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3.00 Credits
Goal To further students' understanding of psychological knowledge as it applies to women and gender issues. Content Exploration of the manner in which psychology defines and studies women with emphasis on research methodologies, empirical findings, theory and current and historical controversies. Taught Spring. Alternate years. Prerequisites PSY 101 or WST 200. Credit 3 hours; cross-listed as PSY 301.
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Goal Learn to perceive and respond thoughtfully and energetically, in oral and written form, to race, ethnicity and gender issues in plays, films, and the performance process itself. Content This advanced methods course offers comparative analyses of contemporary play and film texts and performances, studied within the context of critical and theoretical writings. Taught Occasionally. Prerequisite None. Credit 3 hours; cross-cultural; cross-listed as THE 335.
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Goal To enhance students' understanding of the social, economic, and political position of women in America from the colonial era to the present. Content The course focuses on major themes in US women's history, including family, sexuality, work, and reform, within the broader context of American history. Taught Fall. Alternate years. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal Provides a comprehensive survey of different approaches to Women's Studies research. Content This course exposes students to a variety of theoretical and research methodologies used by scholars in Women's Studies. The broad set of learning skills provided by this course is meant to be combined with a supplemental specialized methodology course so that the student can develop a thorough approach to Women's Studies research in her concentration of choice. Taught Fall. Prerequisites WST 200; suggested junior standing. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal To acquire an in-depth understanding of the art of our own time from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, of the tension between traditional and non-traditional forms and the breakthrough to non-objectivity. To gain a knowledge of the primary movements and the major proponents of each movement. To acquire a familiarity with contemporary theories. To acquire the ability to formally analyze and discuss specific works and their relationship to the rapidly changing modern and post-modern worlds. Content Study of European and American art and architecture in the twentieth century. Taught Alternate years. Credit 3 hours; cross-listed as ARH 354.
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Goal To enhance understanding of the social, economic, and political position of women in Europe in the industrial age. Content Introduction to feminist theory and women's history; women's lives and women's work in industrializinEurope; gender and 19th century class formation; the feminization of religion; feminism as a social and political movement; women in nationalist and revolutionary movements; and women and war in the 20th century. Taught Fall. Alternate years. Credit 3 hours; cross-listed as HIS 367.
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Goal To offer the student opportunities to pursue Women's Studies in specific areas outside the regularly scheduled courses. Content An examination of the role of women and/or women's issues in a particular area of study. Taught As needed. Prerequisites None, or if cross-listed with another course, the prerequisite(s) of that course will apply. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal Provides an integrative capstone experience for Women's Studies majors, allowing them to develop independent projects in Women's Studies and share their ideas in a workshop setting. Content This course encourages the student to make connections among the various parts of her course of study. Student workshops will be facilitated by the Women's Studies Chair, and independent research and writing will be conducted in consultation with the student's chosen advisor and the Women's Studies Chair. The results of the student'research will be presented at the annual Women's Studies Symposium. Taught Fall. Prerequisites WST 350; supplemental methods course; suggested senior standing. Credit 1 hour.
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1.00 Credits
Goal Students will organize and direct the annual Women's Studies Symposium, then learn to polish their own research for review by a professional audience. Content This is a one-hour weekly workshop that allows Women's Studies majors and minors to work together to plan the annual Women's Studies Symposium. Students will use the workshop to exchange ideas and polish their own symposium projects, then, using responses from the seminar, finalize a portion of their projects for a professional audience in the form of a publication, professional presentation, or academic writing sample. The members of the class will also collect and edit representative student work, including their own, to create a yearly online publication. Majors must take this lab twice, and minors must take this lab once. Taught Spring. Prerequisites WST 200; suggested junior standing; declared status as a Women's Studies major or minor. Credit 1 hour.
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3.00 Credits
Goal To allow student to pursue particular interest in Women's Studies in addition to those covered in other courses. Content Varies according to interest of the student; to be agreed upon by student and professor and approved by the Women's Studies Program Chair. Taught Fall, Spring. Prerequisites Permission of department chair and instructor. Credit 1-6 hours.
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