Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses For a complete list of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) courses, please visit the UConn Catalog website. Academic Year 2024-2025 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses WGSS 3249 3249. Gender Politics and Islam Also offered as: POLS 3249 3.00 credits Prerequisites: None. Grading Basis: Graded Construction of gender in Islamic texts and history, the religion's interaction with other patriarchal cultures and systems, western interventions and their impact, male leaders' reform efforts, women's movements.