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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Students work as part of a research team and undertake a semester-long project investigating the significance of gender to the social and academic life of students at Mason. Enhances understanding of techniques for collecting, analyzing, and writing up empirical material. Involves in-depth investigation of and critical engagement with ethical, interpretive, and representational considerations relating to feminist research. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Explores feminist political thought in historical context. Topics include feminist political movements, feminist critiques of political philosophy, and feminist contributions to political theory. Prerequisites GOVT 101, WMST 200, 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Credits: 1-3 Reading or research on a specific topic related to women and/or gender issues, under the direction of a faculty member. May involve a combination of reading assignments, tutorials, papers, presentations, or off-campus activities. Prerequisites 9 WMST credits including WMST 200, or permission of instructor. Notes May be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 credits. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Study of selected topics central to contemporary women's studies. Topics vary but include representation and images, violence, public policy, international development, transmigration of labor, myth and ritual, history and politics of sexuality, psychoanalysis, and religion. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Provides an introduction to feminist approaches to social research. Students collect, analyze, and write-up research data as they examine many of the central methodological issues and questions raised by feminist scholars. These include feminist critiques of positivism, feminist standpoint theory, social action research models, and feminist engagements with ethical concerns in doing research with human subjects. Emphasizes a learning-by-doing approach to prepare students to conduct research. Prerequisites Graduate standing and 3 credits of 600-level WMST course work, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Students work as part of a research team and undertake a semester-long project investigating the significance of gender to the social and academic life of students at Mason. Enhances understanding of techniques for collecting, analyzing, and writing up empirical material. Involves in-depth investigation of and critical engagement with ethical, interpretive, and representational considerations relating to feminist research. Prerequisites WMST 610 or SOCI 634. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Multidisciplinary course examines the central issues of feminist theory and explores the various strategies of feminist theorists. Analyzes the ways in which feminist theories have challenged established disciplinary boundaries and contested the traditional assumptions of the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Multidisciplinary course explores the complex issues women face in different regions of the world. Addresses women's diverse and shared global concerns and provides students with the tools to analyze and understand women in a global context. Prerequisites Graduate standing. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Advanced individualized study of gender through readings, discussion, research, and/or projects under the direction and supervision of a member of the women's studies faculty. Prerequisites Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Notes May be repeated for total 9 credits. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 3-6
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0.00 Credits
Credits: 0 Prior to graduation and in consultation with their advisor, students will reflect on and synthesize their work in the women's studies certificate program by selecting three items taken from their work in the program and discussing these items in a 7-10 page essay. Work selected may include course papers, videos of their performances, exhibit photos, music recordings, and other items as agreed upon by student and advisor. Prerequisites Students must have completed their course work for women's studies certificate, or be in the last semester of their course work Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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