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Course # |
Course Title and Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
WST 200 |
Introduction To Women`s Studies - Examines the nature and function of women in society from an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on the similarity and diversity of women`s experience over time and across cultures. The course will examine topics such as sex role, socialization, political, and philosophical perspectives on women`s issues, and women`s accomplishments in history, art, literature, science, health issues and the family. Students will gain an awareness of the limitations of traditional scholarship on women, and gain a means of practical application of the new scholarship on women`s roles and nature. | 3 |
WST 240 |
Goddesses And Women In The Ancient World - Surveys gender socialization and the roles, challenges, contributions, and images of women in the development of cultures. Through a study of arts, literature, music, politics, religion, philosophy, laws, and social standards students are introduced to the history of ideas that have defined women’s place in societies. It examines goddesses, rituals, and ceremonies and how the image of the Feminine Divine changed from matriarchal cultures through the establishment of patriarchal cultures. These topics will be viewed through diverse cultures, including European and non-European, from the Ancient World through the Middle Ages. | 3 |
WST 278 |
Women’s Studies Seminar - Surveys feminism, women`s issues, and gender issues from a variety of disciplines. These may include topics from social sciences, sociology, anthropology, history, economics, psychology, philosophy, cultural studies, humanities, or the arts. Each course is divided into three to five sections/disciplines and each section is taught by an instructor experienced in that discipline. Readings are selected and assigned by each instructor as appropriate to the topic. Disciplines may vary from one semester to the new. Students may enroll in this course only once for credit. | 3 |