Courses

Same as SOCY 1006. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines status and power differences between the sexes at individual and societal levels. Emphasizes historical context of gender roles and status, reviews major theories of gender stratification. Same as SOCY 1016. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Same as ENGL 1260. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Introduces students to the field of Women & Gender Studies. Examines gender issues in the United States from interdisciplinary, multicultural, and feminist perspectives. Covers such topics as sexuality, beauty ideals, women's health, violence against women, work, the economy, peace and war, and the environment. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Examines contemporary experiences of people around the world as they negotiate dominant and subversive understandings of gendered identities. Focuses on the ways in which the material and discursive circumstances of people's lives shape their opportunities for resistance and creative construction. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Same as LGBT 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Explores diverse cultural forms such as film, popular fiction and non-fiction, music videos, public art, websites, blogs and zines which are shaped by, and in turn shape popular understandings of gender at the intersections of race, class, ability, religion, nation, and imperialism. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Same as CLAS 2100.

Same as CLAS 2110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Introduces the contributions of women to literature and the performing arts from a historical and cross-cultural perspective. Emphasizes the cultural contexts in which artworks are created, as well as representations of gender and sexuality. Stresses issues of structure, content, and style, along with the acquisition of basic techniques of literary and arts criticism. Prereq., WMST 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or literature and the arts.

Same as PHIL 2290. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Studies the history of social activism in the United States by women of color, with an emphasis on modes of social activism, issues that have organized specific communities of color, issues that have crossed ethnic/racial boundaries, and the interaction of women from different ethnic/racial groups, including women of color and white women. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or 2600. Same as HIST 2636. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

Examines the positionality of women in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and power relations in a global context. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.

Surveys psychological theory and research concerning contemporary American women. Deals with such issues as masculine bias in American culture, sex difference in cognitive functioning and personality, psychological conflict for women between career and home, and, finally, specific areas pertaining to women's mental health. Prereq., WMST 2000 or PSYC 1001. Same as PSYC 2700. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Same as RLST 2800. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Same as HONR 3004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Womens Studies (WMST) majors only. Same as SOCY 3012. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Womens Studies (WMST) majors only.

Restricted to junior/senior WMST majors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Same as SOCY 3016.

Examines various research methods and approaches in women's and gender studies. Students will gain practical experience to be able to write a proposal for a significant research project, informed by course readings and discussions. Prereqs., WMST 2000, 2600. Recommended prereqs., WMST 2200 or 2400.

Same as SOCY 3044.

Same as SOCY 3046.

Analyzes the concepts, ideas, arguments, and assumptions that inform major texts in feminist theory through close reading, class discussion, and writing papers. Emphasizes developing reading and writing skills to interpret theoretical arguments. Prereqs., WMST 2000 and junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Explores a variety of alternative systematic accounts of, and explanations for, gender inequities. Social norms of both masculinity and femininity are analyzed in relation to other axes of inequality such as class, sexuality, race/ethnicity, neocolonialism, and the domination of nonhuman nature. Prereq., WMST 2000. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Explores a variety of personal and public policy issues in light of basic feminist commitment to opposing women's subordination. Provides students not only with a deeper understanding of the specific issues discussed but also with a sense of the ways in which a principled commitment to feminism may influence and be influenced by prevailing interpretations of contemporary ideals and values (such as freedom, equality, and community). Provides an opportunity to develop skills of critical analysis useful in a wide range of contexts. Prereq., WMST 2000 or 2290, and junior or senior standing. Same as PHIL 3110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Provides insight into the present socioeconomic condition of Chicanas and the concept of feminismo through interdisciplinary study of history, sociology, literary images, and film portrayals. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2536 or equivalent. Same as ETHN 3136. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.