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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Inventing Feminism. Prerequisites: WMGS 102. How did feminism begin in Europe and America? This course studies the birth of feminism as an international political movement and explores its growth in response to Western social developments from 1750 to the mid-twentieth century. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Feminist Theory. Prerequisites: WMGS 102. This course examines a wide variety of feminist theories which illustrate the many ways in which issues of gender can be interpreted. Recognizing that gendered identities are molded by such factors as class, race, sexual orientation and national identity, this course explores the issues of difference among women and the role of theory in conceptualizing such differences. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Selected Topics: Women's and Gender Studies. Prerequisites: WMGS 102 plus 3 hours in the major/minor. The exploration of a topic related to Women's and Gender Studies which is either not covered in the curriculum or which deserves more in-depth treatment than is possible in an existing course. The specific topic will be announced each time the course is offered. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6.0 credits. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Global Feminism. Prerequisites: WMGS 102. This course will interrogate the concept and practice of feminism from various locations outside of the U.S. Students will examine the political, cultural and socio-economic structures that promote or inhibit activism on women's lives and issues. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Women and Migration. Prerequisites: WMGS 102; or HIST 100 and HIST 117 or 118. This course focuses on female migrants from the late nineteenth century to the present. Using an interdisciplinary approach with an emphasis on historical studies, it considers issues of work, family, sexuality, and identity formation for migrant women past and present. Questions to explore include: what distinguishes the experiences of migration for women; what are the continuities and differences for women across time, ethnicity, and geography; how do historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and others, as well as the migrants themselves, understand female migration; what do women gain and lose through migration, and why a gendered approach to migration studies is crucial. Cross listed with History, HIST 314. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Human Trafficking. Prerequisites: WMGS 201 or WMGS 303 or JUST 200 or JUST 201 or departmental permission. The goal of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of global human trafficking, including extent, causes, impact, perpetrators, victims and responses. In addition to an overview of the global issues we will examine the multifaceted needs of trafficking survivors, and legal and policy approaches to reducing the problem. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Independent Study: Women's and Gender Studies. Prerequisites: WMGS 102 and approval of the WMGS Director. This course involves advanced research on a topic of particular interest to the students that goes beyond the scope of available courses in Women's Studies. Students are required to hand in an extensive paper documenting the results of their research. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6.0 credits.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies. Prerequisites: WMGS 102, WMGS 201, WMGS 301 and 6 additional hours in the major. Each participant completes an individual project that is either (a) research on an approved topic or (b) description and analysis of a long-term field experience. With faculty facilitator, students discuss research strategies, issues, and work in progress. Meets the University Writing Requirement for WMGS majors.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Seminar on Gender and Crime. Prerequisites: WMGS 301 or WMGS 303 or JUST 310 or by departmental permission. The goal of this course is to provide an upper-level, trans-disciplinary overview of ways that gender shapes individuals' experiences with the criminal justice system as workers, offenders and victims. Emphasis will be placed on the examination of structural disadvantage, the gendered nature of criminological theoretical perspectives, and the victim/offender dichotomy. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: WOMENS STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Cooperative Education: Women's and Gender Studies. Prerequisites: WMGS 102, WMGS 301 and at least one other WMGS course; minimum GPA of 3.0; approval of WMGS director. Special fee. Academic study integrated with supervised internship in an organization, agency, or business that addresses women's issues or issues of gender. Part-time (20 hours per week). Required individual meetings with faculty advisor supplement experiential component, and include discussion of field work experience, connection between feminist/gender studies theories and practice, issues of access and diversity, civic responsibility, and career options.
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