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FREN 314 - Introduction to French Cultural Studies
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 305 (GER 4A, 5)
An introduction to the field of French Cultural Studies through the analysis of evolving constructs of French national identity.
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FREN 315 - French Literature in its Cultural Contexts
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 305 (GER 4A,5)
In addition to reading masterpieces from the French canon, this course will examine the material, social, legal, economic, and ideological forces that shaped France’s literary culture over the centuries .
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FREN 316 - The Middle Ages
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
A study of French literature up to 1500: representative works. (Most texts are read in modern French translation.)
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FREN 321 - The Spectacular Culture of Early Modern France
Fall or Spring (3) Pacini Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
A history of theater and theatricality in France from the XVIIth to the XVIIIth centuries. Readings include critically acclaimed literary masterpieces, as well as essays that theorize the effects of theater on the evolution of moral, social, and political conventions.
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FREN 331 - Topics in Eighteenth-Century French Literature and Culture
Fall or Spring (3) Pacini Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Studies in the literature, history and visual culture of eighteenthcentury France. Topics will vary. This course may be repeated for credit if topics differ
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FREN 332 - Topics in Early Modern Literature and Culture
Fall or Spring (3) Pacini Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Studies in the literature, history and visual culture of early modern France. Topics will vary. This course may be repeated for credit if topics differ
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FREN 341 - Romanticism as Revolution
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
This course will explore the multiple links between French Romanticism and the series of revolutionary upheavals that shook France beginning in 1789. Students will also discover the impact of this movement on subsequent literary and cultural trends.
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FREN 342 - Inventing Modernity: Nineteenth-Century French Narrative
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Why is the nineteenth century in France considered the Golden Age of the Novel? This course explores that question by focusing on how writers such as Balzac, Sand, Flaubert, and Zola used narrative in order to construct their own modernity.
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FREN 350 - Modern French Poetry
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
From the post-romantic poets to the present with special emphasis on Baudelaire, the Symbolists and the Surrealists.
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FREN 351 - Twentieth-Century French Literature I
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
A study of the principal novelists up to 1950: Colette, Gide, Proust, Sartre, Camus.
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FREN 352 - Post-war, Post-modern, and Post-colonial
Fall or Spring (3) Fauvel Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
A study of major post-World War II contemporary novelists and critics in relation to the political and social currents of the age from Camus, Robbe-Grillet, Butor to Duras and Modiano, Toussaint and Redonnet, with reference to critics such as Barthes, Foucault, Derrida,Cixous, and Said.
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FREN 355 - Contemporary Women Writers and Movie Makers from the Francophone World
Fall or Spring (3) Fauvel Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Readings selected from French women writers and filmmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The course will focus in particular on feminist issues.
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FREN 361 - Culture in Context 1: Art and Ideas
Fall or Spring (3) M. Leruth Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
This course studies French artistic and intellectual production in its varied social contexts from the middle ages through the postmodern period.
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FREN 362 - Culture in Context 2: The Republic
Fall or Spring (3) M. Leruth Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
This course studies the key role political institutions, geography, and representations of the past play in the formation of the French idea of nation in the republican era (1789-present).
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FREN 363 - Culture in Context 3: Social Trends
Fall or Spring (3) M. Leruth Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
This course studies contemporary French society, the historical origins of some of its most characteristic structures (e.g., institutions, representations, lifestyles), and the forces of change that have shaped it over the past twenty years.
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FREN 385 - Francophone African Literature I (in French)
Fall or Spring (3) Compan Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315 (GER 4B)
This course explores the sub-Saharan African and Caribbean literature written in French that emerged in the French colonial period and continues in the post-colonial period. Major topics to be examined include Négritude and the rise of political consciousness, cultural conflict with the West, women’s voices, Créolité, and postindependence literature.
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FREN 386 - Francophone African Literature II (in English)
Fall or Spring (3) Compan
See course description for French 385 . The works for French 386 will be read in English translation and will not duplicate those covered in French 385 . This course cannot be included in the hours required for the major. (Cross listed with AFST 386 .)
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FREN 390 - Topics in French/Francophone Culture and Civilization
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Topic will be indicated in the schedule of classes. Course may be repeated for credit if topic differs
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FREN 391 - Topics in French/Francophone Literature
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Topic will be indicated in the schedule of classes. Course may be repeated for credit if topic differs
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FREN 392 - Topics in French Language
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Topic will be indicated in the schedule of classes. Course may be repeated for credit if topic differs
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FREN 393 - Topics in French/Francophone Cinema
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315
Topic will be indicated in the schedule of classes. Course may be repeated for credit if topic differs
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FREN 394 - Topics in French & Francophone Studies (in English)
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
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FREN 406 - Contemporary Spoken French
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315 , or consent of instructor
Intensive training in the contemporary French idiom.
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FREN 408 - Comparative Stylistics and Translation
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315 , or consent of instructor
An intensive course in writing and language analysis. Basic concepts in stylistics applied to writing in French and to the problems of translation.
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* FREN 411 - Independent Study
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
This course is designed to permit an in-depth study in an area of literature culture or linguistics not available in current course offerings. A written petition to the instructor and approval of the section coordinator are required before registration. May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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FREN 412 - Teaching Practicum
Fall and Spring (1) Staff
A mentored teaching internship experience for students to work closely with a faculty member in teaching either a language or content course. May be repeated up to a maximum of 4 credits
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FREN 413 - Field Research Abroad
Fall, Spring and Summer (6) Staff Prerequisite(s): 9 credits in French Studies at the 300 level
A mentored field research experience in French/Francophone culture conducted abroad. Project and related 50-page thesis developed in consultation with a university professor.
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FREN 450 - Seminar in French/Francophone Literature, Language, or Culture
Spring (3) Prerequisite(s): At least 9 hours of 300 and/or 400-level French courses (generally FREN 305 , FREN 314 and /or FREN 315 , and higher, or consent of instructor)
Fulfills the Major Writing Requirement and the Major Computing Requirement.
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† FREN 495 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): At least 9 hours of 300 and/or 400-level French courses (generally FREN 305 , FREN 314 , FREN 315 , and higher), and French Section approval prior to registration
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs or the Charles Center website.
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† FREN 496 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): At least 9 hours of 300 and/or 400-level French courses (generally FREN 305 , FREN 314 , FREN 315 , and higher), and French Section approval prior to registration
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs or the Charles Center website.
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GSWS 100 - Critical Questions in Gender, Sexuality, and Womens’ Studies
Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 100)
An exploration of significant questions and concepts, beliefs and creative visions, theories and discoveries in Gender, Sexuality, and Womens’ Studies for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
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GSWS 150 - First Year Seminar
Fall or Spring (4) (C150)
An exploration of a specific topic in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. A grade of C- or better fulfills the COLL 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion.
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GSWS 205 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies
Spring (4) Burns, Ozyegin, Putzi, Raitt, Staff (GER 4C)
An interdisciplinary exploration of sex and gender differences; race and class-based differences and divisions among women; feminist epistemologies and practices. Topics include feminist histories, gender development, body images/representations, “women’s work,” activisms/subversions. Seminar format and weekly forum.
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GSWS 221 - U.S. Women’s History, 1600 to the Present
Fall, Spring (3) Meyer, Wulf (GER 4A)
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the main themes and issues of the field as it has developed in the past two decades. Primary themes throughout this course include: work, sexual/ gender norms and values, women’s networks and politics, and how each of these has changed over time and differed for women from diverse cultures/communities. The course divides at 1870. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with HIST 221 )
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GSWS 222 - U.S. Women’s History, 1600 to the Present
Fall, Spring (3) Meyer, Wulf (GER 4A)
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the main themes and issues of the field as it has developed in the past two decades. Primary themes throughout this course include: work, sexual/ gender norms and values, women’s networks and politics, and how each of these has changed over time and differed for women from diverse cultures/communities. The course divides at 1870. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with HIST 222 )
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GSWS 290 - Topics in Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies
Fall, Spring (1-4) Staff
A study of a topic in some aspect of feminist scholarship. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
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GSWS 304 - Gender in Society
Fall or Spring (3) Bickham Mendez, Slevin (CSI)
This course explores different theoretical approaches to gender and its intersections with other sources of inequality such as race, class and age. Possible topics include: gender and sexuality, masculinities, gender and the body, and inequalities in the workplace and home. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with SOCL 304 )
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GSWS 305 - Feminist Women Activist for Developing India
Fall and Spring (3) Fowler (GER 7)
The class examines the ethical values and interpretations of political engagement, environmental protection and development of three feminist women activists, two Indian and one American, and all internationally reknown for working for the environment and human rights in India: Vandana Shiva, Arundhati Roy, and Martha Nussbaum. (Cross-listed with ENSP 305 )
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GSWS 306 - Women, Gender and Culture
Spring (3) Kerns Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202
An examination of ethnographic research on women and the cultural construction of gender. Emphasis is given to non-Western cultures, with some attention to the contemporary United States. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with ANTH 306 )
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GSWS 312 - Comparative Sociology
Fall and Spring (3) Ozyegin (CSI, GER 4B)
This course explores non-Western societies, including a critical examination of the way in which non-Western cultures have been interpreted in the West. Topics include gender, class, and race-based stratification; family systems; industrialization; urbanization; international migration; globalization; national cultures as “imagined communities.” Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with SOCL 312 )
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GSWS 313 - Gender and Postcoloniality
Fall (3) Staff (GER 7)
This course focuses on gender and power relationships in discussing: the imposition of European normative values and ideologies within colonial contexts; European identities and normativity as a dynamic and ever emerging process between the metropole and colony; indigenous resistance to European enculturation; indigenous norms, values and ideologies; and the postcolonial legacies of these processes. The course provides critical analysis of European employment of enlightenment thought and emerging ideas on race to justify colonial expansion and oppression. Students will critically examine the historical and ideological claims to legitimacy and power within contemporary nations. Have colonial tools of oppression been employed by nations to maintain gender hierarchies and privilege? This course is discussion intensive. (Cross-listed with ANTH 313 )
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GSWS 314 - Women and Love in Chinese Culture Literature. (In Translation
Spring (3) Tang (GER 4B, 5)
This course examines the practice of love or gender relationships in pre-modern China with an emphasis on the presentation of women in literary texts. Readings vary in genres and are analyzed within their own cultural, historical and philosophical context. Taught in English. (Cross listed with CHIN 316 )
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GSWS 315 - Women in Antiquity
Fall or Spring (3) Spaeth (GER 4A)
A study, through analysis of dramatic, historical and artistic sources, of the role of women in Greece and Rome. The role of women in the home, in politics and in religion will be discussed, as will the sexual mores involving both heterosexual women and lesbians. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with CLCV 315 )
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GSWS 316 - 20th-Century Italian Women Writers
Fall or spring (3) Angelone (GER 5)
Twentieth-century Italian women writers will be selected and read. The course will focus attention in particular on feminist issues. (Cross listed with ITAL 316 .)
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GSWS 317 - Women in Islam
Fall or Spring (3) Sonn (GER 4B)
A study of changing status and role of women in Muslim society. The course focuses on the relationship between religion and culture as they shape the lives and options of women in traditional society, in the modern period and in the contemporary Islamic experience. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with RELG 317 )
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GSWS 321 - Women in Africa and the Diaspora
Fall (3) Sanford (GER 4B, 5)
This course is a multidisciplinary study of women’s organizations and collective agency in a range of African, African-American and African Diasporic settings. It seeks to understand women’s collective actions, often described as “wars,” “riots,” and “strikes,” in the context of their own histories and societies. (Cross listed with AFST 321 )
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GSWS 331 - Feminist Theory and Contemporary Theatre
Fall or Spring (3) Wolf (GER 7)
Readings in contemporary feminist theory (psychoanalytic, materialist, Brechtian, and others) as these pertain to the body onstage, character construction, playwriting, and audience reception. Course also investigates feminist performance art, scripts, and revisionings of the dramatic canon. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with THEA 331 )
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GSWS 332 - Sex & Race in Plays & Films: Dramatizing Diversity
Spring (4) Tanglao-Aguas (College 200, ACTV, ALV, GER 4C, GER 6)
Study of sexuality, gender and race in plays and films dramatizing marginalized communities in the United States and selected countries like France, Iran, Martinique, Mexico, the Philippines, Senegal, and Turkey. Course work includes acting, creative projects, teaching methods, and analytical essays. (This course is anchored in the ALV domain, and also considers aspects of the CSI domain.) (Cross listed with AFST 332, AMES 332, and THEA 332.)
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GSWS 350 - The Roman Family
Fall or Spring (3) Swetnam-Burland (College 200, ALV, CSI)
This course treats the social structure of Roman families and the spaces in which they resided. The material includes
literary sources, inscriptions, and archaeological remains from sites like Pompeii and Ostia. Class topics include: nutrition, weddings, funerals, and education. (This course is anchored in the ALV and CSI domains.) (Cross-listed with .)
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GSWS 355 - Sport and Gender
Fall and Spring (3) Hall
A study of women’s involvement in sport, the meaning of this participation and the social ramifications of women’s inclusion in and exclusion from sport. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor.
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GSWS 375 - Feminist Research Methods
Spring (4) Putzi, Staff
An interdisciplinary course designed to acquaint students with the prevalent conceptual models and research methods used in feminist scholarship. Students will develop research projects based on the methodologies studied, and will present their findings at the end of the course. Fulfills either the Social Science or the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/ minor, and the major computing proficiency requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major.
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GSWS 380 - Rhymes with Witch: Sexual Politics in Contemporary Culture
Spring (3) Gray
This course investigates contemporary sexual politics including: representations of “Woman” and what women have been doing about them; postmodern “gender bending” in theory and practice; relationships among identity constructs such as gender, race, and sexuality; what happens when women aren’t “nice.” Fulfills either the Social Science or the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor.
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GSWS 390 - Topics in Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies
Fall, Spring (1-4) Staff
An in-depth study of a topic in some aspect of feminist scholarship. Check with Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies for topic descriptions.
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GSWS 390A - Topics in Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies-Humanities
Fall, Spring (1-4) Staff
An in-depth study of a topic in some aspect of feminist scholarship. Check with Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies or the registration bulletin for topic descriptions. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. May be repeated for credit
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GSWS 390B - Topics in Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies-Social Sciences
Fall, Spring (1-4) Staff
An in-depth study of a topic in some aspect of feminist scholarship. Check with Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies or the registration bulletin for topic descriptions. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. May be repeated for credit
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GSWS 405 - Feminist Theory
Fall (3) Staff (GER 7)
An in-depth examination of contemporary feminist theories in relation to various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences as they interface with complexities of difference raised by issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality. Fulfills either the Humanities or the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies minor.
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GSWS 414 - Major African American Women Writers
Spring (3) McLendon, Braxton, Pinson
This course studies the fiction and non-fiction of major African American women writers such as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Gloria Naylor. Some attention to black feminist/ womanist and vernacular theoretical issues through selected critical readings. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. (Cross listed with ENGL 414A or AFST 414 )
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GSWS 416 - Literature and the Formation of Sexual Identity
Spring (3) Heacox
A study of the homosexual tradition and the formation of sexual identity in 19th and 20th century British and American literature. Authors include: Oscar Wilde, E.M. Forster, Willa Cather, Thomas Mann, Christopher Isherwood, Sigmund Freud and Michel Foucault. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/ minor (Cross listed with ENGL 416A )
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GSWS 420 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture
Fall (3-4) Staff
Study of historical and contemporary representations of gender and sexuality in popular culture, with a focus on the production, consumption, and reception of texts. Primary texts may include new media, film, television shows, magazines, popular fiction, and/or music. Topics vary from semester to semester. If there is no duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit.
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GSWS 430 - Comparative Studies in Gender and Work
Fall or Spring (3) Ozyegin, Bickham Mendez Prerequisite(s): Recommended for juniors and seniors (CSI, GER 4B)
A multidisciplinary examination of work and gender in the global economy. Topics include: constructing gender at work; occupational segregation by gender, race, and ethnicity; national and transnational labor migration; immigrants’ work in the United States; and movements towards gender equality. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor (Cross listed with SOCL 430 )
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GSWS 480 - Independent Study
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
For majors who have completed most of their requirements and who have secured approval of the instructor(s) concerned. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits
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GSWS 490 - Senior Seminar
Fall or Spring (3-4)
In-depth study of a specialized topic relevant to Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies. Work in this course will reflect senior-level research. Check with Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies or the registration bulletin for topic descriptions. May be repeated for credit
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GSWS 492 - Women and the Law
Fall or Spring (3) Grover
This course will focus on the status and treatment of women in and under the law. It will be organized around the themes of women and work, women and the family, and women and health. Foundations for discussion will include readings of cases, legislation, historical and social science materials and jurisprudential work. Fulfills the Social Science requirement for the Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies major/minor. Note: (Students must return to campus in time to attend when Law School classes start, usually one full week before undergraduate classes.) (Cross listed with PUBP 600 02 and LAW 492 01)
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† GSWS 495 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Students admitted to Honors study in Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year. Each candidate will be responsible for: (a) formulating a program of study in consultation with a faculty advisor; (b) submission by April 15 of an Honors essay; (c) satisfactory performance in an oral examination on the subject of the Honors essay. Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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† GSWS 496 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Students admitted to Honors study in Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year. Each candidate will be responsible for: (a) formulating a program of study in consultation with a faculty advisor; (b) submission by April 15 of an Honors essay; (c) satisfactory performance in an oral examination on the subject of the Honors essay. Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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GSWS 498 - Internship
Fall and Spring (1-3)
Note: May be repeated for a total of 6 credits Graded Graded pass/fail
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GEOL 100 - Key Concepts in the Earth & Environmental Sciences
Fall or Spring (4) Staff (College 100)
An exploration of significant questions and integrative concepts in Earth & Environmental Sciences, their grounding in the process of scientific discovery and application, and their broader relevance to society. Designed for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
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GEOL 101 - The Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology
Fall and Spring (3) Kaste, Streit (College 200, NQR, GER 2A)
An investigation of the major features of the earth and its materials and the interaction of the geologic processes active on the surface and in the interior of the earth. Topics include volcanoes, rivers, glaciers, earthquakes, natural resources, and global change. The lab course, GEOL 160 , is optional. (This course is anchored in the NQR domain, and also considers aspects of the CSI domain.)
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GEOL 110 - Earth’s Environmental Systems: Physical Geography
Fall and Spring (3) Bailey, Balascio, Lockwood, Staff (College 200, NQR, GER 2A)
Introduction to the interactions between the earth’s environmental systems - the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and solid earth. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the environment and the human condition. The lab course, GEOL 160 , is optional. (This course is anchored in the NQR domain, and also considers aspects of the CSI domain.)
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GEOL 303 - Age of Dinosaurs
Fall or Spring (3) Lockwood Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 . (College 200, NQR)
In this course, we’ll use dinosaurs and the Mesozoic world to explore concepts of geologic time, extinction, climate change, evolution, and plate tectonics. Emphasis will also be placed on how science works and major discoveries in dinosaur paleontology. (This course is anchored in the NQR domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV domain.)
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GEOL 305 - Environmental Geology
Spring (3) Kaste Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 , and . Offered alternate years. (NQR)
The application of geology toward understanding the connections between human activities and the environment. Topics include climate change, flooding and water pollution, coastal processes, and natural hazard prediction.
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GEOL 307 - Planetary Geology
Spring (3) Bailey Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 . (NQR)
An investigation of planetary bodies in the Solar System. Topics include celestial mechanics, the formation of planets and satellites, planetary surfaces, and planetary atmospheres.
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GEOL 310 - Regional Field Geology
Spring, Summer (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 , and GEOL 160 , and instructor consent. (NQR)
Field techniques and their application in the study of the geology and geologic history of selected regions. This course may be repeated for credit. One to four-week field trip with pre-field trip lecture sessions. Fee Required.
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GEOL 311 - Field Methods in the Earth Sciences
Fall (3) Bailey Prerequisite(s): GEOL 200. (NQR)
Field techniques and their application to solve geological and environmental problems. Topics include GPS surveying, topographic surveying, bedrock and surficial mapping, and introduction to geophysical methods. Required field trips.
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GEOL 312 - Weather, Climate, and Change
Fall (3) Bailey (NQR)
An introduction to meteorology and climate with an emphasis on the workings of the atmosphere. The course will consider weather forecasting, hazards, and the nature of climate and change through time.
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GEOL 314 - Watershed Dynamics
Spring (4) Chambers, Hancock Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W or or .
This team-taught course will combine biologic and hydrologic approaches to explore the interactions between the physical, biological, and chemical processes active in watersheds. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how interactions between these processes control water quality and biologic diversity, and how anthropogenic activities modify these processes. Laboratory is required. (Cross listed with ENSP 201 )
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GEOL 315 - Hydrology
Spring (4) Hancock Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , and MATH 111 , and GEOL 160 .
Quantitative investigation of the major components of the hydrologic cycle and their interactions, including atmospheric water, surface water, and groundwater. Field trips required.
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GEOL 316 - Environmental Geochemistry
Fall (3) Kaste Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , and CHEM 103 and GEOL 160 .
This course examines the chemical interactions among water, rock, and biota. We will investigate the basic inorganic and organic chemistry of nutrients, metals, and carbon. Topics covered include weathering, oceanic and terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and heavymetal deposition.
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GEOL 320 - Earth Surface Processes
Fall (4) Hancock Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , and GEOL 160 .
A quantitative investigation of processes that act to shape the Earth’s surface. Explores the links between surface processes, tectonics, and climate; the mechanics and rates of landscape processes and evolution; and the movement of water on and near the surface.
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GEOL 321 - Rock-Forming Minerals
Fall (4) Owens Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , and GEOL 160 .
An introduction to the structures, compositions, characteristic features, and uses of the most common minerals. This course will emphasize the fundamental role that minerals play as the building blocks of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. Field trips.
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GEOL 322 - The Sedimentary Record
Spring (4) Macdonald Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , and GEOL 160 .
An introduction to the origin and interpretation of sediments, fossils, and sedimentary rocks with a focus on depositional environments, paleoclimates, and the use of sediments, fossils, and sedimentary rocks in the interpretation of earth history. Field trips.
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GEOL 323 - Earth Structure & Dynamics
Spring (4) Bailey Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , and GEOL 160 .
An introduction to the internal structure of the earth and its dynamics. Geological and geophysical characteristics of the earth are used to understand tectonic processes. Examines major earth structures and investigates the physics of deformation. Field trips.
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GEOL 330 - Introduction to Marine Science
Spring (3) Bronk, Patterson, Tang Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W .
Description of physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes operating in the world ocean. The interdisciplinary nature of oceanography is emphasized, providing an integrated view of factors which control ocean history, circulation, chemistry and biological productivity. (Cross listed with BIOL 230 and MS 330 )
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GEOL 403 - Introduction to Geological Research I
Fall (1) Staff
Analysis of journal articles, discussion of research topics, and instruction in the use of library resources including electronic databases. Class work will include oral and written presentations. Enrollment is restricted to geology majors, normally in their junior year.
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GEOL 404 - Introduction to Geological Research II
Spring (1) Staff
Students will develop a formal research proposal for a senior research or Honors project in consultation with their research advisor. Students will give an oral presentation to the class describing their research proposal. Class work will include discussion of research sources and questions, training in research techniques, and preliminary data collection and interpretation. Enrollment is restricted to geology majors, normally in their junior year.
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GEOL 407 - Special Topics in Geology
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Advanced study of topics not routinely covered by existing courses. Subjects, prerequisites and instructor will vary from year to year. This course may be repeated for credit.
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* GEOL 409 - Independent Study in Geology
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
A program for geology majors who wish to pursue independent study of a problem or topic in geology. May be repeated for credit.
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GEOL 422 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Spring (3) Owens Prerequisite(s): GEOL 321 .
Mineral and rock genesis in the igneous and metamorphic environments. A study of hand specimens and thin sections, structures, textures, and areal distribution. Field trips.
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GEOL 423 - Paleontology
Spring (3) Lockwood Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W , or both and .
The taxonomy of fossil organisms and the role of fossils in the study of organic evolution and the time relations of rock sequences. The laboratory stresses invertebrate morphology and quantitative measurement of local marine fossils. Field trips. (Cross listed with BIOL 317 )
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GEOL 424 - Sedimentology Seminar
Fall (1-3) Lockwood Prerequisite(s): GEOL 322 .
Advanced seminar in topics in Sedimentology.
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GEOL 425 - Structural Geology Seminar
Fall (1-3) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 323 .
Advanced seminar in topics in Structural Geology.
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GEOL 426 - Paleobiology Seminar
Fall or Spring (1-3) Lockwood Prerequisite(s): GEOL 423 .
Advanced seminar in topics in Paleobiology.
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GEOL 427 - Surface Processes Seminar
Spring (1-3) Hancock Prerequisite(s): GEOL 320 .
Advanced seminar in topics in Surface Processes.
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GEOL 428 - Geochemistry Seminar
Fall (1-3) Kaste Prerequisite(s): GEOL 316 .
Advanced seminar in topics in Geochemistry.
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GEOL 429 - Hydrology Seminar
Fall or Spring (1-3) Hancock Prerequisite(s): GEOL 314 or GEOL 315 .
Advanced seminar in topics in Hydrology.
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GEOL 437 - Special Topics Seminar
Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 , GEOL 110 , GEOL 150W , GEOL 160 .
Advanced seminar.
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GEOL 491 - Senior Research
Fall (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): GEOL 404 .
Independent senior research study, culminating in a written thesis and a formal presentation in the Spring semester.
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GEOL 492 - Senior Research
Spring (1) Staff Prerequisite(s): GEOL 404 .
Independent senior research study, culminating in a written thesis and a formal presentation.
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