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2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • WSC 615 - Problems in Wood Technology


    No description available.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • WSC 699 - Graduate Thesis


    Thesis.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • WST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies


    Introduces the perspective and interdisciplinary nature of Women’s Studies. Examines women’s positions in Western culture and explores the genesis, development, and impact of our culture’s assumptions about women’s nature and women’s roles.

    Satisfies the General Education Ethics, Social Contexts and Institutions, and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 201 - Topics in Women’s Studies


    An interdisciplinary, second-level study of topics such as “Women in the Hispanic World,” “Women and Aging,” or “Lesbian Literature.” May be taken more than once for credit if the topic differs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 230 - Women, Health and the Environment


    Examines the roles of women in shaping current practices and policies of the Western health care system and related environmental issues. It will draw on the work of Rachel Carson and modern women healers of the body and the ecosystem. Students are encouraged to be involved in transformational work at the local, personal or more global level.

    Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Population and the Environment Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 298 - Directed Study in Women’s Studies


    Individual study, research, field experience and writing projects in Women’s Studies and related areas, conducted under the guidance of a faculty member associated with the Women’s Studies Program, arranged on request. (Contact the Women’s Studies Office for an information sheet.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101 and permission.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • WST 301 - Intermediate Topics in Women’s Studies


    An interdisciplinary, intermediate level study of topics such as “Women and the Legal System” or “Lesbians Through Three Lenses.” May be taken more than once if the topics differ.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Sophomore standing or above; WST 101 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 340 - Women and Globalization


    Constraints of geography on social and cultural arrangements are receding, a process with implications for the world’s women. Topics investigated will include women’s work in factories, maquiladoras, immigration, domestic work and sex tourism, to name a few.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 401 - Advanced Topics in Women’s Studies


    An advanced, interdisciplinary study of topics such as “Women and Science” or “Global Feminism.” May be taken more than once if the topics differ.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101 and junior or senior standing or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 410 - Feminist Theory


    An advanced, interdisciplinary, multicultural introduction to the main traditions of feminist theory.

    Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    6 hours of Women’s Studies, including WST 101 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 480 - Senior Seminar in Women’s Studies


    This integrated, interdisciplinary, and multicultural course provides advanced study of a specific topic in Women’s Studies, such as “Women’s Spirituality,” “Ecofeminism,” or “Women in Education.”

    Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101, WST 410 and senior standing or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 498 - Directed Study in Women’s Studies


    Advanced, individual study, field experience, research and writing projects in Women’s Studies and related areas, conducted under the guidance of a faculty member associated with the Women’s Studies Program, arranged on request. (Contact the Women’s Studies Office for an information sheet.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 101 and Junior or Senior standing and permission.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • WST 501 - Graduate Topics in Women’s Studies


    A graduate-level interdisciplinary study of topics such as “Women’s Health,” “Women and Race,” or “Multicultural Issues in Women’s Studies.”

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 510 - Advanced Studies in Feminist Theory


    An advanced introduction to major issues in contemporary feminist theory.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 520 - Research Methodologies in Women’s Studies


    An interdisciplinary course that focuses on the visions and methods that feminist scholars use to study women and gender. Introduces students to pioneering critiques of various methodologies as well as recent developments in the field.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 580 - Feminist Pedagogy and Women’s Studies Practicum


    A history of Women’s Studies as an interdiscipline, a survey of feminist teaching strategies and an examination of the philosophies of education on which those strategies are based. A practicum applying the course material in a Women’s Studies class, a departmental course or possibly in a K-12 school or other workplace setting will be included.

    Credits: 3
  
  • WST 610 - Research Seminar in Women’s Studies


    An opportunity for students writing theses and dissertations on Women’s Studies topics to participate in an interdisciplinary writing group with other graduate students. Facilitated by a faculty member. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 510 or WST 520 or permission.

    Credits: 1
  
  • WST 698 - Individualized Projects in Women’s Studies


    Individualized study, action projects, internships, and writing projects, available especially for non-thesis students. Conducted under the guidance of a member of the Women’s Studies graduate faculty.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WST 510 or WST 520; permission of the WIC/WST Director.

    Credits: 1-3
 

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