13 courses with the subject WGSS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WGSS 140Topics in the Humanities3
Meets GOAL 6 (Humanities). This course is designed to explore the nature and scope of the human experience. It will explore the search for meaning and value in human life by examining its expression in cultural forms and texts, literature and the arts. The topics will vary but will often take an interdisciplinary approach to the subject. Grade or P/NC. Offered when demand warrants. Course Registration
WGSS 148Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies3
Meets GOAL 5 and GOAL 7. This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of women and gender in society. The course, which is team-taught by faculty from different disciplines, examines women’s social roles and contributions in various social groups, cultures, and areas of the globe; this course explores gender as a socially constructed category of human experience. It introduces students to feminism, both as a body of theory and as an approach to social change. Grade or P/NC. Offered each semester. Course Registration
Meets GOAL 9. In this course, students will investigate current social justice issues using diverse perspectives within an interdisciplinary framework. Students will apply those perspectives along with interdisciplinary information to discussions, written work, and to a term project focused on a contemporary issue related to a specific topic. Course topics vary. Grade or P/NC. Offered when demand warrants. Repeatable twice as topics change. Course Registration
Meets GOAL 8 and GOAL 9 (effective Spring 2026). This course will examine the interconnecting struggles for feminist and for Palestinian liberation. Students will use intersectional inquiry to understand comparative frameworks of settler colonization and the impact on gender and sexuality. Finally, we will study human rights frameworks and transnational social movements in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. Grade or P/NC. Offered annually. Course Registration
Meets GOAL 7 and GOAL 9. Explores the social construction of differences at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and nation to maintain systems of power and privilege. We will also examine the importance of activism and social movements as mechanisms of resistance. Grade or P/NC. Offered each semester. Course Registration
Meets GOAL 7 and GOAL 9. This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies. A variety of texts - personal accounts of people who identify as LGBTQIA+, media representations, historical accounts of the movement for gay rights, and scholarly articles about LGBTQIA+ issues from disciplines such as law and biology - will be used to teach students to critically examine LGBTQIA+ issues. In readings, writings, and discussions in the course, students will learn background information about LGBTQIA+ people and issues and acquire the skills necessary to thoughtfully evaluate evidence, rhetoric, and argument in discussions of topics related to the LGBTQIA+ community. Grade or P/NC. Offered alternate semesters. Course Registration
This course allows students to pursue a project or topic of their own design with supervision and evaluation by the instructor. Instructor’s written permission is required. Grade or P/NC. Offered when demand warrants. Course Registration
WGSS 348Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies3
This course presents an in-depth study of topics of current interest in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies. Grade or P/NC. Offered when demand warrants. Course Registration
WGSS 148 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies or instructor permission. Grade or P/NC. Offered at least once annually. Course Registration
WGSS 374Queer and Trans Liberation Theories and Politics3
WGSS 148 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies or instructor permission. Grade or P/NC. Offered annually. Course Registration
WGSS 405Advocacy to End Gender-Based Violence3
This course introduces students to the roots of gender-based violence along with the political and cultural structures that perpetuate it; the course also explores how this violence might be brought to an end. Students will investigate the local and global impact of violence; how gendered violence intersects with race, class, sexuality, age, physical ability, and the oppressions that are linked to these identities; and strategies for addressing gender-based violence. As part of the class, students will complete a 45-hour advocacy training offered in partnership with the Advocacy Center of Winona. Grade or P/NC. Offered when demand warrants. Course Registration
WGSS 148 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and WGSS 220 - Intersections of Privilege and Power or WGSS 233 - Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Studies , enrollment in WGSS minor, or instructor permission. Grade only. Offered at least once annually. Course Registration
WGSS 148 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies , WGSS 220 - Intersections of Privilege and Power , WGSS 348 - Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies , WGSS 420 - WGSS Capstone , and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WOMS) - Minor status or instructor permission. Grade or P/NC. Offered at least once annually. Course Registration
Source: Winona State University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
