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1.00 Credits
Who can answer my questions What resources are available How can I get the most out of college This course introduces students to the structure of higher education and specific Mercer University policies. Issues such as successful study skills, cultural diversity, critical thinking, ethics, personal relationships, health, safety, and careers are all introduced and discussed. This course is required of all freshmen who are not enrolled in an experiential section of First-Year Seminar and is graded S/U. UNV courses are jointly offered by the College of Liberal Arts and the Office of Academic and Advising Services. (Every year)
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Selection as Peer Advisor for UNV/MAP 101. The purpose of this course is to prepare Peer Advisors (PA's) to co-facilitate the UNV/MAP 101 course. UNV/MAP 101 is intended to assist new students in making more successful transitions to college. These students should better understand the value of a liberal arts education, identify campus support systems, develop better academic habits, and succeed intellectually, socially, and personally during their first year at Mercer. The PA's work with instructors to plan weekly classes, attend all class sessions, facilitate class discussions and exercises, and provide insight determined by the topic at hand. Other duties may be determined by the UNV/MAP 101 instructor in consultation with the PA. Additionally, they will provide assistance and support to new students outside of the classroom, as necessary and appropriate, during the students' first semester. This course is graded S/U and can be taken only once. UNV courses are jointly offered by the College of Liberal Arts and the Office of Academic and Advising Services. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of how we live our lives as "men" and "women." This course investigates tbiological basis and cultural construction of gender, with particular attention to cross-cultural examples and the history of challenges to the status quo of gendered societies. (Every semester)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WGS 180. An examination of the images, roles and contributions of women in scientific, historical, literary, religious, social, political, philosophical, and artistic contexts, to include contemporary issues. Includes an introduction to research methodologies appropriate for women's and gender studies. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as ENG 240) Prerequisite: FYS 101. An analysis of the writings of contemporary American women of diverse cultural backgrounds. Reading and discussing novels, short stories, and poetry, this course will explore the ways that these writers navigate being American and being culturally "other" within ahomogenizing "melting pot" society. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as PSY 270) Prerequisite: PSY 101 or consent of instructor. Examination of the theory and context in which the social construct of "gender" develops,and the impact this has on our perceptions of ourselves, how others perceive us, and how we relate to others. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of such experiences. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
A study of some significant topic in women's and gender studies not covered in the regular offerings. May be repeated with different topics. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as AFR 310 and JMS 310) This course will critically examine the role of the media in enabling, facilitating, or challenging the social constructions of race and gender in our society. We will consider the mass media to be one among many other social institutions such as religion, education, and family, which strongly influence our everyday notions of race and gender. The course will address a variety of entertainment and news content in print and electronic media. (Every other year)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as POL 314) Prerequisite: POL 253/IAF 253 or consent of instructor. This course offers an opportunity to learn about the status of women in developing countries, in general, and the role of women in development, in particular. The course examines the substance and direction of interactions among women, their political structures, and economic systems throughout the developing world. Multiple perspectives and models are explored, including, but not limited to, dependency theory, modernization theory, globalization, feminist sociology, and post modernism. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as COM 315) A study of gender in relation to the public sphere. The primary focus is on feminist approaches to rhetoric and rhetorical theory. Students will also examine how gender intersects with the study of human relationships. (Every other year)
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