 | | Course ID: | WMST 1000. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminars on Women's Studies and Gender | Course
Description: | This course will expose students to current research in women's
and gender studies by requiring them to attend seminars
sponsored or approved by the Women's Studies Program. | | Athena Title: | WMST SEMINAR | | Nontraditional Format: | One hour seminar. Students may take this course in conjunction
with their enrollment in a 3-credit women's studies class.
Students are required to attend eight seminars and to write eight
response papers for one credit hour. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 1110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the United States | Course
Description: | Experiences of women in selected racial and ethnic communities: Latinas/Chicanas, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and other women in contemporary United States. | | Athena Title: | Multicul Perspect Women in US | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 1110E, WMST 1110H | | Nontraditional Format: | none | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 1110H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the United States (Honors) | Course
Description: | Experiences of women in selected racial and ethnic communities: Latinas/Chicanas, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and other women in contemporary United States. | | Athena Title: | Multicul Perspect Women US Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 1110, WMST 1110E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 1110E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the United States | Course
Description: | Experiences of women in selected racial and ethnic communities:
Latinas/Chicanas, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian
Americans, and other women in contemporary United States. | | Athena Title: | MULTICULT WOM IN US | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 1110, WMST 1110H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Women's Studies | Course
Description: | The study of women of diverse racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds. Topics include contemporary concerns within women's studies: labor markets, health, reproduction, socialization, language, media representations, law, and public policy. | | Athena Title: | Introduction Women's Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 2010H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 2010H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Women's Studies (Honors) | Course
Description: | The study of women of diverse racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds. Topics include contemporary concerns within women's studies: labor markets, health, reproduction, socialization, language, media representations, law, and public policy. | | Athena Title: | INTRO WOMEN STUDIES | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 2010 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 2020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Transnational Women’s and Gender Studies | Course
Description: | A multidisciplinary, transnational study of the histories, politics, and cultures of women across different nations. Highlighting global and transnational perspectives, the course also incorporates considerations of linkages with minoritized populations in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Intro Transnational WG Studies | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 2300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | Course
Description: | Literature, memoir, and readings from various disciplines on
LGBTQ history, politics, health, philosophies, and cultures.
Understanding sexualities as historical, personal, and
political, we will critically engage homophobia, heterosexism,
and oppressions within LGBTQ communities. Highlighting African
American, Asian American, Latina American, and Native American
cultures, the course also incorporates international and
transnational perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3010W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Critical Feminist Readings | Course
Description: | Students will learn basic methods of feminist critical reading.
This will prepare them to better read and understand feminist
theory. Topics will include feminist critical thinking, media
literacy and criticism, and text interpretation, including both
written and multimedia texts. | | Athena Title: | Critical Feminist Readings | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 3010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages). The instructor and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision.
Just as it takes multiple readings to fully understand a text,
it takes multiple revisions to craft a text that fully
articulates an argument. Because of this, we will be taking
advantage of the knowledge present in the classroom by engaging
in peer review and revision of all papers. Students will be
required to do peer reviews and revisions of written work. At
the end of the semester, students will gather the final version
of four essays into a portfolio along with a 2-3 page
introductory essay. Behind them, they will be expected to
include the previous drafts/comments of the four essays. The
portfolio will serve as the final project for the course. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Critical Feminist Readings | Course
Description: | Students will learn basic methods of feminist critical reading.
This will prepare them to better read and understand feminist
theory. Topics will include feminist critical thinking, media
literacy and criticism, and text interpretation, including both
written and multimedia texts. | | Athena Title: | Critical Feminist Readings | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 3010W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Diversity in LGBTQ Politics | Course
Description: | Investigation of same-sex desire, heterosexuality, homosexuality, and the regulation of sexual identities across different racial/ethnic and class/regional communities. Focusing on Native American, African American, Latino, Asian American, and international studies, with texts from law, anthropology, history, film, fiction, and theory. | | Athena Title: | Diversity in LGBTQ Politics | | Prerequisite: | Third-year student standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFAM)(WMST) 3103. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African American Women’s History | Course
Description: | An examination of the history of African American women from the colonial period through to the present. Topics covered include enslavement, the relationship between Black and white women from the antebellum period through second-wave feminism, and Black women in the civil rights and Black Power movements. | | Athena Title: | African American Women's Hist | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any HIST or AFAM or WMST or AFST or POLS or INTL or RELI or ENGL course | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3110W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality | Course
Description: | Interdiciplinary examination of social issues of race, class,
ethnicity, and sexuality as they contribute to the lives and
identity formation of diverse women in the United States.
Special attention paid to African American, Asian American, Latin
American, and Native American women. | | Athena Title: | Gender Race Class Sexuality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 3110 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing
writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course learning; b)
teach the communication values of a discipline—for example, its
practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; and c)
prepare students for further writing in their academic work, in
graduate school, and in professional life. The written
assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of
written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the
instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course)
will be closely involved in student writing, providing
opportunities for feedback and substantive revision. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality | Course
Description: | Interdiciplinary examination of social issues of race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality as they contribute to the lives and identity formation of diverse women in the United States. Special attention paid to African American, Asian American, Latin American, and Native American women. | | Athena Title: | Gender Race Class Sexuality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 3110W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3250. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Issues in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Topics of scholarly interest on women and gender from interdisciplinary perspectives. Assumes no prior background in women's studies. | | Athena Title: | ISSUES IN WMST | | Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender and Popular Culture | Course
Description: | Examination of popular culture, highlighting analyses of
gendered representations as they intersect key cultural
moments. Throughout the course, students will draw from
relevant current events, feminist cultural studies scholarship,
and personal experience to discuss social identity, production
and consumption, regulation, and representation. | | Athena Title: | GENDER POP CULTURE | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 3270S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gendered Politics of Food | Course
Description: | Examination of ways in which food relates to gender, race, and
class. We will discuss ongoing debates about food insecurity,
food production, consumption, and food waste. | | Athena Title: | Gendered Politics of Food | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(LACS) 3500W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women in the Caribbean | Course
Description: | Examination of the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean
context. The ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity,
language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of
Caribbean women's identities in the modern world. | | Athena Title: | WOMEN IN CARIBBEAN | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST(LACS) 3500 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(LACS) 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women in the Caribbean | Course
Description: | This course covers a range of issues affecting women in the various parts of the Caribbean region. It examines the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean context. It considers the ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of Caribbean women's identities in the modern world. | | Athena Title: | Women in the Caribbean | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 3500W, LACS 3500W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(AFAM)(WMST) 3650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Colorism and Hairism in Communities of Color | Course
Description: | We will use empirical data to analyze how inter- and intra-racial discrimination based on skin color and hairstyles are forms of discrimination apparent in virtually every social institution, such as marriage rates, media, imprisonment, holding political office, educational attainment, wages, and more. | | Athena Title: | Colorism and Hairism | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4010W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Feminist Theories | Course
Description: | The historical origins, philosophical assumptions, and political
implications of contemporary feminist theories, including
conservative, liberal, radical, and ecological feminist
theories. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Feminist Theories | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages). The instructor and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 3010 or WMST 3010W or WMST 3110 or WMST 3110W | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Feminist Theories | Course
Description: | The historical origins, philosophical assumptions, and political implications of contemporary feminist theories, including conservative, liberal, radical and ecological feminist theories. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Feminist Theories | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4010W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 3010 or WMST 3010W or WMST 3110 or WMST 3110W | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4011. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Understanding Research in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Exploration of the assumptions and procedures of interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences with specific attention to the purposes and processes of generating knowledge about women, gender, and feminism. Investigation and comparison of various qualitative and quantitative approaches, including narratives, ethnographies,
and surveys. | | Athena Title: | Understanding Research in WMST | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4011W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4011W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Understanding Research in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Exploration of the assumptions and procedures of
interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social
sciences with specific attention to the purposes and processes
of generating knowledge about women, gender, and feminism.
Investigation and comparison of various qualitative and
quantitative approaches, including narratives, ethnographies,
and surveys. | | Athena Title: | Understanding Research in WMST | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4011 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages). The instructor and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(AFAM) 4060/6060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Black Feminism | Course
Description: | Examination of the ideas and practices of black feminists and
womanists. Students will examine African communities within the
diaspora, particularly the historical and contemporary debates
of black women in the United States, including black womanhood,
sexual mythologies and vulnerabilities, class distinctions, and
the origins of black feminist thought. | | Athena Title: | BLACK FEMINISM | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 | | Pre or Corequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4070/6070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | North American Asian Feminisms | Course
Description: | Interdisciplinary analysis of the lives of North American
Asians from a feminist perspective. In the course, students will
be encouraged to critically assess the category of "Asian
American" and philosophical notions and political implications
of North American Asian feminisms. Students will analyze gender,
race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nation. | | Athena Title: | ASIANFEM | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4100/6100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Queer Theories | Course
Description: | Examination of the historical origins, philosophical positions,
and political implications of contemporary queer theories and
consideration of various examples from the field comparatively. | | Athena Title: | QUEERTHEORY | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | WMST 3010 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | WMST 7010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4120/6120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sex, Politics, Science, and Reproduction | Course
Description: | Examination of the science, lived experience, and politics of
sexed and gendered bodies. Topics include feminist critiques
of sex differences research and evolutionary theory, the role
of rhetorical language in the biological sciences, the history
of obstetrics and midwifery, race and reproductive justice, the
politics of infertility and prenatal genetic testing, ecology
and the maternal body, and the science and medicine of sex,
gender, and sexuality. | | Athena Title: | SEX POL SCI REPRO | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4130/6130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Transnational Perspectives on Women and Gender | Course
Description: | Explores gender construction and identity formation in
international perspective. Case studies may be drawn from
Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Topics include theories and methodologies for examining gender
relations in cross-cultural perspective, political and socio-
economic status of women, gender ideologies and symbolic
representations, women's activism. | | Athena Title: | Transnat Persp Wom and Gender | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | WMST 4010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4140/6140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | French Feminisms | Course
Description: | Traces the development of feminism in France, beginning with Simone de Beauvoir's path-breaking book The Second Sex and including such authors as Luce Irigaray, Helene Cixous, and Julia Kristeva, Monique Wittig, Antoinette Fouque and others. | | Athena Title: | FRENCH FEMINISMS | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4170S/6170S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environment, Gender, Race, and Class | Course
Description: | Examination of the ways in which the environment, gender, race,
and class are categorized. Students will critically evaluate
notions of gender, race, and class as they relate to the
environment. We will discuss ongoing debates about development,
population, production, consumption, ecofeminism, environmental
justice, and environmental racism. | | Athena Title: | ENV GDR RACE CLA | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course
or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and
implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of
the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning
component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional
time. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | WMST 3010 or WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4250H. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Women's Studies (Honors) | Course
Description: | Ongoing and current topics of scholarly interest in women's studies. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOP IN WMST H | | Prerequisite: | (WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4250/6250. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Ongoing and current topics of scholarly interest in women's studies. | | Athena Title: | Spec Topics in WMST | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4260/6260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women and Music | Course
Description: | Roles of women in music, including the history of women
musicians in western art music, world cultures, and popular
music. Gender studies in music. | | Athena Title: | WOMEN AND MUSIC | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in MUSI 4250/6250 | | Prerequisite: | Third year- or fourth year-student standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | Course
Description: | The diverse social and cultural manifestations of gender located
within an economic, social, and political context. Case studies
drawn from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the
Caribbean. | | Athena Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SOCI 4280, WMST 4280, LACS 4280 | | Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | Course
Description: | The diverse social and cultural manifestations of gender located within an economic, social, and political context. Case studies drawn from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. | | Athena Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SOCI 4280W, WMST 4280W, LACS 4280W | | Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(MUSI) 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender and Music Video | Course
Description: | Examination of music videos from the 1980s until the present.
Music videos will be treated as texts from which we can glean
cultural understanding as well as explore new ways of analyzing
aesthetic communication and musical meaning. | | Athena Title: | Gender and Music Video | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4310W, MUSI 4310W | | Prerequisite: | Third-year or fourth-year student standing or permission of department. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(MUSI) 4310W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender and Music Video | Course
Description: | Examination of music videos from the 1980s until the present.
Music videos will be treated as texts from which we can glean
cultural understanding as well as explore new ways of analyzing
aesthetic communication and musical meaning. | | Athena Title: | GENDER MUSIC VIDEO | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST(MUSI) 4310/6310 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in
graduate school, and in professional life. The written
assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of
written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the
instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the
course) will be closely involved in student writing, providing
opportunities for feedback and substantive revision. | | Prerequisite: | Third-year or fourth-year student standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MUSI(WMST) 4320/6320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women and Music | Course
Description: | Roles of women in music, including the history of women
musicians in Western art music, world cultures, and popular
music; gender studies in music. | | Athena Title: | Women and Music | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(LACS) 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latina Studies | Course
Description: | The study of Latina lives from a feminist perspective.
Examination of research and writing about the lives of Latina
women with a particular focus on the dynamics of communities in
the United States, immigration, cultural values regarding
gender, and effects of poverty and violence. | | Athena Title: | LATINA STUDIES | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(WMST) 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women in World Religions | Course
Description: | What do religions say about women? What do women say about religions? This class will examine women’s lives in a variety of religious traditions around the world. | | Athena Title: | Women in World Religions | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PSYC(WMST) 4600/6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Psychology of Women | Course
Description: | Women as the subject of psychological inquiry. Topics include personality theory, psychopathology, psychological aspects of reproductive health, psychological reaction to being victimized, and life crises. | | Athena Title: | PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | | Prerequisite: | PSYC 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4690/6690. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Sexuality | Course
Description: | Examining the phenomenon of sexuality historically opens up rich
questions about the motors of change over time, the nature of
power, the limits of social variation, and even about knowledge
itself. We use this subject matter to consider historical method
and to analyze, research, communicate and persuade in written
work. | | Athena Title: | History of Sexuality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4690W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4690W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Sexuality | Course
Description: | Examining the phenomenon of sexuality historically opens up rich
questions about the motors of change over time, the nature of
power, the limits of social variation, and even about knowledge
itself. We use this subject matter to consider historical
method and to analyze, research, communicate and persuade in
written work. | | Athena Title: | HISTORY OF SEX | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4690/6690 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages). The instructor and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4770/6770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women, Gender, and Climate Justice | Course
Description: | Exploration of how politics of race, class, gender, disability, and colonialism have contributed to climate change, and how women and other climate justice activists are responding on various fronts. We will review climate crises as well as activism through a lens highlighting empirical data, resilience, empowerment, and interdisciplinary and collaborative methods. | | Athena Title: | Women Gender Climate Justice | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LING(CMLT)(WMST) 4870/6870. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Language, Gender, and Sexuality | Course
Description: | The role of language in the formation and maintenance of the
social differentiation of gender and sexuality in society. | | Athena Title: | Language Gender Sexuality | | Prerequisite: | LING 3060 or LING 3150 or LING 3150W or LING 3250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4900. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Seminar: Integration of Theory and Practice | Course
Description: | Advanced study of issues concerning women of diverse backgrounds, including women's health, employment, reproduction, sexuality, marriage and family, media representation, and socialization. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical thinking along with application of knowledge and/or advocacy. | | Athena Title: | Senior Sem Integr Theor Pract | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4900S, WMST 4900W | | Prerequisite: | (WMST 4010 or WMST 4010W) and (WMST 4011 or WMST 4011W) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4900S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Seminar: Integration of Theory and Practice | Course
Description: | Advanced study of issues concerning women of diverse backgrounds,
including women's health, employment, reproduction, sexuality,
marriage and family, media representation, and socialization.
Emphasis is on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical
thinking along with application of knowledge and/or advocacy
through service-learning projects, experiential learning, and
community-based outreach. | | Athena Title: | Senior Sem Integr Theor Pract | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4900, WMST 4900W | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Student engagement in the service-learning component will be up
to 25% of overall instruction time. | | Prerequisite: | (WMST 4010 or WMST 4010W) and (WMST 4011 or WMST 4011W) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4900W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Seminar: Integration of Theory and Practice | Course
Description: | Advanced study of issues concerning women of diverse
backgrounds, including women's health, employment,
reproduction, sexuality, marriage and family, media
representation, and socialization. Emphasis is on
interdisciplinary perspectives and critical thinking along with
application of knowledge and/or advocacy. | | Athena Title: | Senior Sem Integr Theor Pract | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 4900, WMST 4900S | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision.
Students will be required to submit drafts of papers and work
in peer reviews throughout the semester. To grasp the process
of writing, students will be expected to submit their written
work in stages and to revise their drafts of papers. | | Prerequisite: | (WMST 4010 or WMST 4010W) and (WMST 4011 or WMST 4011W) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4910. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Research and Methods in LGBTQ Studies | Course
Description: | Advanced study of issues in LGBTQ studies, including sexuality,
marriage and family, health, employment, media representation,
politics, and socialization. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary
perspectives and critical thinking along with application of
knowledge. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods LGBTQ Studies | | Prerequisite: | WMST 3100 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4950. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Studies in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Readings and independent research closely supervised by a faculty member on a specific interdisciplinary topic in women's studies. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED STUDIES | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 5000. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Internship in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Supervised professional practice in an organization, agency, or business where women's leadership skills may be developed. | | Athena Title: | INTERNSHIP IN WMST | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Graduate Introduction to Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Introduction to the discipline of women's studies for those
graduate students with little or no background in the field.
Topics of study include labor markets, health, reproduction,
socialization, language, media representations, law, and public
policy. | | Athena Title: | GRAD INTRO TO WMST | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 6000 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 7060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Black Women's Narratives | Course
Description: | Theoretical and methodological issues in the study and use of black women's narratives. The course also focuses on how gender, ethnicity, culture, class, and sociohistorical context are reflected in various kinds of narrative texts. | | Athena Title: | BLACK WOMEN'S NARR | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 7070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feminist Ethnography | Course
Description: | Ethnographic research and writing and how it is shaped by gender, race, class, and other markers of social difference. Issues of identity politics, power relationships, ethical dilemmas, and representational strategies will be explored. Students will engage in critical reading of classic and contemporary ethnographies and term projects entailing qualitative methods. | | Athena Title: | FEM ETHNOGRAPHY | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 7770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Proseminar on Teaching Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Materials, techniques, and objectives for teaching undergraduate courses in women's studies. Will include an explanation of feminist pedagogies and information about creating lectures, leading discussions, sparking critical thought, and assessing student learning. | | Athena Title: | TEACHING IN WMST | | Nontraditional Format: | This course cannot be used to fulfill requirements for the
program of study for a graduate degree/certificate. | | Pre or Corequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 7950. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Research in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Readings and independent research closely supervised by a faculty member on a specified interdisciplinary topic in women's studies. | | Athena Title: | DIR RSCH IN WMST | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 8011. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feminist Research Methods | Course
Description: | The assumptions and procedures of interdisciplinary research in
the humanities and social sciences with specific attention to
the purposes and processes of generating knowledge about women,
gender, and feminism. Investigation and comparison of various
qualitative and quantitative approaches, including narratives,
ethnographies, and surveys. | | Athena Title: | FEM RESEARCH METHOD | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 7020 | | Prerequisite: | WMST 7010 or WMST 8020 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 8020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feminist Theories | Course
Description: | Seminar covering topics of scholarly interest in advanced feminist theory. | | Athena Title: | Feminist Theories | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 8030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Transnational Gender Studies | Course
Description: | Exploration of gender construction and identity formation in
transnational perspective. Topics include theories and
methodologies for examining gender relations in cross-cultural
perspective, political and socioeconomic status of women,
gender ideologies and symbolic representations, and women's
activism. | | Athena Title: | TRANSNAT GENDER | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JRMC(WMST) 8070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Media Culture and Diversity | Course
Description: | Exploration of the intersections of media culture (i.e.,
production, representation, consumption, and identity),
commercial media imperatives, social constructions of race and
gender, and consumer culture. Students engage in media analysis
and criticism. Scholarship on race, gender, and media. Media
literacy and activism are vital components of the course. | | Athena Title: | MEDIA AND DIVERSITY | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 8100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | LGBTQ Studies | Course
Description: | Investigation of same-sex desire, heterosexuality, homosexuality, and the regulation of sexual identities across different racial/ethnic and class/regional communities. Focusing on Native American, African American, Latino, Asian American, and international studies, with texts from law, anthropology, history, film, fiction, and theory. | | Athena Title: | LGBTQ Studies | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | WMST 8020 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LLOD(WMST) 8180. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feminist Pedagogy | Course
Description: | An examination of the major feminist theories discussed in
contemporary literature in relation to educational structures and
processes. Includes feminist analyses of education, theories of
feminist pedagogy, impact of positionality on teaching and
learning, and women's learning and development. | | Athena Title: | Feminist Pedagogy | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 8250. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics Seminar in Women's Studies | Course
Description: | Ongoing and current topics of scholarly interest in Women's
Studies. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOPICS SEM WMS | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will write a research paper on a specific area of
scholarship covered in the class. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(WMST) 8290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Global Perspectives on Gender | Course
Description: | Analysis of diverse social and cultural manifestations of gender
and its relationship to social, economic, political, and
ideological spheres. Case studies may be drawn from Latin
America, Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. | | Athena Title: | GLOBAL GENDER | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(AFAM)(WMST) 8360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Colorism and Hairism in Communities of Color | Course
Description: | We will use empirical data to analyze how inter- and intra-racial discrimination based on skin color and hairstyles are forms of discrimination apparent in virtually every social institution, such as marriage rates, media, imprisonment, holding political office, educational attainment, wages, and more. | | Athena Title: | Colorism and Hairism | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EDEL(WMST) 8400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feminist Perspectives in Elementary Education | Course
Description: | Readings in feminist theories, research, and pedagogies focused
on the experiences of children, families, and teachers in the
context of elementary education. Students will engage feminist
theories in their analyses of language, curricula, classroom
practices, policies, media, and/or subjectivities in
educational settings. | | Athena Title: | Feminist Perspectives in EDEL | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST 9005. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course
may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Sem | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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