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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Intended to supplement, not supplant, regular course offerings. Students interested in a tutorial must secure the consent of the faculty member concerned before registration and submit any required documentation to him or her. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Course examines the gendered lives and practices of women and men in Mexico and the US. By comparing gender across cultures, students inquire into whether their experience of masculinity and femininity is universal or open to change. Stereotypes about Mexicans (e.g., the meanings of macho) are challenged. Course Information: Same as SOA 133. This course fulfills a general education requirement at UIS in the area of Comparative Societies Social Sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to comparative study of women's roles and gender issues across cultures. Course Information: Same as SOA 150. This course fulfills a general education requirement at UIS in the area of Comparative Societies Social Sciences.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to sexual minorities in the United States. Topics: History of sexualities and social justice movements; legal and medical efforts to regulate non-normative sexualities; intersection of sexualities with race, class, gender, and physical ability; sexual orientation and public policy; cultural representations of sexual minorities. Course Information: Same as SOA 233. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the area of U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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4.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary introduction to historical contemporary issues of gender inequality faced by women. Topics include gender socialization, education, law, work, families, health, violence, and the women's movement. Topics and emphasis varies with instructor. (Fall and spring semesters) Highly recommended as the first course in Women's Studies. Course Information: Same as SOA 301 and SWK 382. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the areas of U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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3.00 Credits
Work is going global, drawing more women into paid work. This course is an adventure into the challenges of work and home for women in two countries: the ongoing occupational segregation of women, comparable worth, and fair treatment. How can women earn a living wage, recognition and have a life? Course Information: Same as SOA 305. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the area of Global Awareness or in the area of ECCE Elective.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary examination of factual basis of majority ideas about sexual orientation, gender identity, or sexuality used to assign important legal rights and disabilities to lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Explores political movements and issues involved in the struggle for civil rights for sexual minorities. Requires an open mind. Course Information: Same as LES 333, PSC 333, and SOA 333. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the areas of U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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4.00 Credits
Survey of sex, gender and sexuality in production, reception, and content of contemporary U.S. popular culture. Themes: definitions, approaches, and functions of pop culture; race, class, gender, and sexuality in production and reception of media; representation and stylization of the body; masculinity and media violence; strategies for resisting media messages. Course Information: Same as SOA 338. Previous WGS coursework recommended, but not required. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the area of U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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3.00 Credits
Examines women as perpetrators and victims of crime and as criminal justice professionals. Evaluates factors that contribute to women becoming involved with the criminal justice system in each of these capacities and assesses the degree to which the criminal justice system provides women with equitable treatment. Course Information: Same as CRJ 343. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the areas of ECCE U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the history of U.S. women beginning with Native Americans. Examines themes of women in colonial society, domesticity, suffrage, reproduction, and work. Course Information: Same as HIS 345. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the areas of ECCE U. S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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