Women's Studies Courses (WMST)

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100 Representation of Women (3:3:0). Surveys representations of women in a variety of cultural forms, including art, advertising, costume, television, film, fiction, and science. By examining the diversity of representations of women, the course uncovers the social negotiation of gender and the construction of cultural ideas of womanhood.

200 Introduction to Women's Studies (3:3:0).Prerequisite: 30 credits. Interdisciplinary introduction to the field of women's studies, encompassing key concepts in the field, history of women's movements and women's studies in America, cross-cultural constructions of gender, and a thematic emphasis on the diversity of women's experience across class, race, and cultural lines.

300 Current Issues in Women's Studies (3:3:0). Detailed study of selected topics central to contemporary women's studies. Topics vary, but include subjects such as women and violence, women and international development, women's myth and ritual, the history and politics of sexuality, psychoanalysis, and religion.

330 Feminist Theory across the Disciplines (3:3:0).Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor. Examines feminist critique and transformation of the theories, methods, and methodologies of the sciences and humanities.

400 Internship in Women's Studies (1-3:0:0).Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credits, including WMST 200, or permission of instructor. Community- or campus based service or experiential learning related to women's or gender issues. Independent course in which students develop, in consultation with a faculty member, individual contracts defining the learning and competencies they plan to gain from the experience. May be repeated for credit, up to six credits, but only three credits of WMST 400 or 401 may be applied toward the WMST minor.

401 Experiential Learning in Women's Studies (1-3:0:0).Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in a women's studies course. Community- or campus based service or experiential learning as it relates to a specif WMST course, taken at the same time. Students develop, in consultation with the faculty member, individual contracts defining the learning and competencies they plan to gain from the experience. May be repeated for credit up to a total of six credits, but only three credits of WMST 400 or 401 may be applied toward the WMST minor.g WMST 200, or permission of instructor. Reading or research on a specific topic related to women and/or gender issues, under the direction of a faculty member. May involve a combination of reading assignments, tutorials, papers, presentations, or off-campus activities. May be repeated for credit up to a total of six credits, but only three credits may be applied toward the WMST minor.