Jun 26, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Part 6: Course Descriptions


Part 6 contains course descriptions in alphabetical order.

Standard information for each course includes the number, title, and credits (sometimes called credit hours or semester hours). For some courses, you will find information on the hours of class, laboratory, or studio for which the course is scheduled in each week of a regular semester; these weekly hours are expanded during summer sessions. Fees for courses are assessed on the basis of credits and other factors.

The course-numbering system generally suggests levels of difficulty and appropriateness. Courses at the 100 and 200 levels comprise introductory offerings and those are most commonly taken by freshmen and sophomores. Courses at the 300 and 400 levels are primarily for juniors and seniors. In some Purdue programs, undergraduates take courses at the 500 level, but generally courses numbered 500 and above are for graduate students.

Preparation for courses is indicated as follows:

P: indicates a prerequisite that must precede your enrollment in the course described. You may find one or more specific course numbers, the number of credits you should already have in a subject, a placement-test level, or other conditions.

C: indicates a corequisite that must be taken no later than the same semester in which you take the course described.

R: indicates a recommendation concerning conditions to be met for enrollment in the course.

When no subject code is shown for prerequisites, corequisites, and recommended courses, they are in the same subject area as the course being described. If you lack a prerequisite or corequisite, or if you wish to take a course numbered at a higher level than your present status, you should seek the department’s or instructor’s consent to enroll in the course.

V.T. means Variable Title and is shown for courses for which the title may be changed to specify the topic or other special focus of each offering.

Session indicators (fall, spring, summer) suggest the times at which courses are generally offered. Scheduling patterns may, however, vary.

IPFW reserves the right to add, withdraw, or change courses without notice.

 

 
  
  • THTR 53600 - Advanced Problems in Acting


    Advanced study of selected problems in acting, including detailed role and play analysis, through rehearsals and critiques of performance.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 43800.

    Cr. 2-3.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 54000 - Advanced Directing


    Application of principles of directing to the various types of drama; laboratory practice in directing plays for experimental production.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 44000.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2, Lab. 2.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 54200 - Advanced Problems in Theatre Directing


    Advanced study of selected problems in theatre directing.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 54000.

    Cr. 2-3.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 56000 - Advanced Scenic Design


    Advanced study of the principles of design and their application to specific staging problems.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 36000 or consent of instructor.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 1, Lab. 4,
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 56100 - Advanced Costume Design


    Advanced study of the principles of costume design and their application to specific problems. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 36100 or consent of instructor.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2, Lab. 3,
    Session Indicators
    Fall and Spring.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 56200 - Advanced Light Design


    Advanced study of the principles of light design and their application to specific lighting problems.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 36200 or consent of instructor.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3, Lab. 1 (with 2 hours experiential).
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 56600 - Theatre Management


    Principles and methods of theatre management in educational, community, and professional theatres. Emphasis on administration, business procedures, publicity, promotion, program planning, box office technique, house management, and the manager’s contribution to the theatre operation.

    Preparation for Course
    P: junior status.

    Cr. 3.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 57600 - Playwriting


    Principles of dramatic construction and practice in the writing of one-act and three-act plays. Experimental production or laboratory testing of the written product when possible. May be repeated for credit.

    Preparation for Course
    P: THTR 37600.

    Cr. 3.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 58300 - American Theatre History and Drama


    The study of U.S. theatre and drama from their beginnings to the present.

    Cr. 3.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • THTR 59000 - Directed Study of Special Theatre Problems


    An individualized and intensive study of any aspect of theatre required by the student’s plan of study. May be repeated for credit.

    Preparation for Course
    P: consent of instructor.

    Cr. 1-3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate-Graduate
  
  • VCD H101 - Color


    This foundational course presents color and its use in design in various media and contexts. Color will be discussed in quantitative terms (blue, value, saturation) and qualitative terms relating to psychology, symbol, and culture. The course is comprised of reading assignments, lecture, demonstration, and practical exercises.

    Cr 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD H195 - Concept And Literacy Seminar


    Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposia will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also feature in the discourses.

    Cr. 1.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD H196 - Concept And Literacy Seminar


     Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue.  Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposia will be featured.  Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.

    Cr. 1.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD H201 - History Of Graphic Design I


    This course will survey graphic design from prehistory through the Industrial Revolution. It will locate graphic design within the history of art and examine connections between social phenomena and development of visual communication. Major styles will be analyzed and compared, and influences identified.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H204 - History Of Graphic Design II


    This course will survey graphic design in the 20th and 21st Centuries. It will locate graphic design within the history of art and examine connections between social phenomena and development of visual communication in the modern, postmodern, and digital ages. Major styles will be analyzed and compared, and influenced identified.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall Spring Summer
  
  • VCD H205 - History Of Photography


    This course explores and critically examines the development of Photography from 19th century through the 21st century. Artistic and cultural perspectives will be analyzed in the context of social and political conditions that shape the direction of photography.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H295 - Concept And Literacy Seminar


    Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue.  Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured.  Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.

    Cr. 1.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H296 - Concept And Literacy Seminar


    Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue.  Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured.  Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses. 

    Cr. 1.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H301 - History Of Animation


    This class will survey Animation from its emergence in the late 19th century to new directions in the 21st century. Students will examine stylistic trends in aesthetic, cultural and visual communication contexts, and analyze the work of leading animation artists. The class will provide conceptual support for animation courses.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H395 - Concept And Literacy Seminar


    Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue.  Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured.  Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.

    Cr. 1.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H396 - Concept And Literacy Seminar


    Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue.  Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured.  Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses. 

    Cr. 1.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H495 - Thesis Seminar And Exhibition I


    This course enables students to organize a body of work as a major thesis intended for exhibition.  The subject must be approved by the department chairman and thematic constructs guided by the course instructor and discipline specialists.  Students will also be prepared for seeking employment or applying to Graduate School. 

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD H496 - Thesis Seminar And Exhibition II


    The approved thesis project organized in the previous semester will be completed in readiness for a public group exhibition. Students will create their theses statements and be involved in planning, marketing and executing the exhibition. They will also be prepared for public gallery talk presentations.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P101 - Observational Drawing


    This course introduces drawing techniques and focuses on the accurate rendering of things observed, such as the human figure, landscapes, and still life. It will incorporate the fundamentals of 2-D Design as the student develops eye-hand coordination skills required for the clear communication of objects, scenes, and ideas.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P102 - Introduction to 2-D Design


    This course introduces the creative design as well as formal principles and elements used in two-dimensional design. The course includes regular readings, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, studio assignments in various media, and group critiques of student work.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P103 - Craftsmanship/Assembly


    This is an introductory course presenting the basics of book and portfolio development and assembly. Emphasis will be placed on honing skills pertaining to the craft of book, box, and portfolio construction. Each student will present a unique portfolio of completed work at the end of semester.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P104 - Introduction to Typography


    This course uses pre-digital methodologies to ensure that students experience letterforms at the level of drawing them first, before using them to communicate messages. Students will learn the anatomy of type, as well as the units, terminology, and principles of designing with type.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P105 - Digital Imaging


    Knowledge in digital imaging software is useful in graphic and web design, image manipulation, photo restoration, digital illustration, and even in creating textures, and lighting maps for 3D modeling and animation. This is a course that introduces basic skills and functions of digital imaging.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P201 - Directed Drawing


    This course provides a creative and fast way to render two and three-dimensional objects. Students will be enabled to use a variety of techniques and media, produce accurate, proportional, and anatomical rendering, incorporate the fundamentals of design and communicate through drawing.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P202 - Introduction to Photography


    This course introduces the student to the basic elements and principles of design as they apply to the field of photography and imaging. Through lectures, demonstrations, projects, and exercises, students will develop a body of work that will demonstrate their understanding of the fundamentals of photography.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P203 - Web Design I: Introduction to Web Design


    This course introduces the fundamentals of Web design, emphasizing best practices in HTML, CSS, basic interactivity, and visual design for the Web. Students will learn navigation structures, information architecture, usability, and accessibility. They will be enabled to plan, design, build, and publish a small static Web site.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P204 - Introduction To 3-D Design


    This course introduces the creative design process, as well as formal principles and elements used in three-dimensional design.  The course includes regular readings, lectures, discussions, audio assignments in various media, and group critiques of student work.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P205 - Graphic Design I: Introduction to Graphic Design


    This course introduces the student to the basic elements and principles of design as they apply to the field of graphic design. Through exercises, demonstrations, projects, and exercises, students will see Photoshop and Illustrator as design tools and begin to understand how these programs are used in the field.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P206 - Illustration I: Dry Media


    This course focuses on using “dry media” techniques in illustration. Students will learn different techniques of using the various dry media in solving illustration problems. Gathering of critical information on each assignment is stressed to enable transformation of a conceptual sketch into an illustration with effective communicative energy.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P207 - Photography I: Portraiture


    This course is an examination of the fundamentals of portrait photography both in a studio setting and outdoors. Projects will be assigned to advance each student’s ability to create photographic portraiture under a variety of conditions. Basic issues concerning posing, exposure, ratios and lighting will be examined.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P208 - Video and Intermedia I


    This course introduces video editing for use in film, video portfolio and the web. The student will become familiar with editing software, basic camera work and the processes involved in linear and non-linear editing. Students will also glean an understanding of editing using a script and/or storyboard.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P301 - Photography II: Applied Imaging


    This course is an exploration of photographic techniques specific to medical and forensic photography, small and large product photography, and still life photography.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P302 - Photography III: Conceptual Imaging


    This course will focus on methods for developing conceptual skills. Global issues encompassing literature, art, culture and diversity will be examined through visual imagery. A comparison of creative thinking versus critical thinking will be emphasized as we explore the role of creative thinking in conceptual photography.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P303 - Graphic Design II: Identity and Branding


    This course will focus on the fundamentals of branding and how to create visual identities that extend past simple logo design. Students will research companies and products and craft specific, informed narratives with Illustrator-based designs in order to target appropriate audiences.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P304 - Graphic Design III: Publication Design


    Students will work with longer narratives in magazines, annual reports, and product catalogs. Students are encouraged to consider the function of these publications and how they fit within an increasingly digital age through use of typesetting tools and layout programs such as InDesign and QuarkXPress.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring and Summer.
  
  • VCD P305 - Illustration II: Wet Media


    This course focuses on using “wet media” techniques in illustration. Students will learn different techniques of using the various wet media, as well as mixing wet and dry media, in solving illustration problems. Assignments will involve transformation of a conceptual sketch into an illustration with effective communicative energy.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P306 - Illustration III: Vector


    Students will learn advanced vector-based illustration tools through programs such as Illustrator to complete assignments based in the areas of character, product, package, and mechanical concepts. The student will begin to develop a personal illustration style through exercises concerned with creative and conceptual thinking skills.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P307 - Photography IV: Editorial Imaging


    This course explores the use of images in narrative, documentary, and editorial form as they relate to social and political issues. Methods of idea generation, research, and story development will be explored as students create companion text that accompanies multiple or consecutive images for their photo essays.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Lab. 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • VCD P308 - Photography V: Special Projects/Portfolio


    This course enables students to apply cumulative skills to create independent projects that reflect the students’ interests and strengths in photography and imaging. Students will develop a portfolio and Artist Statement that fully and accurately represent their artistic vision and style.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P309 - Video And Intermedia II


    This course presents an advanced approach to video production and editing for use in film, video portfolio, and video publication. The student will develop greater proficiency with editing software, camera work, and production processes, and will create a completed portfolio-ready project of a professional standard.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P310 - Introduction To 3D Computer Modeling


    This course will provide a student with a comprehensive knowledge of methods for 3D modeling production. Students will develop skills in actual sculpting and modeling and will apply knowledge of computer 3D modeling technologies and techniques, including mapping, texturing, lighting, and rendering.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P311 - Intermediate 3D Computer Modeling


    Students will work with ideas and concepts from their studies in Visual Communication, and from personal experiences, to create interesting and well-drafted 3- dimensional forms. Student will explore these elements through appropriate computer modeling software.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P312 - Storyboarding


     Students will be introduced to preproduction methods in 3D modeling and animation, with emphasis on storyboard, storylines and narrative structures. Cinema terminology and trends will be learned and selected work by prominent animation artists examined.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P313 - Animation I: Stop Motion To Digital


    This class is concerned with working with different methods of creating modern animations. We will explore hybrid types of animation, including stop-motion and live-action approaches. The student will use model clay, cut-outs, props, silhouettes, vector graphics, bitmaps, and live action to create exciting motion graphics to tell their stories.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P314 - Animation II: Character Development


    Understanding character modeling software is an important skill for character development in contemporary animation. This class will provide the student with an introduction to the software and the work that one can do with it, such as creating dynamic particles, cloth and hair. The student will use these skills to create animated features.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P401 - Illustration IV: Raster


    Students will learn advanced raster-based illustration tools through programs such as Photoshop and others to complete assignments dealing with concepts of metaphor, abstraction and humor. Further techniques for drawing, coloring, texture, masking and light control are explored as effective illustration tools.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P402 - Graphic Design IV: Packaging And Display


     This course is concerned with solving communication problems through an understanding of the identities of both a company and its products. Students will create packages, shopping bags, wall displays, kiosk and point-of-sale environments with an informed use of their design skills and give professional presentations of their work.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P403 - Graphic Design V: Digital Prepress/Portfolio


    This course will enable students to apply communication and design strategies to shape their work into innovative and effective portfolio formats. The class will explore various methods to professionally prepare their artwork for offset printing or digital publication by demonstrations and field trips to local design and printing firms.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P404 - Animation 3: Game And Virtual Worlds


     This course deals with video game production and developing virtual worlds through use of 3D modeling and animation techniques. Video games are a multidisciplinary medium that, through a storyboarding and experimental process, the student will use skills acquired in previous classes to create unique interactive experiences.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P405 - Animation 4: Special Projects/Portfolio


    This course teaches the student how to create an effective portfolio in digital, analog and hybrid forms. We will focus on concepts such as: target audience, styles and communication strategies that will enable the student to present his or her work in well-organized, concise and accessible formats.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P406 - Advanced 3D Computer Modeling


    Students will learn advanced rendering, lighting, texturing and mapping to enable the creation of photorealistic and non-photorealistic surfaces. A variety of exercises and assignments will integrate ideas sourced in design principles with personal visual narratives in creative problem solving.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VCD P407 - Professional Practice Internship


    This course enables collaboration between students and local businesses in a partnership context. Sourced in a community engagement paradigm, the course empowers students to provide professional standard graphic and electronic design or photography, while the community partners provide real-life work environments for students.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Internship 6.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • VM 10200 - Careers in Veterinary


    Overview of the field of veterinary medicine presently and as anticipated for the future. Presentations will include descriptions and discussions of the nature of the professional activity, organization of veterinary medicine, career opportunities, issues confronting the profession, and the admission requirements of the profession.

    Cr. 1.
    Notes
    Pass/not pass basis.
  
  • WOST W210 - Introduction to Women’s Studies


    An interdisciplinary introduction to women’s studies via readings from core discipline areas and presentation of methodological/ bibliographical tools for social science research on gender issues. Examines women’s historic and contemporary status legally, politically, and economically, as well as women’s struggle in identity, expression, sexuality, and lifestyle.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    (fall, spring)
    Notes
    Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Social and Behavioral Sciences distribution requirement.
  
  • WOST W225 - Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture


    Examination of popular cultural “makings” of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality through typical representation of gender within fiction, theatre, cinema, radio, music, television, journalism, and other specular mass media. Analysis of developing international telecommunications “superhighway” and struggles to secure increased representation of women and of feminist perspectives within existing culture industries.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • WOST W240 - Topics in Feminism


    Exploration of feminist scholarship on a specific topic of current interest, e.g., women and social activism, pornography, reproductive rights, lesbian and gay studies, gender in early education, contemporary women’s movement. Specific topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. Suitable for students without previous women’s studies courses. May be repeated with different topic for a maximum of 6 credits.

    Cr. 3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
    Notes
    Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Social and Behavioral Sciences distribution requirement.
  
  • WOST W301 - International Perspectives on Women


    Feminist analysis of women’s legal, social, and economic status in two or more cultures other than those of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Interdisciplinary approach. May be repeated once with a different topic.

    Preparation for Course
    P: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing or consent of instructor.

    Cr. 3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
    Notes
    Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.
  
  • WOST W302 - Topics in Women’s Studies


    Interdisciplinary approach to selected ideas, trends, and problems in women’s studies. Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes and the booklet Women’s Studies Course Offerings. May be repeated three times when topic varies for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

    Cr. 3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • WOST W304 - Feminist Theories


    Overview, in historical context, of feminist texts that analyze gender asymmetry in society; intersections of gender with other differences; and unequal distribution of power. In-depth study of key debates in Western feminism; selected readings by influential non-Western feminists. Required for WOST major.

    Preparation for Course
    P: WOST W210 and ENG W233 or equivalent, or department permission.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • WOST W340 - Topics in Lesbian and Gay Culture


    This course examines, through the study of literary and/or visual texts, aspects of lesbian and gay culture, with attention to the artistic value of the texts as well as their significance as cultural documents. May be repeated once when topic varies for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

    Cr. 3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • WOST W400 - Topics in Women’s Studies


    An interdisciplinary approach to selected ideas, trends, and problems in women’s studies. The capstone course focuses on issues and controversies in the new scholarship on women. Specific topics announced in Schedule of Classes

    Preparation for Course
    P: junior or senior standing, 12 credits of womens studies course work or department permission.

    Cr. 3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • WOST W480 - Practicum in Women’s Studies


    Directed study of aspects of policy related to women’s issues based upon field experience. Directed readings, practicum in social agency, papers, and analytical journal required.

    Preparation for Course
    P: junior or senior class standing, 12 credits of womens studies course work, and project approved with department permission; R: WOST W210.

    Cr. 3-6.
    Session Indicators
    (fall, spring)
  
  • WOST W495 - Readings and Research in Women’s Studies


    Individual readings and research. May be repeated twice for credit with a different topic.

    Preparation for Course
    P: Department permission.

    Cr. 1-3. (6 Cr. max.)
    Hours
    Class 0-3.
    Session Indicators
    (fall, spring)
 

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