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Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 1998-1999 and 1999-2000; however, all courses are not taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was printed.

A full explanation of course numbers is given in General Information. In brief, the first digit of a course number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The second and third digits indicate the rank of the course: if they are 01 through 19, the course is of lower-division rank; if 20 through 79, of upper-division rank; if 80 through 99, of graduate rank.

Technology, Literacy, and Culture

Technology, literacy, and culture is an interdisciplinary concentration designed to prepare students to become leaders in the critical uses of emerging technologies.

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semster.

Technology, Literacy, and Culture: TLC

Lower-Division Course

311. Topics in Technology, Literacy, and Culture.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Upper-Division Courses

321. Introduction to Technology, Literacy, and Culture.
Introduction to the history of communication technology. How past innovations shaped societies and how current changes are transforming human cultures, universities, and the liberal arts. Prerequisite: Completion of at least thirty semester hours of coursework.

331. Topics in Technology, Literacy, and Culture.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

360. Senior Seminar in Technology, Literacy, and Culture.
Senior capstone seminar. Allows the student to integrate the knowledge he or she has gained in the major field of study with that provided by the concentration in technology, literacy, and culture. Prerequisite: Completion of at least ninety semester hours of coursework, including Technology, Literacy, and Culture 321.

Women's Studies

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Women's Studies: W S

Lower-Division Course

301. Introductory Topics in Women's Studies.
Topics in addition to the following may be offered; these are listed in the Course Schedule. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or as required for the topic. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Population Problems.

Topic 2: Introduction to Child Psychology. General introduction to physical, social, and cognitive development from conception onward. Prerequisite: Psychology 301.

Topic 3: Children of Disrupted Families.

Topic 4: Family Relationships. Same as Child Development 304.

Topic 5: Child Development. Same as Child Development 313. Child Development 333 and Women's Studies 301 (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Psychology 301 and concurrent enrollment in Child Development 113L.

Topic 6: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana. Same as Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic 1: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana) and Sociology 308D.

Topic 7: Women's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors. Same as Nursing 307 (Topic 1: Women's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors) and Pharmacy 318W. Overview of contemporary women's reproductive health issues, with emphasis on historical, physiological, psychosocial, and cultural influences that affect the reproductive health of women during adolescence, the childbearing years, and midlife. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Offered in the fall semester of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: Zoology 312 or consent of instructor.

Topic 8: Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships. Same as Child Development 316. Child and adult interaction and guidance strategies. Two lecture hours a week for one semester, and three laboratory hours a week to be arranged between 8:30 am and 4:45 pm, Monday through Thursday. Only one of the following may be counted: Child Development 366, Women's Studies 301 (Topic 8), 345 (Topic 4: Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships). Prerequisite: Women's Studies 301 (Topic 5) and Child Development 113L.

Topic 9: Women and Gender in Judaism. Same as Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 1: Women and Gender in Judaism), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 309 (Topic 1: Women and Gender in Judaism), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic 2: Women and Gender in Judaism), and Religious Studies 311 (Topic 4: Women and Gender in Judaism). Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 341 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Middle Eastern Studies 325 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Religious Studies 361 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Women's Studies 301 (Topic 9), 340 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism).

Upper-Division Courses

321. Introduction to Women's Studies in the Humanities.
Multidisciplinary course examining the creative work of women and the image of women in history and art. Topics in addition to the following may be offered; these are listed in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Women's Studies: Humanities. Same as American Studies 323 and English 370W (Topic 1: Women's Studies: Humanities). Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 323 (Topic: Introduction to Women's Studies), 371 (Topic: Introduction to Women's Studies), 371 (Topic: Women's Studies: Humanities), English 376L (Topic: Introduction to Women's Studies), 376L (Topic: Introduction to Women's Studies in the Humanities), 376L (Topic: Women's Studies: Humanities), Women's Studies 321 (Topic: Introduction to Women's Studies in the Humanities), 321 (Topic 1: Women's Studies: Humanities). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 2: Women Writers.

Topic 3: English Women in History. Same as History 344P. An analysis of some of the images and roles of English women in history from ancient to modern times, with particular emphasis on the period from the eighteenth century to the present. History 366N (Topic: English Women in History) and Women's Studies 321 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Women and Literature: European Tradition. Same as English 322 (Topic 6: Women and Literature: European Tradition) and Scandinavian 323 (Topic 3: Women and Literature: European Tradition). Women's Studies 321 (Topic 4) and 321 (Topic: Women and Literature: England) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 5: Feminism and Cultural Politics. Same as English 370W (Topic 7: Feminism and Cultural Politics). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

322. Introduction to Women's Studies in the Social Sciences.
Multidisciplinary course using approaches from the social sciences to examine gender constructs and male/female roles. Topics in addition to the following may be offered; these are listed in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Sociology of Gender. Same as Sociology 333K. Inequality between the sexes; men's and women's changing roles in society.

Topic 2: Sex Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective.

Topic 3: Gender and Sex Roles. Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 6: Gender and Sex Roles). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

323. Introduction to Women's Studies in the Natural Sciences.
Examination of gender constructs and male and female roles and differences and similarities, using approaches from the natural sciences. Topics in addition to the following may be offered; these are listed in the Course Schedule. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or as specified for the topic. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Primate Behavior. Same as Anthropology 323K. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. May be counted toward the Area C requirement for the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I.

Topic 2: Human Physical Growth and Development.

Topic 3: Women's Reproductive Health for Science Majors. Same as Pharmacy 338W. Examination in depth of advanced topics in women's reproductive health, with emphasis on biochemical, biological, developmental, and physiological processes. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biology 302 and 303; Zoology 316K or the equivalent is also recommended.

340. Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's Studies.
Women's experiences in different cultures. Topics in addition to the following may be offered; these are listed in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Literature of East-West Confrontation. Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 1: Literature of East-West Confrontation), English 379N (Topic 1: Literature of East-West Confrontation), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 372 (Topic 9: Literature of East-West Confrontation), and Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 5: Literature of East-West Confrontation). Novels, poems, and travel accounts of the encounter between East and West that changed literary history in both worlds. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 372 (Topic 9: Literature of East-West Confrontation) and Women's Studies 340 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 2: Women and Family in Asia. Same as Asian Studies 372 (Topic 5: Women and Family in Asia). Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 372 (Topic 13: Women and Family in Asia) and Women's Studies 340 (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 3: African American Family. Same as African and African American Studies 374 (Topic 1: African American Family) and Social Work 360K (Topic 2: African American Family).

Topic 4: Literature and Society: Male/Female Roles in the Middle East. Same as English 379N (Topic 2: Literature and Society: Male/Female Roles in the Middle East), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 372 (Topic 7: Literature and Society: Male/Female Roles in the Middle East), and Middle Eastern Studies 331. Analysis of traditional and changing roles of women, men, and the family in Middle Eastern societies; study of modern feminist movements in selected Middle Eastern countries. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 372 (Topic 36: Male/Female Roles in the Middle East) and Women's Studies 340 (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 5: German Women Filmmakers. Same as English 322 (Topic 14: German Women Filmmakers), European Studies 361 (Topic 15: German Women Filmmakers), and Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic 5: German Women Filmmakers). Only one of the following may be counted: English 323M (Topic 14: German Women Filmmakers), European Studies 361 (Topic: German Women: Film/Filmmakers), Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic: German Women: Film/Filmmakers), Women's Studies 340 (Topic 5), 345 (Topic: German Women: Film/Filmmakers). Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 6: Folklore, Gender, and the Middle East. Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 11: Folklore, Gender, and the Middle East) and Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 8: Folklore, Gender, and the Middle East). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Medieval Society and the Sexes. Same as History 350L (Topic 15: Medieval Society and the Sexes). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Women in Asian Societies. Same as Asian Studies 361 (Topic 14: Women in Asian Societies) and History 350L (Topic 25: Women in Asian Societies). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Gender, Culture, and Society in the Southwest, 1320-1848. Same as History 352S and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 20: Gender, Culture, and Society in the Southwest, 1320-1848). Centering gender as a category of historical analysis, and sex as a social category, this course examines the peoples and historical developments in the Southwest from a gendered transhistorical and transcultural perspective from 1320 to 1848. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366N (Topic: Gender on Nineteenth-Century Borderlands), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Gender on Nineteenth-Century Borderlands), Women's Studies 340 (Topic 9), 340 (Topic: Gender on Nineteenth-Century Borderlands). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 10: Iranian Women Writers. Same as Persian 361 (Topic 3: Iranian Women Writers) and Middle Eastern Studies 324K (Topic 1: Iranian Women Writers). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 11: Veiling in the Muslim World. Same as Asian Studies 372 (Topic 14: Veiling in the Muslim World), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 372 (Topic 13: Veiling in the Muslim World), and Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 17: Veiling in the Muslim World). Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 372 (Topic: Meanings of Veiling in the Middle East), Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic: Meanings of Veiling in the Middle East), Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 372 (Topic: Meanings of Veiling in the Middle East), Women's Studies 340 (Topic 11), 340 (Topic: Meanings of Veiling in the Middle East). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 12: Women in Modern Japanese Fiction. Same as Asian Studies 372 (Topic 17: Women in Modern Japanese Fiction) and Japanese 361 (Topic 7: Women in Modern Japanese Fiction). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

345. Topics in Women's Studies.
Topics in addition to the following may be offered; these are listed in the Course Schedule. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or as required for the topic. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Child Development.

Topic 2: The Family. Family history and origins; comparative family systems; the American family; social antecedents of family structure and process; family formation and dissolution; family and society.

Topic 5: Women and Sport. Same as Kinesiology 352K (Topic 3: Women and Sport). Kinesiology 395 (Topic 22: American Women and Sport: A Historical Perspective) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.

Topic 6: Introduction to Developmental Psychology. Physical, social, and cognitive development in humans. Psychology 333D and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of at least C.

Topic 7: Feminism and Modernism. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 4: Feminism and Modernism) and Sociology 352M (Topic 1: Feminism and Modernism). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Gender-Based Discrimination. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 6: Gender-Based Discrimination) and Government 357M (Topic 1: Gender-Based Discrimination). American Studies 371 (Topic: Gender-Based Discrimination) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division government.

Topic 9: Women in Classical Antiquity. Same as Classical Civilization 348 (Topic 7: Women in Classical Antiquity). Classical Civilization 342 (Topic: Women in Classical Antiquity) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.

Topic 10: Freudians and Feminisms. Same as English 322 (Topic 4: Freudians and Feminisms), Germanic Civilization 362E (Topic 1: Freudians and Feminisms), and Philosophy 365 (Topic 1: Freudians and Feminisms). Only one of the following may be counted: English 323M (Topic 4: Freudians and Feminisms), Philosophy 327 (Topic: Freudians and Feminisms), Psychology 341K (Topic 2: Freudians and Feminisms), Women's Studies 345 (Topic 10). Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Women's Rights Movement in the United States. Same as History 341N. A survey of the women's movement in the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Family Policy Issues. Same as Sociology 352M (Topic 5: Family Policy Issues). Consideration of liberal, conservative, and centrist views concerning the major family policy issues facing the United States and other advanced industrial societies.

Topic 13: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen. Same as English 322 (Topic 7: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen), Germanic Civilization 323E (Topic 1: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen), and Scandinavian 373 (Topic 6: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen). English 323M (Topic 7: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 14: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen. Same as English 322 (Topic 17: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen) and Scandinavian 323 (Topic 2: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen). Men and women in their public and private lives. English 323M (Topic 17: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 15: Contemporary Women Authors. Same as African and African American Studies 374 (Topic 13: Contemporary Women Authors) and English 370W (Topic 2: Contemporary Women Authors). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 16: Feminism and Mass Culture. Same as English 370W (Topic 3: Feminism and Mass Culture). English 376L (Topic: Feminism and Mass Culture) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 16) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 17: Language and Gender. Same as English 370W (Topic 4: Language and Gender). Only one of the following may be counted: English 376L (Topic: Language and Gender), 376L (Topic: Language and the Sexes), Linguistics 373 (Topic: Language and the Sexes), Women's Studies 345 (Topic 17), 345 (Topic: Language and the Sexes). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 18: Postcolonial Women Writers. Same as English 370W (Topic 5: Postcolonial Women Writers). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 19: Social Development in Children. Development of social behavior (for example, sex typing and aggression) and social relationships. Psychology 333R and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 19: Social Development in Children) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, Psychology 304 or 333D, and Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of at least C.

Topic 20: Women through the Life Cycle. Same as English 379C (Topic 3: Women through the Life Cycle). Prerequisite: Completion of at least thirty semester hours of coursework, including English 316K or the equivalent, and consent of instructor.

Topic 21: Male-Female Communication. Same as Speech 365K. Studies of speech patterns related to the concepts of male and female, including sexism in speaking, patterns of male and female speaking, patterns of listening to males and females, speech in courtship and family, speech and sexual discrimination in careers. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: Women Mystery Writers. Same as English 370W (Topic 6: Women Mystery Writers). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 23: Sociology of Education. Same as African and African American Studies 321L and Sociology 321L. Education as a societal institution, with emphasis on the United States educational system: how the system works; the effects of the system; recent changes. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African American Studies 320 (Topic: Sociology of Education), Sociology 321K (Topic: Sociology of Education), Women's Studies 345 (Topic 23). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Hitchcock and Gender. Same as English 344L (Topic 3: Hitchcock and Gender). Reading the formal elements of Hitchcock's films, with emphasis on issues of gender and sexuality. Three lecture hours and two film screenings a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

360. Research and Thesis in Women's Studies.
Individual project or paper to be completed under the direction of a women's studies faculty member. Conference course. Prerequisite: Consent of the women's studies adviser.

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