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Filling General Education requirements with Women's and Gender Studies courses
Autumn 2007 Schedule of Courses
Focus Courses:
WS 263S Women's and Gender Studies Tu/Th 12:40-2:00P LA 207 Staff
WS 275S Gender & Society Tu/Th 9:30-11:00 LA 138 Winkler, Celia
WS 323 Women & Social Justice Tues 6:00-9:10P LA 138 Finn, Janet
WS 370H Women in America: to Civil War M/W/F 9:10-10:00 LA 205 Jabour, Anya
COMM 380 Gender and Communication Online Dare, Alexa
WS 396 Independent Study Arrange Jabour, Anya
WS 398 Internship Arrange Jabour, Anya
FIG composed of:
WS 275S Gender & Society Tu/Th 9:30-11:00 LA 138 Winkler, Celia
UNC 180 Women's and Gender Studies (one credit) Mon 3:10-4:00 LA 138 Crummy/Jabour
COMM 111AIntro to Public Speaking: WGS Tu/Th 12:40-2:00 JOUR 306 Staff
ENEX 101 Composition: Women's and Gender Studies M/W/F 10:10-11:00 TBA Staff
Content Courses:
HIST 361H History of the American South M/W/F 11:10-12:00 LA 138 Jabour, Anya
COUN 485 Counseling Theories in Context Mon 4:00-7:00 pm TBA Sommers-Flannagan, John
Graduate Courses:
MCLG 522 Romantic Dialog of the Sexes in 19th century German and French Lit. M/W/F 2:10-3:00 TBA Crummy, Ione/Ametsbichler, Liz
Catalog Listing of Courses
U 119H Philosophical Perspectives on Women in the Western Hemisphere
3 cr. Offered spring. Same as LS and PHIL 119H. Introduction to the discipline and scope of Western philosophy focusing on women as the subject rather than men. A chronological study following the ideological development in the West of social attitudes and scientific theses.
U 275S Gender and Society
3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as SOC 275S. Exploration of the social construction of gender, especially in western, post-industrial societies such as the U.S. How gender ideologies affect the social definition and position of men and women in work, family, sexual relationship, sexual divisions of labor, and social movements.
U 294 Seminar 1-6 cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently.
U 295 Special Topics 1-6 cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 323 Women and Social Action in the Americas 3 cr.
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Prereq., one of SW 100S, SOC 110S, or ANTH 101H or consent of instr. Same as SW 323. Focus on women's experiences of and contributions to social change in North, South and Central America in the mid- to late-20th century. Through case studies, testimonials, discussions with activists and Internet connections examine social constructions of gender, compare forms of social action in diverse cultural, political and historical contexts, link practice to theories of social participation, and reflect on lessons learned from women's experiences.
U 324 Gender and the Politics of Welfare 3 cr.
Offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., SW 100S or consent of instr. Same as SW 324. Exploration of the relationship between gender ideologies and the development of social welfare policies. Examination of historic and contemporary social welfare policies, practices and debates in the United States through a gender lens.
UG 327 Anthropology of Gender 3 cr.
Offered spring odd-numbered years. Same as ANTH 327. Comparative study of the history and significance of gender in social life.
U 336 American Women Writers 3 cr.
Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Same as ENLT 336. Consideration of political and aesthetic purposes in women's fiction through a progression of 19 th century literary forms: a cautionary seduction novel, sentimental and domestic novels, realism, naturalism, and utopianism.
UG 342H Gender Studies in Native American Studies 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as NAS 342H. Focus on American Indian gender relations and their cultural continuity and historical evolution. National in scope with concentration on certain tribes. Group analysis of contemporary gender issues relevant to Native American peoples.
UG 370H Women in America: to the Civil War 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Same as HIST and LS 370H. Interpretive overview of women's experiences in America before the Civil War. Exploration of new definitions of womanhood and "women's sphere" emerging from women's varied experiences in the American colonies and the American Revolution; how immigrant, poor, slave, and western women transgressed the boundaries of their sphere; and how women - from both inside and outside their assigned sphere - reshaped their roles in American society.
UG 371H Women in America: from the Civil War 3 cr.
Offered spring. Same as HIST and LS 371H. Interpretive overview of women's experiences in America after the Civil War. Exploration of such topics as women's associations, the battle for suffrage, organized feminism and its opponents, the industrialization of housework, women in the workforce, reproductive rights, and welfare. Particular attention to women's experiences shaped by class and race as well as by gender.
U 372 Gay and Lesbian Studies 3 cr.
Offered autumn or spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Same as ENLT 372. Review of the history of the gay and lesbian movement in the twentieth century as a basis for understanding the political, social, and sexual issues that influenced homoerotic cultural representation in plays, films, and novels.
U 380 Gender and Communication 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Same as COMM 380. The meaning of gender in our culture and how gender is displayed and perpetuated through our private and public verbal and nonverbal interactions.
U 396 Independent Study Variable cr.
(R-12) Offered intermittently.
U 397 Research Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently.
U 395 Special Topics 1-6 cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 398 Cooperative education Experience Variable cr.
(R-12) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of director. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office.
U 463 Capstone in Women and Gender Studies 2 cr.
Offered every spring. Prereq., WS 119H, WS 275S or ANTH/BIOL 265N or consent of instr. Capstone course for the Women and Gender Studies minor.
U 493 Omnibus Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Independent work under University omnibus option.
U 495 Special Topics 1-6 cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered intermittently.
U 497 Research Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently.
