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4.00 Credits
A continuation of History 600. The student completes the research and writing and gives an oral defense of the Senior Project.
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4.00 Credits
Credit-bearing internships are available through the Political Science Department, often in coordination with ACCEL. Credit, and work done to earn such credit, is at the discretion of the supervising faculty member. Typically, internships for credit are offered during the summer. Students should consult with the relevant faculty member for information, approval, and requirements.
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4.00 Credits
An internship that acquaints the student with the basics of legal research and writing. Phase One is conducted as a small class, concentrating on, but not limited to, environmental regulation. A second phase of the internship (available to a more limited number of students each semester) focuses on the civil and criminal aspects of environmental law and regulation in Pennsylvania. Prerequisites: Approval of the faculty liaison, as well as basic familiarity with the U.S. legal system. An interview with a lawyer in the Office of Chief Counsel is required, as is Environmental Science 110. At least one course from Political Science 221, 343 or 347 is recommended. Phase One: Two semester hours. Phase Two: The student contracts for semester hour credit, generally two hours. Credit/No Credit basis only.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to women's studies that delineates some of the parameters and interdisciplinary connections in feminist scholarship. The evolution of power structures and associated representations of women are explored and the ways in which femininity and masculinity are constructed by cultures are analyzed. In considering the impact of cultures, we explore how the realities of women are influenced by race, class, and sexuality. Factors associated with change are considered, including women's empowerment in the face of asymmetrical gender arrangements.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of debates about contemporary feminist theories with an emphasis on their shifting conceptualizations of gender, race, class and sexual orientation. Feminist critiques of traditional knowledge, methods and theories in other areas of inquiry are examined along with the possibilities for distinctive feminist methodologies. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 100 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An upper division course that focuses upon a specific aspect of feminist theory, a particular theorist, or the evolution of a specific strain of thought within women's studies. This advanced course builds upon a basic understanding of feminist theory while providing for a sustained and concentrated examination of theoretical modes of thought. Possible emphases include: the work of Luce Irigaray; the theoretical basis of eco-feminism; theorizing political and social justice within a feminist context. Prerequisites: Women's Studies 100 and Women's Studies 200. The latter may be taken concurrently.
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2.00 Credits
A two-semester internship at Women's Services, a non-profit social service agency for women and children in Crawford County. Students complete the Women's Services volunteer training during part one of the internship and participate in one or more aspects of the organization's program: advocacy, support, information and referral, community education and crisis intervention. The intern meets regularly with the agency administration for discussion and supervision and has regular conferences with the internship instructor. The intern's performance is evaluated by the on-site supervisor in consultation with the supervising faculty member. In addition, the supervising faculty member evaluates the student's written work consisting of a journal integrating on-site experience with assigned readings. In the context of the corequisite, Psychology 540, the student develops an in-depth research project. The student is expected to take Women's Services Internship II the following semester. The sequence may be begun in either the Fall or Spring semester. Two credit hours. Prerequisites: Women's Studies 100, Psychology 102 or 160, and/or approval of the supervising faculty member. Corequisite: Psychology 540.
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2.00 Credits
An extension of Women's Services Internship I in which the student continues participation in the agency's program and completes the research project, as described above. Two credit hours. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 501. Corequisite: Psychology 540.
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4.00 Credits
Selected topics relating to the study of women from multi-disciplinary and feminist perspectives. Students normally are expected to complete a major research project and to present their research to the seminar in a formal oral presentation. Prerequisites: Women's Studies 100, Women's Studies 200 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Independent Study
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