Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
811 Anderson Hall
215-204-1644
https://www.cla.temple.edu/gender-sexuality-and-womens-studies/
Heath Davis, Program Director
811 Anderson Hall
heath.davis@temple.edu
Stephanie Morawski, Administrator
1041 Anderson Hall
215-204-8516
morawski@temple.edu
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies offers a cohesive framework of inquiry into gender and sexuality issues in the U.S. and around the world. The program's curriculum highlights the ways in which gender and sexuality relate to other social categories, such as race, class, disability, nationality, and ethnicity. As an interdisciplinary field, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies takes into account social, historical, economic, political, and cultural variables in its study of women's experience, the workings of gender as both an analytical category and identity, and the functioning of sexuality in social life. The field pays particular attention to inequality and discrimination based on gender, sexuality, and gender identity. Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies also seeks to transform traditional fields of study by incorporating new methodologies, data, theories, and frameworks developed by feminist scholars.
The Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program offers students an interdisciplinary curriculum taught by faculty from various departments and other schools and colleges across the university. Students learn to apply the methods and theories of social scientists, historians, philosophers, film and literary critics, and legal analysts to the study of women's experiences, as well as gender, sexuality and trans identities. They explore a growing body of feminist theories that revise our understanding of gender, society, and culture.
The Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program offers an undergraduate major and minor that can be taken by students in the College of Liberal Arts or by students in other colleges. In addition, the program also offers a minor in LGBT Studies that can be taken by students in the College of Liberal Arts or by students in other colleges and a certificate in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies that is available only to students outside the College of Liberal Arts.
Special Programs
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies majors are required to take a Fieldwork course involving an internship which gives them the opportunity to get hands-on professional experience.
We encourage students to take advantage of university study abroad programs. Please contact the director for more information.
Accelerated Degree Programs
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies majors have three options for a 5 year BA/master's program. The master's degree programs are the Master of Arts in Sociology, the Master of Education in Advocacy and Organizational Development and the Master of Education in Urban Education. For more information on these programs see the Accelerated Programs section of this Bulletin as well as the department's web site.
Policies
We encourage students to take Foundations in Women's Studies (GSWS 1301), Critical Race Feminist Theory (GSWS 2051), Feminist Theory (GSWS 3097) and Field Work (GSWS 4389) before taking the Research Seminar (GSWS 4396).
Honors
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies majors have the opportunity to graduate with distinction in the major if they have a GPA of 3.5 or better in the major, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, and have successfully completed an honors thesis.
The Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program has the below five annual undergraduate awards that honor academic and creative excellence in our students:
- Barbara Brownstein Prize
- Sonia Sanchez Scholarship
- Lucia Beck Weiss and Howard J. Weiss Prize
- Audre Lorde Prize
- Certificate of Excellence
Professional Development
After graduation, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies students enter professional schools in law, medicine and business; take graduate degrees in the humanities and social sciences; and pursue careers in health, counseling, teaching, public advocacy and many other fields.
Courses
GSWS 0801. Border Crossings: Gendered Dimensions of Globalization. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GG
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 0824. Gender and World Societies. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GG
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 0832. Politics of Identity in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GD
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 0851. Gender in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GU
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 0863. Living for Change: Autobiographies of Women in Radical Social Movements. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GU
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 0932. Honors Politics of Identity in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GD, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 0963. Honors Living for Change: Autobiographies of Women in Radical Social Movements. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GU, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1076. Introduction to Gender Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IN
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1096. Introduction to Women's Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IN
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1101. American Women's Lives. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: AC
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1197. American Women's Lives. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: AC
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1201. International Women's Writing. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1301. Foundations in Women's Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1676. Men and Women in American Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: AC
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1696. Men and Women in American Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: AC
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 1700. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 1708. Gender and History. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 2001. Women in Religion and Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2002. Gender in the Cinema. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2003. Gender in Classical Antiquity. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2007. Creative Writing: Fiction: LGBTQ Lives. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2022. Gender, Race, Class, and the City. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2051. Critical Race Feminist Theory. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GSWS 1301|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GSWS 2082. Independent Study. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 2096. The Politics of Diversity. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WR
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2108. Women's Voices in Russian Culture. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2109. Sexuality and Gender in American History. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2152. Introduction to Feminist Philosophy. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2159. Sex/Gender/Film/History. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2160. Topics in Women's Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for a total of 6 credit.
GSWS 2202. Religion and Human Sexuality East & West. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2207. Creative Writing: Non-Fiction: Queer Lives. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2305. LGBTQ Film: The Coming of Age Genre. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2306. LGBTQ Film: Queer Representation. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2405. Gay and Lesbian Lives. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2406. LGBTQ Social Movements. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2815. Love, Marriage, and Family. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2816. Gender, Class, and Nation. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2817. Gender, War, and Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 2900. Honors Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 2996. Honors The Politics of Diversity. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO, WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 3003. Women Writers In Black Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3006. The American Woman: Visions and Revisions. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3031. Women in Chinese Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3040. Special Topics. 4 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 3082. Independent Study. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 3097. Feminist Theory. 3 Credit Hours.
Class Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Freshman 0 to 29 Credits.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3197. Themes/Genres in Women's Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3205. Queer Novels of the 20th Century. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3206. Queer Novels of the 21st Century. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3225. Women in U.S. History. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3231. German Minority Identities: Gendered and Cultural Dimensions (in English). 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3235. Weimar Culture: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Nation (in English). 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3236. Technology in Popular Culture: A Gender Analysis. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3241. Getting Medieval: Gender, Sex, Power. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3258. Women and Work. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3259. Women and Poverty. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3277. Women in the Economy. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3431. Women's Lives Modern Europe. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3542. Women and Society in Japan. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3546. Sexuality and Gender. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3548. Intimate Partner Violence: Gender and Social Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3551. Critical Race Feminist Theory. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(GSWS 1301|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (GSWS 3097|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENG 3097|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
GSWS 3559. Health and Reproduction. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3721. Women in Pre-Industrial Societies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3722. Women and Political Violence. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 3900. Honors Topics in Women's Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 3997. Honors: Feminist Theory. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO, WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4000. Seminar in Women's Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 4004. Women and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4097. Gender, Race, Class and The City. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4121. Women and Politics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4389. Field Work. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GSWS 4396. Research Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Gender/Sexuality/Womens St, Lesbian Gay Bi and Transgender.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4411. Secularism: Jewish and Muslim Women. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4696. Asian Women in Transition. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GSWS 4999. Honors Thesis. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.