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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Acceptance into the Washington Semester Program required.
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2.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Women's studies provides a critical perspective that examines the world and everything that happens within it from the viewpoints of women. It encourages new ways of seeing and thinking about our world and its people and institutions. Interdisciplinary introduction to the questions, findings, methods, and theories of women's studies scholarship. Examines how multiple forms of feminism shape the practice of women's studies and increasingly recognize differences among women. Examines feminism(s) as well as the diverse conditions of women's lives and experiences in the United States. Open to all interested students, and a requirement for the women's studies minor. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
Green Grrrls and Earth Mothers explores the many connections between women and the environment, from the symbolic association of women and nature, to the ways that global warming is already impacting the lives of women in developing countries. Throughout the course, we will examine the lives of women who work to bring about a world that is ecologically sustainable and socially just. Green Grrrls is an interdisciplinary course, utilizing methods and materials from throughout the social sciences and the humanities. Prerequisites: WMST 10000 or permission of instructor. 3 credits (S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
This class will familiarize students with contemporary queer studies, primarily from a Women's Studies/Gender Studies perspective. Although the term "queer studies" defies easy definition, for the purposes of this class it will entail lesbian, gender, bisexual, and transgender studies (LGBT) from a social contructionist standpoint. 3.0 credits. (IRR).
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3.00 Credits
Topics of current interest in women's studies using a women's studies approach to pedagogy. This feminist pedagogy includes: (1) an emphasis on critical thinking and analytical skills; (2) an emphasis on cooperation instead of competition and hierarchy in the classroom; and (3) the validation of personal experience and subjective knowledge in the learning process. Prerequisites: WMST10000; two courses from the women's studies minor list. Open to Women's studies minors with senior standing, or junior standing by permission of instructor. Can be repeated once for up to six credits when topics vary. 3 credits. (IRR)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Independent studies projects are arranged individually between student and instructor. A proposal for the topic and specific plans must be approved by the coordinator of the women's studies program and by the School of Humanities and Sciences dean's office. Prerequisites: WMST 10000; two courses from the women's studies minor list; permission of instructor. 1-4 credits. (F-S,Y)
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Internships are arranged individually at the student's request with individual instructors and a sponsoring agency. A proposal for an internship must be approved by the coordinator of the women's studies program and by the School of Humanities and Sciences dean's office. Prerequisites: WMST 10000; two courses from the women's studies minor list; permission of instructor. Variable credit. (F-S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
This introductory, freshman-level course teaches students how to read perceptively and write coherently in college courses. Students learn to comprehend, critique, and respond to college readings by writing analytical essays ranging from single-source papers to evaluations of the claims and evidence in a number of readings. Typical assignments include single-source critiques and multiple-source syntheses. The course emphasizes thoughtful and responsible use of sources. May satisfy departmental and school requirements for a level-1 writing course. Students may not receive credit for both this class and WRTG 10800, WRTG 15200, or WRTG 16300. Prerequisites: Available only to freshmen, sophomores, and transfers in HSHP, the School of Music, and the Park School, except by petition. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
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1.00 Credits
This introductory, freshman-level course teaches students how to read perceptively and write coherently in college courses. Students learn to comprehend, critique, and respond to college readings by writing analytical essays ranging from single-source papers to evaluations of the claims and evidence in a number of readings. Typical assignments include single-source critiques and multiple-source syntheses. The course emphasizes thoughtful and responsible use of sources. It includes a fourth hour designed to guide students through the composing process and help them edit their own writing more effectively for clarity, development, correctness, and style. May satisfy departmental and school requirements for a level-1 writing course. Students may not receive credit for this course and WRTG 10600. Prerequisites: Open only to freshmen, sophomores, and transfer students in the School of Humanities and Sciences; studentsfrom the professional schools may be admitted on a space-available basis by petition. 4 credits. (F-S, Y)
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