Women's Studies (WS) Graduate Course Descriptions
WS 505. Women of Color in the U.S.
Examination of historical and contemporary issues facing Native American, Latin American, Black-American, and Asian-American women living primarily in the United States. Race, gender, socioeconomic class, sexuality and other social identities shape and reshape the material reality of all men and women. Graduate students will be required to do additional assignments or projects. Prereq.: Undergraduate prerq: Students signing up for 405 must take one of the following courses: WS 201, ETHS 201, 205, 210, 215, 220, or an approved racial issues course. 3 credits F.
WS 506. Sexual Assault Advocacy Training.
Advocacy skills for sexual assault survivors including: understanding the impact of sexual assault on survivors, the social and cultural context in which sexual assault occurs, and the roles the legal system, law enforcement, social services and medical services play with survivors. Prereq.: for undergraduate 201 or HURL 201. 3 credits F, SUM.
WS 515. Feminist Theory.
Feminist theories and their application to understanding women's lives and social institutions. Prereq.: nine credits of women's studies or equivalent. 3 credits S.
WS 545. Women and Computers.
Gender issues in computer technology; the computer as a tool to enhance feminist research; application of feminist pedagogy and multimedia techniques to disseminate feminist research. Integrated lab. 3 credits S.
WS 593. Gender, Space and Society: Global Perspectives
Relationships among gender, geography and society at seven key scales—the body, home, workplace, the environment, city, nation and the global. 3 credits F.
Women's Studies (WS) Courses for Graduate Students Only
WS 630. Topics in Social Responsibility.
Selected topics and issues in the study and practice of social responsibility. Specific titles to be listed in class schedule. May be repeated under different topics to a maximum of six credits. 1-3 credits DEMAND.
WS 645. Feminist Scholarship and the Construction of Knowledge.
Will explore recent works of feminist scholarship with special emphasis on how taking women into account has impacted scholarship (research methods and knowledge base) in a number of disciplines. Prereq.: 525 or equivalent. 3 credits DEMAND.
WS 699. Thesis.
1-6 credits F, S, SUM.
