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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES
(WGS)

2013 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course is an introduction to the study of women and gender using interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches. Designed to introduce students to the intellectual frameworks that shape thoughts about women and men. Topics may include sexuality, violence against women, feminism, and diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.

4623 Feminist Theories
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: WGS 2013.
This course will introduce multidisciplinary explorations of theorists’ attempts to describe, explain, and critique social institutions. Students will examine theoretical positions on gender and women in the study of the humanities and/or social sciences. Topics may include the ways in which women have been represented in cultural production with special consideration of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nationalism.

4853 Special Topics in Women Writers
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course examines women's texts with special attention to understanding gender as a category of analysis. Variable topics may include women in the sciences, women and technology, literary and cultural representations, women and business, historical and political change, questions of class and nation, queer or transgender theories, or medical and health experiences. This class may emphasize the importance of intersecting categories of analysis including gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

4913 Independent Study in Women and Gender Studies
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing (form available) from the instructor, the student’s advisor, the Department Chair, and Dean of the College with which the instructor is affiliated.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. A maximum of 3 semester credit hours of independent study in women and gender studies may be applied to the Minor in Women and Gender Studies.

4933 Internship in Women and Gender Studies
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Approval of Department Chair.
Supervised experience relevant to women and gender issues may be earned within selected community organizations.A maximum of 3 semester credit hours may be applied to the Minor in Women and Gender Studies. Must be taken on a credit/no-credit basis.

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