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May 05, 2024
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2019-2020 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course numbering
— 100 to 499 Undergraduate
— 500+ Graduate
Abbreviations
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ACCT - Accounting
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MATH - Mathematics
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| BIOL - Biology |
MFTH - Marriage and Family Therapy
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CHEM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
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MGMT - Management
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COMP - Computers
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MUGU - Music (Guitar) |
| COMM - Communication |
MUPI - Music (Piano) |
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COUN - Counseling
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MUSC - Music
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CRMJ - Criminal Justice
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MUVO - Music (Violin)
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DANC - Dance
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NURS - Nursing
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DRAM - Drama
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| EASL - English as a Second Language |
PHCY - Pharmacy |
| ECSE - Early Childhood/Special Education |
PHED - Physical Education
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ECON - Economics
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EDUC - Education
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PHYA - Physician Assistant |
| ENGL - English |
PHYS - Physical Science |
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FIAR - Fine Arts
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POLS - Political Science
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FREN - French
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PPOA - Public Policy and Advocacy
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HDFS - Human Development/Family Studies
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PSYC - Psychology
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HESC - Health Science
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PUBH - Public Health
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HINF - Health Informatics
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RELS - Religious Studies
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HIST - History
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SOCL - Sociology
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IABS - Institute of Autism and Behavioral Studies
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INFT - Information Technology
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SPAN - Spanish |
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INTD - Interdisciplinary
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SPEC - Special Education
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INTS - International Studies
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SPST - Sports Studies |
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LCPR - Latino Community Practice
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LING - Linguistics
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WMST 120 - Women in Society
3 Credits
A foundations class for students interested in Women’s Studies as a major or as an issue. Students study an overview of the interdisciplinary and global issues from a women’s studies theoretical perspective. A feminist analysis of the cultural and social history of women forms a basis for the course. Offered every spring. (LAS) (WR) (WS) (CORE: MWGS)
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WMST 200 - Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
3 Credits
Examination of important phenomena in women’s and gender studies. Focus varies. May be taken twice for credit. (CORE: MWGS)
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WMST 230 - Feminist Theories
3 Credits
A feminist perspective on the current debates in theory and different theoretical approaches applied to the study of women and gender: cultural, essentialist, liberal, socialist, womanist, among others. Students develop their own theories or identify which fits their values and beliefs the most. Cross-listed with POLS 231 - Feminist Theories . (LAS) (WR) (WS) (CORE:MWGS)
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WMST 265 - Women in the World Economy
3 Credits
Locating women in the web of economy, whether in a rich industrial economy or a developing economy. Women as significant economic actors whose status is determined by control over resources, work conditions and the products of labor. Investigates how economic systems and colonization affect gender relations. Cross-listed with ECON 265 - Women in the World Economy . (LAS) (GI) (WS) (CORE:Global, MWGS)
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WMST 295 - Exploratory Independent Study
1-3 Credits
Students propose research topics, working with faculty guidance.
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WMST 350 - Internship
1-6 Credits
Theory into practice in an internship with an organization that deals directly with issues pertaining to women’s lives. Examples of possible placements: The Connecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women; My Sister’s Place, a battered women’s shelter; YWCA; Interval House, which works on domestic abuse issues.
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WMST 400 - Women’s Studies Seminar
3 Credits
An in-depth study of a particular topic depending on the professor’s specialty, such as the grassroots women’s economic groups in the two-thirds world, the Suffrage Movement in Britain and the United States, feminist literary theories or Virginia Woolf. A research paper implementing a theoretical analysis from a Women’s Studies methodology is required. (CORE: MWGS)
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WMST 495 - Women’s Studies Advanced Independent Study
1-6 Credits
Further development of faculty-guided research on topics students propose.
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WMST 499 - Senior Coordination
3 Credits
Students conduct and write a research project related to their interest, implementing theoretical and analytical Women’s Studies methods. Addresses larger areas of research that are especially linked to women: the study of nontraditional arts made by women, for example, quilting, letters, diaries, pottery; the study of female groups and relationships; female psychology and cultures; birthing and child-rearing; woman’s lifecycle.
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