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VAPA 9400 - Independent Study 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Undergraduate independent study in Visual and Performing Arts with a full time professor by arrangement.
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VAPA 9499 - Independent Study - Research and Creative Works 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an opportunity to conduct research with Visual and Performing Arts faculty by one or more students on topics determined by a faculty member. Prer., Consent of instructor required.
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VA 1010 - 2-D Foundations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A hands-on exploration of the essential concepts used in the creation of two-dimensional art, including composition and color theories. Prerequisite to all 2000, 3000, and 4000 level VA courses. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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VA 1020 - 3-D Foundations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A hands-on exploration of the essential concepts used in the creation of three-dimensional art, including form, space, material studies, and construction techniques. Prerequisite to all 2000, 3000, and 4000 level VA courses. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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VA 1030 - Digital Foundations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to digital media and the electronic art studio. Explores essential concepts of working digitally in 2D, 3D, and 4D. Emphasis is on technical fluency with a variety of digital platforms, software, and tools including digital photography, digital imaging, sound, and moving image.
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VA 1040 - Drawing Foundations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A hands-on exploration of the essential concepts used in drawing, including mark making, value, light, space, and composition. Emphasis is on conceptual development through a perceptual approach to tradition genres, including still life, landscape, and portraits. Prerequisite to all 2000, 3000, and 4000 level VA courses. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures. This course is a prerequisite to all 2000, 3000, and 4000 level VA courses.
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VA 2000 - Special Topics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A thematically based exploration of various approaches, processes and hybrid practices across a broad spectrum of the visual arts. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040, or permission of instructor.
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VA 2010 - Intermediate Drawing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Expands upon the understanding of the fundamental drawing principles introduced in VA 1040. Significant emphasis is placed on conceptual development through both perceptual and experimental drawing processes. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040 or instructor permission.
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VA 2020 - Printmaking 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to selected printmaking techniques, including silkscreen, Xerox, intaglio, and etching. Specific content will be determined by instructor. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040 or permission of instructor.
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VA 2080 - Intermediate Sculpture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A continuation of the technical and conceptual skills developed in VA 1020. A broad range of sculptural concerns are explored including assemblage, sound, motion, and site-specific works. Emphasis is on the process of idea development, experimentation with various media and techniques, merging concept and form, and the amalgamation of multiple disciplines. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040 or instructor permission.
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VA 2100 - Digital Art and Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course explores techniques of non-photographic Digital Imaging, and the use of the computer as both medium and tool in digital art and design production. Students will work with a range of software, hardware, and tools with an emphasis on graphic design principles and physical outputs. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040.
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VA 2110 - Introduction to Photography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An overview of photography with an introduction to fine art techniques and concepts. Students will learn basic black and white film development and darkroom skills.
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VA 2120 - Introduction to Artists’ Books 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will explore various methods of book construction, including use of several media for page/cover design, as well as book-binding fundamentals. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1040 or instructor permission. Meets with VA 3120.
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VA 2130 - Beginning Painting 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores fundamental painting principles such as color, composition, space, and surface quality. Emphasis is on conceptual development through a perceptual approach to a wide range of subjects including still life, portraits, and landscapes. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040 or permission of instructor.
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VA 2150 - Beginning Digital Photography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores digital photography from the camera to the processes used for computer-based prints and digital media. Addresses historical, theoretical, formal, conceptual, technical aspects of digital photo along with digital cameras and darkroom, and image output.
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VA 2222 - Special Topics at the Bemis School of Art 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Various media approaches and processes across a broad spectrum of the visual arts. Specific content will be determined by the instructor. Taught at the Bemis School of Art.
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VA 3000 - Special Topics Advanced 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A thematically based advanced exploration of various approaches, processes and hybrid practices across a broad spectrum of the visual arts as an interdisciplinary practice. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040, or permission of instructor.
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VA 3010 - Advanced Drawing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Investigates a variety of traditional and experimental drawing media and processes to create a personal, passionate, and culturally pertinent body of artwork. Special emphasis is placed on helping students develop a critical understanding of both the work they produce and the larger role of drawing in contemporary art and culture. Req., VA 2010 or VA 3150 or permission of instructor.
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VA 3020 - Advanced Printmaking 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation of VA 2020, with emphasis on experimentation and development of skills and concepts.
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VA 3080 - Advanced Sculpture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation of VA 2080, with an emphasis on development of student’s personal visual language. Covers digital processes as applied to sculptural works, installation and site specificity, with an open approach of experimentation and risk taking. The objective is to establish individualized studio practices that will continue into the post-academic stages of students’ artistic practices.
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VA 3100 - Intermediate Topics in Digital Media 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An exploration of electronic media as the primary tool for refining an individual approach to art-making. This class is structured to address the integration, expansion, and deepening of a conceptual reference point. Prer., VA 2100 or permission of instructor. Meets with VA 4100.
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VA 3110 - Intermediate Photography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
In this upper level photography course, the emphasis will be upon learning advanced analog and/or digital techniques, more in-depth investigations of the history and practices of contemporary and emerging photographers, and developing a studio practice that calls for a more conceptually sophisticated approach and execution than what students were exposed to in Intro to Photography. In addition to improving technical facility with the medium, students will learn to explore issues relevant to contemporary conversations in photography, and to work with an improved critical and visual literacy enabling them to identify and work within their own personal vision. Prer., VA 2110 or VA 2150 or permission of instructor.
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VA 3120 - Intermediate Artists’ Books 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Emphasis will be placed on the sculptural aspects of the book as an art object, including experimentation with a variety of media and formats. May meet with VA 2120 or VA 4120. Prer., VA 2120.
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VA 3130 - Intermediate Painting 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Expands upon the fundamental principles of painting begun in VA 2130. Emphasis is on conceptual development through the continued use of perceptual art-making approaches, as well as the use of experimental processes and alternative media and formats. Prer., VA 2130 or permission of instructor.
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VA 3150 - Investigations in Contemporary Painting and Drawing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Through the thematic development of their creative work, students will examine the form, content, and context of contemporary painting and drawing practice. Subjects examined include the historical intersection of these fields and the importance of developing a personal, passionate, and pertinent expressive language. Prer., VA 1040 and/or VA 2130.
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VA 3160 - Alternative Photographic Processes 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Learn the fundamentals of silver and non-silver alternative photographic processes. Explore the creative possibilities of a variety of experimental and historic processes through non-observational photography. Study historic and contemporary artists. Prer., VA 2110 or permission of instructor.
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VA 3200 - Video Art 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Create videos through a variety of conceptual and stylistic approaches including: appropriation, installation, stop motion animation, narrative, documentary and abstraction. Explore the history of video from its inception in the 1960’s through contemporary practices. Prer., VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040, or permission of instructor.
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VA 3980 - Seminar in Studio Problems 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Required visual arts course emphasizing the thematic development, articulation of content, and consideration of processes necessary to complete a body of work reflecting personal expressiveness. Req., Junior level standing in Visual Art or permission of instructor. Concurrent enrollment with AH 3860 is required.
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VA 4010 - Contemporary Drawing: An Interdisciplinary Approach 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores drawing as an interdisciplinary practice by critically engaging its processes with disciplines outside of its traditional context. Emphasis is on conceptual development through the creation of a body of artwork and through a critical investigation of drawing’s relationship with the larger world. Prer., VA 3010 or VA 3150 or permission of instructor.
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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 Topics in Digital Media 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 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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VA 9499 - Independent Study - Research and Creative Works 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an opportunity to conduct research with Visual and Performing Arts faculty by one or more students on topics determined by a faculty member. Prer., Consent of instructor required.
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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 1400 - Introduction to Restorative Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces the principles and practices of restorative justice. Students will examine specific restorative methods and models, and will have hands-on opportunities to learn and practice restorative dialogue facilitation and conflict conversation skills, becoming trained RJ facilitators by the course end. Meets with SOC 1400 and CJ 1003.
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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 2100 - WAP: Women and Protests- Introduction to Feminist Theory 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to introduce the diverse, interdisciplinary, and challenging field of feminist thought. We investigate feminist theories across the boundaries of humanities, and social sciences to examine feminist theory’s capacity to both diagnose the present and imagine things otherwise. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Cultural Diversity requirements.
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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; Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). 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 U.S. 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, ability, 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.
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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, class, gender, ability, and sexual orientation, etc. 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, ability, 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 3080 - Trans* Studies: Fluidity, Politics, and Identities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An interdisciplinary course that explores trans studies through a variety of lenses including history, institutions, cultural production, and activism as insight into past, contemporary, and possible futures for and among trans, non-binary, genderqueer and transexual life. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity and Humanities area requirements.
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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 U.S. 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 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.
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WEST 3220 - Global Indigenous Issues 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)
This course provides an intersectional overview of Asian American communities, identities, and issues from historical and contemporary perspectives. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), or SOC 1110, or SOC 2200. Meets with SOC 3280 and HIST 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 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 WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), and ENGL 1305, 1308, or 1310.
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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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