25 courses with the subject GWS, 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.
GWS 101Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies (3 cr.)
This course is an introduction to the field of gender and women’s studies. This course introduces key concepts in the field of gender and women’s studies. Topics covered include: history and methods of the field, the social construction of gender and gender identities, privilege and oppression, postcolonial and women of color feminisms, sexual and queer politics, reproductive justice and social movements, embodiment and dis)abilities, gendered and state sponsored violence, and other contemporary social issues. Liberal Arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Human Communities SUNY Framework: Social Sciences Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course provides an overview of the concepts, history, and social science methods of gender-based violence. It utilizes an intersectional framework for understanding gender violence that includes race, ethnicity, nation, class, sexuality, and (dis)ability. Students will examine current information about sexual assault, including key resources for prevention and response. Special attention is devoted to college life. Topics include family violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, the criminal/legal system, advocacy, and activism. Liberal arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Human Communities SUNY Framework: Social Sciences Semester(s) Offered: Spring
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
GWS 200Topics in Gender and Women’s Studies (1 to 3 cr.)
Special topics, which may vary with offering, on women and gender. Topics may be biographical (Stanton & Anthony), thematic (women and the Constitution), methodological (material culture), or experiential (Women’s Self Defense). Liberal Arts Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
GWS 219Gender, Sexuality and Popular Culture (3 cr.)
This course focuses on representations of gender and sexuality as they intersect with race, ethnicity, and class. Mediums include television, film, novels, music, and performance. This course teaches students to think critically about how gender and sexuality are constructed in popular culture from a feminist perspective. Liberal arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression SUNY Framework: Humanities Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
This course examines the role of gender within and across formal educational institutions. It emphasizes an intersectional approach that analyzes the role of race, class, sexuality, and ability within studies of gender in education. The course uses a historical approach to studying contemporary issues in gender and education in areas such as K-12 institutions, higher education, the school to prison pipeline, violence and bullying, and sports. Liberal Arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: U.S. Identities SUNY Framework: U.S. History and Civic Engagement Semester(s) Offered: Fall
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
GWS 300Advanced Topics in Gender and Women’s Studies (1 to 7 cr.)
The course will provide faculty and students with opportunities to explore topics, issues, or themes in women’s studies that are not emphasized in standard course offerings. Examples: “Women in the Bible,” “Gender and Science,” “Gender in the Elementary Classroom,” “Women Pulitzer Prize Winners,” “Gender and Sexuality.” Liberal arts
This course provides an overview of global gender issues. The course is structured to provide students with knowledge and analytical tools to understand the specific historical, political, and socioeconomic conditions that shape women’s and men’s experiences, relationships, and struggles. We will devote special attention to disparities in power and resources between the Global North and the Global South. Topics covered include development, globalization, militarization, work, politics, education, migration, human trafficking, and social movements. Liberal Arts
Sophomore standing or higher Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
GWS 302Feminist Theory (3 cr.)
An in-depth study of the development and expansion of feminist theory. Critical examination of multiple definitions of feminism, debates in feminist scholarship, and conflicts within the feminist movements. Liberal arts
Restricted to gender and women’s studies majors and minors. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
GWS 315Women and the Law (3 cr.)
Law as it relates to women in the U.S. The ways women and the feminist movement have affected the law, in addition to the influences the law has in each of our lives. Examines such issues as employment opportunity, educational access, domestic violence, reproductive rights, child custody and support, divorce, sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography. How laws are made and changed, how legal arguments are constructed, and how social movements and individuals can influence our laws. Liberal arts
GWS 101 and/or upper-division standing. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
GWS 325Prison Abolition and Feminism (3 cr.)
This course investigates feminist and antiracist perspectives on systemic mass incarceration, with particular attention to the disproportionate impact imprisonment has on vulnerable populations, including women and people of color, impoverished communities, survivors of violence, people with disabilities and LGBT, queer, and gender non-binary people. This course emphasizes prison abolitionist alternatives to incarceration, transformative justice antiviolence remedies, and social movements that focus on preventing imprisonment through addressing root causes of incarceration and building marginalized communities’ capacity for self-determination. Liberal Arts
Sophomore standing or higher Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: U.S. Identities SUNY Framework: U.S. History and Civic Engagement, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Semester(s) Offered: Fall
GWS 340Gender and Religion (3 cr.)
This course examines the role of gender in the world’s five major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from a feminist perspective. The primary focus of the course is to examine religion using gender as a category of analysis. Course topics include religiosity, women as religious leaders, sexuality and marriage, social activism, violence, and textual interpretation. Liberal Arts
Sophomore standing or higher Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness Semester(s) Offered: Varies
GWS 348Gender and Human Rights (3 cr.)
This course examines how Western frameworks of rights have been appropriated and criticized in human rights discourses, laws, and activism in both Western and non-Western nations, as well as transnational movements. It focuses on the rise of human rights movements since the inception of the 1948 United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Topics covered include both political and social/economic human rights violations such as trafficking, sexual violence during wartime, reproductive rights, family and marriage, housing, climate change and access to food/water. Liberal Arts
Sophomore standing or higher Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Semester(s) Offered: Fall
GWS 350Feminist Science Studies (3 cr.)
This course is a historical examination of the field of science in the United States from a feminist perspective. It focuses on feminist science and technology studies and the problems associated with the under representation of women and people of color in STEM fields (science, math, engineering, and technology). It emphasizes understanding relationships between systems of oppression (e.g., racism, sexism, heteronormativity, and ableism) and the development, ethics, quality, and impact of scientific research in historical and contemporary scientific practice and knowledge production in the U.S. Liberal arts
Sophomore standing or higher. Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: U.S. Identities SUNY Framework: U.S. History and Civic Engagement Semester(s) Offered: Spring
This course examines queer sexualities and gender identities for lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the United States. It provides a historical overview of identity, community, laws, and social movements for LGBTQ people with a focus on the twentieth century. Topics covered include histories of sexuality and gender identity, activism and equality movements, HIV/AIDS, the military, same-sex marriage, education, employment, healthcare, and LGBTQ families. Liberal Arts
Sophomore standing or higher Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: U.S. Identities SUNY Framework: U.S. History and Civic Engagement, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Semester(s) Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer
GWS 370Women in Latin America (3 cr.)
In this course we will consider meanings and experiences of ‘womanhood’ throughout Latin America. We will explore Latin American history through the lens of gender, paying close attention to intersectionality and issues of race, class, and gender as we explore the pre-conquest period to today. The course focuses on social and political movements such as women in revolutionary movements, reproductive rights, and indigenous movements. Liberal Arts
Sophomore standing or higher Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness Semester(s) Offered: Fall
GWS 380Men and Masculinities (3 cr.)
This course is about men and masculinities from a feminist perspective. It examines how masculinity varies over time and among different racial/ethnic groups in the United States. It applies an intersectional lens to the study of masculinity that analyzes masculinity as it intersects with race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. Topics covered include boyhood, men and work, health, relationships, families, popular culture, and violence. Liberal arts
Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: U.S. Identities SUNY Framework: U.S. History and Civic Engagement, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
GWS 399Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
GWS 455Feminist Studies: Integration and Application (3 cr.)
This course is the capstone class for gender and women’s studies majors. The goals of the course are to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of the field of gender and women’s studies through readings on research, engagement in your own research project, and writing assignments that include a major research paper. The course includes in-class practice sessions on research methods, student-led presentations specific to each student’s project, and a peer review of other students’ writing. Liberal arts
Gender and women’s studies major or gender and women’s studies minor, GWS 302 . Meets Advanced Writing Requirement Semester(s) Offered: Spring
GWS 496Teaching Practicum (1 to 3 cr.)
In depth study of interdisciplinary themes and pedagogical styles in women’s studies as a teaching assistant. Supervised practice in oral presentation, discussion facilitation, individual tutoring, and supportive critical analysis of student work. May be repeated once for credit. Liberal arts
Students will critically evaluate their internship experiences in the context of feminist scholarship. Issues will include the place of women in society, opportunities for and impediments to change, intersections of gender, race, and class, the ethics of applied research and activism. To be taken concurrently with GWS498.
Students and instructor will arrange placements in organizations providing services to or advocacy for women: health care, equal rights, rape crisis, battered women shelters, etc. Interns will provide assistance to the agency using their academic training in women’s studies as a resource. Must be taken concurrently with WMS 497.
WMS101, WMS201, POI. Felony Questionnaire Required Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
GWS 499Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
