Women's Studies Course List

WOST 121 - INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0) BR> Not open to students with credit in GS 121. An introduction to a women's studies perspective in various academic disciplines. Emphasis on the socialization process of women, the history and literature of women, the politics and theory of the women's rights movement, and the changing role of women in society.

WOST 208 - NUTRITION IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Course does not meet nutrition competency requirements for Nursing, Early Childhood Education or Hospitality and Tourism Management Majors. Not open to students with credit in F&N 208 Exploration of women's health issues with emphasis on nutrition. Review of current research in normal and preventive nutrition throughout the lifecycle. Focus on women as individuals and on those who counsel and educate women.

WOST 236 - MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN LITERATURE
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Prerequisites: ENGL 104
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 236. Course acquaints students with a new body of literature by women. Students explore mother-daughter relationships as presented in this literature to enhance their understanding of feminist approaches to life.

WOST 320 - BY AND ABOUT WOMEN
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 320. This literature course will emphasize significant texts by major women writers such as Atwood, the Brontes, Cather, Chopin, Dickinson, Eliot, Glaspell, Hurston, Jewett, Lessing, Mansfield, Morrison, Oates, Rich, and Woolf. Although the class will study mainly 19th and 20th century English and American writers, the readings will not be restricted to these. In addition, the readings will also include a variety of literary genres-novel, short fiction, poetry, and drama.

WOST 324 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S LITERATURE
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 324. Course presents an international perspective on women's social, political, economic and imaginative lives. It focuses on the literary efforts of women to question, challenge, and examine the conditions affecting their lives. The major emphasis will be on global literatures from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East. This course is cross-listed as ENGL 324.

WOST 340 - LITERATURE BY WOMEN OF COLOR
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Prerequisites: ENGL 104
This course focuses on literature written in English by women of color living in the United States. Writers included are Africa-American, Native-American, Asian-American, and Latin/Hispanic descent. The course introduces students to the emerging body of writing by women of color, heightening awareness and appreciation of these women's literary contributions. ENGL/WOST 340 examines some of the cultural differences among these groups, as reflected in the literature. This course also explores obstacles, particularly those related to race, gender, and class, that women of color share. Finally, the course enhances understanding of the experiences shared by women from all cultures. This course is cross-listed as ENGL 340.

WOST 344 - HUMAN SEXUALITY
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Prerequisites: PSY 120 or SOC 100
Not open to students with credit in PSY 344. A nonjudgmental approach to the study of sexuality through attempts to bring to students' awareness of their own sexual values. Topics include evaluation of research, biological aspects, varieties of expression, inadequacies, violence, love, erotica, gender identity, aging and sex laws.

WOST 350 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF MARRIAGE
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Prerequisites: SOC 100 or SOC 312
Not open to students who have had CDFS 350 or SOC 350. Designed to provide an understanding of contemporary courtship, marriage, and family interaction as cultural, social, and social-psychological phenomena. Consideration of the major sources of marital strain and conflict within a heterogeneous, rapidly changing society.

WOST 450 - SEX ROLES IN MODERN SOCIETY
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Prerequisites: SOC 350
Not open to students with credit in SOC 450. A critical examination of the complementary roles of men and women with particular attention to problems of role adjustment in the contemporary United States. The neo-feminist movement and countermovements. Role coflicts and adjustments in such areas as family, education, employment, and the political area.

WOST 470 - WOMEN IN THE MEDIA
Credits: 3 (Class 3, Lab 0)
Prerequisites: COM 114 or COM 201 or WOST 121
Not open students with credit in COM 470. Focusing on the contributions made by women in newspaper, television, film, and performance, this course will explore how women are shaping societal and cultural values.

WOST 490 - TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
Credits: 1 to 6 (Class 0 to 6, Lab 0 to 6)
Variable credit, variable title. May be repeated for credit if topics vary.