WMST 201S. Introduction to Women's Studies. 3 Credits.

Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: Must qualify to enroll in ENGL 110C. An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of women's studies, drawing on materials from the social sciences. Topics include the social construction of gender, cross-cultural variations in women's lives, media representations, work, health, women's roles in politics, and sexuality.

WMST 226S. Honors: Women in A Changing World. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Co- or Prerequisite: ENGL 110C. Open only to students in the Honors College. A special honors version of WMST 201S.

WMST 302W. Dimensions of Diversity: Intersectionality Among Women. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours, 3 credits. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in ENGL 211C or 2221C or 231C and six semester hours in literature, history, social science and/or performing arts courses. This course explores women's experiences at intersections of gender, race, and class within society, in general, and specifically within the various women's movements that have taken place in the 19th and 20th Centuries, charting the development of feminism. Additionally, the course examines the need for the discipline of Women's Studies to sponsor change for women. (This is a writing intensive course.).

WMST 368. Internship. 3-6 Credits.

3-6 credits. Prerequisites: at least one WMST course, junior standing and instructor approval required. Course provides an opportunity to gain experience working in organizations and government agencies. Students' work should engage with women's issues at the local, regional, national, and/or global levels. Students must work for at least 50 hours per course credit. (qualifies as a CAP experience).

WMST 377. Extracurricular Studies. 3 Credits.

Lecture 2 hours; discussion 1 hour; practicum 1 hour; 3 credits. Prerequisites: three semester hours in WMST or WMST crosslisted course and permission of the instructor. An undergraduate seminar on feminist pedagogical issues and theory offered in conjunction with a practicum providing experience in the facilitation of small sections of the introductory women's studies course.

WMST 390T. Women and Technology Worldwide. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: three semester hours in the social sciences or history. An exploration of women as designers and users of technology and of the impact of technology on women's lives across the world. Variations in women's experiences by race, class, and culture will be stressed, along with particular focus on global developments that shape the context of women's and men's lives.

WMST 395. Topics in Women's Studies. 1-3 Credits.

1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. A study of selected women's studies topics. These courses will usually be interdisciplinary. All topics will be described on the women's studies website and will be more fully described in material distributed to all academic advisors.

WMST 396. Topics in Women's Studies. 1-3 Credits.

1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. A study of selected women's studies topics. These courses will usually be interdisciplinary. All topics will be described on the women's studies website and will be more fully described in material distributed to all academic advisors.

WMST 400/500. U.S. Women's Activism. 3 Credits.

Lecture, 3 hours. 3 Credits. Prerequisite: WMST 201S. This course historicizes U.S. women's social, political, and rhetorical activism over the last 200 years, tracing their entry into and shaping force upon public life. The course examines the development of women's activism in the nineteenth century, the twentieth century women's (or feminist) movement, and its current status, particularly in relation to postfeminism and a "third" wave.

WMST 401W/501. Women: A Global Perspective. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: WMST 201S and a grade of C or better in ENGL 211C or 221C or 231C. An analysis of the global forces that impact women's lives throughout the world. Particular emphasis is placed on the status of women in the developing world, international institutions that protect women's rights, and efforts to promote gender equality worldwide. (This is a writing intensive course.).

WMST 414/514. Motherhood: Texts and Images. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 211C or equivalent. This course examines the role of the mother, the experience of mothering and the institution of motherhood through a number of disciplinary and theoretical lenses. It considers how motherhood functions to women's advantage or disadvantage, in professional and economic areas as well as the mother's ideological construction in public discourse, imagery, nonfiction, and film.

WMST 460W/560. Feminist Theory. 3 Credits.

Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: WMST 201S or WMST 302W and a grade of C or better in ENGL 211C or 221C or 231C. A study of the renaissance in feminist thought since the 1960s through close readings of key documents and texts. The course covers a variety of feminist perspectives as expressed in both theory and practice. (This is a writing intensive course.).

WMST 470/570. Feminist Research Methods. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: WMST 460W/560. The course explores the ethics, practice, and multiple forms of conducting feminist research. Narrative research methods are practiced through hands-on oral herstory assignments. Throughout the course, the process of knowledge construction is interrogated from a feminist perspective.

WMST 490. Capstone Course. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: WMST 201S or WMST 302W, WMST 460W, plus six semester hours of other WMST or cross-listed core courses. Seminar intended for women's studies majors in the final semester(s) of study, consisting of an individualized or group senior project, such as a research paper, an oral history, an internship, or a service learning project.

WMST 495/595. Topics in Women's Studies. 3 Credits.

3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor. Advanced seminars on selected topics. The subject matter will usually be interdisciplinary. These seminars will be more fully described on the women's studies website and in material distributed each semester to all academic advisors.

WMST 496/596. Topics in Women's Studies. 3 Credits.

3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor. Advanced seminars on selected topics. The subject matter will usually be interdisciplinary. These seminars will be more fully described on the women's studies website and in material distributed each semester to all academic advisors.

WMST 497/597. Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

1-6 credits. Prerequisite: at least one women's studies course. Independent study of an interdisciplinary women's studies topic, or a reading plus internship project to be selected under the direction of a women's studies faculty member. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Tutorial work, either library-based or field work, must be approved by the instructor and the women's studies chair before a student may enroll in the course. No more than three credits of tutorial work may be counted within the basic requirements for the women's studies minor or major.

WMST 498/598. Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

1-6 credits. Prerequisite: at least one women's studies course. Independent study of an interdisciplinary women's studies topic, or a reading plus internship project to be selected under the direction of a women's studies faculty member. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Tutorial work, either library-based or field work, must be approved by the instructor and the women's studies chair before a student may enroll in the course. No more than three credits of tutorial work may be counted within the basic requirements for the women's studies minor or major.

WMST 668. Internship. 3-6 Credits.

3-6 credits. Prerequisites: graduate standing and instructor approval required. Course provides an opportunity to gain experience working in organizations and government agencies. Students' work should engage with women's issues at the local, regional, national, and/or global levels. Students must work for at least 50 hours per course credit.

WMST 695. Selected Topics in Women’s Studies. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. The advanced study of selected topics which will permit small groups of qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest under the direction on an instructor. Courses may not be offered regularly; when offered courses will appear in the course schedule and will be more fully described in information distributed to advisors.

WMST 696. Topics in Women’s Studies. 1-3 Credits.

WMST 697. Independent Study. 3 Credits.

3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Independent study of an interdisciplinary women's studies topics to be selected under the direction of a women's studies faculty member. Conferences and papers as appropriate.

WMST 698. Independent Study. 3 Credits.

WMST 795. Selected Topics in Women’s. 3 Credits.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: Instructor approval required. The advanced study of selected topics which will permit small groups of qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest under the direction of an instructor. Courses may not be offered regularly; when offered courses will appear in the course schedule and will be more fully described in information distributed to advisors.

WMST 797. Independent Study. 1-3 Credits.

1-3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing; doctoral level only for 897. Independent study of an interdisciplinary women’s studies topic to be selected under the direction of a women’s studies faculty member. Conferences and papers as appropriate.

WMST 897. Independent Study. 1-3 Credits.

1-3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing; doctoral level only for 897. Independent study of an interdisciplinary women’s studies topic to be selected under the direction of a women’s studies faculty member. Conferences and papers as appropriate.