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2018-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Theatre, Dance, and Film
  

  • TDF 480 - Theatre Seminar

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An intensive study and discussion of one aspect of theatrical activity or selected topics drawn from dramatic literature. Specific content determined on a yearly basis by the special skills and interests of instructor and students.


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  • TDF 483 - Musical Theatre: Advanced Analysis & Performance

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores specific areas within musical theatre in depth, and focuses on both academic and performance work.  Students will expand knowledge of particular aspects of musical theatre history and repertoire through readings and analytical study of musical scores and play scripts.  Students will apply their findings through performances, providing musical and dramatic interpretations of specific songs and scenes. Same as MSC 483. Prerequisites: TDF 109, MSC 101 or 201, and TDF 206.


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  • TDF 490 - Independent Study in Dance

    1 semester, 1-3 credits-

    Open primarily to junior and senior dance minors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in dance outside of the regular departmental offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the chairperson. Prerequisite: Permission of chairperson.


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  • TDF 491 - Independent Study in Dance

    1 semester, 1-3 credits-

    Open primarily to junior and senior dance minors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in dance outside of the regular departmental offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the chairperson. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson.


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  • TDF 492 - Senior Capstone Project

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    In-depth study in a particular area of theatre which synthesizes learning from various courses and production experiences as a culmination of the theatre major’s experience, with the guidance of an advisor. The project may result in a performance, design, paper, original script, or other output in keeping with the topic. For senior theatre majors only.


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  • TDF 493 - Independent Study in Film/Video

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Offers additional in-depth video production and screenplay writing opportunities. A one-on-one supervisory environment allows students to create videos and scripts designed for social media, product advertisements, short videos and scripts for big screen as well as hand-held device distribution. Production values, story sense and audience connections are considered for achieving quality work. May be repeated once for credit as topics will vary. Prerequisite: One of the following: TDF 120, 121, 226, or 322; limited to Juniors and Seniors.


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Theology
  
  

  • THL 200 - Foundations of Theology

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    An historical and systematic study of theology: its relation to its sources, methods of theology, and chief theological systems. One or two characteristic theologians will be studied for their methods and doctrines. Course not open to first semester freshmen.


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  • THL 210 - Biblical Theology

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    The major theological themes of the Old and New Testament: covenant, creation, and human person made in the image of God, flawed by sin and redeemed by the fullness of the triune God’s saving act in Jesus Christ. Also examined are the different genres in the scriptures and Church documents on biblical inspiration and interpretation. Course not open to first semester freshmen.


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  • THL 220 - New Testament: Literature & Theology

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A survey of the literature that is the source of all Christian belief, theology and moral practice; treating the major theological and ethical teachings of Paul, the gospels, and Acts; and the other New Testament writings. Course not open to first semester freshmen.


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  • THL 240 - Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A study of the principal works of St. Thomas Aquinas, the place of Aquinas in medieval history, and the development of theology, the chief elements of his method. Special tracts of the Summa Theologica will be read, analyzed, and discussed. Course not open to first semester freshmen.


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  • THL 270 - Growth in Christian Life

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examination of the life of grace through its beginning in baptism; its growth through sacrament, liturgy, prayer, and the moral life; and its fulfillment in the union of friendship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This study is conducted in light of the witness of Scripture and the Catholic tradition, the experience of faith, and the challenge of theology. Course not open to first semester freshmen.


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  • THL 279 - Special Topics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Topics discussed in the seminar will vary from semester to semester, meeting a core requirement or proficiency. Course not open to first semester freshmen.


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  • THL 312 - Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A survey of the literature that is the foundation of the Judaeo-Christian tradition, providing a critical and historical background, and exposing the major beliefs and moral convictions found in the Old Testament. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 322 - The Synoptic Gospels

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A special treatment of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke - their distinctive literary structures and theologies, and detailed exegesis of selected passages. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 323 - The Canonical Gospels

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    Introduction to the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament and the analytical methodologies that will enable students to read them from various perspectives: historical, literary, and theological. A consideration of the gospels within the context of the Greco-Roman world and ancient Judaism; theories of source, form, and redaction criticism; and exegetical considerations for understanding Christian theology and practice.  Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 326 - The Johannine Literature

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A study of the literary and theological characteristics of the writings of John, the relation of the Gospel to the Synoptic tradition, and the book of Apocalypse. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 328 - The Letters of St. Paul

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A detailed study of the principal letters of Paul with special emphasis on his teaching about law and grace, justification, the resurrection of Jesus, the Body of Christ, the Church, and the cosmic Christ. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 330 - Early Christian Doctrines

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A study of the development of Christian faith in the centuries between the death of the apostles and the death of Augustine. Topics include the Trinitarian and Christological controversies, the Donatist and the Pelagian teaching, and the Christian response to the challenges of each. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 332 - The Theology of St. Augustine

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A study of St. Augustine’s theology through extensive readings in primary texts, such as doctrinal treatises, biblical commentaries, and polemical writings. Explores the themes characteristic of Augustine’s theology, including creation, sin, Christ, grace, and redemption, as they emerge and develop in the historical and intellectual setting of the Classical world of late antiquity. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 342 - American Religious Experience

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    An historical and thematic approach to the phenomenon of religion in the United States - the historical development of the four great religious families: Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish; tensions between these families; the ecumenical movement; and the growth of “civil religion” and its dogmas, liturgy, and morals. Also explores selected themes in the sociology of religion in the United States. Prerequisite: Completion of a 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 346 - Contemporary Christian Thought

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A review of several theological themes raised in theology today with diverse responses given to these by Christian theologians both Catholic and Protestant, e.g., God, Christ, Church, faith, discipleship, and salvation. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 350 - Christ, Word and Redeemer

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A study of the chief themes of Messianic expectation and their fulfillment in Christ, the development of biblical revelation of Jesus in the Gospels, St. Paul and St. John, and a study of the central doctrines of salvation in biblical and systematic theology. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 352 - Theology of the Human Person

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    A study of the human person in the light of revelation; the creation accounts and their doctrinal content; the nature and powers of humans; sin and its effects; freedom, harmony of revealed, and philosophical views of persons. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 354 - Church in Today’s World

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The nature of the Catholic Church as a community of believers in Christ, its structure and sacramental character, and its mission to sanctify the world, witness to the dignity of the human person, and engage in ecumenical and interreligious dialog. The principle texts will be Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 357 - Jews and Christians in Dialogue: A Shared and Disputed History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity, Theology

    Introduces the theology and history of Jewish-Christian relations through the key beliefs, practices, texts, and events in antiquity, which have defined each tradition and its relation to the other. Explores the factors which led to the parting of the two faiths, the painful and contentious relationship between Jews and Christians, and recent initiatives to redefine that relationship. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 358 - The Church and the Major World Religions

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Theology; Writing II

    A study of Christianity’s understanding of its relation to other religions; the theological self-understanding of four major world religions (Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism) presented through their texts, histories, and forms of life; and the theological doctrines of these major world religions in dialog with Christian faith. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 360 - The History and Theology of the Papacy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    An exploration of both the history of the papacy and the theological issues surrounding its affirmation by Roman Catholics and the ecumenical questions raised by Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Christians. Special attention given to the ways that these theological concerns have been, and continue to be, tied to the ongoing historical development of the Petrine ministry. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 362 - The Sacraments

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    The general themes of sacramental theology are treated in their contemporary formulation with emphasis on personalist categories of development. Explores sacraments as symbols, the ecclesial dimension of sacraments, and the ways in which Christ instituted the sacraments. The course is completed by a study of the three sacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 363 - New Testament in the Eternal City

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    Survey of the literature and theology of the New Testament within the context of the Roman world. Part of the core experience of the semester in Rome, students will be introduced to the modern scholarly methods of biblical studies to foster a comprehensive understanding of the origins and spread of Christianity through classroom and onsite learning. Required for the CEA/Providence Center for Theology and Religious Studies in Rome.


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  • THL 370 - Principles of Moral Decision

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The basic structure of morality as contained in the Sacred Scripture and the Fathers; its scholastic elaboration; the final end of man, the moral act, and absolutes in moral theology; contemporary construction of the moral act; and freedom. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 372 - Contemporary Moral Problems

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    Moral issues of concern today (including love, sexuality and reproduction, health care and euthanasia, peace and justice, etc.) presented and discussed in light of the truth about human origins, nature, destiny, and dignity taught by the Catholic Church. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 373 - Global Catholicism

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Theology

    Explores how Catholic Christianity is lived and expressed in the non-western cultures of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania. Focuses on the writings of representative theologians of each region and Christianity’s impact on their particular culture and social issues. Different assumptions and mindsets of cultures will be a major pedagogical focus of the course.  Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 374 - Theology and the Marketplace

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    Addresses the needs of students who are eager to learn about the relevance and use of theology in business and economics. Analyzes the moral foundations of economic agency by studying Sacred Scripture’s teachings on economic life and by assessing the similarities and differences in Christian, non-Christian, and philosophical economic and business ethics. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 375 - Global Service in Solidarity

    1 semester, 4 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Diversity; Theology

    Introduces the concepts of the common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity as drawn from the broader body of Catholic social thought and as developed in the Christian theological tradition. Requires an international service-learning component and theological reflection upon that experience, in light of course readings. Prerequisite: Completion of a THL 200-level course.


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  • THL 376 - Catholic Social Thought

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Theology

    An introduction to the social documents of the Catholic Church in the modern era. This course presents a synthesis of the methodology, the anthropology, and the principles used by the Church in its moral reflection on the various social problems of our day. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 378 - Theology and Political Life

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    An exploration of contemporary political issues in light of traditional Christian claims (biblical, historical, and doctrinal) regarding the nature and purpose of political life, including claims about justice, the common good, religious freedom, the nature of citizenship, and the relationship between Church and state.  Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 380 - Prayer and the Liturgical Life

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Brings together various facets of theology, church history, and church architecture in exploring community prayer, especially that of the Eucharist. Examines humanity’s need for meaningful signs, symbols, and rituals that incorporate prayer through readings, discussions, videos, slides, etc. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 386 - Marriage: A Theological Approach

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Theology

    An analysis of marriage within the context of the Christian tradition: the reality of interpersonal love; the meaning and value of the sacrament of matrimony; human sexuality and Christian attitudes; marital spirituality; and contemporary marital problems. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course.


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  • THL 440 - Mystery of God

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The biblical evidence, patristic development, and scholastic systematic study of the doctrine of God, His existence and attributes, and the current question of the knowability of God. Prerequisites: Completion of the theology core requirements.


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  • THL 479 - Special Topics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Topics discussed in the seminar will vary from semester to semester, meeting a core requirement or proficiency. Prerequisites: Completion of the theology core requirements.


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  • THL 480 - Major Seminar

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Research and critical discussion on a topic or topics selected on the basis of the students’ present interests and future needs as a capstone course.


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  • THL 481 - Major Seminar

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Research and critical discussion on a topic or topics selected on the basis of the students’ present interests and future needs as a capstone course.


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  • THL 490 - Independent Study

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed to permit students to engage in intensive reading or original research in theology under the direction of one or more members of the department. Topics for investigation and a detailed program of objectives and proposed methods must be arranged between the student and his/her advisor(s) prior to registration.


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Women’s and Gender Studies
  

  • WMS 101 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Interdisciplinary survey of major concepts and theories in the academic field of women’s studies. Explores material from the sciences, social science, literature, and the arts; describes women’s position in contemporary society; explains causes and consequences of this position; discusses approaches to change; and emphasizes the importance of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and physical condition within women’s lives.


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  • WMS 224 - Women and Music

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Focuses on the musical education of women and their involvement in music from the Middle Ages through the present time. The variety of music careers, including composing, performing, and teaching, will be emphasized. Same as MSC 224.


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  • WMS 227 - Genes and Gender

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Explores the role of genetics and biology of gender. A review of both classical and molecular genetics will provide a basis for consideration of the extent to which gender is determined by genes and their regulation. Additionally, the course will focus on the extent to which transcription and translation of genes produce sexual dimorphism and gender-specific human behavior. Intended for Biology majors who have completed BIO 103-104. Open to non-biology majors who have sufficient background with permission of the instructor. Same as BIO 227.


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  • WMS 260 - Women in Dance and Sport

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Women have made tremendous strides in both dance and sport over the last century. Studies the achievements of and challenges to women in these fields, with a focus on contemporary artists and athletes. A historical background will provide the foundation for analysis of current issues. Same as AMS 260 and TDF 260.


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  • WMS 280 - Violence Against Women

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines the institutional context of this social epidemic. Issues of race, age, and sexual orientation are explored, as the scope, prevalence, forms, and consequences of violence against women are examined. While the focus is intimate partner violence, broader issues of sexual assault, human trafficking, etc. will be incorporated, as will prevention, intervention, policy, and the criminal justice system’s response. Same as SWK 280.


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  • WMS 301 - Current Issues

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Offers an in-depth examination of specific contemporary problems, their scope, policy implications, practice issues, and the role of social work in addressing these. Recent offerings include Violence Against Women (examines the problem of violence against women as a major social problem which warrants an organized societal response); International Human Services (explores the international sociopolitical and global economic contexts for the delivery of human services); Substance Abuse (examines the legal and illegal drugs of abuse, neuroscience of addiction, and treatment modalities); HIV-AIDS in the 21st century (introduces a conceptual framework for understanding the medical, scientific, political, legal, social, psychological, and ethical dilemmas associated with HIV/AIDS and society’s response to the AIDS pandemic). In certain semesters, this course is cross-listed with GST 301 and/or WMS 301.


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  • WMS 303 - Sociology of the Family

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Family patterns and processes in selected societies. Uniformities and variations in structures are considered. The family is analyzed as a social institution and as a form of intimate behavior. Various alternatives to the family are explored, and issues related to human sexuality and gender-role behavior are examined. Focuses on race, class, and gender. Same as SOC 301.


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  • WMS 320 - Women in the Arts, 1960-Present

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Examines the contributions of women to the arts through an analysis of prominent and influential works in the visual, performing, and literary arts. Each artist’s work is considered not only in and of itself, but also as representative of its media, and against a backdrop of historical, sociological, and political circumstances surrounding female achievement. Same as ARH 320 and TDF 320.


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  • WMS 323 - Women in Film

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Considers three areas where women have contributed significantly to film production, technique, and analysis. The history of women film directors is presented. Genres produced for women consumers in the classic Hollywood period are considered. Contemporary film theory and the meaning found in films from a feminist perspective will be examined. Same as TDF 323. Prerequisite: 100 or 200-level course in WMS or film.


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  • WMS 324 - Sociology of Gender

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Analyzes the social, cultural, political, and economic roles of women and men cross-culturally and historically in societies such as the United States, Europe, the former Soviet Union, China, Latin America, the Middle East, and certain small subsistence-level societies. Structural and cultural causes, and consequences of different forms of gender stratification are emphasized. Same as SOC 324.


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  • WMS 326 - Contemporary Women Philosophers

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An in-depth investigation of selected women philosophers and their contributions to contemporary thought. The course may include the study of philosophers such as Elizabeth Anscombe, Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt, and Edith Stein. Same as PHL 326.


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  • WMS 336 - Topics in Feminist Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Ethics

    An exploration of feminist ethics, which might include its history and relation to other moral theories, intersectionality, and its application to concrete issues. As with all Ethics courses, the Aristotelian/Thomistic tradition will be considered. Same as PHL 336. Prerequisites: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • WMS 352 - Global Feminisms in the Age of Empires and Beyond

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Addresses the relationship between feminism, colonialism, and post-colonialism. The legacies of the unequal relationship between Western and non‐western feminists often weighed heavily on emergent feminisms in postcolonial societies, and feminism took on new forms in response to those legacies. Course incorporates historiography, literary fiction, and film focused on the British and French empires. Same as GST 352 and HIS 352. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • WMS 353 - The Victorian Age

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Social reform, shifting perceptions of religion and science, expanding empires, and aesthetic experimentation defined the Victorians and produced new literary genres. Thematic emphasis of this course varies but always connects Victorian literature and its social context. Authors combine the canonical (Dickens, Tennyson, the Brownings, Wilde) with pioneers of sci fi, detective fiction, and children’s literature (Wells, Conan Doyle, Carroll, etc.). Same as ENG 353.


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  • WMS 354 - Nineteenth-Century British Novel

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Focuses on 19th-century novels in a variety of styles: realistic, Gothic, sensationalistic, comic, and horror. Students will investigate how these novels fit, develop, or disrupt novelistic conventions and social expectations of their day, particularly those concerning social class, gender roles, and imperialistic British nationality. Major authors may include Austen, Dickens, Eliot, the Brontës, Trollope, Collins, and Stoker. Same as ENG 354.


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  • WMS 368 - Fairytales, Folktales and Feminism: Telling Stories about Gender

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Feminist theorists, race theorists and others argue that we understand our individual and social experience by translating it into familiar stories such as traditional and modern fairytales that can unconsciously mold us. This course will investigate these stories’ narrative gravity that shape an individual’s understanding of gender, race, and class, as well as the pursuits of right, wrong, happiness, and heroism. Prerequisites: WMS 101, or AMS 101, or BLS 101.


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  • WMS 376 - Toni Morrison

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Examines a selection of novels by the 1993 Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. Analyzes her dialogue with African American and American history, with an emphasis on individual and communal trauma, memory, and healing. Selected, accessible Morrison scholarship will be studied as well, with a focus on race, class, and gender, and on Morrison’s strategies as a creative writer. Same as AMS 376, BLS 376 & ENG 376.


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  • WMS 380 - Gender and Politics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A study of the political significance of the treatment, roles, and status of women, with emphasis on the United States. Examination of the meaning of gender, sexism, and feminism. Same as AMS 380, BLS 380, PSC 380.


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  • WMS 413 - The Power of Whiteness

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Historical development of “whitenesses” within the context of colonialism, slavery, imperialism and globalization, and their aftermaths as a way of understanding the cultural environments and processes of ethno-racial and gender-sexual identity formation today. Hegemonic whiteness is deconstructed and challenged. Whiteness is examined as an unnamed, unmarked category, “whites are just normal,” that carries powers and privileges. Same as AMS 413, BLS 413, and SOC 413.


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  • WMS 418 - Globalization and Social Justice

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    With the fall of socialist states, capitalist markets, economic relations, and consumerism have become global. Examines the political, cultural, and economic origins, consequences, and responses (with specific concern for the prospects for social justice, democracy, and equality) in the rich and poor countries of the world; impacts on workers; ecological, resource, and environmental implications; and anti-corporate globalization resistance movements. Same as AMS 418, GST 418, and SOC 418.


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  • WMS 425 - African-American Women

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Focuses on sociological analyses of the constructions and reconstructions of African-American women, examining the interrelationships of gender, race, caste, class, racism, and sexism in the United States, past and present. Topics include the family, male-female relations, poverty, discrimination, social movements, with particular emphasis on origins, consequences, social and individual changes and resistance to change, sociological, and feminist theories. Same as AMS 425, BLS 425, and SOC 425.


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  • WMS 430 - Gender, Health, and Technology

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    This course investigates the structures and practices of commercialized medicine in the United States today as a framework of meaning-making about the body. How do the intersecting processes and outcomes of commercialized medicine, inclusive of medical marketing and direct-to-consumer advertising, inform contemporary understandings and lived realities of health and illness, race and gender, aging and sexuality? Same as SOC 430.


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  • WMS 444 - The Global Food System

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    How are our food systems implicated in the global problems of hunger, obesity, climate change, and resource depletion? This seminar will examine the workings and consequences of the industrial agro-food system and the challenges and resistances to it by activists and movements dedicated to small-scale, community-based sustainable food production and consumption, with an emphasis on class discussion and student participation. Same as APG 444, BLS 444, GST 444, and SOC 444.


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  • WMS 445 - The Consumer Society

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Consumption and consumerism are driving forces sustaining the expansionist logic of advanced capitalism and globalization. Consumption of commodities has become the basis for the formation of ever-changing individual and group identities. Examines the historical development of consumerism, theoretical approaches to understanding the political, social, economic, individual, and very importantly, the environmental consequences of consumerism. Same as AMS 445, GST 445, and SOC 445.


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  • WMS 447 - Women and Crime

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An in-depth look at a seemingly rare phenomenon-the participation of women in crime. First seen only as victims of crime, increased attention has focused on women as criminal offenders and found that their participation in crime both mimics and differs from that of men. In addition, although the roles of crime offender and crime victim overlap generally, the connection between victimization and offending is particularly strong for women. This course examines women as criminal offenders AND victims, and examines the complex pathways between these roles. Same as SOC 447.


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  • WMS 451 - Women and Family Issues Internship

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Offers students interested in Women’s Studies an opportunity to use their academic knowledge and relevant skills by working in a local agency/organization. Students must have an appropriate site location in place prior to the start of the semester in which they enroll in the internship. Same as SOC 451. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.


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  • WMS 489 - Capstone Seminar: Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A requirement for the major or the minor in Women’s Studies, the Capstone Seminar focuses on all the theory, research, and reading WMS students have experienced on issues and topics that vary by semester. Offers a culmination of WMS study, research, writing, and collaborative work and presentations in a seminar setting. Prerequisite: WMS 101.


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  • WMS 490 - Independent Study in Women’s Studies

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Allows advanced students to pursue, in-depth, a topic in the interdisciplinary field of women’s studies under the direction of one or more WMS faculty members. Proposals including specific objectives are submitted in writing and approved by the director prior to course registration. Satisfies the WMS elective in either social sciences or humanities. Prerequisites: WMS 489 and permission of sponsoring faculty member(s).


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