS 375 - Prerequisite: WGS 260, WGS 375, or AAS 280)(Worldviews & Ways of Knowing,  Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
WGS 374 Ecofeminism (Gender, World Views, Community Engaged Learning)
WGS 375 Transnational Feminisms (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender, Global)
WGS 376 Global Women Writers (same as LIT 316) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender, Global)
WGS 380 Gender & Democracy (same as HON 338) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender, Global)
WGS 381 Women and Migration (same as ANT 311 - Prerequisite: WGS 200, ANT 110, or SOC 101) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender, Race/Ethnicity)
WGS 391 Independent Study (Gender)
WGS 399 Feminism in the Workplace: Field Study in Women's and Gender Studies (Gender, Community; Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives) (Prerequisite: at least 2 WGS courses)
WGS 470 Topics in Women's Studies (Gender)
WGS 495 Senior Seminar: Methods and Theory (Gender) (Prerequisite: WGS 325)
WGS 496 Women's Leadership and Social Change (W.I.L.L. Capstone) (Behaviorial, Social or Cultural Perspective, Community, Gender) (Prerequisite: WGS 200 & 325)
African-American Studies
AAS 280 Africana Women In Historical Perspective (same as WGS 260) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspective, Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
AAS 335 Caribbean Woman Writers (same as LIT 335) (Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Race & Ethnicity; Gender)
AAS 370 African American Women's History (same as WGS 361, HIS 365)
AAS 375 Womanist Thought (same as WGS 365) (Worldviews & Ways of Knowing, Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
Anthropology
ANT 311 Women and Migration (same as WGS 381) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
Art
AAH 343 Looking at Women: Representation, Feminisms, and Film (same as WGS 305, COM 343) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
AAH 370 Topic: Women Artists (Prerequisites: One Art course and permission of instructor)
Communications
COM 343 Looking at Women: Representation, Feminisms, and Film (same as WGS 305, AAH 343) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
Economics
ECO 325 Women, Gender and Work (Prerequisite: ECON 200) (Social Sciences-Content, Gender)
English
LIT 211 Women Writers (Prerequisite: RHET 101) (Literature, Gender)
LIT 212 Cultural Representations of Gender (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Global)
LIT 313 Studies: Gay and Lesbian Literature (same as WGS 341) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
LIT 314 Gender in 20th-Century American Literature (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
LIT 315 Men and Masculinities (same as WGS 320) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender)
LIT 316 Global Women Writers (same as WGS 376) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Gender, Global)
LIT 317 The Witch in Literature (same as WGS 317) (Literary, Visual and Performing Arts; Gender)
LIT 319 Women's Autobiographies, Diaries, and Letters (same as LIT 319) (Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Gender)
LIT 334 Literature by Latinas and Latin American Women (same as WGS 360) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts, Race & Ethnicity, Gender)
LIT 335 Caribbean Woman Writers (same as AAS 335) (Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Race & Ethnicity; Gender)
LIT 370 Studies: American Feminist Literature: The 1960s - the 1980s (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: Childbirth in Women's Literature (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: Women's Autobiographies (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: Language, Gender And Culture (Prerequisite: ENGL 201) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: Female Poets: Sappho - Present (Prerequisite: ENGL 201) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: Study Of Medieval And Renaissance Women Writers (Prerequisite: ENGL 201) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: The Witch in Literature (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 370 Studies: Shakespeare & His Sisters (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 395 Topics in Women Writers (Prerequisite: ENGL233)
LIT 427 Major Writers: Emily Dickinson (Prerequisite: 300-level literature course) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 427 Major Writers: Jane Austen (Prerequisite: 300-level literature course) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 428 Major Writers: Toni Morrison (Prerequisite: 300-level literature course) (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
LIT 428 Major Writers: Julia Alvarez (Literary, Visual & Performing Arts)
History
HIS 314 Medieval Women (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Gender, Global)
HIS 324 Women in Eastern Europe 1848-Present (same as WGS 310, HON 337) (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Gender, Global)
HIS 327 European Social History Since 1789 (same as WGS 327) (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Gender, Global)
HIS 365 African American Women's History (same as WGS 361, HIS 365)
HIS 385 Women in America (same as WGS 301) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)
HIS 395 History of Western Sexuality (same as WGS 345) (History, Western, Gender)
HIS 396 A Gendered History of Food (same as WGS 223) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)
HIS 397 Gay & Lesbian History (Same as WGS 340) (Social Change in Historical Perspective, Gender)
HIS 316 Topic: Gender And Modern European History (Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor) (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Global)
HIS 455 Tutorial: Medieval Women Writers (Open to History Majors only, or by permission of the instructor)
HIS 455 Tutorial: The Social History of African Women (Open to History Majors only, or by permission of the instructor)
HIS 455 Tutorial: Women In the Middle East (Open to History Majors only, or by permission of the instructor)
HIS 455 Tutorial: History of the European Family (Open to History Majors only, or by permission of the instructor)

(Prerequisite for all Honors courses: membership in the Honors Program or permission of the instructor)

Honors
HON 210 Women In Art and Literature (Fine or Performing Arts and Literature, Gender)
 
HON 212 Sex, Class, and Race: America in the Twentieth Century (History, Gender)
 
HON 214 20th-Century International Women's Literature (Literature, Western, Gender)
HON 335 Women, Law, and Society
HON 337 Women in Eastern Europe 1848-Present (Same as WGS 310, HIS 324) (Social Change in Historical Perspectives, Gender & Global)
HON 338 Gender & Democracy (same as WGS 380) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender, Global)
Law and Justice
LWJ 256 Women in the Criminal Justice System (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
LWJ 255 Legal Problems in the Domestic Setting (Behavioral, Social & Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
Philosophy
PHL 375 Law and Ethics (World Views and Ways of Knowing)
Political Science
POL 215 Gender and Politics (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
POL 312 Politics of Minorities and Women (Prerequisite: POLS 110)
Psychology
PSY 350 Psychology of Women (Prerequisite: 3 cr. of Psychology) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
PSY 353 Psychology of Gender (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
Sociology
SOC 303 Women In World Perspective (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender & Global)
SOC 334 Gender and American Society (Prerequisite: SOCL 101 or 303) (Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives, Gender)
SOC 335 Courtship, Marriage, and The Family (Prerequisite: SOCL 101) (Behavioral, Social & Cultural Perspectives, Gender)

Women's & Gender Studies

Bliss Hall, Room 116

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718

2000 Pennington Rd.

Ewing, NJ 08628-0718

P) 609.771.2539

F) 609.637.5164

E) wgst@tcnj.edu

 

Director

Dr. Deborah Compte