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Professors: Rachel Carnell, Tama Engelking, Sarah Matthews, Roberta Steinbacher, Mary Ellen Waithe; Professors Emeriti: John Gerlach, Carl Rak, Phillipa Yin; Associate Professors: Jennifer Alexander, Chien-Chen Bowen, Elizabeth Cagan, Delia Galvan, Adrienne Gosselin, Mareyjoyce Green (Program Director), Barbara Hoffman, Elizabeth Lehfeldt, Sheila Schwartz, Diane Steinberg, Sarah Toman, Robert Wheeler; Assistant Professor: Dana J. Hubbard; Instructor: Cindy Farina; Lecturers: Paula Bloch, Margaret Payerle, Dorothy Salem; Term Instructor: Marnie Salupo Rodriguez.
Course Descriptions
WST 151 Introduction to Women's Studies (4-0-4). The field of women's studies involves the study of women from the perspective of women themselves, and related research and scholarship. The course is a broadly interdisciplinary examination of the roles of women as their status and roles are socially constructed, and as women can determine them to be. There is emphasis upon related changes in gender relations in contemporary society. Return to top
WST 351 Practicum: Women's Studies (4-0-4). Prerequisite: Approval of the Women's Comprehensive Program Director. Required for major in Women's Studies. Field experience involving the application of theory and practice in a specific area of Women's Studies. For Women's Studies students. Return to top
WST 393 Special Topics (4-0-4). Analysis of issues in women's studies; topics vary and include: The Women's Movement, Women and International Social Development, and The Third Wave: Voices from the Next Generation. Course may be taken for credit more than once, but no single topic may be repeated. Topics will appear in course schedule. Return to top
WST 495 Advanced Seminar in Women's Studies (4-0-4). Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing, permission of instructor. Required for major and for minor in Women's Studies. Review and synthesis of prior work in Women's Studies. The impact of Women's Studies in higher education is discussed with emphasis on substantive and methodological contributions, initiation of new research frontiers, as well as an overview of cross-cultural perspectives and current issues. Return to top
WST 496 Independent Study (1 to 4 credits). Prerequisites: Senior standing, written permission of instructor and Women's Comprehensive Program Director. Faculty supervised and directed selected readings in areas of special interest and topics as arranged with an instructor on an individual basis. Return to top