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2016-2017 Augusta University Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Augusta University Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Women’s and Gender Studies
	WGST 3870 - Identity: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class This course examines the processes through which identities are culturally constructed and experienced. The focus is on key ideas and theoretical debates surrounding race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class through a cross-cultural perspective. These identities intersect with each other and with other identities such as religious, educational, parental, etc… Prerequisite(s): WGST 1101. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4011 - History of Women This course will examine the history of women in either a geographical or topical approach. It will examine the female role of mother, daughter, sister, and leader in a particular society, such as America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, etc. Or, the course will be centered on a particular cross-cultural topic, such as suffrage, family roles, leaders, religion, etc. In all cases, this course is intended to explore the paradox between the ideal woman and actual treatment of women in a given era, society, culture, or movement. Students taking the graduate level course will be required to complete additional work. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 or 1112 or permission of instructor. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: HIST1111 >= C or HIST1112 >= C Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4021 - Gender and Family History This is an in-depth look at the relationship between men and women with particular emphasis on their roles in the family. The course will look at childhood, marriage, work, and cultural practices in a particular period from antiquity to modernity. Primary and secondary sources will provide comparisons between men and women in both the elite and common sectors of society. Students taking the graduate level course will be required to complete additional work. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 or 1112 or permission of instructor. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: HIST1111 >= C or HIST1112 >= C Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4120 - Gender and Communication This course explores gendered communication patterns in a variety of contexts and examines how communication creates and reinforces gender. Theories that explain how culture shapes gendered communication and how gendered communication shapes culture will be examined. Prerequisite(s): WMST 1101 or permission of instructor. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4310 - Studies in Feminism A course which uses feminist scholarship to analyze selected texts and topics. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= C and (WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C) and HUMN2001 >= C and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C) and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4336 - Gender and Victimization A sociological analysis of crime victims and victim-service agencies. Traces the historical development of the field of victimology. Examines the influence of gender on victimization experiences and practices of criminal justice and victim-service agencies. Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3380 & SOCI 3002 or SOCI 3003; or WGST 1101 and permission of instructor. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C or WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4442 - Gender and Society Sociological insights and concepts will be employed in observing, interpreting, and analyzing the social processes creating, reinforcing and changing gender roles and the statuses of women and men in society. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: (WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C) and (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4950 - Selected Topics A seminar in a particular area of women’s, gender, and/or sexuality studies, often conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4960 - Undergraduate Internship A civic engagement experience based in an off-campus agency or organization. Under the supervision of a faculty member at th university and a supervisor at a cooperating agency or organization, a student completes specific tasks and acquires specific knowledge and skills related to an area of women’s, gender, and/or sexuality studies. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C Credit Hours: 1 TO 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4961 - Feminist Media Production Internship A feminist media production internship. Students will participate in the production of feminist media through writing original material, evaluating and editing submitted material, and formatting material for outside readers. Application and approved plan for credit-hour option required. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit Credit Hours: 1 TO 3 Other Contact Hours: 1 TO 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.
	WGST 4990 - Undergraduate Research A major research project exploring a specific topic in women’s, gender, and/or sexuality studies under the direction of a supervising instructor. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Prerequisites: WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Click here for the Schedule of Classes.

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