HONR 3900 - Honors Internship Course
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Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Engages students in hands-on work in the community imparting practical knowledge and real-world experience. The course is designed to help students combine professional experiences with an academic component that involves critical thinking and interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving. Benefits of the course include acquiring professional skills and knowledge, building a network of connections, developing insights on possible career options, and applying classroom material to real-world experiences.
SOCY 1001 - Introduction to Sociology
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Examines basic sociological ideas including social relations, social interaction, social structure, and social change. Examples are drawn from societies around the world.
SOCY 1006 - The Social Construction of Sexuality
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2024
Discusses the social determinants of sexuality. Analyzes the economic, psychological, and cultural influences on human sexuality. Interactional perspective of human sexuality is presented. Same as WGST 1006.
SOCY 1016 - Sex, Gender, and Society 1
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
Examines status and power differences between the sexes at individual and societal levels. Emphasizes historical context of gender roles and status, reviews major theories of gender stratification. Same as WGST 1016.
SOCY 2031 - Social Problems
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Examines various social problems in the U.S. through a traditional sociological framework focused on race, class, and gender. Considers such problems as economic, racial, and gender inequality as manifestations of broader structural dynamics rooted in unequal relations of power. Addresses topics such as mass incarceration, poverty, segregation, drug use, immigration, and war and terrorism.
SOCY 3016 - Marriage and the Family in the United States
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Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
Comparative and historical examination of marriage and the family within the U.S. Emphasizes changing family roles and family structures. Also considers alternatives to the nuclear family and traditional marriage exploring new definitions of family. Same as WGST 3016.
SOCY 3314 - Violence Against Women and Girls
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
Focuses on aspects of the victimization of women and girls that are "Gendered" - namely, sexual abuse and intimate partner abuse. Also explores the importance of race, class, and sexuality in gendered violence. Recommended prerequisite: SOCY 1016 or WGST 1016. Same as ETHN 3314 and WGST 3314.
WGST 2000 - Introduction to US Gender, Race and Sexuality Studies
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Introduces students to the field of Women and Gender Studies. Examines gender issues in the United States from interdisciplinary, intersectional and transnational feminist perspectives across a range of US cultural contexts. Covers such topics as gender identity and performance, sexuality, reproductive justice, gendered violence, work and labor, imperialism and war, and the environment.
WGST 3702 - Topics in U.S. Gender and Sexuality Studies (SS)
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Examines selected topics in women, gender and sexuality in the social sciences, from a U.S. perspective. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Recommended prerequisite: WGST 2000 or WGST 2600.
WGST 3930 - Women and Gender Studies Internship
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2022
Provides field experience in local and national government and non-governmental agencies focusing on women and gender-related issues. Supervision by approved field instructors. Students must relate their academic experience to their field work experience though a portfolio and a final paper. Department enforced prerequisite: 6 hours of course work in Women and Gender Studies and 30 cumulative credit hours.
WGST 4950 - Honors Research
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
For qualified Women and Gender Studies majors working on the research phase of departmental honors. Department enforced prerequisite: overall GPA of 3.3.
