WGSS302

Feminist, Critical Race, and Queer Theories

Prerequisite: 6 credits in LGBT, WMST, WGSS or courses that are cross-listed with these. Credit only granted for: WMST302, WGSS302 or WMST400. Formerly: WMST302. Introduces students to some of the major concepts in feminist, critical race, and queer theories. It examines the questions: What is theory? What forms does theory take? What is the relationship between theory and practice? What is the role of theory in political and social action? In art? In personal life? What does it mean to do theory?

Fall 2025

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Average rating: 4.50

Spring 2025

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.47 between 109 students*

WGSS302 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 29.36%
A: 23.85%
A+: 23.85%
B-: 5.5%
B: 1.83%
B+: 2.75%
C-: 0.92%
C: 0.92%
C+: 1.83%
D-: 0.92%
F: 2.75%
W: 2.75%
other: 2.75%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.