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Fall 2025

Outside Courses Fall 2025

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.

NOTES: WMS majors in the general specialization may take 15 credits of any other approved coursework, following the guidelines about 2000-level courses above.

WMS majors in other specializations need 6-9 credits of approved electives from the lists below as well as other electives to total 15 credits.

Please note that course offerings are subject to change.

African American Studies

  • AFA3930  Special Topics in African American Studies: Black Women Transatlantic
  • AFA3930 Slavery and Black Girlhood (Also Cross-listed as WST3930)

African Studies

  • AFS4330  Women and Politics in Africa

Anthropology

  • ANT 2301 Human Sexuality and Culture (Can count for majors but not minors)

English

  • AML3673   Asian American Studies: Asian American Women Writers
  • AML4282  Studies of Genders & Sexualities in American Lit. & Culture: Queer Literature
  • AML4311     Major Figures of American Literature & Culture: Ursula K LeGuin
  • AML4311     Major Figures of American Literature & Culture: Octavia Butler
  • ENG4953    American Women’s Poetry
  • ENG4953    bell hooks

 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

Interdisciplinary Studies/UF Quest

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

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

  • SSW4713  African Women Writers

Latin American Studies

  • LAS 4935 – Social Movements and Gender
  • LAS 4935 – Latin American Area Seminar: Queer and Trans Expressions

Political Science

  • INR4805  Gender and International Relations
  • INR4931  Gender and Political Global South
  • POS 4931 Feminist Political Thought

Psychology

  • CLP 4110 Eating Disorders

Sociology, Criminology, and Law

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

  • SYG2430             Marriage and Family (Counts for majors only)
  • SYD4060             Sociology of Human Sexuality
  • SYD3805             Gender and Health
  • SYD4800             Sociology of Gender

Telecommunications

  • RTV3411 – Race, Gender, Class and the Media