Note: All summer 2026 tuition rates and fees are pending approval.

 

Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

College of Arts & Sciences

  • Sexuality and Social Life

    CAS WS 240

    Introduction to sociological perspectives on sexuality. Historical and comparative analysis of sexuality, with a focus on the social and cultural institutions that shape sexuality in the contemporary US. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression. 4 cr. Tuition: $3380

    Summer 1 (May 19-June 26)

    A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 1-4:30 pm
    Catherine Connell
    Meets w/CAS SO 240

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  • Sociology of Gender

    CAS WS 241

    Online offering. Introduces the social construction of sex and gender with a focus on the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that shape gender relations. Examines gender as a social structure that patterns institutional inequalities and everyday interactions on society. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, The Individual in Community, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3380

    Summer 2 (June 29-August 14)

    O2 (IND) Arranged
    Sarah Miller
    Online section O2: Meets online every Tues & Thurs 1-2 pm for a live class. Nonstandard course dates. Meets w/CAS SO 241
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  • Bombs and Bombshells: Gender, Armed Conflict, and Political Violence

    CAS WS 325

    Undergraduate Prerequisites: sophomore, junior, or senior standing. - Interdisciplinary course surveying women's relationship to political violence with a focus on the evolution of women's international participation in non-state, religiously-motivated groups. Women's roles in political violence throughout Western Europe, North America, and the Middle East are explored. Effective Summer 2025 fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3380

    Summer 1 (May 19-June 26)

    A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 1-4:30 pm
    Sandra McEvoy
    Meets w/CAS PO 346

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  • Arts of Gender

    CAS WS 326

    Undergraduate Prerequisites: at least one prior literature course, or CASWS 101, or junior or senior standing. - Examines representations of gender and sexuality in diverse art forms, including drama, dance, film, and literature, and how art reflects historical constructions of gender. Effective Summer 2026, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, The Individual in Community. 4 cr. Tuition: $3380

    Summer 1 (May 19-June 26)

    A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 1-4:30 pm
    Erin Murphy
    Meets w/CAS EN 326

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  • Gender and Healthcare

    CAS WS 400

    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASWR120) or equivalent. - Focuses on strengthening students' knowledge, skills, and ability to construct a critical appraisal of all the determinants, distribution, causes, mechanisms, systems, and consequences of health inequities related to gender, including how gender influences and is influenced by healthcare systems. Effective summer 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Research and Information Literacy. 4 cr. Tuition: $3380

    Summer 2 (June 29-August 7)

    B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9 am-12:30 pm
    Shannon Peters
    Meets w/SAR HS 400

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