Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

College of Arts & Sciences

  • 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: $3260

    Summer 2 (June 30-August 15)

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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: $3260

    Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

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  • Neurobiology of Sex and Aggression

    CAS WS 456

    Examines neurobiological and genetic factors that influence sex and violence. Students review primary literature from the past century that highlights major scientific discoveries that have reconceptualized our understanding of the origins of sexual-determination, -attraction and - aggression. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Historical Consciousness, Scientific Inquiry II. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

    Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

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