Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Women’s and Gender Studies

  
  • WGST 340 - Gender and Global Education


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course examines the state of girls and women’s education in the context of contemporary globalization and development. The course is a feminist analysis of global education that uses gender equity as the measure of progress. It will introduce students to global and local forces impacting gender and schooling, and the struggles for girls’ education. Formal education is a major social/cultural institution that produces knowledge and skills needed for participation in all spheres of society. Education is an internationally recognized right for all, and one that is foundational for gender equity. The level of girls and women’s access to education enables or denies them participation in civic and economic life. The course is an analysis of how current processes of globalization are transforming education across the world, and how girls and women fit into the changing picture. Offered spring, odd years.

  
  • WGST 490 - Senior Capstone Seminar


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will have two parts. The first is a seminar in which students read advanced academic articles on a subject chosen by the instructor and write a short article of their own engaging with other scholars’ ideas. Students will also engage in their own capstone research project, producing an annotated bibliography, a public presentation, and a final written presentation. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior status and Restricted to Women’s and Gender Studies majors and minors.
  
  • WGST 493 - Honors Research


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 6
    Two semesters of individual research or creative work and writing, of an undergraduate thesis, directed by a faculty member affiliated with Women’s and Gender Studies. Available for majors with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and who have taken at least 24 credits of toward the major with at least a 3.5 average in the major. Students may present a proposal with or without a faculty mentor; invitation to participate will be by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Successful completion of three credits of WGST 493, including a public presentation, can count for the Women’s and Gender Studies capstone requirement; successful completion of 6 credits with a grade of A- or A is required for graduation honors in the major. Offered by individual arrangement.

  
  • WGST 495 - Internship


    Internship experiences related to the history major can be arranged. Interns are required to fulfill a set of objectives related to their major, mutually agreed upon by the student, the faculty supervisor, and the participating agency. Notes: See also Internship section of this bulletin. Offered by individual arrangement.

  
  • WGST 499 - Directed Study


    Internship experiences related to the history major can be arranged. Interns are required to fulfill a set of objectives related to their major, mutually agreed upon by the student, the faculty supervisor, and the participating agency. Notes: See also Internship section of this bulletin. Offered by individual arrangement.

 

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