Courses

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 WMST 2600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

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

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

Same as ETHN/SOCY 3044.

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 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).