Catalog Course Descriptions
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Women and Gender Studies Courses
Undergraduate
WMST 100: Global Representations of Women (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 200: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 208: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 300: Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies (1-6 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 307: Women and Work (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 309: Black Social Movements: Gendering of Violence and Activism (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 315: Women During the Enslavement Era (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 317: Women's Activism: From Jim Crow to Black Power (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 319: Gender, Health, and Culture in the United States (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 320: Violence, Gender, and Sexuality (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 330: Feminist Theories of Gender, Sexuality, and Race (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 375: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and TV (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 390: Study Abroad (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 399: Current Topics in LGBTQ Studies (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 400: Internship in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 401: Experiential Learning in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 402: Queer Theory (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 404: Gender, Sexuality, and Disability (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 407: Transnational Sexualities (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 408: Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 409: Sexuality, Race, and Immigration (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 410: Feminist Research Methods (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 412: Race, Class, and LGBTQ Communities (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 413: LGBTQ Issues in Education (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 416: Policing Black Bodies (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 450: Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 490: Independent Study in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
WMST 300: Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies (1-6 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Graduate
WMST 504: Gender, Sexuality, and Disability (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 507: Transnational Sexualities (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 509: Sexuality, Race, and Immigration (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 516: Policing Black Bodies (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 550: Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 600: Special Topics (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 602: Queer Theory (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 608: Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 610: Feminist Research Methods (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 630: Feminist Theories (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 640: Transnational Issues of Gender and Race (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 690: Directed Readings and Research in Women and Gender Studies (1-3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 695: Internship (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 699: Capstone Portfolio (0 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
WMST 890: Advanced Topics in Feminist Research and Scholarship (1-6 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy or Graduate.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
WMST 600: Special Topics (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.