WMST Program Courses
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Departmental Courses
WMST Program Courses
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| WMST 2100 |
Introduction to Women’s Studies [minor requirement] |
| WMST 2500 |
Women’s Leadership and Self-Empowerment |
| WMST 3000 |
Women’s Conference Practicum A |
| WMST 3010 |
Women’s Conference Practicum B |
| WMST 3500 |
Women in the Media |
| WMST 3900 |
Women and Globalism |
| WMST 4200 |
WMST 4200 Symposium in Women's Studies[Topics series; click on course number for topics] |
| WMST 4500 |
Feminist Theory [minor requirement] |
| WMST 4900 |
Independent Study
[See Enrollment
Guide for details.] |
Departmental Courses
Not all sections of a given course will earn Women's Studies credit.
See Women's Studies section of schedule book for each term's approved
offerings. |
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| ANTH 3750 |
Race, Class, and Gender |
| ART 4910 |
Women in Art |
| CDFS 4340 |
The Contemporary Family |
| CJA 3700 |
Women, Crime, and Justice Administration |
| COMM 3225 |
Gender Communication |
| ENGL 2020 |
Women in Literature |
| ENGL 2020 |
Women in Science Fiction |
| ENGL 2020 |
Women Playwrights |
| ENGL 2020 |
British Women Writers |
| ENGL 3060 |
Black Women as Writers |
| ENGL 3070 |
Early Women Writers |
| ENGL 3080 |
Women and Film |
| ENGL 3090 |
Nineteenth-Century Women Writers |
| ENGL 3100 |
Women Writers of the Twentieth Century |
| ENGL 4720 |
Contemporary Literature: Approved WMST Topics Only |
| ENGL 4850 |
Selected Topics in Literature: Approved WMST Topics Only
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| FREN 3130 |
Twentieth Century Women Writers in French |
| HIST 1020 |
Western Civilization: Approved WMST Topics Only |
| HIST 3030 |
Topics in African-American History: The African-American
Woman |
| HIST 4770 |
Women in America to 1890 |
| HIST 4780 |
Women in America Since 1890 |
| HIST 4790 |
Women in Europe Since 1700 |
| HIST 4810 |
History of Women in the Third World |
| HLTH 4390 |
Women's Health |
| HUM 2610 |
Foreign Literature in Translation: Approved WMST Topics Only
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| HUM 3950 |
Women in the Middle Ages |
| JOUR 4800 |
Race and Gender in the Mass Media |
| PHIL 4800 |
Feminist Epistemology |
| P S 3000 |
Political Status of Women in the World |
| P S 3010 |
Women and the Law |
| PSY 4620 |
Psychology of Women |
| RATV 4800 |
Race and Gender in the Media |
| SOC 3400 |
Gender Studies |
| SOC 4030 |
Topics in Gerontology: Women and Aging |
| S W 3050 |
Women and Poverty |
Description of Courses in Women's Studies [WMST] |
2100 Introduction to Women's Studies Three credits. Designed to
inform and enlighten students about the lives and history of diverse women
and the social construction of gender. Areas of study may include work, the
family, health, sexuality, violence in women's lives, images of women, and
feminist activism. Required of all Women's Studies
minors. |
2500 Women's Leadership and Self Empowerment Three credits. An
exploration of the concepts of leadership and followership through
historical, contemporary, and personal perspectives as they apply to women.
Provides an opportunity to examine, evaluate, and enhance personal
leadership skills. WMST 2100 is recommended as a
prerequisite, but not required. |
3000 Conference Practicum A Three credits. Theory and concepts of
women's leadership through participation in major women's conference.
Provides an opportunity to engage in creative planning, decision-making,
collaborative and experiential learning, and to assume significant
responsibility for conference related to women's issues. No more than 6
hours of practicum and/or independent study may count toward the Women's
Studies minor. Prerequisites: WMST 2100 and permission of instructor.
WMST 2500 recommended but not required.
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3010 Conference Practicum B Three credits. Theory and concepts of
women's leadership through participation in major women's conference.
Provides an opportunity to engage in creative planning, decision-making,
collaborative and experiential learning, and to assume significant
responsibility for conference related to women's issues. No more than 6
hours of practicum and/or independent study may count toward the Women's
Studies minor. Prerequisites: WMST 2100, 3000, and
permission of instructor. WMST 2500 recommended but not required.
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3050 Women and Poverty. See S W 3050. |
3500 Women in the Media Three credits. An introduction to the subject
of women in popular/mass media. Emphases include: images of women in the
media; women as producers and consumers of media; the intersections of
gender, race, and class in the media; comparative global images and issues;
and feminist approaches to media study.
Prerequisites: WMST 2100 and 1000/2000 level ENGL requirements or permission
of instructor. |
3900 Women and Globalism Three credits. Introduces
the most relevant issues affecting women globally. Focused survey of the
experiences of women around the world. Exposes students to transnational
examples and critical ways of thinking about poverty, violence, and
resistance. Seeks to further understanding of the global dimensions of
gender, race, class, and sexuality.
Prerequisite: WMST 2100 and ENGL 1020 or ANTH
2010. |
4200 Symposium in Women's Studies Three credits. A variable content
course series highlighting contributions of women to various fields and
disciplines and exploring special problems that may be encountered by women.
Prerequisites: WMST 2100 or junior standing.
Additional prerequisites may apply to individual courses within the series.
Specific courses include:
4201: Women and Spirituality
4202: Lesbian Studies
4204: Women and Television
4205: Women and Science
4206: Women and the Holocaust
4207: Women and the Social Construction of Illness
4209: Desire in History and Literature
4210: Ecofeminism
4211: Asian-American Women's Literature and
Culture4212:
Multicultural Women's Voices
4213: Gender and
Horror
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4500 Feminist Theory Three credits. An introduction to major voices,
texts, and ideas in the field of feminist theory from the early 17th century
through the present within the contexts of a variety of critical discourses
and emergent critical fields. Intended as a capstone for the minor.
Prerequisites: WMST 2100, 1000/2000 level ENGL
requirements, and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Required of
all Women's Studies minors. |
4900 Independent Study Three credits. A variable content course
examining a topic within the study of women or gender not covered in depth
in other Women's Studies courses. Student develops project, conducts
research, and confers regularly with the instructor. Student must submit a
formal project proposal to be approved by the Women's Studies Program's
Independent Studies Committee at least one semester prior to enrolling for
WMST 4900 (not including summer term). Please review the
4900 Enrollment
Guide for details. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. May be taken for credit no more than twice. |
