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VA 4030 - Internship in Visual Arts 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Supervised opportunities for advanced studio students to apply relevant concepts and skills in professional situations. Pass/Fail only. Prer., Permission of advisor.
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VA 4100 - Advanced Projects in Electronic Imaging 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Emphasizes the articulation of a personal aesthetic, independent project development, and advanced expertise in multiple programs. Prer., VA 3100. Meets with VA 3100.
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VA 4110 - Advanced Photography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Exploration of advanced concepts and techniques dealing with the development and execution of a long-term photographic project. Prer., VA 3110 or permission of instructor.
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VA 4120 - Advanced Artists’ Books 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Intended for students with previous experience in the book arts. Emphasis will be placed on sculptural mixed media aspects of book construction and on unique personal expression in the book format. Prer., VA 3120.
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VA 4130 - Advanced Painting 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Utilizes a variety of painting media and processes to create a personal, passionate, and culturally relevant artistic language. Special emphasis is placed on helping students develop a critical understanding of both the work they produce and the larger role of painting in contemporary art and culture. Req., VA 3130 or VA 3150 or permission of instructor.
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VA 4440 - Contemporary Handmade Papermaking Techniques 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Supplemented with lectures on historical methods. Includes in-depth exploration of pulp varieties and coloring processes, as well as numerous three-dimensional possibilities.
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VA 4980 - Professional Seminar 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A required course for visual art majors. Preparation for a professional art practice including portfolios, resumes, marketing and gallery representation, contracts, artist statements, grants, exhibition organization, legal liabilities and obligations, and graduate school applications. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Prer., VA 3980 and AH 3860 or permission of instructor.
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VA 9400 - Independent Study in Visual Art 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Independent Study in Visual Arts undergraduate. May be taken in any media with any full-time professor for up to 4 credit hours, by arrangement.
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WEST 1010 - Introduction to Social Justice Studies: Leadership, Inclusion, and Engagement 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Through critical analysis, this course focuses on how systems of inequality are maintained and perpetuated, with an emphasis on the concept of social change. Approved for LAS Social Science area and Cultural Diversity requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. GT-SS3.
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WEST 1310 - A Lab of Her Own: Science and Women 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to natural science and its methods for non-science majors. Focuses on women’s participation in both the formation of scientific concepts and the development of methodology. Modern concepts of science and mathematics with an emphasis on women’s contributions to these fields will be presented. Also offers a feminist critique of the traditional methods of science. Approved for the LAS Natural Science area requirement. Meets with PES 1310 and PHIL 1310.
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WEST 2020 - Introduction to Diversity Issues 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Through critical analysis, this course will examine the impact that categories of difference have on our lives, the history of discrimination in society, and how systems of inequality are maintained and perpetuated. Open only to students who have NOT taken WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Approved for Cultural Diversity requirement.
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WEST 2030 - Hiphop and the Performance of Identities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course uses Hiphop as a medium to explore identity narratives in U.S. culture. It is not a chronological history nor an exhaustive study of Hiphop culture, but a practical use of Hiphop as a tool to access multiple dramas in converging identity developments across the United States with global effects. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 2040 - Global Black Women Writers 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course explores the fictional and biographical narratives of black women writers around the globe for intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, religion and other positionalities in their socially and historically contextualized experiences. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity).
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WEST 2070 - Foundations in Native American Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to current theories and methods in Native American Studies. Designed to give students a foundation in the discipline, providing needed historical and political background. A preliminary course to undertake the Certification in Native American Studies offered by WEST. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures. Prer., WEST 1010.
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WEST 2500 - Race and Gender at the Movies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Through critical analysis, this class will focus on race and gender in movies to facilitate an understanding of students’ own identities, roles, and behavior in society, and the potential for social change. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 2900 - Special Topics Lower Division 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Allows lower-division study of a specific topic. Cannot be repeated for credit. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3010 - Women in Politics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the role of women in American politics. Topics include a historical perspective of women’s political activity, the political interests and group activities of women, legal status of women, political attitudes of and toward women, and women’s political behavior. Meets with PSC 3010.
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WEST 3020 - Me, Myself, and I: Life Writing, Autobiography and the Creation of the Self 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to introduce students to the manner in which identity has been conceptualized in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, cultural heritage, and nation. The manner in which artists and authors from various backgrounds have positioned themselves as subjects within both their own communities and within dominant society will be considered. Approved for the LAS Humanities area requirement. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3030 - Dis/Ability Studies in Education 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to how disability, race, class, sexual orientation, and gender are defined, represented, and acted upon in schools today. Students will examine school as a social/political environment where the meaning of disability can be understood in democratic ways. Meets with SPED 3000 and SPED 5000.
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WEST 3040 - Women Around the World 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a global, cross-cultural perspective on women, using an anthropological framework to examine women’s status, issues, and general cultural experience in the context of gender systems of different types of societies. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), or ANTH 1040, or permission of instructor. Meets with ANTH 3040.
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WEST 3050 - Race and Ethnicity in American Politics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the role of U.S. ethnic minority groups in American politics from the perspectives of the groups themselves. Topics will include historical and contemporary perspectives on the political activities, interests, and legal status of U.S. ethnic minorities; the relationship of power, race/ethnicity, and class in determining the effects of the political system on these groups; and the impact of these groups on the political system. Meets with PSC 3050.
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WEST 3060 - Multi-Racial Identities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course posits a more complex theoretical framework with which to approach and understand multi-racial and multi-ethnic identity formations, especially as they pertain to intersecting categories such as class, gender, sexuality, etc. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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WEST 3070 - Global Men and Masculinities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
With the recent emergence of critical masculine studies, conversations of manhood(s), masculinity(ies), and male identity(ies) have moved to the foreground of academic and popular inquiry. This course will examine a diversity of contemporary roles and experiences of masculinities within domestic and global public discourses through the intersectionality of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender politics produced through scholarship, film, international affairs and popular media. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Society, Health and Behavior.
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WEST 3090 - Peep Show: Sexuality in Popular Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the significance of popular culture in constructing social identities and reinforcing ideologies of sexuality. Critically and intersectionally analyzes the cultural production of sexual scripts vis-a-vis television, film, advertising, pornography, internet, and music lyrics and videos. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity and Social Science area requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior.
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WEST 3100 - Women of Color: Image and Voice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines how the intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender are constructed both within and against traditional American feminism and gender critiques. Addresses areas of divergence from mainstream feminism, as well as the construction of alternative representations by women of color. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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WEST 3110 - Women and Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the ways women have been and continue to be viewed in various religions through comparing sacred and other texts with actual religious practices and beliefs. Engenders an appreciation of the tension between the ideal expectation for and the real possibilities available to women in religious traditions. Meets with PHIL 3110.
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WEST 3130 - Gender, Race, and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory course that presents both the history of philosophical treatments of women and contemporary philosophical analyses of women’s social, political, artistic, scientific, and philosophical roles. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010) or PHIL 1000. Meets with PHIL 3230.
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WEST 3140 - Women in Classical Antiquity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analysis of the philosophical views of women and by women in ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian thought. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with HIST 3010 and PHIL 3140.
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WEST 3150 - Power, Privilege, and Social Difference 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the processes and conditions that produce the systems of differences and privilege shaping our lived experiences. Critically analyzes the prevailing cultural ideologies surrounding class, race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Emphasizes awareness, respect, justice, and resolution. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., SOC 1110 or equivalent. Meets with SOC 3250.
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WEST 3160 - Women, Visual Arts, and Culture I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of the lives and contributions of women artists from the Renaissance to c. 1900. The primary objectives are to introduce issues of gender in the production of visual culture and familiarize the student with the critical literature of art history. Prer., permission of instructor. Meets with AH 3250.
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WEST 3180 - Introduction to Feminist Film, Video, and Digital Media 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of major themes in feminist independent film, video, and web-based projects produced since the mid-1970s. Meets with AH 3280.
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WEST 3220 - Native Communities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the development and current nature of indigenous populations world-wide, with in-depth analyses of Native America. Includes issues of social structure, collective identity, cultural survival, and access to resources. Also examines consequences of public policy and development policy. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), SOC 1110, or SOC 2500. Meets with SOC 3270.
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WEST 3230 - The Chicano Community 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of the origin, development, and current order of the Chicano community. Includes studies of the “Barrio,” ethnic-identity, social values, and the consequences of prejudice and discrimination. Prer., SOC 1110 or SOC 2200. Meets with SOC 3230.
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WEST 3240 - African American Community 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of the origin, development, and contemporary nature of the black community. Encourages an understanding of black culture and values, and the consequences of prejudice and discrimination. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), or SOC 1110, or SOC 2200. Meets with SOC 3240.
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WEST 3250 - The Prehistory and History of Native American Cultures of the Southwest 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The prehistory and ethnography of the Indian cultures of the Southwest. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Meets with ANTH 3250.
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WEST 3260 - Women, Visual Arts, and Culture II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to feminist theory and women’s artistic production from 1970 to present. Focuses on how women’s art attempts to resist normative ideals of femininity, subvert aesthetic hierarchies, and illuminate the intersections of race, gender, and sexual orientation. Prer., AH 2000 or permission of instructor. Meets with AH 3260.
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WEST 3270 - Archaeological Approaches to Gender and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines archaeological approaches to studying gender and sexuality in past societies. Discussion of the theoretical and methodological implications of these archaeological approaches and analysis of various case studies, spanning periods from the Paleolithic to the recent past. Prer., ANTH 1020. Meets with ANTH 3280.
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WEST 3280 - The Asian American Community 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A general introduction to Asian American Studies. Surveys Asian American social organizations and political history from the 1800s to the present through the lens of immigration, family, labor, community, activism, and resistance. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), or SOC 1110, or SOC 2200. Meets with SOC 3280.
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WEST 3290 - Perspectives on Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of racism, discrimination, prejudice, and an exploration of the relationships between dominant and minority groups in selected areas of the world. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., SOC 2200 or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 3290.
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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 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 role of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. 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, and sexuality within both a domestic and global context, 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, and sexuality, 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. 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. 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 requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). 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 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 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. 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, and sexuality.
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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 AH 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 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 4500 - 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. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010).
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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 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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