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2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
12. Courses
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WS 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credits: 3
An introduction to basic concepts and interdisciplinary perspectives in women’s studies scholarship. This course will foster a critical analysis of the social and structural factors which shape women’s lives and an appreciation for the diversity of women’s experiences.
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WS 262 - Women in Spanish Film Credits: 3
Prerequisite: FLS 102 or permission of the Department Chair of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy.
This course examines both the stereotypical presentations of women as well as the amazing changes that women in Spanish and Latin American Cinema have undergone since the mid Twentieth Century. These images will be examined in the historical and social context in which they occur.
Also Listed as: FLS 262
Note: Spanish with Teacher Certification majors must take this course as a FLS course.
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WS 303 - Images of Women in Film Credits: 3
An examination of how women have been depicted on celluloid in both American and international films, from the early silents to today’s liberated cinema. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to evaluate the presentation of women in these films, based within the context of the society and the era that produced individual films as well as the place of women within a traditionally male-dominated commercial business industry, and how that presentation has evolved since the early days of the cinema.
Also Listed as: COM 303 and FLM 303
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WS 308 - Western Women’s Roles in Religion Credits: 3
A study of the historical context of women’s roles and women’s significance in the religions of Western society.
Also Listed as: REL 308
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WS 315 - Women Artists in History Credits: 3
Prerequisite: or concurrent enrollment: Either ART 102 , ART 211 , ART 212 or permission of the Art and Design Department Chair.
A survey of women artists and their contributions to the history of art, with special emphasis given to gender politics affecting their development as artists.
Also Listed as: ART 315
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WS 324 - Women in European History: From Antiquity to the Age of the French Revolution Credits: 3
A study of the role of women and gender between the period of ancient Greece to c. 1800 C.E.. By the instructor’s choice, this course may be focused on a specific temporal period (e.g. Antiquity, Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Early Modern, etc.) or a specific theme (Women as Mothers, Women’s Work, Sexuality, etc.).
Also Listed as: HIS 324
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WS 326 - Women in American History Credits: 3
Survey of the experiences of women in America from the seventeenth-century colonial settlements to the present, focusing on changes in the conceptions of womanhood and in the realities of women’s lives and work. Women’s participation in the social, economic, political, and cultural spheres will be studied in terms of the lives of ordinary women as well as of prominent individuals. Topics explored will include women’s domestic and wage work, marital patterns, the concept of sisterhood, the institutions of marriage and the family, legal rights, education, social and political movements.
Also Listed as: HIS 326
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WS 350 - Women in Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EN 101 and a 200-level English course or permission of the Department Chair of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy
This course introduces students to both traditional stereotypes of women in literature and new ways to analyze literature by and about women. Using introductory feminist critical texts, students will learn to focus on what literature says and implies about women: their nature, their roles, their place in society. Readings may include works by Austen, George Eliot, the Brontes, Flaubert, Woolf, Stein, Welty, Atwood, Walker, Rich, and others.
Also Listed as: EN 350
Note: Elementary Education majors with an English concentration and English with Teacher Certification majors must take this course as an EN course.
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WS 351 - Women’s Experiences of Family Life Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with at least a C or WS 200
This course examines women’s diverse experiences in contemporary families and in the world as homemakers, wives/partners, mothers, care givers, and as paid and unpaid workers. Family studies scholarship is examined critically with respect to various themes, including the social construction of gender and validation of family diversity. The contradictory nature of the family as a source of/venue for control and oppression versus support, validation, and empowerment is also explored.
Also Listed as: FS 351
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WS 352 - Psychology of Women Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or PSY 206 or permission of the Psychology and Family Studies Department Chair.
This course will present an overview of the biological, social, and cultural factors that affect women throughout the lifespan.
Also Listed as: PSY 350
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WS 375 - Women in Medieval Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EN 101 and a 200-level English course or permission of the Department Chair of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy
A study of the literature of the medieval period both by and about women, with special attention to the impact of the anti-feminist tradition. Some authors/works may include Chaucer, Julian of Norwich, Christine de Pisan, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Margery Kempe, and Marie de France.
Also Listed as: EN 375
Note: Elementary Education majors with an English concentration and English with Teacher Certification majors must take this course as an EN course.
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WS 382 - Women’s Health Issues Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
This course presents an overview of major health issues affecting women of all ages, races, and ethnicities. Emphasis will be placed on prevention, health promotion and becoming a critical health care consumer, while the impact of lifestyle issues and relationships throughout the lifespan on women’s health are explored.
Also Listed as: HED 382
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WS 384 - Strategies for the Managerial Woman Credits: 3
Development of skills to assume managerial positions with clear-cut goals and well-defined strategies for achieving objectives. Emphasis upon professional growth, career advancement, resume building, and balancing personal and career challenges.
Also Listed as: MGT 384
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WS 400 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: 3
Prerequisite: WS 200 ; Junior Standing or Permission of the Department Chair of Languages, Literature and Philosophy.
This course encompasses a variety of topics in women’s studies, covering all disciplines, including, but not limited to, seminars, research projects, hands-on internships in women’s archivalmuseum papers and artifacts, women’s oral history projects, internships in profit or non-profit agencies dealing with women’s issues, and/or independent studies in majors or minors which apply theory, concepts, and skills developed in sophomore or junior level women’s studies courses. Seminar topics or course activities/requirements may change with each course offering. This course can also include directed studies/research on a particular women’s issue in the student’s major or minor field, approved by the Women’s Studies Faculty Advisory Committee and the student’s academic advisor, and supervised (if necessary) by an affiliated women’s studies faculty member in conjunction with a faculty member in the student’s major or minor discipline.
Note: May be repeated up to six hours.
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WS 425 - Gender Development Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Senior standing and at least 9 hours of WS coursework or permission of the Department Chair of Psychology and Family Studies
This course provides an indepth study of theories and research on gender development from conception through middle childhood.
Also Listed as: PSY 425
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