Women's Studies

WS 2010 Introduction Women’s Studies                                3 cr.
An introduction to the social, historical, and cultural dimensions of women’s role in society.

WS 2090 Topics in Women’s Studies                                     3 cr.
An open topics approach to the role of women. May be repeated once for credit.

WS 3090  Internship in Women’s Studies                              3 cr.
Prerequisite: WS 2010 or consent of the Women’s Studies internship supervisor. The intern is placed in a private or public agency in order to gain practical experience in the application of women’s studies perspectives and methodologies. Interns usually work eight hours a week at times mutually agreeable to the individual and the agency. In addition, students must meet regularly with a faculty advisor and their work must be evaluated by both an agency supervisor and the faculty advisor.

WS 3091 Ind Read & Res in Womn Studies                            1 cr.
Prerequisite: One course from the Women’s Studies approved list and consent of the Director of Women’s Studies. The individual student will be responsible for selection of the area of reading and research. Readings, conferences, and reports or a major research project will be assigned by a member of the Women’s Studies faculty. In no case may a student register for WS 3091-93 for a total of more than six hours.

WS 3092 Ind Read & Res in Womn Studies                            1 cr.
Prerequisite: One course from the Women’s Studies approved list and consent of the Director of Women’s Studies. The individual student will be responsible for selection of the area of reading and research. Readings, conferences, and reports or a major research project will be assigned by a member of the Women’s Studies faculty. In no case may a student register for WS 3091-93 for a total of more than six hours.

WS 3093 Ind Read & Res in Womn Studies                            1 cr.
Prerequisite: One course from the Women’s Studies approved list and consent of the Director of Women’s Studies. The individual student will be responsible for selection of the area of reading and research. Readings, conferences, and reports or a major research project will be assigned by a member of the Women’s Studies faculty. In no case may a student register for WS 3091-93 for a total of more than six hours.

WS 3095 Service Learning in WS                                                 3 cr.
Prerequisite: WS 2010 or consent of the instructor. This service learning course combines classroom and community learning. All students will participate in projects at one designated community agency while using weekly class meetings to assess the connection between feminist theory and practice.

WS 4070/G Spec Top Women, Lit, Society                            3 cr.
(WS 4070, ENGL 4070 and SOC 4070 are cross-listed) Prerequisite: ENGL 2378 or SOC 1051 or WS 2010 or consent of instructors. A team-taught, interdisciplinary study of women in literature and society. Variable topics include women and crime, women and work, women and the family, women and religion.

WS 4078/G Res Meth Feminist Scholarship                          3 cr.
Prerequisite: WS 2010 or consent of instructor. An introduction to diverse quantitative and qualitative research methods used in contemporary feminist scholarship. Students will pursue individual projects based on archival collections, published articles, and other primary and secondary sources. The course will familiarize students with local archives and exhibits. Oral reports on research projects will satisfy the university’s oral proficiency requirement.

WS 4080/G Feminist Theory                                                     3 cr.
Prerequisite: WS 2010 or consent of the instructor. This course interweaves social science and the humanities to examine an array of theoretical perspectives on gender relations and inequalities. We will discuss some of the major issues that have fostered movements for the women’s rights, highlighting the relationship between theory and practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the diversity of women’s voices and experiences cross-culturally, and to the intersections of gender, race/ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation.

WS 4090/G Variable Topics Womens Studies                      3 cr.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the instructor. Advanced study of women and gender. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit, for a total of six credits.