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This seminar serves as a critique/work group for class members' thesis and publication goals. We examine the formation of critical consciousness.
We explore theoretical and epistemological issues in feminist research, as well as developing the practical nuts and bolts skills needed to conduct our own research. Research skill workshops include Internet and WEB resources in research and constructing a research design. Class members organize and participate in a research conference.
This course will address critical issues facing women in developing countries in the context of an increasingly globalized order. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with global issues/global feminist theory.
This course examines the development of theories and strategies used by various groups of women to create social change. Special focus on the major theories and issues of first, second, and third wave faminism.
Concentrated study and research in areas of student's special interests/ expertise under supervision of a faculty member.
Preparation of an alternate plan paper under supervision of the student's graduate advisor.
Students assist or co-teach an undergraduate Women's Studies course under the supervision of a faculty member.
Placement in a community or university-based internship provides the student with experience and practical skills in a particular field of work or service and/or provides an opportunity to pursue a specific research interest.
Preparation of a thesis under supervision of the student's graduate advisory committee.
HISTCredits
This course is designed to provide an overview and analysis of the historical experiences of the family in the United States from earliest settlement to the present in order to aid students in understanding the contemporary situation of the family in American society.
A history of the physical, political, cultural, social, and economic foundations of world civilizations to 1500.
A history of the physical, political, cultural, social, and economic foundations of world civilizations to 1500. Same content as HIST 170. Students may not take both HIST 170 and HIST 170W for credit.
Review of major changes in World Civilizations since 1500.
Review of major changes in World Civilization since 1500. Same content as HIST 171. Students may not take both HIST 171 and HIST 171W for credit.
A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War.
A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War. Same content as HIST 180. Students may not take both HIST 180 and HIST 180W for credit.
A survey of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the present.
Survey of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the present. Same content as HIST 181. Students may not take both HIST 181 and HIST 181W for credit.
This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877.
This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877. Same content as HIST 190. Students may not take both HIST 190 and HIST 190W for credit.
A survey of American History from the end of Reconstruction to the present with a special emphasis on political and social developments.
This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from 1877 to the present. This course has the same content as HIST 191. Students may not take both HIST 191 and HIST 191W for credit.
This course provides an historical and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Islamic world. The course examines Islam and Islamic cultures within a global context, from its beginnings through the contemporary period.
Examines the causes, course and legacy of World War II and the Holocaust, including the rise of fascism; European, Japanese, and U.S. imperialism in Asia; the course of the war in Europe and Asia; the home fronts of the belligerent countries; and the march toward the final solution. This course will focus in on a global perspective of these events and discuss the impact it had on various ethnic, racial, religious and gender groups.
This course is a historical investigation of taboos in America across time, cultures, and communities. Together, we explore how a range of taboos came to be, how they vary, where the power of taboos come from, and how they are often connected to ideas of gender, sex, race, and class. We will also explore how taboos have been transgressed, challenged, and evolved over time.