Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

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WMST 3010 The Role of Women in History

Prerequisite: HIST 1131, HIST 1132, and HIST 3001. The history of women in modern society, with special emphasis on the changes in the role of women accompanying the transition to industrial societies in the United States and England. (Cross-listed as HIST 3010.)

3

WMST 3120 US Women's Hlth & Social Issue

Overview of the various physical, mental, and social issues that influence women's health, with attention to historical and social diversity. Historical assessment of the U.S. women's health movement and social issues of the 20th century. Assessment of the approaches to the prevention and treatment of diseases that affect women and the biological and socio-cultural perspectives that inform them. (Cross-listed as HLTH 3120)

3

WMST 3432 Gender & Society

Prerequisite: Sociology 1121 or permission of instructor. An analysis of how gender is socially produced, and the implications of gender for individuals, social processes, and social structure. Focus on the complex intersections between gender inequality and inequalities of race/ethnicity, class, and sexualities. (Cross-listed as SOCI 3432).

3

WMST 3550 Human Sexuality

Prerequisite: Minor in Women's Studies; WMST 2010 "Women and Society" with a grade of "C" or better. An investigation and development of skills, knowledge, and methodology needed to address the issue of human sexuality, with attention to racial, cultural, and gender differences in regard to sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors. Cross-listed as KINS 3343. This course is non-repeatable.

3

WMST 3600 Francophone Women Writers

Survey of texts written by Francophone women across the centuries and the continents. (Cross-listed as FREN 4220)

3

WMST 3610 Women in Hispanic Literature

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020, or permission of the instructor. Survey of texts written by Hispanic women across the centuries and the continents. Taught in Spanish, unless otherwise allowed by instructor’s chosen texts.

3

WMST 3910 Theoretical Perspectives

Prerequisite: WMST 2010 or permission of the instructor. A survey of critical questions and methods in contemporary Women's Studies scholarship. Rotating topics may include feminist philosophies, feminist social theories, feminist theologies.

3