2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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WEST 3300 - Methodologies in Women’s and Ethnic Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines methodologies, the research process, and epistemological and ethical implications from a range of perspectives depending on the instructor teaching the course. Emphasizes the interrelationship among social power, inequality, and knowledge production. Provides conceptual tools for understanding the major methodological paradigms and for critically analyzing the issues integral to the research process. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3310 - Sociology of the Family 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The family as a social institution. Historical development and contemporary cross-cultural analysis with emphasis on the contemporary American family. Prer., Six hours of Sociology. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Meets with SOC 3310.
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WEST 3320 - African American Families 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the various manifestations of “Family” within the African American community and highlights the historical and contemporary structural forces that contributed to these shifting arrangements. Emphasis is also placed on gender and class variations in black family experiences. Prer., WEST1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with SOC 3320.
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WEST 3330 - Restorative Dialogue 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Restorative practices are used in our judicial system, schools, and the work place. This highly interactive course will focus on the fundamental principles and practices of restorative justice (a victim-centered response to harm) and restorative dialogue (conflict conversation skills). Prer., SOC 1400 or WEST 1400 or CJ 1003; or the GPS 1010 section, Peacebuilders. Meets with SOC 3330 and CJ 3230.
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WEST 3350 - Psychology of Diversity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A basic survey of myths and realities of multiculturalism and diversity using the theories and data from several subfields within psychology. Racial and ethnic diversity are emphasized, but diversity due to gender, age, sexual preference, and socioeconomic status will also be explored. Prer., PSY 1000. Meets with PSY 3450.
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WEST 3360 - U.S. Latina/o Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to a range of U.S. Latina/o writing, and engages them in the ongoing debate regarding how Latina/o identity is constructed in both a domestic and global/transnational context, with special focus on the intersectional roles of race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and disability. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Meets with FCS 3360. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3380 - Caribbean Literature, History, and Theory 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to a wide range of literary and artistic works from various nations in the Caribbean. Approached from a historical and a cultural studies perspective, it will highlight the literary and artistic expressions of writers and artists residing both on and off the islands, and explore the manner in which they have been inscribed by western culture and, in turn, transcribed or transformed their national and cultural identities. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with FCS 3380.
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WEST 3400 - Advanced Theory: An Intersectional Approach 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines foundational and contemporary theories of race, gender, class, sexuality, disability, and environmental justice within domestic and global contexts, with particular focus on the concepts of oppression, privilege, intersectionality, resistance, and social change. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3420 - North American Indians 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of the native cultures of America north of Mexico. Examines major institutions by culture area and type of social organization. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., ANTH 1040 or ANTH 2400 or consent of instructor. Meets with ANTH 3420.
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WEST 3430 - African American Art 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to contemporary (1970-) African American art forms with inclusion of traditional African art’s influence on American Black culture. Meets with AH 3430.
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WEST 3440 - Sex and Gender in Islam 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A historical perspective of women’s status and rights in the teachings of Islam. Explores specific issues, including women’s sexual, economic, and inheritance rights as well as differences between Muslim women’s lives in Sunnah and Shia communities.
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WEST 3470 - Criminology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A basic survey course in criminology. The nature and development of law, theories of causation, empirical studies, crime, delinquency, courts, police, and corrections are studied. Approach is multidisciplinary. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 3400.
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WEST 3480 - Global Women’s Issues 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines global women’s issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. The transnational approach considers key ideas related to gender, race, class, sexuality, and ability, with a focus on power and inequality. Topics include globalization, politics, identity, religion, culture, media, and violence. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity).
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WEST 3490 - Youth Gangs 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A sociological examination of youth gangs. Factors related to formation and maintenance of youth deviant culture in different historical periods. The social construction of gangs, gang resistance to social control, and criminalization of youth of color. Structural, community, and neighborhood influences. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 3490.
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WEST 3520 - History of Latinos in the United States 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covers the history of U.S. Latino communities and Latin American immigrants to the United States from the 1820s to the present. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Meets with HIST 3520.
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WEST 3550 - Native American Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides students with the necessary cultural and literary backgrounds to understand and appreciate some of the major works of Native American literature. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures. Prer., ENGL 1500 or ENGL 1900 or WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), and ENGL 1310 or validated equivalent.
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WEST 3560 - Women and Aging International: Diversity, Challenges, and Contributions 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Overview of diversity in the aging experience for women throughout the major regions of the world: Americas, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Explores current, historical, social, economic, legal, and health realities of older women with emphasis on cultural roles and expectations. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Meets with GRNT 3560.
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WEST 3580 - Immigrant Histories 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the history of immigrants/migrants from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe from 1840 to the present. Emphasis is on U.S. immigration laws, the development of ethnic-based communities, and connections to U.S. policy. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Sustainability; Writing Intensive. Meets with HIST 3580.
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WEST 3600 - Contemporary African American Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides students with the necessary cultural and literary background required to understand and appreciate some of the major works of African American literature. Prer., ENGL1310 or validated equivalent and ENGL 1500 or ENGL 1900 or WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3610 - Gender and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the social construction of gendered difference and the consequences of that difference for individuals, relationships, social institutions, and society in general. The course emphasizes critical analysis and encourages personal contribution. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Prer., 6 hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 3610.
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WEST 3620 - Media and Consumption: Monopolies, Myths, and Misrepresentations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will analyze the monopolies, myths, and misrepresentations propagated by the media industry to better understand the consequences of media messages on ourselves, on our society, and on our planet. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Society, Health and Behavior; Sustainability. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3630 - Gender and Race in Biblical Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines the presence(s), result(s), and interpretation(s) of gender and race in biblical literature and the issues and problems those categories present to the reader. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with PHIL 3630.
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WEST 3660 - Community Service and Learning 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Provides students the opportunity to put into practice the theoretical knowledge gained in WEST courses within the context of placements with community-based organizations. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with SOC 3570.
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WEST 3680 - Islam and the West: Contacts, Representations, and Approaches 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines how the history of contacts produced and affected contemporary understanding of Islam and the West. Considers cultural, trade, and diplomatic contact in different historical periods, and the way that contact is negotiated through gender, race, class, and religion. Approved for Global Awareness requirement. Meets with HIST 3680.
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WEST 3710 - Good Wives and Nasty Wenches: American Women’s History, 1607-1877 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of the history of American women from the Colonial era through the Civil War, concentrating on the nineteenth century. Introduces students to the changing economic, gender, and familial roles of American women. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global Diversity) and Writing Intensive. Meets with HIST 3710.
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WEST 3720 - From Slavery to Freedom: Slavery and African-American Experience in Colonial and Antebellum America 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to the major political, social, and cultural developments in the history of African Americans from 1619 through Reconstruction. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Writing Intensive. Meets with HIST 3720.
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WEST 3740 - African American Social and Political Thought, 1790-1980 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Surveys the historical basis of socio-political thought in North America’s diasporic (African American) communities. Meets with HIST 3740.
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WEST 3760 - Social Justice and Sustainability: Living Mindfully 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Challenging social inequities and barriers to accessing education, healthy food, and healthy bodies, we will bridge social justice, climate, food, health, etc. and consider mindfulness as a way to heal our bodies, our relationships, and the world. Approved for LAS Social Science area and Cultural Diversity requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Sustainability. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3800 - Restorative Discipline in Schools 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Exposes students to the restorative justice perspective as applied in the school setting. Investigates how restorative practices can strengthen schools through transformation of the classroom, including improved school safety and reduced discipline infractions, suspensions, and expulsions. Prer., SOC 1400 or WEST 1400 or CJ 1003; or the GPS 1010 section, Peacebuilders. Meets with SOC 3800.
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WEST 3820 - Native American Languages and Cultures 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines Native American languages focusing on their cultural value in traditional/historic and contemporary contexts. Students study comparative linguistic typology of Native American languages, endangerment and revitalization efforts, and explore relations among Native American languages, cultures, nations, and bilingual needs. Prer., ANTH 2800 or ANTH 3420 or WEST 3420 or WEST 2010. Meets with ANTH 3820.
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WEST 3900 - Special Topics Intermediate 1 Credits (Minimum) 7 Credits (Maximum)
Allows intermediate study of a specific topic. Courses will vary and can be repeated for credit up to 9 credits as long as the topics are different. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3950 - Women in Film 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Selected topics dealing with the various roles of women in international cinema history. Meets with FILM 3950.
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WEST 3990 - Readings in Multiethnic Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces students to the manner in which authors have engaged with the question of identity formation, and the manner in which they have conceptualized identity in terms of categories such as race, class, gender, sexual or religious orientation, ability, and age, with particular attention to issues of culture, language, nation, history, and memory. More specifically, this course will consider the ways in which authors from various backgrounds have used their writing to position themselves as subjects within, and engage in a dialogue with, both their own communities and within dominant society. Topic varies by semester and instructor. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive.
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WEST 4010 - Privilege and Oppression in Popular Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Discussion-based course uncovering the way in which various identity groups (race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and religion) are constructed and portrayed in media texts and the impact of such portrayals on social relations. Students will directly apply theory to an array of media texts, from film and television to music and comic books. Taught in Fall only. Prer., Junior/Senior or Grad only or instructor consent. Meets with COMM 4010 and COMM 6010.
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WEST 4020 - Significant Support Needs 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course presents the development, implementation, and evaluation of instructional programs for students with severe cognitive and physical needs at the elementary and secondary levels. Service delivery models, issues, and intervention approaches are examined in light of efficacy research. Thirty (30) hours of field experience is required. Prer., SPED 3000/5000, SPED 3001/5001, CURR 4170/5170. Coreq., SPED 4030/5030, TED 4570/5570. Meets with SPED 4020/5020.
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WEST 4040 - Gender and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on the various roles of women in American society within historical, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts; changes of these roles and contexts. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., 3 credits in WEST, or SOC 2250 or WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with SOC 4040.
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WEST 4050 - From the Harem to the War Zone: Women Writers Encountering the Orient and Occident 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the connection between the harem and war zone by examining Ottoman, Egyptian, American, and British 19th and 20th century travel accounts, blogs, memoirs, and novels. Considers the ways in which these two zones differ or overlap over time and place, exploring the historical realities of colonialism, empire, nationalism, and modernity. Central themes include the imaginary, feminism, identity, dislocation, war, and urban encounters. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Global Awareness requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Meets with HIST 4050.
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WEST 4060 - Middle East Women in Film 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on the historical dimension of gendered society (family, personal status, war, feminism, and colonialism) in the Middle East and the ways that transnational filmmakers navigate and narrate various issues through feature film and documentary forms. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Meets with HIST 4060.
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WEST 4080 - Men and Masculinities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A critical exploration of men and masculinities, exploring men as gendered beings. It explores manhood as a social construct, both historically and cross-culturally, and provides an overview of theories of male gender role development as well as a variety of topics including power and patriarchy; race, class, and sexuality; men in families; work; violence; health; friendship and intimacy; men’s movements; and the growing field of men’s studies. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with SOC 4080.
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WEST 4100 - Native American Perspectives on Museums 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the history of the museum enterprise vis-a-vis Native Americans: development of museum collections; poetics and politics of representation; the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); and the reinterpretation of museology from indigenous perspectives, looking especially at the National Museum of the American Indian. Approved for LAS Social Science requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Prer., Junior or Senior standing. Meets with MSGP 4100.
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WEST 4120 - Indigenous Views on Sustainability: All My Relations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
When Native people come together they say “All my relations,” a phrase that lies at the heart of indigenous views on sustainability. This course explores its meaning and many of its implications for connectedness, relatedness, and sustainability. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity and Social Science requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability; Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Prer., Junior or Senior standing.
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WEST 4140 - Unnatural Disasters: Hurricane Katrina, Climate, and Our Future on a Changing Planet 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Treating Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath as a springboard for discussion, this course will explore a range of themes regarding the political, economic, and ecological issues related to global climate change, one of the most pressing issues of our time. Readings and lectures will pay special attention to the role that categories such as race/ethnicity, class, gender, age, ableism and sexuality, etc. play in the disaster and response, especially in respect to issues of social and historical vulnerability; the political and social aftermath of the storm; and the cultural response to the destruction and the question of restoration and rebuilding. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with SOC 4140.
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WEST 4160 - The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Comparative, Cross-cultural Perspective 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course focuses upon and contextualizes the transatlantic slave trade within a comparative framework. It highlights the histories, perspectives, and cultural experiences of ethnic minority groups in the United States, Britain, and Ireland. It encourages students to compare the experiences of a wide range of oppressed peoples and groups in a global context, with special attention to the primary statuses of race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and ability.
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WEST 4170 - The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Literature, History, and Theory 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces students broadly to colonial and postcolonial history, literature, art, and theory. Among other subjects, it will consider the manner in which colonized nations, continents, and regions such as India, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean have been inscribed by western thought and discourse, and how authors and artists from previously colonized nations have revised this same thought and discourse by inscribing them with their own indigenous or Creole forms. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Meets with HIST 3910.
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WEST 4180 - Gender in International Politics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Looks at issues of gender and sexuality in an international context. Covers war and militarism and their effect on women, the international division of labor, the effects of religious fundamentalisms, international trafficking in women, and sexual violence issues. Meets with PSC 4180.
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WEST 4200 - Sociology of Poverty 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consideration of structural origins of poverty; the underclass and the dual economy. Analysis and evaluation of consequences of poverty, especially in relation to family, children, and career. Review of anti-poverty programs. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 4200.
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WEST 4280 - Native American Philosophical Thought 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores ways Native Americans live, know, think about and describe who they are, what the world is, and how humans should relate to the world. Students study theories that express the truths born of Indigenous knowledge and experience. Prer., Junior or Senior standing. Approved for Cultural Diversity requirement and LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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WEST 4300 - Seminar: Sociology of Sport 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced analysis of sport from a sociological perspective. This course studies sport as social phenomena, structural relations, and a field of experience that has developed over time. Theoretical perspectives include Marxism, critical race theory, feminist theory, post-structuralism, and figuration theory. Req., SOC 1110. Meets with SOC 4300, SOC 5300, and SL 5000.
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WEST 4310 - Seminar: Class, Stratification, and Power 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical analysis of the theories and research on socioeconomic class and the reproduction of privilege, with a focus on the American class system. Addresses the prevailing cultural ideologies surrounding class as well as the ways in which class intersects with race, gender, and sexuality. Prer., 9 hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 4310 and SOC 5310.
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WEST 4340 - Indigenous Arts of the Americas 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth investigation of the art forms and related social customs of cultures native to the Americas. Meets with FCS 4340.
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WEST 4380 - Globalization and Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the evolution of global interdependency, studies the interaction between local and global levels in the development process and impacts on areas such as economic, cultural, technological, environmental, ideological, political systems. Discusses transnational organizations, global women’s agency, social justice movements, human rights networks. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability; Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 4380 and SOC 5380.
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WEST 4390 - Diversity Issues 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the impact that categories of difference have on our lives, the nature of discrimination in society, and how systems of inequality and oppression are maintained and perpetuated. Solutions for a more equitable world are identified. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 4390.
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WEST 4400 - Indigenous Peoples and Cultures of the Southwest 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Intensive study in cultural anthropology of the indigenous peoples and cultures of the Southwest. Prer., Consent of instructor. Meets with ANTH 4400.
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WEST 4410 - Topics on Women in the Middle East 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines issues facing women in the Middle East, including their economic status, political participation, violence, feminism, fundamentalism, and international development.
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WEST 4440 - Hispanic, Chicano/a, and Mexican-American Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The literary manifestations of individuals of Mexican origin in theater, prose, and poetry. Taught in Spanish. Meets with SPAN 4440 and SPAN 5440.
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WEST 4450 - Meso-American Art and Architecture: Sacred Time and Space 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines art traditions, cultural practices and the ethno-aesthetics of the Meso-American societies, Olmec, Maya and Aztec, in light of their history and subsequent European colonization. Different art forms are studied to understand the interdependency of art, ceremony, religious and royal display, cultural continuities, tradition, and change. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Meets with AH 4450. Prer., WEST 1010.
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WEST 4460 - Studies in U.S.-Mexico Border Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The literary manifestation of U.S.-Mexico border writers, including prose, poetry, essays and performance art. Some of the texts will be in Spanish, some will be in English. Taught in Spanish. Prer., consent of instructor. Meets with FCS 4460, SPAN 4460, SPAN 5460.
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WEST 4470 - Intersections of Privilege 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Hybrid/travel course built around the White Privilege Conference, designed to provide foundational knowledge; extend and maximize learning; provide an opportunity to connect the WPC experience with research and best practices in the field; and the apply knowledge gained there. Meets with SOC 4470/5470.
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WEST 4480 - Racial Storytelling: Montgomery Travel Course 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This hybrid travel course to Montgomery, Alabama uses an interdisciplinary exploration of the ways in which racial history and reality are constructed and given meaning through storytelling and narrative, and the ways in which relations of power imbue these narratives. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Navigate. Meets with SOC 4480 and SOC 5480.
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WEST 4530 - Advanced Privilege Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course focuses on the issue of privilege through a historical and intersectional framework, examining race, gender, dis/ability, sexuality, and other social identities. Students will conduct their own research during this class. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., WEST 1010 or WEST 3250 or SOC 3150, or permission of instructor. Meets with SOC 4530 and SOC 5640.
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WEST 4550 - Feminism, Sexuality, and Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of selected philosophical issues in the context of recent developments in feminist thought. Considers the question of whether traditional patterns of philosophical thought express gender bias, and if so, why. Approved for the LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Meets with PHIL 4550.
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WEST 4620 - Race, Ethnicity, and Place 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A geographical perspective of the dynamics and processes of racialization in various U.S. urban contexts. Maps the dynamic relationship between social relationships and the built environment. Meets with GES 4620.
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WEST 4680 - Inequality USA 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This course identifies how inequality is defined, measured, studied, and understood by geographers. Students will analyze quantitative and qualitative data sources to explain inequality in the U.S., and will conduct research identifying spaces of inequality in Colorado Springs. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Meets with GES 4680, GES 5680, SOC 4680, SOC 5680.
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WEST 4700 - Global Feminisms 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Identifies broad trends and changes in feminist interpretations and approaches to sexual politics, race, migration, religion, geopolitics, and globalization. A global look at women’s oppression and strategies of resisting subordination through various transnational feminist praxis, theory, and case studies. Approved for Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Meets with SOC 4700 and SOC 5700.
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WEST 4710 - Asian American History 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Traces the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Asian Americans from the early settlements of the 19th century to the present. Meets with HIST 4710.
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WEST 4760 - Women’s Space, Women’s Place: Women’s Role in Changing the Face of the Earth 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A re-examination of traditional aspects of cultural and regional geography from a feminist perspective. Meets with GES 4760.
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WEST 4780 - Global Migration 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines contemporary human migration at a global scale. Drawing from works on world systems, transnationalism, and immigrant assimilation, among others, we will explore how social science perspectives on human mobility can expand our understandings of place, citizenship, and borders. Meets with SOC 4780/5780/GES 4780/GES 5780.
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WEST 4900 - Special Topics Upper Division 1 Credits (Minimum) 7 Credits (Maximum)
Courses will vary and can be repeated for credit up to 9 credits as long as the topics are different. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 4910 - Selected Topics in History and Women 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
These courses are usually taught on a one-time basis. The subject matter will change from year to year and will cover an important but rarely taught subject in history.
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WEST 4920 - Spiked: Spike Lee’s Cinema 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course analyzes ways in which social identities are represented in American film, particularly through the cinematic lenses of director, producer, actor, and activist Spike Lee. Although this course will focus particularly on the interosculating representations presented by Lee, we will also contextualize his representations as elements of greater American filmic narratives around race, class, sexuality, and so forth gleaned from a variety of perspectives. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Cultural Diversity requirements. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with SOC 4920, SOC 5920.
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WEST 4950 - Capstone Senior Seminar 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A synthesis of what has been studied in the WEST program. Provides students the opportunity to develop a major research project and put into practice the theoretical knowledge gained in WEST courses within the context of placements with community-based organizations. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Req., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), WEST 3300, WEST 3400. For WEST majors only, senior status recommended.
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WEST 4960 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Factors involved in delinquent behavior. Problems of adjustments of delinquents and factors in treatment and post-treatment and adjustment. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 4960 and SOC 5960.
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WEST 9400 - Independent Study in WEST 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an opportunity for advanced students with good scholastic records to independently pursue the study of a subject of special interest. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010) and consent of Director.
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PORT 3000 - Writing Portfolio Assessment 0 Credits (Minimum) 0 Credits (Maximum)
All UCCS students must submit a Writing Portfolio at least two semesters prior to graduating. Students who opt not to submit a portfolio, or who do not pass the assessment, must take ENGL 3010 or ENGL 3080. Portfolios for a section must be submitted to the course Blackboard site between the 1st and 10th of that section’s month. Prer., ENGL 1410 or ENGL 2080 or ENGL 2090 or INOV 2100.
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