Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

In addition to courses with the WST prefix, pre-approved courses from other departments are listed below. Other courses may be considered for Women’s Studies credit via petition. For more information on the petition process, contact the undergraduate coordinator at undergrad@wst.ufl.edu.

Majors may count any two approved 2000-level classes towards the WMS major.  Only WST 2322, 2611, or 2612, and select IDS 2935 sections count towards the WMS minor; only WST 2611 or 2612 and select IDS 2935 count towards the TPS minor.

NOTE that the Letters in parenthesis indicate whether the class fills the Humanities (HUM) or Social Science (SS) distribution requirement in the WST General Concentration for majors with a catalog year of 2022 or earlier. They do NOT indicate whether or how a course counts for Gen Ed requirements. Additional letters in parenthesis reflect Health Equity and Social Justice (HESJ), Gender and Science (G&S), Race, Power, and Social Justice (RPSJ), Theories and Politics of Sexuality (TPS), and International Perspectives on Gender (IPG).

Please note that course offerings are subject to change.

African American Studies

• AFA3332  Black Feminist and Womanist Theory (HUM, RPSJ)
• AFA3930  Special Topics in African American Studies: Black Women Transatlantic (HUM, IPG, RPSJ)
• AFA3930 Slavery and Black Girlhood (HUM/SS, RPSJ)

African Studies

• AFS4330  Women and Politics in Africa (SS, IPG, RPSJ)

Anthropology

• ANT 2301 Human Sexuality and Culture (SS; TPS, IPG) Can count for majors but not minors

Art History

• ARH 3871 Gender, Representation, and the Visual Arts, 1600-1900 (HUM)

English

• AML4282  Studies of Genders and Sexualities in American Lit: Early LGBTQ Literatures (HUM, TPS)
• AML4685 Race and Ethnicity: Contemporary Latina Lit (HUM, RJSP)
• ENG4134  Women and Film (HUM)
• LIT3383 Black Women Transatlantic (HUM, IPG, RPSJ)
• LIT3383 African Women Writers (HUM, IPG, RPSJ)

 Health Education and Behavior

Note: Students outside of the College of Health and Human Performance cannot register directly for Health Education and Behavior classes. Instead, please request a spot using this form.

• HSC 4133  Human Sexuality Education (SS/G&S, HESJ, TPS)

History

• EUH 4610 Society and the Sexes in Modern Europe, 18C to the present (HUM, IPG)

Interdisciplinary Studies/UF Quest

• IDS2935 – Women Changing Society (SS)*
  • *Designated courses count for Women’s Studies MAJORS, not minors.

Languages, Literatures and Cultures- Arabic

• ARA3510  The Arab Woman (HUM, IPG)

Languages, Literatures and Cultures- French

• FRT3561 – Women in French Literature and/or Cinema (HUM, IPG)

Latin American Studies

• LAS 4935 – Social Movements and Gender (SS, IPG)

Political Science

• INR4805  Gender and International Relations (SS, IPG)
• INR4931  Gender and Political Global Southj (SS, IPG)
• POS 4931 Feminist Political Thought (SS/HUM)

Psychology

• CLP 4110 Eating Disorders (SS,/G&S, HESJ)

Religion

• REL4145  Gender, Women, Sexuality & Religion (HUM, TPS)

Sociology, Criminology, and Law

Please note that Sociology restricts access to most courses to their majors only during advanced registration.

• SYG 2430 Marriage & Family (SS, TPS) Can count for majors but not minors
• SYD3805  Gender and Health (SS/G&S, HESJ)
• SYD4060 – Sociology of Human Sexuality (SS/G&S, TPS, HESJ)
• SYD4800 – Sociology of Gender (SS/G&S, TPS)

Telecommunications

• RTV3411 – Race, Gender, Class and the Media (SS)

University Writing Program

• ENC3254 – Professional Writing in Women’s Studies (class #29640 only), (HUM, GR6000)