A. GWSS Core Courses (10 credits)
All students will be required to take 10 credits of core courses.
- BISGWS 301 Critical Gender and Sexuality Studies (5 credits)
- BISGWS 302 Histories and Movements of Gender and Sexuality (5 credits) or BISGWS 303 Approaches to Feminist Inquiry (5 credits)
GWSS faculty HIGHLY recommend students take both BISGWS 302 & 303. If a student completes both BISGWS 302 and BISGWS 303, 5 credits from these courses can be applied toward the student's GWSS coursework requirement.
B. GWSS Coursework (30 credits)
GWSS coursework must either focus on gender, women and sexuality studies histories, themes, and experience and/or use theoretical frameworks and methods grounded in gender, women, and sexualtiy studies approaches.
| Prefix |
Number |
Course Title |
| BIS |
219 |
The Politics of Sex Education |
| BIS |
221 |
Gender and Sexuality |
| BIS |
224 |
Introduction to Feminist Studies |
| BIS |
310 |
Women, Culture & Development |
| BIS |
324 |
Gender, Human Rights, and Global Cinema |
| BIS |
368 |
Women's Lives in Context |
| BIS |
369 |
Women Across Cultures |
| BIS |
387 |
Women and American Literature |
| BIS |
418 |
Masculity, Homoeroticism & Queer Theory in America |
| BIS |
431 |
Issues in Sexual Politics and Cultures |
| BIS |
433 |
Gender, Work and Family |
| BIS |
455 |
Literature and Sexuality |
| BIS |
463 |
U.S. Women's History |
| BIS |
471 |
Women in Art |
| BIS |
486 |
Studies in Women and Literature |
| BISAES |
368 |
Sex, Love, Romance |
| BISSEB |
331 |
The Family in U.S. Society |
GWSS coursework includes the following approved topics courses:
| Prefix |
Number |
Course Title |
Topics Course Title |
| BIS |
316 |
Topics in Psychology |
Human Sexuality |
| BIS |
322 |
Topics in Performance Studies |
Performing Race and Gender on Film |
| BIS |
341 |
Topics in the Study of Culture |
Race, Gender and Sexuality in Museum Archives |
| BIS |
351 |
Topics in American Culture |
Women in Film |
| BIS |
387 |
Women and American Literature |
American Women Writers and the Question of Coalition |
| BIS |
464 |
Topics in Advanced Cinema Studies |
Queer Cinema |
| BIS |
480 |
International Study Abroad |
Gender, Media and Human Rights in India |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
The History and Politics of HIV/AIDS |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Gender and the Politics of Numbers |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Regulating Sexuality-Activism Policy and Everyday Life |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Gender, Law & Policy |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Women, Race, and Class |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Hollywood Cinema, Gender and Sexuality |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Commercial Sex Work, Sexual Health, and Global Human Rights |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Theory and Practice of Queer and Trans Media |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Culture and Resistance in the Americas |
|
BIS
|
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Sex Work, Human Trafficking, and Social Justice |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Science Fiction |
| BIS |
490 |
Advanced Seminar |
Gender Violence, Policing and the Law |
| BISSTS |
497 |
Advanced Topics in Science & Technology |
Gender, Race, Science and Medicine |
GWSS courses from other UW Bothell Schools include:
| Prefix |
Number |
Course Title |
| B EDUC |
461 |
Educational Implications of Gender Inequality |
| B HLTH |
223 |
Feminist Approaches to Women's Health |
| B HLTH |
420 |
Women's Global Health and Human Rights |
| CSS |
205 |
Women in STEM Seminar: College Life |
| CSS |
405 |
Women in STEM Seminar: Career/Professional Life |