Women & Gender Studies (WGST)
Representations of race and gender in comics with a special emphasis on the experiences of African Americans.
Cross-listed course: AFAM 515
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Biological, social, and psychological aspects of the midlife woman.
Cross-listed course: PSYC 525
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
An exploration of the connections between oppression of women and oppression of nature.
Cross-listed course: PHIL 535
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
An exploration of women’s health and health care concerns from multiple perspectives.
Cross-listed course: NURS 541
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Impact of gender-based relations on crime and the criminal justice system.
Cross-listed course: CRJU 554
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Approaches to gender and language emphasizing the social grounding of both; how language reflects sociocultural values and is a tool for constructing different types of social organization.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 555, LING 541
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of courses by title. May be repeated as content varies by title.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Public health issues, social and behavioral science, policies, programs, and services related to maternal and child health in the United States and other countries.
Cross-listed course: HPEB 621
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Health status and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Includes an examination of measurement issues and methodological considerations in research, as well as intervention efforts targeting LGBT populations.
Examination of feminist theories and espistemologies from diverse disciplines and intellectual movements, providing an overview of historical developments in feminist discourse. Emphasis on debates surrounding such concepts as gender, identity, difference, power, and embodiment.
How contemporary feminist theory has responded to and reformulated traditional theories about the role and nature of women.
Cross-listed course: POLI 704
The origins of global capitalism, the nature of money and debt, the roles of gender, race and class in social formations, and the relationship between production and reproduction.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 706
Impact of gender in American politics; elections, representation, rights, social movements, legal institutions, and public policy. Explores class, race, and sexuality issues within gender.
Cross-listed course: POLI 708
Examines in geographical and historical contexts the activities of various women travelers and explorers.
Cross-listed course: GEOG 709
An examination of the particular nutritional needs of women through the life cycle with emphasis on disease prevention and how nutrition is related to a woman’s health and wellness.
Selected topics in women’s studies that are grounded in community concerns with an emphasis on individual action-research. May be repeated for a total of 2 hours credit.
Intersections of women’s work and women’s health in diverse social, cultural, economic, geographic, and political contexts.
Selected topics related to works by British women authors from various periods, regions, or genres. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Selected topics related to works by American women authors from various periods, regions, or genres. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Women’s diversity explored through research on personality, stereotypes, status and power, biological aspects, socialization, sexuality, relationships, mothering, work and achievement, violence against women, psychological disorders, and feminist therapies.
Cross-listed course: PSYC 750
This course will acquaint students with some of the secondary literature in African American women’s history from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century. The course examines the impact of race, gender, and class on the lives of black women and explores the historical relationship between African American women, work, family, community, and politics.
Cross-listed course: HIST 757
Selected research topics on the cultural, social, economic, and political roles and contributions of American women.
Cross-listed course: HIST 764
Examines the application of feminist theories, concepts, and principles to social work practice. Assesses women’s experiences in society and the impact of social, political, and economic structures. Investigates feminist interventions pertaining to individuals, families, organizations, communities, and the larger social environment.
Different cultures’ ideas about gender and use of gender to organize social groups in a wide range of societies, including American subcultures.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 772
Directed research and reading in subjects to be individually assigned.
A special topic focusing on an area within women’s studies not usually covered in other graduate courses in women’s studies.
A capstone seminar applying women’s studies theories and methodologies to professional or discipline-based research projects.