8 courses with the subject WGS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WGS 210Women’s Health3
In WGS210, students explore the nature of optimum physical and emotional health, as well as strategies for achieving and maintaining it. They explore common illnesses and health problems in terms of symptoms and management, and address environmental and societal factors that influence women’s health. The values and assumptions underlying the Western medical paradigm are compared and contrasted with those upon which selected non-Western medical systems are based. 3 credit hours
This course examines the economic, social, and political movements that have affected family life, family adjustments, and organization. This course is crosslisted as SOC 225
This course serves as an interdisciplinary introduction to theories of race, gender, and sexual identity, their themes, methodologies, and issues. Possible topics include gender and sex roles; racism, sexism, and hetero-sexism; concepts of beauty; racial and sexual stereotypes; social issues such as affirmative action, violence, racial and sexual harassment, and pornography. This course is crosslisted as PHL 238 . 3 credit hours
This course examines the variation of punishment and patterns in female criminality vs. male criminality across age, class, and race. This course will also review the strengths and weaknesses of theories of crime as applied to women and explores the occupational segregation by gender in criminal justice professions. This course is crosslisted as CCJ 303
The purpose of an internship is to provide students with practical training and supervised work experience in appropriate firms or organizations. Internships are designed to give students an opportunity to make use of the practical aspects of their classroom knowledge, to complement and extend their classroom experiences, and to develop their understanding and confidence through a work-related experience. Responsibilities will vary according to placement as determined by the work supervisors of the sponsoring agency and faculty coordinator.
Students are required to spend a minimum of 120 hours work on site. Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application. 3 credit hours
WGS 451Women’s and Gender Studies Internship3
The purpose of an internship is to provide students with practical training and supervised work experience in appropriate firms or organizations. Internships are designed to give students an opportunity to make use of the practical aspects of their classroom knowledge, to complement and extend their classroom experiences, and to develop their understanding and confidence through a work-related experience. Responsibilities will vary according to placement as determined by the work supervisors of the sponsoring agency and faculty coordinator.
Students are required to spend a minimum of 120 hours work on site. Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application. 3 credit hours
WGS 498Independent Study3
Independent study is an opportunity for the student who wishes to undertake a well-defined research project. While the student conducts work under the guidance of a faculty member of his or her own choosing, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process.
Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application. 3 credit hours
WGS 499Independent Study3
Independent study is an opportunity for the student who wishes to undertake a well-defined research project. While the student conducts work under the guidance of a faculty member of his or her own choosing, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process.
