Women's Studies Courses
150 Special Topics. 4. May also be offered at 250, 350 and 450 levels.
110 Introduction to Women's Studies. 4. This course will acquaint students with some of the basic questions and concepts that drive Women's Studies scholars, as well as the historical, political, and social contexts in which these concerns and the various answers to them have arisen. While the course will focus primarily on Women's Studies and scholarship on gender and sexuality in the United States, the course will address explicitly the ways in which mainstream U.S. women's movements have marginalized and even profited from the exploitation of non-white women in the United States as well as women in non-industrialized nations.
217 Literacy Seminar (EDUC 217, ENGL 217, JPS 217, PSY 217, SOAN 217). 2. Students are trained as literacy tutors and spend four hours per week tutoring in community literacy programs. Wider issues of literacy and related problems are considered. CR/NC.
260 Independent Study. 1-4. May also be offered at 360 and 460 levels.