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ANTH 346 - Anthropology of Gender
3 Credit Hours
An examination of male and female gender roles in society from a cross cultural perspective. Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or WMST 200 or permission of instructor.
CLAS 242 - Images of Women in Classical Antiquity
3 Credit Hours
A survey of the roles of women in classical Greece and Rome. Beginning with the prehistoric cultures of Crete and Mycenae, students analyze the roles of women through an examination of the images of women in art, literature, and historical documents of ancient Greece and Rome.
COMM 370 - Gender and Communication
3 Credit Hours
This course explores the multiple relationships between gender and communication, specifically focusing on gender-based influences in communication between men and women, and how communication works to create gender roles and identity. The course integrates theory and practice to heighten our sensitivity to gender differences and similarities in the communication process.
ENGL 336 - Women Writers
3 Credit Hours
A study of a representative selection of women's fiction, poetry, and drama, focusing on questions of women's styles, preferred genres, and place in the literary tradition. Readings may vary from year to year.
ENGL 353 - African Women Writers
3 Credit Hours
An introduction to the writings of African women, including Buchi Emecheta, Mariama Ba, Fadhma Amrouche, Nadine Gordimer, and others.
FREN 474 - French Women Writers
3 Credit Hours
This course will survey the historical, religious, and psycho-philosophical aspects of women's conditions in various cultures, with emphasis on the French experience as portrayed by contemporary women novelists: Colette, Louise de Vilmorin, Francoise Sagan, Simone de Veauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras, and Christiane Rochefort.
HEAL 217 - Human Sexuality
3 Credit Hours
The format focuses on providing information necesary for establishing a sound knowledge base on topics including sexual anatomy and physiology, birth control, basic psychological concepts of sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, and family planning. The information is presented in relation to the decision-making process as applied to understanding one's own and others' sexuality.
HEAL 317 - Sexual Behavior and Relationships
3 Credit Hours
A study of contemporary issues in the field of human sexuality, such as sexual motivation, sexual orientation, sex roles, sexual dysfunction and therapy, the nature of sexual attraction, theories of love, critical factors in the maintenance of intimate relationships, and alternative lifestyles. Prerequisite: HEAL 217 or permission of the instructor.
HEAL 323 - Women's Health Issues
3 Credit Hours
The course deals with a wide variety of health issues of concern to women. Major categories of topics include utilization of the health care system, issues of concern to women of diverse backgrounds, normal physiological health and well-being, common physiological and psychological health problems, and cultural as well as societal influences on women's health.
HIST 210 - Women in the South
3 Credit Hours
Students will examine the role of gender, class, race, and region in explaining the social, economic, political, and cultural circumstances of women in the U. S. South. Readings, films, and discussions are designed to illustrate the myths and realities of Southern womanhood from the colonial period to the present.
HIST 221 - Women in the U.S.
3 Credit Hours
An examination of the ways in which gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity, and region in explaining political, economic, social, and cultural developments in the United States. Topics include Native American and African American women, frontier and immigrant women, education, the suffrage campaign, the feminine mystique, the Civil Rights Movement. Prerequisite: HIST 101-102 or 103-104.
HIST 252 - Women in Europe
3 Credit Hours
An examination of the ways in which gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity, and region in explaining political, economic, social, and cultural developments in the United States. Topics include Native American and African American women, frontier and immigrant women, education, the suffrage campaign, the feminine mystique, the Civil Rights Movement. Prerequisites: HIST 101-102 or 103-104.
PHIL 165 - Philosophy and Feminism
3 Credit Hours
An examination of philosophical issues in feminism such as the nature of freedom and equality, what it is to be a person and to respect others as persons, and whether or not our language encourages or presupposes a demeaning view of women. Specific topics may include equal opportunity, abortion, rape, and marriage.
PHIL 275 - Feminist Theory
3 Credit Hours
A study of the connections between gender and knowledge, culture, and social practice. The course investigates the claim that cultural definitions and valuations of masculinity and femininity are reflected in such areas as science, ethics, literature, art, and language.
POLS 330 - Comparative Gender Politics
3 Credit Hours
This course uses gender as a comparative analytic framework to examine a variety of important issues including human rights, economic development, labor and property control, violence against women, family and health concerns, and the role women play as political actors and leaders in formulating policy across a number of different countries.
POLS 352 - Gender, Theory, and Law: Sexual Harassment
3 Credit Hours
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POLS 392 - Women and Politics
3 Credit Hours
Women and Politics examines the role of the women's movement and feminism, and political participation by women, primarily within the American political system. The course focuses attention on women as citizens within a particular culture and as political candidates and policy-makers.
PSYC 350 - Psychology of Gender
3 Credit Hours
This course presents social, cognitive, biological, evolutionary, and cross-cultural perspectives on gender, including gender development and roles. Major themes include nature and nurture contributions to gender, gender differences versus similarities, gender versus sex, the influence of gender assumptions, biases and roles, and challenging prejudice to improve gender relations. Prerequisite: PSYC 103.
RELS 265 - Women and Religion
3 Credit Hours
An examination of the images and roles of women within various religious traditions, along with a consideration of their impact on social attitudes and structures. The course will include such topics as the nature of the goddess, priestess, saint, witch, holy virgin, and martyr.
SOCY 103 - Sociology of the Family
3 Credit Hours
An analysis of the family in its social context. Emphasis placed on how socio-cultural factors influence social interaction within familys, on social change effects on families, and on the relationship of families to the total social system. Note: SOCY 103 will not apply to the major or minor or GPA in Sociology.
SOCY 337 - Prejudice
3 Credit Hours
This course examines what prejudices are, how they are formed, the consequences they have, and social purposes they serve. Three types of prejudice are investigated: race, class, and gender. In addition, the course explores the relationship between prejudice and discrimination and the conditions under which changes in prejudice occur. Prerequisites: SOCY 101 and a 200-level sociology course.
SOCY 364 - Gender and Society
3 Credit Hours
A survey of topics in the sociology of gender. Emphasis placed on the economy, family, and state as gendered social institutions, and how changes in the cultural notions of gender take place within social institutions. Prerequisites: SOCY 101 and a 200-level sociology course.
WGST 200 - Intro to Women's and Gender Studies
3 credit hours
This course is designed to explore the rich body of knowledge developed by and about women and gender. We study the structure of gender and its conssequences for women both in our own culture and throughout selected regions of the world. In addition, we examine feminist theories, women's movements, and forms of feminist pedagogy. This course can satisfy the College's general education humanities requirement.
WGST 300 - Special Topics
3 credit hours
An examination of an area in women's studies for which no regular course is offered. This course may be repeated for credit if the content is different.
WGST 381 - Internship
1-4 Credit Hours (repeatable up to 4 hours)
An opportunity for students to integrate research with social activism through supervised field placement in areas related to the study of women and gender. Students will produce specific assignments that reflect agreed upon learning goals under the direction of the director of Women's and Gender Studies or a program faculty member.
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WGST 400 - Independent Study
3 Credit Hours
Individually supervised readings and study of some work, problem, or topic in women's studies. A project proposal must be submitted in writing and approved by the director prior to registration for the course.