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Filling General Education requirements with Women's and Gender Studies courses

Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Autumn 2009 Schedule of Courses:

 

Focus Courses:                  

WGS 263S Women’s and Gender Studies     

                 T/R                                           12:40-2:00P         Hubble, Beth

 

WGS 295 Outsiders Writing the Outside

                 Online       

 

WGS 320 Women in Antiquity      

                 MWF         LA 342                      2:10-3:00             Gillison, Linda

 

WGS 323 Gender and the Politics of Welfare

                  T                LA 138                 6:10-9                            Beth Hubble

                 

WGS 323 Gender and Sexuality in English Fiction         

                 TR              LA 140                              9:40-10:00.       Vanita, Ruth

 

WGS 380 Gender and Communication

                 Online                                                                         Dare, Alexa

 

Content Courses:

 

ANTH 201 Human Sexuality

                 TR          NULH 101        2:10-3:30                             Doe, Lindsay

 

SOC  220S Race, Gender and Class

                 MWF       LA 106          1:10-2:00                                 Rooks, Daisy

 

SOC 300  Sociology of the Family      

                 MWF       2:10-3:00                                                     Ellestaad, June

 

FRCH  305 Studies in French Prose            In French

                 TR             LA 305         2:10-3:30                           Crummy, Ione

 

SOC 322  Sociology of Poverty

 

LIT 375 American Realism and Naturalism

               TR            8:10-9:30             LA 234                              Bergman, Jill

 

WGS 395 Equality, Development, Peace

              TR            3:40-5:00             DHC                                   Andrea Olson

 

COUN 485 American Realism and Naturalism

             TR            4:00-7:00 pm             TBA           Sommers-Flannagan, John

Independent Study, Research, Internships:

Students may also sign up for independent study, directed research, and cooperative education (internships) through the Women’s Studies Program.  Come see one of the Co-Directors in LA 138 A for more information.

Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Spring 2009 Schedule of Courses:

Focus Courses:

WS 119 Philosophical Perspectives on Women

University of Montana

 

Encouraging students to think critically and envision justice for all peoples.

Students may also sign up for independent study, directed research, and cooperative education (internships) through the Women’s Studies Program.  Come see one of the Co-Directors in LA 138A for more information!

                  

SOC 300 Sociology of the Family     

                  MWF                                            10:10-11:00           Celia Winkler

 

WGS 327 Anthropology of Gender

                  Tues/Thurs                                9:40-11:00              Richard Sattler

 

WGS 336 19th Cent Am. Women’s Novels      

                  Tues/Thurs                                11:10-12:30           Jill Bergman

 

WS 363 Feminist Theory

                  Tues/Thurs                                12:40-2:00                Beth Hubble

                 

WS 371 Women in America, Civil War to Present         

                  MWF                                            9:10-10:00.              Anya Jabour

 

WS 380 Gender and Communication

                  M/W/F                       8:10-9:00                                  Staff

 

PHIL 421  Feminist Ethics

                  Tues/Thurs              9:40-11:00                                Christopher Preston

                                                                       

WS 463 Women’s Studies Capstone                                  

                  Thurs                                            2:00-4:00                Crummy/Hubble

 

WS 396 Independent Study

WS 397 Research

WS 398 Internship

WS 496 Independent Study

WS 596 Independent Study                                                    Hubble/Crummy

 

Content Courses:

 

WS 295 Intimate & Family Relationships

                  Tues/Thurs                                4:10-5:30                 Veronica Johnson

 

ANTH 326  Religious Belief Systems

                  Thurs                          3:10-6:00                                  GG Weix

 

ENLT 336  19th Century Women’s Novels      

                  Tues/Thurs              11:10-12:30                             Jill Bergman

 

SOC 355  Population Problems

                  MWF                          10:10-11:00                             Teresa Sobiezczyk

 

PSYCH 385  Psychology of Family Violence

                  Tues/Thurs              11:10-12:30                             Staff

 

ANTH 403 Ethics and Anthropology

                  Tues/Thurs              9:40-11:00                                GG Weix

 

PSC 433 International Organizations and Law

                  Tues/Thurs 3:40-5:00                                               Karen Adams

 

FREN 494 The Image of the Black Woman in 19th Century French Literature and 20th Century Francophone Literature             M                   5:10-7:40                  Ione Crummy/ Benedicte Boisseron

**This course is in French

 

Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Autumn 2008 Schedule of Courses

 

 

Focus Courses:

 

WGS      263S      Women’s and Gender Studies  

Tu/Th     12:40-2:00P       LA 207                            Staff

WGS      275S      Gender & Society         

MWF     12:10-1:00         LA 106              Ellestaad, June

 

WGS      295        Intimate and Family Relations             

TR         4:00-5:30           ED 312                            Johnson, Veronica

 

WGS      320        Women in Antiquity

MWF     3:10-4:00                         LA 342                 Gillison, Linda

 

WGS    324        Gender and the Politics of Welfare Finn, Janet

T            6:10-9                                LA 138                Finn, Janet     

 

WGS      342H     Gender Studies in Native American Studies

MW       4:10-5:30           GBB                    Shanley, Kathy

 

WGS      370H     Women in America: Colonial Era to Civil War

MWF  9:10-10:00          LA 205              Jabour, Anya

 

WGS       380       Gender and Communication

Online                                                            Dare, Alexa

 

If you are interested in taking either:

WGS 396 Independent Study or

WGS 398 Internship

Please check in with the office and we will be glad to help you.

  

WGS      395        Fathers and Daughters in West Literature

TR         9:40-11:00         GBB 225           Vanita, Ruth

 

Content Courses:

 

SOC       220S      Race, Gender and Class

MWF     10:10-11:00       LA 106                                          Staff 

ANTH 330H      Peoples and Cultures of the World: Indonesia

TR         12:40 - 2:00    OJ 217                  Weix, GG                             

ANTH 340H  Contemporary Issues of Southeast Asian Peoples (W)                                   

R            6:10 - 9:00 p      OJ 304                             Weix, GG  

HIST      367H American Families and Children                                                   

MWF     11:10-12:00       LA 138                            Jabour, Anya 

SOC       370S Social Change and Global Development                                                        

T/R        12:40-2:00         SS 254                 Sobieszczyk, Teresa       

COUN 485        Counseling Theories in Context

Mon       4:00-7:00 pm     TBA       Sommers-Flannagan, John

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.