2008-2009 Catalog 
    
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2008-2009 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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  • WEST 401 - Special Topics

    3 Credits

    Offered to allow intensive study in a specific area.May be repeated for credit with permission of the Program Director.Prerequisites: EST 200 or consent of instructor
    Meets with LEAD 560.
  
  • WEST 404 - Gender and Sexuality

    3 Credits

    Focus on the various roles of women in American society within historical, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts; changes of these roles and contexts.Prerequisites: Three credits in WMST or SOC 225 or WMST 201
    Meets with SOC 404.
  
  • WEST 408 - Sociology of Men’s Lives

    3 Credits

    This class undertakes 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.
    Meets with SOC 408.
  
  • WEST 410 - Representation and the Post-modern Crisis



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  • WEST 411 - Women and Hispanic Literature

    3 Credits

    An overview of Hispanic women as seen by Hispanic male and female writers.Prerequisites: SPAN 301, SPAN 302 or consent of instructor
    Meets with SPAN 411.
  
  • WEST 418 - Gender in International Politics

    3 Credits

    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 P SC 418.
  
  • WEST 420 - Sociology of Poverty

    3 Credits

    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 antipoverty programs.
    Meets with SOC 420 and EST 401.
  
  • WEST 431 - Seminar: Class, Stratification and Power

    3 Credits

    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.Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement.Prerequisites: 9 hours of sociology or consent of instructor
    Meets with SOC 531 and SOC 431.
  
  • WEST 440 - Indigenous Peoples and Cultures of the Southwest

    3 Credits

    Intensive study in cultural anthropology of the indigenous peoples and cultures of the Southwest.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
    Meets with ANTH 440.
  
  • WEST 442 - Hispanic/Latino US Literature

    3 Credits

    Study of the works of the leading Chicano/a, Puerto Rican, and Cuban-American writers in the United States. Taught in Spanish..Prerequisites: SPAN 310 or consent of instructor
    Meets with SPAN 442 and SPAN 542.
  
  • WEST 443 - Hispanic US Drama

    3 Credits

    Theatrical work of Chicano/a, Puerto Rican and U.S. Cuban writers including Valdes, Pinero, Munoz and Morton. Taught in Spanish..
    Meets with Meets SPAN 443 and SPAN 543.
  
  • WEST 444 - Hispanic, Chicano/a, and Mexican-American Literature

    3 Credits

    The literary manifestations of individuals of Mexican origin in theater, prose, and poetry.Taught in English.
    Meets with SPAN 444 and SPAN 544.
  
  • WEST 445 - US Cuban Literature

    3 Credits

    Since 1960, and even in the 19th century, Cubans migrated to the U.S. And began to write poems, essays, fiction, and theater; a study of these works.Taught in Spanish.Prerequisites: SPAN 319 and SPAN 320
    Meets with SPAN 445 and SPAN 545.
  
  • WEST 455 - Feminism, Sexuality, and Culture

    3 Credits

    An examination of selected philosophical issues in the context of recent developments in feminist thought. Course will consider the question of whether traditional patterns of philosophical thought express gender bias, and if so why.
    Meets with PHIL 455.
  
  • WEST 470 - Global Feminisms



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  • WEST 471 - Asian American History

    3 Credits

    Course will trace the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Asian Americans from the early settlements of the nineteenth century to the present.
    Meets with HIST 471.
  
  • WEST 476 - Women’s Space, Women’s Place: Women’s Role in Changing the Face of the Earth

    3 Credits

    A re-examination of traditional aspects of cultural and regional geography from a feminist perspective.
    Meets with GES 476.
  
  • WEST 485 - Gender and Race Theory

    3 Credits

    Examines theories of gender, race, class and sexuality as intersecting dimensions of inequality. Emphasis will be placed on contemporary feminist and anti-racist theory.Prerequisites: EST 200/WMST 200 or EST 201/WMST 201.
  
  • WEST 485 - Gender and Race Theory

    3 Credits

    Examines theories of gender, race, class and sexuality as intersecting dimensions of inequality. Emphasis will be placed on contemporary feminist and anti-racist theory.Prerequisites: EST 200/WMST 200 or EST 201/WMST 201
  
  • WEST 490 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies

    1 to 4 Credits

    A detailed examination of a special topic taken from any field of women’s studies which is not covered by the regular women’s studies course offerings.Prerequisites: WMST 200 or 201, or permission of instructor
  
  • WEST 491 - Selected Topics in History and Women

    3 Credits

    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.
  
  • WEST 495 - Capstone Seminar

    3 Credits

    A capstone course taken by students minoring in Ethnic Studies. This course is designed to facilitate a synthesis of what has been studied in the program and provides an opportunity to put that knowledge regarding U.S. ethnic groups and cultures into practice.Prerequisites: EST 200 or EST 201 plus 9 hours in the program
    Meets with WMST 495.
  
  • WEST 495 - Capstone Seminar

    3 Credits

    A capstone course taken by students minoring in Women’s Studies. This course is designed to facilitate a synthesis of what has been studied in the program and provides an opportunity to put that knowledge regarding women into practice.May be repeated for credit with permission of department chair.Prerequisites: WMST 200 or WMST 201 and 9 hours in the program
    Meets with EST 495.
  
  • WEST 498 - Seminar on Major Authors

    3 Credits

    Author varies from semester to semester and may not be offered in any given year. Check schedule of courses for specific information.Students must secure approval from the faculty member with whom they wish to work, as well as from the Women’s Studies program director.Prerequisites: ENGL 150
    Meets with ENGL 498 and ENGL 598.
  
  • WEST 940 - Independent Study in Ethnic Studies

    1 to 3 Credits

    Provides an opportunity to advanced students with good scholastic records to independently pursue the study of some subject of special interest.Prerequisites: EST 200 and consent of Director.
  
  • WEST 940 - Independent Study in Women’s Studies

    1 to 3 Credits

    A student desiring independent study credit must present to the faculty a well-defined written project for research which is not included in the ordinary offerings of the departments whose courses are included in the W. S. Program.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Women’s Studies program director
 

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