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2004-06 IUPUI Campus BulletinThe policies, regulations, and course descriptions that appear in this edition of the Bulletin are for the academic years specified. Curricular requirements are for students who entered the university or were admitted to a degree program during these specific academic years. As the "bulletin year" (the student's entry year) will be defined differently from school to school at IUPUI, consult your academic advisor to be sure you are using the appropriate edition of the Bulletin. While every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, IUPUI reserves the right to change without notice statements in this bulletin concerning rules, policies, fees, curricula, courses, or other matters. Consult your academic advisor to learn if changes have occurred that may affect you. Women's StudiesDirectorBarbara Cambridge, English Ulla Connor, English Eleanor Donnelly, Nursing Carol Gardner, Sociology Linda Haas, Sociology Missy Dehn Kubitschek, English Miriam Langsam, History Suzanne Steinmetz, Sociology Phyllis Stern, Nursing Susan Sutton, Anthropology Rosalie Vermette, French Paul Carlin, Economics Catherine Dobris, Communication Studies Susanmarie Harrington, English Barbara Jackson, Anthropology Karen Johnson, English Elizabeth Jones, Physical Education Florence Juillerat, Biology Nancy Newton, Spanish Ursula Niklas, Philosophy Obioma Nnaemeka, French Michael Parsons, Education Susan Shepherd, English Catherine Souch, Geography Robert Sutton, Classical Studies Rebecca Van Voorhis, Social Work Marianne Wokeck, History Peg Brand, Philosophy Stephanie Dickey, Herron Jean Robertson, Herron; Nancy Robertson, History The Women's Studies Program at IUPUI provides undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a sequence of courses in a growing academic discipline-the study of women and their changing role in society. The program is interdisciplinary because women's experiences encompass the full range of human activity and separate disciplines offer unique starting points in interpreting these experiences. The importance of women's studies lies both in its interdisciplinary approach and in the timely opportunity it offers for the study of issues long neglected by scholarship. Minor in Women's StudiesCompletion of a women's studies minor may provide an additional basis for pursuing future training in law, psychology, history, literature, or public or business administration. For students who do not continue professional or graduate training in an academic discipline, a women's studies minor may provide a useful background in careers paying increasing attention to concerns of women, such as paralegal and probation work, secondary and elementary school counseling, journalism, and community agency service.RequirementsThe minor in women's studies requires 16 credit hours as follows:
CoursesW105 Introduction to Women's Studies (3 cr.) This introductory course examines both the relation of women's studies to other disciplines and the multiple ways in which gender experience is understood and currently studied. Beginning with a focus on how inequalities between women and men, as well as among women, have been explained and critiqued, the course considers the impact of social structure and culture on gender. The intersections of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and age are investigated in both national and international contexts. W300 Topics in Women's Studies: (variable title) (1-3 cr.) An interdisciplinary study of selected themes, issues, and methodologies in women's studies. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours. W480 Women's Studies Practicum (3-6 cr.) P: W105 and consent of instructor and program director. Internships in the Women's Studies Program are offered to provide opportunities for students to gain work experience while serving women's needs. This experience is combined with an academic analysis of women's status and experience in organizations. W495 Readings and Research in Women's Studies (1-3 cr., 6 cr. max.) P: W105 and consent of instructor and program director. Individual readings and research. May be repeated twice for credit with a different topic. W499 Senior Colloquium in Women's Studies (1 cr.) P: permission of instructor. This is a culminating interdisciplinary course for advanced students who are prepared to present the results of an original major research effort on a topic in women's studies. Participants will be expected to read and evaluate the presentations of other students and participating faculty. W500 Feminist Theory (3 cr.) An examination of contemporary feminist analyses of gender relations, how they are constituted and experienced and how social structures maintaining sexist hierarchies intersect with hierarchies of race, class, and ethnicity. Rival theories are applied to particular issues to demonstrate connections between theory and practice. W601 Survey of Contemporary Research in Women's Studies: The Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.) An exploration of feminist perspectives in the social sciences. Theoretical frameworks and research styles used by feminist social scientists are examined, as are feminist critiques of traditional social scientific frameworks and research methods. Research reports by feminist researchers in social scientific disciplines are also read and analyzed. W602 Contemporary Research in Women's Studies: The Humanities (3 cr.) Review of literature on sex roles, psychology of women, socialization and politicization of women. Training in methodology of research on women; critique of prevailing and feminist theoretical frameworks for studying women. W695 Graduate Readings and Research in Women's Studies (3-6 cr.) An opportunity for graduate students in various programs at IUPUI to explore specific issues within the field of women's studies, guided by faculty with particular expertise in these areas. The course is used to do readings and research that go beyond what is covered in other women's studies graduate courses offered on this campus. It also involves faculty not normally involved in the teaching of these other courses but who have skills and knowledge relevant to the issues being investigated. W701 Graduate Topics in Women's Studies(3-4 cr.) Advanced investigation of selected research topics in women's studies. Topics to be announced. Cross-listed courses include:
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