The classes below have all been approved to count for WGS credit. Some of these courses will automatically count toward your WGS degree, and some will require you to file a curricular exception form in order for them to count toward your WGS major or minor on your DARS report. You can reach out to Samantha Keyser in Advising Services if you need help filling out the form. Then send your filled out form to Dr. Nora Berenstain for approval. If you are taking or planning on taking a course that is not listed below but that you think could count toward WGS, send the syllabus to Dr. Nora Berenstain to see if it can be counted for WGS credit.
Graduate students, many of the 400-level courses below can be counted toward the WGS graduate certificate with the approval of the instructor and the WGS Chair. If you are interested in one of the courses listed below, contact the instructor to see if they are willing to create a version of the class assignments that would be appropriate for you to receive graduate credit.
Upcoming Courses: Winter Mini Term 2025 (More information about the Winter Mini Term here.)
| Course # | Course Name | Instructor |
| WGS 200 (Online, asynchronous) | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality (Online, asynchronous) WGS majors/minors should contact Dr. Berenstain with questions about enrolling. | Chiasson |
| SOCI/WGS 375 (Online, asynchronous) | Gender in Society | East |
Upcoming Courses: Spring 2025
(We will continue to update this list until the add/drop date for Spring Semester.)
| Course # | Course Name | Instructor |
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality | Chiasson (2 sections, in-person), Kocher (1 section, in-person) WGS majors/minors should contact Dr. Berenstain with questions about enrolling. |
| WGS 499 | Capstone Seminar in Women, Gender, and Sexuality | Chiasson Open to Juniors & Seniors with a WGS Major or Minor. Email Dr. Chiasson with questions. |
| WGS 319/REST 319 | Gender and Religion in Asia | Scott |
| WGS 332/ENGL 332 | Women in American Literature | Jennings |
| WGS 375/SOCI 375 | Gender in Society | Clayborne (1 section, in-person), East (1 section, online), Peterson (1 section, online), Aldeen (1 section, in-person) |
| WGS 376/AFST 376/HIUS 376 | African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present | Jeffries |
| WGS 382/PHIL 382 | Philosophy of Feminism | Clausen |
| WGS 383 | Feminism and the Environment | Frank |
| WGS 422/ENGL 422 | Women Writers in Britain | Dzon |
| WGS 434/PSYC 434 | Psychology of Gender | Winford (2 sections, online) |
| WGS 453/SOCI 453 | Gender and Crime | Martinez (1 section, online) |
| WGS 463 | Race, Science, and Medicine | Berenstain |
| WGS 469/CNST 469 | Sexuality and Cinema | Stehle |
| AFST 313 | Social Context of African American Health | Dery |
| AFST 329 | Black History in Tennessee 1796-1980 | Jeffries |
| AFST 333/ENGL 333 | Black American Literature and Aesthetics: “Black Belonging on (On Dispossessed Indigenous Lands)” | Gore |
| AFST 343/SOCI 343 | Race and Ethnicity | Destine (1 section) and Christian (1 section) |
| ANTH 426/ANTH 611 | Queer Anthropology | Shirinian |
| ANTH 441/ANTH 534/ANTH 611 | Topics in Cultural Method and Theory: “The Anthropology of Genocide” | Shirinian |
| ENGL 439/CNST 438 | Race and Ethnicity in American Cinema: “Gender and Sexuality in African American Cinema” | Harris |
| FREN 530 | Sex and Gender on the Early Modern French Stage | Dahl (taught in French) |
| GEOG 609 | Seminar in Geography: “Queer Geographies” | Eaves |
| HDFS 552 | Diversity Among Children and Families | Haselschwerdt |
| HDFS 650 | Advanced Qualitative Methods | Haselschwerdt |
| PHIL 345 | Bioethics | Cupples (2 sections) |
| PHIL 360 | Philosophy of Science | Cupples |
| POLS 413 | Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: “The Political Psychology of Identity” | Marsh |
| RSM 530 | Sport and Media Issues | Love |
| REST 423/523 | Gender and Sexuality in Early Christianity | Shepardson |
| SOCI 699 | Advanced Topics: Sociology of Gender | Kendrick |
| WLC 550 | Research-Creation: Collaboration and Change in Academia | Bivens and Stehle (1 credit hour) |
| WLC 584 | Modern Theory and Criticism | Eldridge |
| WGS 490/491/492/493/591/592 | Internship/Foreign Study/Off-Campus Study/Independent Study/Grad Foreign Study/Grad Off-Campus Study | If you are participating in an internship, study abroad trip, or other project and want to discuss WGS credit, please email Dr. Berenstain. |
Current Courses: Fall 2024
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality ***WGS majors/minors should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** | Chiasson (1 section in-person, 1 online), Kocher (1 section in-person) |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies | Chiasson |
| WGS 419 | Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Western Philosophy | Watson |
| PHIL/WGS 464 | Feminist Philosophy of Science | Berenstain |
| PHIL/WGS 382 | Philosophy of Feminism | Berenstain |
| PHIL 345 | Bioethics | Cupples (2 sections) |
| REST/WGS 320 | Gender, Sexuality, and Religion | Collins-Elliott |
| ENGL/WGS 332 | Women in American Literature | Jennings (1 section titled “Men, Marriage, Motherhood, and Myths”), Smith (1 section) |
| POLS 414/WGS 340 | Gender, Politics and the Law | Widner |
| SOCI/WGS 375 | Gender in Society | East (1 section, online), Peterson (1 section, online) |
| HIUS 376/AFST 375/ WGS 376 | African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present | Jeffries |
| CLAS/WGS 384 | Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome | Westerhold |
| WGS 434 | Psychology of Gender | Winford (2 sections, online) |
| GERM/CNST 423 | Social and Environmental Justice in East German Cinema | Stehle |
| FREN 433 | French Women Writers | Miller (class taught in French) |
| GERM 373 | Fairy Tales and Their Afterlives (from the Brothers Grimm to Disney) | Eldridge |
| GEOG 308/WGS 370 | Gender and Globalization | Eaves |
| CNST 400 | Gender, Culture, and Media (Taylor’s Version) | Morris |
| CFS 240 | Human Sexuality | Nownes (1 section in-person, 1 section online-synchronous) |
| ENGL 333 | African American Literature and Aesthetics: Black Genders and Sexualities | Harris |
| ENGL 443 | Topics in Black Literature: Black Queer Theory | Harris (Open to graduate students) |
| ENGL 346 | The Gothic | Cohen-Vrignaud |
| ENGL 402 | Chaucer | Perry |
| ENGL 489 | Special Topics in Film: Film Theory | Palis |
| WGS 490 | Internship & Foreign Study ***WGS majors/minors/grad certificates should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** |
Past Courses: Summer Mini Session 2024 (More information about the Summer Mini Session here.)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality (Online, asynchronous) ***WGS majors/minors should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** | Chiasson |
| SOCI/WGS 375 | Gender in Society (Online, asynchronous) | East |
| WGS 490 | Internship & Foreign Study ***WGS majors/minors/grad certificates should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** |
Past Courses: Summer Session 1 &2 2024 (More information about the Summer Session here.)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 200 (Session 1; June 6 – July 9) | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality (Online, asynchronous) ***WGS majors/minors should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** | Chiasson |
| PHIL 345 | Bioethics | Cupples (online-synchronous) |
| SOCI/WGS 375 (Session 2; July 10 – August 8) | Gender in Society (Online, asynchronous) | Ashong |
| WGS 384 (Session 2; July 10 – August 8) | Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome | TBA (online-asynchronous) |
| PSYC/WGS 434 (Session 1; June 6 – July 9) | Psychology of Gender | Winford (online-asynchronous) |
| WGS 490 | Internship & Foreign Study ***WGS majors/minors/grad certificates should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** |
Past Courses: Spring 2024
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality ***WGS majors/minors should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** | Chiasson (2 sections in-person), Clausen (1 section, online asynchronous) |
| WGS 400 | Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality: “Sexuality and Social Media” | Chiasson |
| CHIN 210/MFLL 200 | CHIN 210: Introduction to Chinese Culture: “Queer Asia” (Vol Core) or MFLL 200: Topics of International Literatures and Cultures (Gen Ed) | Ma |
| ENGL/AFST 233 | Major Black Writers | Chiles |
| HIST 309 | Women in the Atlantic World, ca. 1450-1850 | Block |
| JAPA/WGS 314 | Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan | Horiguchi |
| REST/WGS 319 | Gender and Religion in Asian | Scott |
| ENGL/WGS 332 | Women in American Literature | Nicks (1 section), Jennings (1 section), TBA (2 sections) |
| ENGL 333 | African American Literature and Aesthetics: “Black Genders and Sexualities” | Harris |
| PHIL 345 | Bioethics | Cupples (2 sections) |
| PHIL 360 | Philosophy of Science | Cupples |
| SOCI/WGS 375 | Gender in Society | Lee (1 section), Bhattacharya (1 section), Peterson (1 section), TBA (1 section) |
| HIUS 376/AFST 375/ WGS 376 | African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present | TBA |
| PHIL/WGS 382 | Philosophy of Feminism | Berenstain |
| MUCO/WGS 412 | Gender, Performance Art, and Avant Garde | Golden |
| POLS 413 | Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: “The Political Psychology of Identity” | Marsh |
| ENGL/WGS 422 | Women Writers in Britain | Seshagiri |
| HIEU/WGS 430 | Gender and Medicine in the Middle Ages | Ritchey |
| PSYC/WGS 434 | Psychology of Gender | (2 sections, online) |
| ENGL 439 | Race and Ethnicity in American Cinema: “Gender and Sexuality in African American Film” | Harris |
| AFST 450/ENGL 443 | Black Women Writers | Procope Bell |
| AFST 450 | Race, Gender, and Medicine | Procope Bell |
| SOCI/WGS 453 | Gender and Crime | Presser |
| CNST/WGS 469 | Sexuality and Cinema | Morris |
| ANTH 423 & 611 | Feminist Anthropology | Shirinian |
| ENGL 483 | Special Topics in Literature: “Women’s Rights Movement in American Literature” | Coleman |
| SPST 515 | Social Theories and Sport | Love |
| CFS 550 | Theory in Family Studies | Haselschwerdt |
| CFS 522 | Family Relationships and Interactions: “Stress and Resilience in Children, Families and Communities” | Haselschwerdt |
| WGS 490 | Foreign Study ***WGS majors/minors/grad certificates should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** |
Past Courses: Winter Mini-Term 2024 (More information about the WMT here.)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 200 (Online, asynchronous) | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality (Online, asynchronous) ***WGS majors/minors should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** | Chiasson |
| SOWK 440/540 | Perspectives on Reproductive Justice | Ely |
Past Courses: Fall 2023
| Course # | Course Name | Instructor |
| AFST/ENGL/ WGS 425 | Black Feminist Theory | Procope Bell |
| AFST/ENGL 433 | Black Women Writers | Procope Bell, Jennings |
| CFS 385 | Child and Family Diversity | Haselschwerdt (2 sections) |
| CNST/WGS 469 | Sexuality and Cinema | Ma |
| ENGL 233 | Major Black Writers | Langendorfer |
| ENGL 254.1 | Queer Poetry (Special Topics) | Smith |
| ENGL 254.2 | Disability in Literature (Special Topics) | Cooley |
| ENGL 333 | African American Literature and Aesthetics | Harris |
| ENGL 345 | Graphic Novel | Papke |
| ENGL 421 | Modern British Novel | Seshagiri |
| ENGL 402 | Chaucer, Women, and Medieval Culture | Dzon |
| ENGL 436 | Modern American Novel | Jennings |
| ENGL 439 | Race and Ethnicity in American Cinema | Harris (2 sections) |
| ENGL 590 | Disability Studies and Literature | Cohen-Vrignaud |
| GERM 370 | Witches: Myth, Reality, and Representation | Stehle |
| PHIL 345 | Bioethics | Cupples |
| PHIL/WGS 382 | Philosophy of Feminism | Berenstain |
| PHIL 460/560 | Feminist Philosophy of Science | Berenstain |
| POLS414/ WGS340 | Gender, Sexuality, and the Law | Winner |
| SOCI/WGS 375 | Gender in Society | East (2 sections), Peterson (1 section) |
| SOCI 460 | Capitalism and Racism | Christian |
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality ***WGS majors/minors should contact Berenstain with questions about enrolling*** | Chiasson (2 sections), Kocher (1 section) |
| WGS/REST 320 | Gender and Religion | Collins-Elliott |
| WGS/ENGL 332 | Women in American Literature | Jennings |
| WGS 376 | African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present | Jeffries |
| WGS 384 | Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome | Kopestonsky |
| WGS 469 | Sexuality and Cinema | Stehle |
| WGS/REST 479 | Gender, Sexuality, and East Asian Religions | Bryson |
| WGS/PSYC 434 | Psychology of Gender | Winford (2 sections, online) |