Sociology, Criminology, & Anthropology Department
Mission Statement
The Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology is committed to the principles of a liberal education. Our central objective is to teach and communicate the sociological and anthropological ways of viewing the world. The programs in sociology, criminology, anthropology, and women’s studies offer curriculum designed to increase understanding of social organization and social relationships and to assist students in developing skills that can be applied to making a positive difference in their professional and personal lives. Each program in the department supports the long-standing interest of our disciplines in examining the human condition and understanding stability and change in social life. The department prepares students to work in a wide variety of occupations or to pursue professional or graduate studies. Our mission is to produce graduates who are motivated and equipped to make meaningful contributions to the enhancement of the human condition.
The department’s mission relates to the mission of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the following ways:
- The department programs provide classroom environments and field experience opportunities that enhance social awareness, encourage personal reflection, and assist students to further develop critical thinking and problem solving skills;
- Social action and responsibility, personal morality and accountability, and professional ethics are focused on throughout the curriculum and in co-curricular activities that engage students with each other and in the community;
- The disciplines within the department are committed to producing motivated and socially aware graduates equipped to make meaningful contributions within a diverse community and increasingly interdependent world.
Women's Studies
Mission
The Women’s Studies offers students a different perspective for understanding their disciplines, themselves, and others. Drawing from the rich history of feminist theory and gender studies, this perspective examines intersectionality and incorporates issues of gender identity, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other dimensions of human diversity to examine contemporary social issues, culture, communication, the media and arts, education, civic engagement, social activism, inequities and social justice, and the global contributions of women, past to present.
Academic Programs
- Anthropology, Minor
- Criminology, Bachelor of Arts
- Criminology, Bachelor of Science
- Criminology/Sociology Double Major, Bachelor of Arts
- Criminology/Sociology Double Major, Bachelor of Science
- Sociology, Bachelor of Arts
- Sociology, Bachelor of Science
- Sociology, Minor
- Sociology: Community Engagement Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
- Sociology: Community Engagement Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Women's Studies, Minor
Anthropology (ANTH)
Fall, Spring, Summer.
Introduction to the concepts by which anthropology understands particular lifestyles, and to the constructs by which it accounts for similarities and differences among lifestyles.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS, GT-SS3) (CC)
Fall, Spring.
The course examines humans as biological organisms from an evolutionary perspective. Other primates and the significance of genetic diversity in modern human populations are discussed.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: ANTH 101L.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: ST)
Fall, Spring.
The lab will reinforce and extend student understanding of biological anthropological concepts.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: ANTH 101.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: ST)
Fall.
This course introduces students to the field of archaeology. Examines how archaeologists acquire and interpret archaeological evidence. Reviews accepted practice and archaeological ethics and law.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Americans live in a complex and diverse society. This course examines the nature, impact and strategies for dealing with diversity in personal and social contexts.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Cross-cultural introduction to language processes in human society.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS) (CC)
As Needed.
An examination of the human lineage focusing on major cultural events from the Upper Paleolithic through the Mesolithic based on archaeological evidence.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
An examination of archaeological evidence of major cultural events from the Neolithic into the First Millennium, including the Neolithic Revolution, urbanization, and the development of writing.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
An examination of the basic procedures used by forensic anthropologists to obtain evidence in criminal investigations.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Special Topics.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May not repeat the same topic.
As Needed.
This course will introduce students to core sociological theoretical frameworks as they relate to conspiracy “theories” and alternative new religions known as cults.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Introduction to museum conservation and collections care. Students become familiar with many common materials found in museum collections, their care and management, and the ethical responsibilities of museum personnel.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Examines migration processes, with a particular focus on immigration to the United States. Migration patterns are analyzed considering social, political, and historical context, including structural global patterns.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Special Topics.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May not repeat the same topic.
As Needed.
Directed study for students interested in gaining research experience in anthropology.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
As Needed.
Seminar.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing and permission of instructor.
As Needed.
Practical experience in an agency setting.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
As Needed.
Directed study for students interested in specific areas of anthropological concern.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Criminology (CRIM)
Fall, Spring.
This class will address the historical, theoretical and methodological foundations for understanding crime and criminology; various types of crime, & responses to crime by police, the courts and correctional institutions.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
This course examines origin, nature, and utilization of criminal law; policing, court adjudication and sentencing; jails and prisons; community based corrections; criminal justice policy.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
An examination of the basic procedures used by forensic anthropologists to obtain evidence in criminal investigations.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Explores lived experiences using a sociological lens. Students learn to understand their own & others' lives in new ways through applying concepts such as social norms, stigma, social control, privilege & intersectionality.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
The purpose of this course is to explore the complicated relationship between cannabis and society. The past, present and future of cannabis will be discussed. Examination of how cannabis has sparked various social changes.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Content on diversity, law, policy, communication, and police procedures. Course is reserved for Peace Officers completing the Police Academy. Credit is awarded concurrently in Criminology, Political Science, and Social Work.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Special Topics.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Patterns & causes associated with behavior, conditions, beliefs, & other social characteristics defined &/or treated as socially deviant, including but not limited to political, sexual, cultural, & organizational deviance.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Explores historical and contemporary intersecting issues of race and crime in the United States. Theoretical grounding and factual information provide the foundation for the course.
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 203 or SOC 101 or SOC 203.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
A critical examination of the historical and contemporary intersecting issues of sex, gender, and crime, focusing on girls' and women's experiences as victims, offenders, and workers in the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or CRIM 101 or SOC 101 or WS 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
Theoretical and historical study of delinquency, intersectionality, and social justice. Family, peer, school, community, and cultural contexts and juvenile law, courts, policing, and youth corrections are examined.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
Examination of major theoretical explanations of crime and their policy implications.
Prerequisite: CRIM 101.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
The history and role of corrections; correctional practice, relationship to law, prison society, working in prisons, special needs of prisoners, capital punishment, administration, privatization.
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 203 or SOC 101 or SOC 203.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Examines migration processes, with a particular focus on immigration to the United States. Migration patterns are analyzed considering social, political, and historical context, including structural global patterns.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Explores the fast evolving area of cannabis policy, focusing primarily on the United States.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Employ theoretical perspectives to better understand motivations of Hollywood criminals and the peculiar aspects of a society with an insatiable appetite for crime as "entertainment".
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Summer.
This course focuses on sociological understandings of crime and other social phenomena. Through science fiction literature, movies, and TV, the class explores how current social realities are reflected in science fiction.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Crime and justice studies. Each has a subtitle; no subtitle may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing.
Spring.
The origins and functions of law; the social organization of legal institutions and decisions; the relationship of law to morality, justice and social change.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Odd.
The extent, seriousness, and impact of major forms of family violence, including child maltreatment, dating and partner violence, stalking, and mistreatment of elders. Gender, race and social class implications are examined.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Study of victims with a focus on victims of officially defined crime. Examination of social changes impacting cultural views and the societal response to victims as well as the costs and consequences of victimization.
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 203 or SOC 101 or SOC 203.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
Examination of crimes and social injuries perpetrated by organizational structures that do physical or economic harm to the environment, their employees, and their customers.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
The history and role of police; including patrol officers, detectives, specialty units, police discretion, women in policing, community policing, private policing, corruption, brutality, accountability.
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 203 or SOC 101 or SOC 203.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Course introduces students to variable aspects of Medicolegal Death Investigation. Students will learn about investigating deaths caused by homicide, suicide, accidents, and natural causes.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Trends, organizational characteristics, processes, and causative factors associated with gangs in contemporary American society.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
Seminar occurs in a correctional facility. Students and incarcerated men or women together examine topics such as crime, justice, freedom, and inequality to learn from others' perspectives and re-think current understanding.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
As Needed.
Examines assumptions about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality & other factors that are used to justify the bias behind hate crimes; examines social/legal definitions, causal factors & consequences.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Directed study for students interested in gaining research experience in criminology.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
As Needed.
Practical on-the-job experience in an agency setting.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
As Needed.
Independent Study.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Permission of the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Sociology (SOC)
Fall, Spring, Summer.
The scientific study of patterns and processes of human social relations.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS, GT-SS3)
As Needed.
Americans live in a complex and diverse society. This course examines the nature, impact and strategies for dealing with diversity in personal and social contexts.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
Sociological perspectives applied to an understanding of global and domestic social problem, including the environment, corporate control, economic and political inequalities, health care, and crime.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS, GT-SS1)
Spring.
This course examines origin, nature, and utilization of criminal law; policing, court adjudication and sentencing; jails and prisons; community based corrections; criminal justice policy.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
Marriage and family from an institutional and relationship perspective: cross-cultural diversity, mate selection, marital dynamics, parenting, divorce, remarriage, emerging patterns.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS)
As Needed.
We will use our sociological imaginations to explore the often puzzling relationships that humans all over the globe have developed with their environment.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Explores lived experiences using a sociological lens. Students learn to understand their own & others' lives in new ways through applying concepts such as social norms, stigma, social control, privilege & intersectionality.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
The purpose of this course is to explore the complicated relationship between cannabis and society. The past, present and future of cannabis will be discussed. Examination of how cannabis has sparked various social changes.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Special topics in Sociology.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours. May not repeat the same topic.
Spring.
An analysis of elementary forms of spontaneous and unstructured behavior (panics, rumors), and complex forms of more structured group phenomena (riots, social movements).
Prerequisite: SOC 101.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Patterns & causes associated with behavior, conditions, beliefs, & other social characteristics defined &/or treated as socially deviant, including but not limited to political, sexual, cultural, & organizational deviance.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Explores historical and contemporary intersecting issues of race and crime in the United States. Theoretical grounding and factual information provide the foundation for the course.
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 203 or SOC 101 or SOC 203.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
A critical examination of the historical and contemporary intersecting issues of sex, gender, and crime, focusing on girls' and women's experiences as victims, offenders, and workers in the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or CRIM 101 or SOC 101 or WS 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
Theoretical and historical study of delinquency, intersectionality, and social justice. Family, peer, school, community, and cultural contexts and juvenile law, courts, policing, and youth corrections are examined.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
This course will introduce students to core sociological theoretical frameworks as they relate to conspiracy “theories” and alternative new religions known as cults.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
Social, political and historical conditions under which segregation, racial/ethnic hierarchies and r/e conflict emerge, and the institutions through which boundaries and hierarchies are produced and reproduced in the U.S.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Summer.
Analysis of how gender as a social construct influences institutions, interaction & lived experience in a diverse society. The intersection of race, ethnicity, class & sexualities is viewed through the lens of gender & culture.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or WS 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
This course will examine the institution of the military and the intersection of the military and society.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
General and applied psychological principles of the individual's interaction with a group.
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Examines migration processes, with a particular focus on immigration to the United States. Migration patterns are analyzed considering social, political, and historical context, including structural global patterns.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Explores the fast evolving area of cannabis policy, focusing primarily on the United States.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Critical examination of the social implications of contemporary popular culture & its influence in our everyday lives. Explores how popular culture reflects & shapes key institutions, social behavior, & individual identities.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Analysis of film as a major contemporary cultural form that reflects, influences & shapes social values, beliefs & behaviors. Examines representations of race, class, gender & various social issues using a sociological lens.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Employ theoretical perspectives to better understand motivations of Hollywood criminals and the peculiar aspects of a society with an insatiable appetite for crime as "entertainment".
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Summer.
This course focuses on sociological understandings of crime and other social phenomena. Through science fiction literature, movies, and TV, the class explores how current social realities are reflected in science fiction.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
The course provides a social historical analysis of the development and impact of an important form of contemporary popular culture - rock 'n' roll music.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Explores how one's lived experiences can connect to wider social forces to positively impact the public domain. Students acquire the tools needed to carry their education into the workforce and towards civic engagement.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Students will work closely with their professor to research, address, and advocate for more awareness of a social issue by developing a community or university project that most closely aligns with student interests.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: It's strongly recommended that this course be taken with SOC 388.
Spring.
Critical examination of sources and consequences of inequality and poverty, with primary focus on the United States. Anti-poverty programs explored.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
The origins and functions of law; the social organization of legal institutions and decisions; the relationship of law to morality, justice and social change.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Social and structural implications of science and technology as they affect society.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Examines historical and contemporary issues for women of various economic, social, and ethnic groups, especially in the US; examines gender ideologies about paid, unpaid work.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Junior or senior standing. Permission of instructor.
As Needed.
Critical examination of theories of organizational structure, process, and change. Explores origins and functions of formal organizations in human society.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Introduces the variety of qualitative methods used in the social sciences for conducting research studies, gathering data and interpreting and analyzing research findings with a focus on interviewing techniques.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
Seminar occurs in a correctional facility. Students and incarcerated men or women together examine topics such as crime, justice, freedom, and inequality to learn from others' perspectives and re-think current understanding.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Permission of instructor.
As Needed.
Allows one or more students to conceptualize, create, and complete a project relating to sociology, under supervision of faculty member(s).
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Sociology major. Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Special topics in Sociology.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 credit hours. May not repeat the same topic.
As Needed.
Directed study for students interested in gaining research experience in sociology.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Practical on-the-job experience in an agency setting.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Sociology major. Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Independent Study.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Sociology major or minor. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Provides students the opportunity to engage in an off-campus work experience related to their career interests. Students will learn how to apply the academic principles acquired through the classroom to a work situation.
Prerequisite: SOC 388 and SOC 388L.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Students must be declared sociology or criminology major with community engagement core; or permission of the instructor.
Womens Studies (WS)
Fall, Spring, Summer.
An interdisciplinary course examining women's lives and roles through socio-economic, political, historical and biological perspectives. Introduces feminist theories and gender as a structure and process.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS) (CC)
As Needed.
Americans live in a complex and diverse society. This course examines the nature, impact and strategies for dealing with diversity in personal and social contexts.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
Statistical overview of the current status of women, followed by examination of theories concerning equality of the sexes.
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall.
To raise awareness of social inequities, promote cultural competency & appreciation of differences.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Statistical overview of the current status of women, followed by examination of theories concerning equality of the sexes.
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Introduction to women's health issues and a basic understanding of how women's health has been influenced historically, culturally and by socio-economic factors.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
Marriage and family from an institutional and relationship perspective: cross-cultural diversity, mate selection, marital dynamics, parenting, divorce, remarriage, emerging patterns.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
(Gen Ed: SS)
As Needed.
Intensive study of literature written by women, in historical, cultural, and critical contexts.
Prerequisite: ENG 102.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Special Topics.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Spring.
Examination of gender, sexuality, race, class, and other variables connecting theory to activism. Exploration of how multiple identities intersect to create a whole.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
A critical examination of the historical and contemporary intersecting issues of sex, gender, and crime, focusing on girls' and women's experiences as victims, offenders, and workers in the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or CRIM 101 or SOC 101 or WS 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Spring.
A social cultural and historical overview of the Chicana experience and contributions.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Summer.
Examination of the global dimensions of women's organizing and policymaking, drawing on both historical and contemporary examples. Exploration of global debates regarding contemporary feminism.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
A discussion course which examines gender roles in theatrical and documentary film while considering the perspective of producers, actors and spectators and salient film theories.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
Summer.
Analysis of how gender as a social construct influences institutions, interaction & lived experience in a diverse society. The intersection of race, ethnicity, class & sexualities is viewed through the lens of gender & culture.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or WS 100.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
This course examines the ways that gender affects communication behaviors and helps develop an awareness of the processes that affect gender socialization and stereotyping.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Survey of Chicana writers from the early 1900s to the present. Along with the literature, aspects of history, sociology and politics will be incorporated.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
This course focuses on Third World women's challenging views of global feminism and feminist representations of other women.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
Fall, Odd.
The extent, seriousness, and impact of major forms of family violence, including child maltreatment, dating and partner violence, stalking, and mistreatment of elders. Gender, race and social class implications are examined.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Examines historical and contemporary issues for women of various economic, social, and ethnic groups, especially in the US; examines gender ideologies about paid, unpaid work.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Junior or senior standing. Permission of instructor.
As Needed.
Examines assumptions about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality & other factors that are used to justify the bias behind hate crimes; examines social/legal definitions, causal factors & consequences.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: None.
As Needed.
Students develop and execute a research project related to gender, sexuality, and intersectionality.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Senior standing. Permission of the instructor.
As Needed.
Allows one or more students to conceptualize, create, and complete a project relating to women's studies, under supervision of faculty member(s) approved by the WS program coordinator.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Women's Studies minor. Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Special topics in Women's Studies.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Permission of the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Research project selected by student and supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Women's Studies minor. Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Application of the WS disciplinary framework to an off-campus volunteer work experience, under the supervision of a faculty member approved by WS.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Women's Studies minor. Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Independent Study.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 3.0 credit hours.
As Needed.
Application of the WS disciplinary framework to a work experience, under the direction of the selected site and a faulty member approved by WS.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Women's Studies minor. Junior standing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours.