Women's and Gender Studies

Women's and Gender Studies Option, Professor Elizabeth Hubble and Professor Ione Crummy, Co-Directors of the Women's and Gender Studies Program:

Students who choose the Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) option must register with the WGS advisor, who will supervise their program. The following requirements must be met to complete the WGS option within the liberal studies major.

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies; Women's and Gender Studies Option

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2014-2015

Degree Specific Credits: 42

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: Working closely with a faculty advisor is imperative in Liberal Studies as the programs are unique and substitutions can be approved to meet the student's individual interests.

Women's and Gender Studies Lower Division Core

Rule: 18-20 credits

Minimum Required Grade: C-
18-20 Total Credits Required

Humanities

Rule: Take both of the following courses. (6-8 credits).

Note: Prerequisite or co-requisite: WRIT 101 or equivalent.
These courses are recommended to be taken early in the curriculum as they are foundational. LSH 152L can be taken prior to LSH 151L.

General Education fulfillment through the lower-division core: Both courses fulfill the "approved writing course" and "Literary & Artistic Studies".

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Show Description LSH 151L - IntrHumanities:Greek,Bible,Rom
Offered autumn. Prereq., eligibility for WRIT 101 (ENEX 101) based on writing placement examination. General survey of the field of Humanities in Western civilization contrasting the Greco–Roman with the Jewish and Christian traditions.
 0 To 4 Credits
Show Description LSH 152L - Humanities Medieval to Modern
Offered spring. Prereq., eligibility for WRIT 101 (ENEX 101) based on writing placement examination. General survey of the field of Humanities in Western civilization, from the Middle Ages through modernity.
 0 To 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 6-8 Total Credits Required

Literary Studies - European or American Literature

Rule: Take one approved 3 credit course.

Note: Please consult with an advisor in Liberal Studies on other course possibilities for this requirement.

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Show Description LIT 210L - American Lit I
Offered every term. Representative texts from the pre-colonial period through the Civil War.
 3 Credits
Show Description LIT 211L - American Lit II
Offered every term. Representative texts from the Civil War to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description LIT 220L - Brit Lit: Med to Renaissance
Offered every term. Representative texts from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Renaissance.
 3 Credits
Show Description LIT 221L - Brit Lit: Enlightenment to Rom
Offered every term. Representative texts from the seventeenth through the eighteenth century.
 3 Credits
Show Description LIT 222L - Brit Lit: Victorian to Contemp
Offered every term. Representative texts from the early nineteenth century to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 105H - Intro to Russian Culture
Offered autumn.  Fulfills both the Historical and Cultural (H) and American and European (Y) General Education Perspectives. Same as MCLG 105H and LS 105H.  A chronological survey of Russian culture from its beginnings to the contemporary period.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Historical Studies - European or American History

Rule: Take one approved course that is at least 3 credits.

Note: Please consult with an advisor in Liberal Studies on other course possibilities for this requirement.

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Show Description HSTA 101H - American History I
(AM) Offered autumn.  A comprehensive introductory history of Colonial, Revolutionary and 19th century America, to 1877. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both 101H and 103H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 102H - American History II
(AM) Offered spring.  A comprehensive introductory history of the U.S. since 1877. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both 102H and 104H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 103H - Honors American History I
(AM) Offered autumn.  Enrollment by consent of instructor. A comprehensive introductory history of Colonial, Revolutionary, and 19th century America, to 1877. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both 103H and 101H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 104H - Honors American History II
(AM) Offered spring.  Enrollment by consent of instructor. A comprehensive introductory history of the U. S. since 1877.  Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both 104H and 102H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 141H - Intro to AfAm Studies
(AM) Offered autumn. Same as AAS 141H. This course introduces students to the primary questions, themes, and approaches to African-American Studies. In addition to examining key historical periods such as Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights era, students will encounter Hip-Hop, African-American film, African-American religion, and contemporary identity politics. This course concludes by discussing the reasons for and new directions in African-American studies, including diaspora studies, Pan-Africanism, and post-colonial studies. Overall students will gain new insight into the social, cultural, political, and intellectual, experiences of a diverse people and into the history and contemporary experience of the United States.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 255 - Montana History
(AM) Offered autumn.  An introductory and interpretive history from Lewis and Clark to 2000.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 262 - Abolitionism
(AM) Same as AAS 262. Offered spring.  Interdisciplinary, historical perspective on early 19th century movement to abolish slavery and racial discrimination in the United States.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 101H - Western Civilization I
(EU) Offered autumn.  A comprehensive, introductory history of western civilization from classical antiquity to 1648. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both 101H and 103H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTR 102H - Western Civilization II
(EU) Offered spring.  A comprehensive, introductory history of western civilization from 1648 to the present. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both 102H and 104H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTR 103H - Honors Western Civilization I
(EU) Offered autumn.  Limited enrollment by consent of instr. only. A comprehensive, introductory history of western civilization from classical antiquity to 1648. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both 103H and 101H.
 4 Credits
Show Description HSTR 104H - Honors Western Civilization II
(EU) Offered spring.  Limited enrollment by consent of instr. only. A comprehensive introductory history of western civilization from 1648 to the present. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both 104H and 102H.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Asian Studies

Rule: Take one approved 3 credit course.

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Show Description ANTY 141H - The Silk Road
Offered autumn and spring. Same as HSTR 146. Introduction to the study of the human communities, cultures, and economies in Central and Southwest Asia along the ancient four thousand mile-long Silk Road.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHIN 211H - Chinese Culture and Civiliz
Offered intermittently. Same as AS and LS 211H.  An introduction to the historical, intellectual, political, literary and social developments of China from early times to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 240 - East Asian Civilizations
(WRLD) Offered autumn.  Same as AS 201.  An interdisciplinary, pluralist, and exploratory introduction to civilizations of East Asia.  Primary focus on China, Japan, and Korea, the relations among them and their patterns of interaction with the outside world in pre-modern and modern periods.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 262H - Islamic Civil: Classical Age
(WRLD) Offered autumn. A concise history of the Islamic world from the 6th century to the fall of the Abbasid Empire in the 13th century, focusing primarily on the teachings of Islam and the causes for the rapid expansion of the Islamic empire.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 264 - Islamic Civ: Modrn Era
(WRLD) Offered spring. History of the Islamic world and particularly the Persian, Arabic, and Turkish speaking lands between 1453 and 1952.
 3 Credits
Show Description JPNS 150H - Japanese Cult & Civiliz
Offered intermittently. Same as AS and LS 210H. The historical, religious, artistic, literary and social developments in Japan from earliest times to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description SSEA 102H - Intro to South & S. East Asia
Offered spring. Same as ANTY 102H/LS 102H.  An introduction to South and Southeast Asian regions, cultures, societies, and histories, with particular emphasis on artistic, religious and literary traditions from prehistory to the present.  An overview approach with different materials and emphases.
 3 Credits
Show Description SSEA 195 - Special Topics
(R-6) Offered intermittently.  Experimental offerings of visiting professors, offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description SSEA 202X - Introduction to India
Offered autumn, even years. Same as LSH 202x. This course introduces students to the history, economy, political and legal system, society, culture, religions, and literary and artistic traditions of India, which is the world's largest secular democracy and the birthplace of four major world religions.
 3 Credits
Show Description SSEA 212S - Southeast Asian Cult & Civ
Offered intermittently. Introduction to the cultures, social organization, and contemporary events of Southeast Asia.
 3 Credits
Show Description SSEA 232H - Buddhism
Offered autumn.  Same as RLST 232H.  A historical introduction to the development of Buddhist thought and practice in the cultures of Asia and the West.
 3 Credits
Show Description SSEA 234X - Hindu Religious Traditions
Offered spring, odd-numbered years.  Same as RLST 234X.  Critical exploration of selected aspects of Hindu thought, narrative and practice, both in contemporary and historical perspective.  Focus primarily on India, but with consideration of Hinduism's transformation and impact beyond South Asia.
 3 Credits
Show Description SSEA 295 - Special Topics
(R-12) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 12 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Religious Studies

Rule: Take one approved 3 credit course.

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Show Description RLST 191 - Special Topics
(R-9) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 9 Credits
Show Description RLST 204H - Intro to the Hebrew Bible
An introduction to the history, religion, and literature of ancient Israel and to modern methods in Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) studies. Includes an introduction to the history and religions of ancient West Asia.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 205 - Introduction to New Testament
An introduction to the history, religion, and literature of earliest Christianity and to modern methods in New Testament studies. Includes an introduction to the history and religions of the ancient Mediteranean.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 221 - Judaism
An introduction to Judaism as a religion and to the history of Jewish peoples (in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas) from antiquity to modernity.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 225 - Christianity
Introduction to the historical development of Christian thought and practice in the cultures of late antiquity and the medieval and the modern periods.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 232H - Buddhism
A historical introduction to the development of Buddhist thought and practice in the cultures of Asia and the West.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 233 - Tradtns of Buddhist Meditation
Prereq. or coreq., RLST 232 H. A critical and phenomenological introduction to meditation as the Buddhist method of systematic inquiry into the nature of the mind and its role in the construction of experience.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 234X - Hindu Religious Traditions
Same as SSEA and LS 365. Critical exploration of selected aspects of Hindu thought, narrative and practice, both in contemporary and historical perspective. Focus primarily on India, but with consideration of Hinduism's transformation and impact beyond South Asia.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 236X - Chinese Religions
An exploration of the development of thought and practice in and the interactions between the major religious movements of Chinese religion: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and fold religion/animism.
3 Credits
Show Description RLST 238X - Japanese Religions
Offered at least once every two years. An introductory exploration of Japan's unique religious synthesis of Buddhist, Shinto, Taoist, Confucian and folk/shamanistic traditions.
3 Credits
Show Description RLST 281E - Comparative Ethics
An examination of central theological teachings and modes of ethical reasoning of major religious traditions models from the East and West.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 291 - Special Topics
(R-9) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 9 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Upper-Division WGSS Coursework

Rule: 21 credits.

Note: Please see WGSS office for course substitution possibilities. LA 138A

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Show Description ANTY 427 - Anthropology of Gender
Offered spring. Prereq., ANTY 227. Comparative study of the history and significance of gender in social life.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTH 436 - The History of Women in Art
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ARTH 200H or 201H or consent of instructor.  A survey of major women artists in context of social history and aesthetics from ancient to modern times. Analysis of feminism and works by contemporary women artists in film and video.
 3 Credits
Show Description CLAS 320 - Women in Antiquity
Offered intermittently. Prereq., any one MCLG course in Classical Civilization or LATN 102 or GRK 102 or consent of instructor. Examination of varied sources from Ancient Greece, the Hellenistic World, and republican and imperial Rome to clarify the place of women in communities. Women's contribution to community and the mechanisms by which communities attempted to socialize female populations.
 3 Credits
Show Description COMX 380 - Gender and Communication
Offered yearly. Not open to PCOM. The meaning of gender in our culture. Examines how gender is displayed and perpetuated through social institutions such as the media and through our private and public verbal and nonverbal interactions.
 3 Credits
Show Description COMX 449 - Rhetoric of Women's Activism
Offered every other year. Not open to PCOM. Explores the rhetoric surrounding contemporary women's social "activism" in the U.S. Topics include women's rights, women's liberation, consciousness raising as a rhetorical form, reproductive rights, sexuality, and intersections between gender, race, and class.
 3 Credits
Show Description COUN 485 - Counseling Theories
Offered autumn.  Prereq., PSYX 100S.  Same as PSYX 442 and SW 485. Introduction to the primary theories that constitute the intellectual foundation for common counseling and psychotherapy techniques, with a special focus on gender, interpersonal influence strategies, and diversity issues.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 370H - Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War
Offered autumn.  Interpretive overview of major themes and events in U.S. womens history to 1865. Same as WGS 370H.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 371H - Wmn Amer Civil War to Present
Offered spring. Interpretive overview of major themes and events in U.S. women’s history from 1865 to the present. Same as WGS 371.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 418 - Women and Slavery
(AM) Same as WGS 418. Offered intermittently.  Prereq., upper-division standing.  Study of the connection between women's status and slavery in antebellum America, looking at slave women, slaveholding women, and antislavery women. Upper division writing course for the history major.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 419 - Southern Women
(AM) Same as WGS 419. Offered intermittently.  Examination of the connections between race, class, and gender in the South.  Conflict and cooperation among black and white women in politics, reform, and work. Upper division writing course for the history major.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 471 - Writing Women's Lives
(AM) Offered intermittently. Consent of instructor required. Upper-division writing-intensive seminar in women’s history. Students will write an original research paper based on primary source materials.
 3 Credits
Show Description LSH 327L - Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
Offered alternate years. Same as WGS 379L & LIT 379L. Major 20th century novels and short stories written in English in different parts of the world and how these texts explore changing concepts of gender and sexuality.
 3 Credits
Show Description LSH 329 - Fathers & Daughters in Lit
Same as WGS 329. Prereq., WRIT 101. Examines how relationships between fathers and daughters have been represented, celebrated and critiqued in literature in the Western world, from antiquity to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 348 - Psychology of Family Violence
Offered spring. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Same as WGS 385. Exploration of theoretical explanations for the presence of violence in American families; research and interventions in such areas as child physical and sexual abuse, battering of women, marital rape, spousal homicide, etc.
 3 Credits
Show Description RLST 370 - Mysticism
(R-6) An inquiry into the literature and interpretation of mysticism in the major religious traditions. Each offering will focus on a specific tradition or period.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 323 - Women & Soc Action Amer
Offered intermittently. Prereq., one of SW 100, SOCI 101S, or ANTY 101H or consent of instr. Same as WS 323. Focus on women’s experiences of and contributions to social change in North, South and Central America in the mid to late-20th century. Through case studies, testimonials, discussions with activists and Internet connections examine social constructions of gender, compare forms of social action in diverse cultural, political and historical contexts, link practice to theories of social participation, and reflect on lessons learned from women’s experiences.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 324 - Gender and Welfare
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SW 100 or consent of instr. Same as WGS 324. Exploration of the relationship between gender ideologies and the development of social welfare policies. Examination of historic and contemporary social welfare policies, practices and debates in the United States through a gender lens.
 3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 332 - Sociology of the Family
Offered autumn. Prereq., SOCI 101S. Same as WGS 300. Historical, cross-cultural, and analytical study of the family. Emphasis on ideology, social structures, and agency affecting family composition and roles.
 3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 371 - Gender and Global Development
Offered every other year.  Prereq. SOCI 101S.  Same as WGS 360.  Intermediate level perspectives on colonization, international development, and globalization, with an emphasis on gender issues and impacts.
 3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 441 - Capstone: Inequal and Soc Just
Offered spring. SOCI 101S and two inequality and social justice courses and consent of instr. Research and writing on Inequity and Social Justice. Students bring together readings from other inequality content courses and/or independent readings, research methods training, and data and/or internship experience to write a final research paper on a topic of their choice within the ISJ area. Meets upper-division writing expectation for sociology majors only.
 3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 545 - Sem in Inequality & Soc Justic
Offered spring. Graduate student in Sociology or consent of instr. Advanced study of variable topics in inequality and social justice held in a small group setting that maximizes opportunities for graduate student research, discussion, and writing.
 3 Credits
Show Description WGS 336 - American Women Writers
Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., LIT 300 or consent of instr. Same as LIT 335. Consideration of political and aesthetic purposes in women's fiction through a progression of 19th century literary forms: a cautionary seduction novel, sentimental and domestic novels, realism, naturalism, and utopianism.
 3 Credits
Show Description WGSS 363 - Feminist Theory and Methods
Offered spring. In-depth exposure to feminist views and critique of the ethics and methods of scientific, social, and literary inquiry. Includes exposure to primary sources and current societal and global issues and movements, research finding, and literature exemplifying these methods of inquiry and the gendered dimensions of such inquiry.
 3 Credits
Show Description WGSS 390 - Undergraduate Research
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Directed individual research and study appropriate to the back ground and objectives of the student.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description WGSS 391 - Special Topics
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description WGSS 392 - Independent Study
(R-12) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.
 1 To 12 Credits
Show Description WGSS 398 - Coop Education/Internship
R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of director. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description WGSS 463 - WGS Capstone
Offered spring. Prereq., WGS 119H, WGS 263S, WS 275S. Capstone course for the Women's and Gender Studies minor.
 2 Credits
Show Description WGSS 490 - Undergraduate Research
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Directed individual research and study appropriate to the back ground and objectives of the student.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description WGSS 490H - Research
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ART 150H or 151H or consent of instr. A survey of major women artists in context of social history and aesthetics from ancient to modern times. Analysis of feminism and works by contemporary women artists in film and video.
 3 Credits
Show Description WGSS 491 - Special Topics
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description WGSS 492 - Independent Study
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.
 1 To 9 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 21 Total Credits Required

Modern and Classical Language Requirement

Note: Students must demonstrate fourth semester proficiency in a second language either by completing four semesters (recommended to be subsequent) with a grade of C- or better, or by receiving an equivalent score on a competence exam.

WGSS Introductory Course Requirement

Rule: Take the following 3 credit course.

Note: Take this course as early in your education as possible.

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Show Description WGSS 163L - Hist/Lit Persp Women
Offered spring. Formerly PHL 151H, LS 119H, WGS 119H, WGGS 163H. This is an introduction to the discipline and scope of Western thought from antiquity to the present focusing on women as the subject rather than men. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding and critical appreciation of seminal texts by and about women through readings, class discussion and written assignments.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required