Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Women's Studies (W S )  Department Info

W S 195A -- First-Year Colloquium in Women's Studies  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 195F -- Women in Science: Challenges and Solutions  (1 unit)
Description:  This course will focus on the experiences of women in science in all career stages - from student to working professional. What are the expectations and challenges facing women in science? How has this changed historically? The hour long class each week will use a discussion format and focus on defining goals for aspiring women in science as well as formulating solutions to challenges.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  intended major in a laboratory science.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  BIOC 195F; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 195H -- Gender and the University  (1 unit)
Description:  This is an honors course which will provide a feminist overview of gender issues in higher education. The course will heighten awareness of gender issues on campus and engage students in alleviating the problems identified. Analytic frames used include gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 200 -- Women and Western Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the various ways in which women have been depicted in western philosophy, literature, and the arts from the classical Greek period to the present. Explores women's cultural expressions and representations of themselves.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 201 -- Chicana Women: An Introduction  (3 units)
Description:  This course on Chicana women introduces students to basic concepts, categories and issues organized around the concept of gender. We examine gender and power relations within various institutions: the home, the school system, university, the church, the environment, and various other human workspheres.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MAS 201.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 202 -- History of Modern Sexualities  (3 units)
Description:  Cross cultural history of the relationship of modern sexualities and the rise of capitalism, secularism, urbanization, imperialism, sexology, and sexual identity politics from the eighteenth century to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour discussion, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  HIST 202; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 210 -- Science, Health, Gender and Race  (3 units)
Description:  This Tier Two course looks at how meanings of gender and race are influenced by popular conceptions of biology and medicine. It explores such controversial topics as gender difference in brain anatomy, genetic models of gayness and intelligence, reproductive technology, hormones, syphilis, and AIDS.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 216 -- Psychology of Gender  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of gender differences and their source in biology and culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PSYC 216; PSYC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 225 -- Introduction to Women and Religion  (3 units)
Description:  Ways in which women's religious practices have interacted with religious traditions' constructions of gender. The course asks students to consider how the study of religion can illuminate their own self-understandings and cultural locations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RELI 225; RELI is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 240 -- Gender in a Transnational World: An Introduction to Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course to women's studies featuring selected works of twentieth century feminist thought.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 253 -- History of Women in the United States: Colonial America to 1890.  (3 units)
Description:  Changing role of women in American society from colonial times to 1890.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  HIST 253; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 254 -- History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present.  (3 units)
Description:  Changing role of women in American society from 1890 to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  HIST 254; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 299 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 303 -- Gender and Language  (3 units)
Description:  Gender differences in language use among adults and children and their sociocultural bases.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV303
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: W S 303 or ANTV 303
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  ANTH 303; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 305 -- Feminist Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Explores feminist theories from various disciplines, analytical frameworks, and subject areas. Examines the construction, differentiation, and representation of the genders in different cultural settings and explores the interactions between gender systems and women's roles, statuses and experiences.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of women's studies or consult department before enrolling.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 306 -- African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories  (3 units)
Description:  Students will gain insight into the historical and cultural factors that have created, and continue to perpetuate gender and ethnic inequity. Students will come to understand African American writers, particularly women, as historical agents and self-defined individuals. While the course will emphasize the multiple roles of African American women, as portrayed autobiographically it also incorporates the historical struggles of those around them. It is my goal that through the course material students will see how African Americans are constantly recreating themselves in the face of adversity.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  AFAS 306; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 307 -- Chicana Feminisms: History, Theory and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This course will examine the varied and evolving concerns of Chicanas as they forge new visions of feminism through the Chicano Movement of the 1960s; organizing among Chicana lesbian communities; Chicanas' entrance into academic, literary and artistic arenas; diverse community and national activist efforts in the 1980s; and current transnational initiatives.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  W S 240.
Identical to:  MAS 307.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 312 -- Latina/o Pop: Race, Gender, Sexuality & Popular Culture  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines how Latinas/os have been a major force in the production of popular culture. In particular we will critically examine discourses of “Latinidad” (a seamless construction of Latinos as a monolithic group) in the corporate production of identities. This lack of attention to national origin and historical specificity is one definition of Latinidad. Latinidad also provides the contradictory grounds where consumer culture meets Latina/o performance. Some artists choose to reappropriate commercial spaces as sites of empowerment, while others are complicit in perpetuating stereotypical representations of Latinas/os. With special attentiveness to the body, we will explore the construction of Latina/o identities as they influence and produce particular racial, sexual and gendered identities. The body becomes an essential marker of “Latinidad,” which is constantly connected to notions of sexuality. We will also examine the material effects of such cultural and commercial practices upon U.S. Latino populations, reminding us that there are real-world implications for these performances as they commodify Latina/o culture. To account for the shifts in notions of performance and cultural practices, the focus of the course will center Latina/o/Chicana/o musical production, movies, television, advertising, magazines, literary texts, performance art, murals, installation art, music videos, and animation within a historical context.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only.
Identical to:  ENGL 312, MAS 312.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 317 -- Science Fiction Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Science fiction is studied as a genre of film and print fiction in which we can imagine future societies and future science and technology in utopian and dystopian forms paying particular attention to race/class/gender and depictions of identity and otherness, as well as social power in imagined societies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  ENGR 317.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 321 -- Women in Judaism  (3 units)
Description:  Images of Jewish women in Jewish and other texts. Texts include religious, historical and literary genres from biblical, medieval, and modern sources. The course will deal with Jewish women as mothers, leaders, stereotypes, and current feminist viewpoints.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JUS 321; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 324 -- Women and Religion in the U.S.  (3 units)
Description:  Considers the place of women in multicultural U.S. society by placing them in historical perspective with regard to religious communities. Pursues historical encounters between women and their religions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RELI 324; RELI is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 327 -- Women and Christianity  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the relationship of women and Christianity in history and literature. Examines multiple images and ideals of womanhood in Christian history; women's influence in shaping cultures and thought; feminism and fundamentalism in Christianity.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  RELI 327; RELI is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 328 -- Women in Russian Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Images of Russian women as reflected in literary, historical, and religious texts. Cultural attitudes revealed help to understand the status and role of women in today's Russia.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  RSSS 328; RSSS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 335 -- Gender and Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of politics through the lens of gender hierarchy. Emphasis on how constrictions of masculinity and femininity shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political and ideological practices.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  POL 335; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 342 -- Writers, Women and the Gods  (3 units)
Description:  In order to conceptualize the way gender and ethnicity has shaped women's lives in the public and private domain students will "hear" the voices of African American women in ethnography, history and literature as we discuss the Africana concepts of life, health, beauty and family. The experiences of these women, as expressed in literature have become "formidable" presences in African American culture and history. The self-expression and self-definition, expressed by African American women's voices have generated social and political changes in American history that have also impacted the dominant Euro-American culture of American society.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  AFAS 342; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 344 -- Journalism, Gender and Multiculturalism  (3 units)
Description:  The course will investigate the intersection of journalism, gender and multiculturalism in the U.S. media. It will survey efforts to increase and improve diversity in the news media. Course will be offered online
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Course will be offered online.
Identical to:  JOUR 344; JOUR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 351A -- Introduction to Lesbian/Gay Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Survey with emphasis on writers in their literary and historical contexts. Historical background to early 1950's.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of freshman composition sequence.
Identical to:  ENGL 351A; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 351B -- Introduction to Lesbian/Gay Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Survey with emphasis on writers in their literary and historical contexts. From 1950s to contemporary.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of freshman composition sequence.
Identical to:  ENGL 351B; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 354 -- Feminist Literary Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the development of feminist literary theories from early modern origins to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  W S 240, ENGL 280, ENGL 380.
Identical to:  ENGL 354.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 358 -- U.S. 3rd World Feminism: Theory, History, Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This interdisciplinary course examines key works by those women of color whose political and cultural investments in a collaborative, cross-cultural critique of U.S. imperialism and heteronormativity has been called "U.S. Third World Feminism".
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  W S 305.
Identical to:  MAS 358.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 362 -- Women and Gender in Antiquity  (3 units)
Description:  Women in literature, archaeology and history from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  CLAS 362; CLAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 372 -- Geography & Gender  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an introduction to gender and geography. Students will explore a cross-section of geographic research that provides a variety of perspectives on geography and women, gendered geographies, and feminist frameworks.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 372; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 373 -- Women's Fictions in Twentieth-Century Germany  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to a variety of twentieth-century women writers and film makers in German-speaking countries. Texts will range from literary works to essays, films, and videos of theater performances. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  GER 373; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 386 -- Race/Gender: Genealogies, Formations, Politics  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the gendered constitution of race in the U.S., beginning in the 21st century and working backward to 1800. It explores analytic tools for understanding race/gender, as well as its role in public policy, neoconservatism, feminism and literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 102, satisfied mid-career writing proficiency requirements.
Identical to:  POL 386, HIST 386.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 391 -- Preceptorship  (1 unit)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 396G -- The Research Experience  (2 units)
Description:  A seminar course for transfer students from a community college who are doing science or engineering research as part of a research internship. Students will learn to analyze and present the results of their research, and hear the experience of others in diverse research settings. The culture of science research will be discussed in the context of strategies to encourage the success of women and people of diverse ethnicities in science professions. Prerequisites: must be conducting science research as part of an undergraduate research internship (e.g., Futurebound).
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Be conducting research as part of an undergraduate research internship.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  Course is primarily for honors students. Repeatable if topic is different.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 396I -- Women in Science & Engineering  (2 units)
Description:  This course is designed to encourage women to study science or engineering, to prepare to enter the scientific workforce, and to take advantage of mentoring opportunities that will assist them over time to advance to positions of scientific leadership.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  MCB 396I; MCB is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 397A -- Women's Studies Writing Workshop  (1 unit)
Description:  Workshop for upper division Women's Studies students to strengthen writing skills, including analysis, evaluation, and argumentation. Required for Women's Studies majors who have not satisfied the MCWA (Mid-Career Writing Assessment).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  Complete Freshman Composition Requirements.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 399 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 400 -- Special Topics in Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Topics will vary.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  W S 500.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 402 -- Gender and Language in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 202 or consent of instructor.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  JPN 402; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 406 -- Gender and Social Identity  (3 units)
Description:  An analysis of the social and cultural construction of gender across cultures. Emphasis will be on preindustrial societies, using data to test theories of gender.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  ANTH 406; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 415 -- Chicana/o Literary & Historical Recovery Projects  (3 units)
Description:  The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a formative period in Chicana/o literary and cultural history, especially for women. This course tracks the gendered, racial, linguistic, and national shifts marked by the literary and historical records left by cultural producers as they now receive critical attention as “recovered” texts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  W S 307.
Identical to:  ENGL 415, MAS 415.
May be convened with:  W S 515.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 418 -- Women and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of selected writings by women, as well as representations of women in literature, with attention to social and intellectual contexts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ENGV418
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: W S 418 or ENGV 418
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 373A, ENGL 380 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 418; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 423 -- Representation of Gender in the Media  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of gender as a social and cultural construct through the critical analysis of media products including television, film, and advertisements.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  M AR 200, M AR 320.
Identical to:  M AR 423; M AR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 427 -- Women and Work  (3 units)
Description:  A sociological analysis of historical trends and current patterns of gender inequity in paid and domestic labor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  SOC 427; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 433 -- Feminist Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the tradition of Western political theory through a gender-sensitive lens and surveys the development of feminist political theory.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 203.
Identical to:  POL 433; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 533.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 438A -- Women's Health in Global Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biocultural perspective on health issues/risks women face around the world using a life cycle approach beginning with the birth of girl babies through the aging process.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH265 or ANTH 200 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ANTH 438A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 538A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 444 -- Women and the Body  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the ways that women have defined their bodies; how the representation of woman as body permeates the culture and affects women's sense of self and self-esteem. Examination of feminist theoretical analyses of women's power and the control of women's bodies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of women's studies.
May be convened with:  W S 544.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 445 -- Women in Islamic History  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the roles women have played throughout Islamic history and of the changing discourse in the Islamic community about women and their roles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 445; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 545.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 446 -- Health and the Global Economy  (3 units)
Description:  This course deals with the interconnection of the global economy, local social structures, and health, as well as examining disease and spatial aspects of health care, including access to care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 446; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 546.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 447 -- Women in Ancient Israel  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an intensive investigation of the life of the ancient Israelite woman. It presents a multidisciplinary approach toward reconstructing the social, economic, religious and political life of women in Iron Age Israel. Through readings and class discussion, students will explore the ways in which women contributed to their society throughout the eras of the Judges and of the United and Divided Monarchies (1200-587 BCE). Because women traditionally have been undervalued and marginalized, until recently little attention was devoted to this vitally important and stimulating topic. In consequence, students will be challenged to utilize multiple sources in their reconstruction of the lives of Israelite women. The sources used in this class will include (but not be limited to) archaeological, historical and art historical data, the witness of the Hebrew Bible and other pertinent texts, and anthropological and ethnographic studies of the roles of women in pre-industrial and Middle eastern societies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JUS 447; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 547.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 448 -- Sociology of the Body  (3 units)
Description:  Sociology of the Body examines the relationship between society and the human body, from broad issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality, to everyday trends such as dieting, body building, and tattooing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SOC 448; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 450 -- American Indian Women  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary exploration of new information available on American Indian women, especially materials written by Indian women and investigation of the status, experience, and contributions of American Indian women from pre-contact to contemporary times.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  AIS 450; AIS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 452 -- Israeli Women  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores themes that include women in Judaism, women in Zionism, women in Yishuv, and women in the Palmah generation. Areas receiving special attention include women in Israeli law, religion, the army and the Kibbutz.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  JUS 452; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 552.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 453 -- History of Women and Work  (3 units)
Description:  History of women and work in western and non-western nations from prehistoric times to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of any U.S. history or women's studies courses.
Identical to:  HIST 453; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 455 -- History of Women in Europe  (3 units)
Description:  History of women in Europe covering topics such as women's work in family-based economic systems and in religious, political and cultural life, and the impact of larger historical changes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  junior status.
Identical to:  HIST 455; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 457A -- Manhood and Masculinity in the United States  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores the social construction of the male gender across American history, from European colonization to the present. We examine shifting norms and ideals of manhood and masculinity in the home, in the workplace, in social settings, and in politics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 2 hours discussion.
Identical to:  HIST 457A; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 458 -- Topics in Comparative Women's History  (3 units)
Description:  International history of a topic of the instructor's choice. P, 3 units of any history or women's studies course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of any U.S. history or women's studies courses.
Identical to:  HIST 458; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 459 -- Sociology of Gender  (3 units)
Description:  Social construction, variation and consequences of gender categories across time and space. Topical (decision-making, deviance) and institutional (family, religion, politics) approaches.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  SOC 459; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 461 -- Feminist and IR Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in epistemology; survey and integration of feminist and IR theories; application of feminist theories to IR.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
Identical to:  POL 461; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 561.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 463 -- Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces Middle Eastern women's issues through a critical reading of literary works written by women in the major languages of the Near East (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish) that are available in translation. Readings include poetry, short stories, and novels all analyzed within their social context.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 463; NES is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 563.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 468 -- Women in China  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the role of women in Chinese society with equal emphasis on traditional and modern periods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  CHN 468; CHN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 480 -- Gender, Leadership and Organizations  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of research on topics that have to do with gender and organizations. Topics include social determinants of career choice, perceptions and performance of men and women as managers, occupational sex segregation, work and family issues, implications of technological change for women's employment, affirmative action and comparable worth.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  MGMT 480; MGMT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 485 -- Mexicana/Chicana Women's History  (3 units)
Description:  Historical survey and sociological analysis of past and present experiences of Mexicanas and Chicanas in the United States.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); Junior or Senior level.
Identical to:  MAS 485; MAS is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 485.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 487 -- Interpretation of Women's Health  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines a broad array of women's health issues, with a focus on the social, cultural, and institutional contexts shaping health and disease patterns among different populations. The issues explored include breast and cervix cancers, AIDS, eating disorders, violence and health care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 487, ANTH 487, SOC 487.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 489 -- Women in East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  Women in traditional China and Japan; analysis of changes occurring in the modern period.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  junior or senior status.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  HIST 489; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 490 -- Women in Middle Eastern Society  (3 units)
Description:  Middle Eastern society viewed from the perspective of women. Examines the extent to which formal definitions of women's nature and roles coincide with women's self-images and activities.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  NES 490; NES is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 590.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 496A -- Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  W S 596A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 496C -- The Literature of Identity in the Modern Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 496C; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 596C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 496G -- History of Eugenics and Reproductive Politics  (3 units)
Description:  What was eugenics? Did it ever really go away? What are the relationships among race, sterilization, abortion, and birth control. This course explores controversies in reproductive politics from the late 19th century to the present.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Two lower-division Women's Studies courses.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 496P -- Women’s Life Writing: Autobiography, Diary, Oral History, Biography....  (3 units)
Description:  Women’s lives come to us in many forms: oral history, diaries, autobiography, biography, letters, “testimonios,” photos. This course will explore the wide variety of women’s life-writing, addressing text and context. Students will read primary texts and analytical scholarship. Research paper or project required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  Students are required to take at least two lower-division W S courses before taking any 400-level courses or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ANTH 496P, ENGL 496P, HIST 496P.
May be convened with:  W S 596P.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 496T -- Queer--Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender--Histories of North America  (3 units)
Description:  The main focus of this course is on the development of lesbian and gay community and politics in North America in the 20th century, but it will start with colonial America and end up with transnational queer life in the post-Stonewall period. The course aims to develop an appreciation for sexual diversity in North American history.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Students are required to take at least two lower-division WS courses before taking any 400-level courses or gain consent of instructor before taking class.
Identical to:  ANTH 496T, HIST 496T.
May be convened with:  W S 596T.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 496W -- Feminist Approaches in the Bible  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  JUS 496W; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 498 -- Senior Capstone  (3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 499 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 500 -- Special Topics in Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Topics will vary. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, a book review, and a paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  W S 400.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 502 -- Gender and Language in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and may include extra readings and an additional weekly meeting when the class is convened with JPN 402.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JPN 502; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 402.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 503 -- Latina Feminisms in the Americas  (3 units)
Description:  In this course, we will examine Latina feminisms as they break off from nationalist politics of the 1960’s to a politics concerned with transnational practices of "feminismo popular" (popular feminism) in the United States and Latin America. Through the study of essays, testimonios, and literatures that engage feminism, we will discuss how material conditions, civil wars, and revolution allow working class women in the Americas to engage in activities that we might understand as feminist.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Consult instructor if not a Women's Studies student.
Identical to:  ENGL 503, MAS 503.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 515 -- Chicana/o Literary & Historical Recovery Projects  (3 units)
Description:  The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a formative period in Chicana/o literary and cultural history, especially for women. This course tracks the gendered, racial, linguistic, and national shifts marked by the literary and historical records left by cultural producers as they now receive critical attention as “recovered” texts. Graduate-level requirements include facilitating class discussion and organizing the class period. Submitting questions and ideas for presentation that draw on materials outside of the course and present two discussion questions after the presentation. The presentation should be 15-20 minutes in length.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MAS 515.
May be convened with:  W S 415.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 533 -- Feminist Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the tradition of Western political theory through a gender-sensitive lens and surveys the development of feminist political theory. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper and readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 533; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 433.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 538A -- Women's Health in Global Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biocultural perspective on health issues/risks women face around the world using a life cycle approach beginning with the birth of girl babies through the aging process. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 538A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 438A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 539 -- Feminist Movements and Theories  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide a survey of major issues, debates and texts of feminist theorizing. It will situate feminist theories in relation to a variety of other politically significant theories (including liberalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, critical race theory and postcolonial theory). It will also explore the role of theory in social movements and focus on theory-making as itself a political practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 544 -- Women and the Body  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the ways that women have defined their bodies; how the representation of woman as body permeates the culture and affects women's sense of self and self-esteem. Examination of feminist theoretical analyses of women's power and the control of women's bodies. Graduate-level requirements include a more comprehensive research paper and preparation of a lecture/summary on several books in the topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  W S 444.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 545 -- Women in Islamic History  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the roles women have played throughout Islamic history and of the changing discourse in the Islamic community about women and their roles. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and meetings with the instructor and an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 545; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 445.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 546 -- Health and the Global Economy  (3 units)
Description:  This course deals with the interconnection of the global economy, local social structures, and health, as well as examining disease and spatial aspects of health care, including access to care. Graduate-level requirements include a more substantive research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 546; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 446.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 547 -- Women in Ancient Israel  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an intensive investigation of the life of the ancient Israelite woman. It presents a multidisciplinary approach toward reconstructing the social, economic, religious and political life of women in Iron Age Israel. Through readings and class discussion, students will explore the ways in which women contributed to their society throughout the eras of the Judges and of the United and Divided Monarchies (1200-587 BCE). Because women traditionally have been undervalued and marginalized, until recently little attention was devoted to this vitally important and stimulating topic. In consequence, students will be challenged to utilize multiple sources in their reconstruction of the lives of Israelite women. The sources used in this class will include (but not be limited to) archaeological, historical and art historical data, the witness of the Hebrew Bible and other pertinent texts, and anthropological and ethnographic studies of the roles of women in pre-industrial and Middle eastern societies. Graduate-level requirements include meeting as a group, in advance (date to be determined) to organize the presentation of their papers. Each student will be assigned a "reviewer".
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JUS 547; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 447.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 552 -- Israeli Women  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores themes that include women in Judaism, women in Zionism, women in Yishuv, and women in the Palmah generation. Areas receiving special attention include women in Israeli law, religion, the army and the Kibbutz. Graduate-level requirements include a more detailed research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JUS 552; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 452.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 554 -- Contemporary Feminist Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to contemporary feminist theories, posing and analyzing the questions that propel theorizing about women's relationships to processes of gender differentiation. By examining the assumptions about gender relations that ground theoretical positions from various disciplines, analytic traditions, and subject areas, students will be enabled to read, synthesize and critique across the spectrum of feminist theorizing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consult the committee before enrolling.
Identical to:  ENGL 554.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 561 -- Feminist and IR Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in epistemology; survey and integration of feminist and IR theories; application of feminist theories to IR. Graduate-level requirements include a classroom presentation, an additional paper, or more extensive writing on papers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 561; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 461.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 563 -- Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces Middle Eastern women's issues through a critical reading of literary works written by women in the major languages of the Near East (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish) that are available in translation. Readings include poetry, short stories, and novels all analyzed within their social context. Graduate-level requirements include additional reading from the suggested bibliography, longer written papers, an oral presentation and bi-weekly meeting with instructor. Theoretical issues will be addressed and presented in additional material.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 563; NES is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 463.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 584 -- Feminist Research Methodologies  (3 units)
Description:  Considers some epistemological assumptions underlying research and theoretical projections of traditional disciplines; explores feminist adaptations and critiques of these assumptions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 585 -- Mexicana/Chicana Women's History  (3 units)
Description:  Historical survey and sociological analysis of past and present experiences of Mexicanas and Chicanas in the United States. Graduate-level requirements include a longer writing project and an additional class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MAS 585; MAS is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 485.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 586 -- Transnational Feminisms  (3 units)
Description:  The intellectual and political field of "Transnational Feminisms," although almost instantly institutionalized from the moment of its articulation, is still very much a field-in-formation. There are a lot of ways to articulate its roots and relationships. This course will draw from feminist anthropology, ethnic studies, women's studies, history (particularly subaltern studies and the history of U.S. imperialism), and postcolonial studies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 586.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 590 -- Women in Middle Eastern Society  (3 units)
Description:  Middle Eastern society viewed from the perspective of women. Examines the extent to which formal definitions of women's nature and roles coincide with women's self-images and activities. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 590; NES is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 490.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 591 -- Preceptorship  (1-4 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 595A -- Women's Studies Graduate Colloquium  (1 unit)
Description:  Scholarly professionalization and training for Women's Studies MA students only. Instruction will include presentations by colleagues and affiliated faculty members as well as occasional outside speakers. Some reading assignments may be required of course registrants. Course is taken over two semesters for one unit of credit.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  For WS MA students only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 596A -- Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers. The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  W S 496A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 596C -- The Literature of Identity in the Modern Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 596C; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 496C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 596G -- History of Eugenics and Reproductive Politics  (3 units)
Description:  What was eugenics? Did it ever really go away? What are the relationships among race, sterilization, abortion, and birth control. This course explores controversies in reproductive politics from the late 19th century to the present. Graduate-level requirements include a separate 50-minute section every other week and be assigned additional readings. The final paper is longer; 10-15 pp. rather than 7-10.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be convened with:  W S 496G.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 596P -- Women’s Life Writing: Autobiography, Diary, Oral History, Biography....  (3 units)
Description:  Women’s lives come to us in many forms: oral history, diaries, autobiography, biography, letters, “testimonios,” photos. This course will explore the wide variety of women’s life-writing, addressing text and context. Students will read primary texts and analytical scholarship. Research paper or project required. Graduate-level requirements include a 15-page paper plus additional background reading on each life story discussed in class.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 596P, ENGL 596P, HIST 596P.
May be convened with:  W S 496P.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 596R -- Research in Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 596S -- Technology and Social Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Seminar in technology and social theory.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 596S, ENGR 596S, MSE 596S, SOC 596S.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 596T -- Queer--Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender--Histories of North America  (3 units)
Description:  The main focus of this course is on the development of lesbian and gay community and politics in North America in the 20th century, but it will start with colonial America and end up with transnational queer life in the post-Stonewall period. The course aims to develop an appreciation for sexual diversity in North American history. Graduate-level requirements include 8-12 page paper and additional readings each week.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 596T, HIST 596T.
May be convened with:  W S 496T.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 596W -- Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 596W; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 599 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 610 -- Intro to Early Modern Studies: Theories and Methodologies  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to disciplinary and interdisciplinary theories and methodologies of early modern studies. Required for graduate certificate in early modern studies. Open to other graduate students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 640 -- Gender Issues in Middle Eastern Studies  (3 units)
Description:  This course offers an overview of theories and methods prevalent in the study of gender in Middle Eastern histories, geographies, languages and literatures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 640; NES is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 691 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 695B -- Gender and the Law  (1-3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 695B; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 695E -- Advanced Studies in the History of Women  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 10 times (maximum 11 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 695E; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 696A -- Latina/o Literary and Cultural Studies  (3 units)
Description:  This course will analyze Latina/o cultural production through a variety of Cultural Studies approaches. Whether Latina/o literary representations can help us move beyond some of the impasses of Cultural Studies will be considered. Readings include R. Williams, C. Sandoval, C. Pineda.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 696A, MAS 696A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 696G -- Queer Theories  (3 units)
Description:  This seminar examines theories of sexuality, focusing on relations between sexuality, gender, race, and economic processes. The course may include foundational theorists such as Foucault, Butler, and Sedgwick as well as the most recent publications in the field.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 696G.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 696H -- Science and Social Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Science and technology are prominent features of contemporary society. The sociology of knowledge, science, and technology are rapidly growing and increasingly important areas of inquiry in the social and behavioral sciences, arts, and humanities. This seminar will be an opportunity to read very broadly across social and political theory and its relations to science (both the natural and social) and knowledge. The goals of the course are to expose students to the various schools of thought, methodologies, and themes in the sociology of science and knowledge and the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies, and to explore resources from which to develop research questions in these areas.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 696H, ENGR 696H, SOC 696H.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 696J -- Sexuality and Aesthetics  (3 units)
Description:  The study of sexuality as it pertains to cultural and aesthetic production. Topics may include camp, kitsch, "subcultures," film, music, and popular culture.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours seminar, 2 hours studio.
Identical to:  ENGL 696J.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 696M -- Sexuality and International Migration  (3 units)
Description:  The course examines sexuality as the site where multiple concerns about international migration (including social, cultural, political, economic and national) are expressed and contested, in the context of globalization and transnationalism.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 696M, ENGL 696M, HIST 696M, PORT 696M, SPAN 696M.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 696N -- Comparative Women's History  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of department.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 696N; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 699 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 799 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.