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Academic Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Environmental
  
  

  • ENV 361 - Lab Techniques Env Toxicology & Chem

    1 credit(s)
    Changes in the environment are ultimately the result of chemical processes. This laboratory course examines our understanding of chemical change in various environmental compartments from a practical perspective. Methodology for monitoring and modeling these systems will be utilized, including standard toxicity testing, use of biomarkers, tissue, air, water and soil analyses, and molecular techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 300 .
  

  • ENV 380 - Environmental Problem Solving

    2 credit(s)
    This course is designed to help students understand the complexity of environmental problems. Students will put together a comprehensive project proposal for an independent research project that they will complete as part of their senior capstone. Students will also listen to guest lectures from experts in the field that are involved with environmental problem solving.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits) and ENV 200 .
  

  • ENV 395 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • ENV 424 - Conservation Biology

    4 credit(s)
    Examines the historical and ethical background of the conservation movement and trace the development of the science of conservation biology. We will be making connections between society and the natural world, relating human impacts on plants and wildlife to the goals of the practicing conservation biologist. We will learn quantitative methods to determine and predict the status of plant and animal populations. This is a lab/field course with opportunities to learn from conservation efforts around the Portland metropolitan area. Also listed as BIOL 325 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200  and BIOL 201  with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • ENV 441 - Environmental History

    4 credit(s)
    This course focuses on historical scholarship that has addressed the changing relationship between human societies and “nature”. The course explores the development of ecological science and environmental politics; it also explores the ways in which Americans of European and indigenous background imposed their understandings on the landscape, and the consequences of these impositions. Other subjects include National Park Service policy, game conservation and class conflict, and the development of governmental agencies dedicated to protecting or controlling the environment. Also listed as HIST 441 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Sustainability and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
  

  • ENV 462 - Special Topics Env Toxicology & Chem

    1 credit(s)
    This course involves presentations of research findings in environmental toxicology and chemistry by invited scientists and Pacific University faculty and presentation and discussion of literature research by students.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 300 .
  

  • ENV 475 - Internship

    1-14 credit(s)
    See department for details. Internship contract required.

  

  • ENV 480 - Project Management

    2 credit(s)
    Provides leadership and management guidelines for project management with a focus on sustainability and the environment. Strategies for effective planning, communication, motivation and execution throughout the duration of the project will be investigated. Project Management presents principles of project control from initiation through closure in a clear and practical manner.

    Prerequisite(s): ENV 380 .
  

  • ENV 490 - Capstone Experience

    2 credit(s)
    Designed to allow students to expand on research projects or internships by more thoroughly examining the primary literature, reanalyzing data, writing an annotated bibliography and presenting in a public forum. Instructor’s consent required.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (90 or more completed credits) and approved project.
  

  • ENV 495 - Research

    1-6 credit(s)
    Faculty supervised, student-conducted, individual research project. Instructor’s consent required. May be repeated for credit.


Exercise Science
  
  
  

  • EXIP 275 - Internship

    See department for details. Internship contract required.

  

  • EXIP 281 - Nutrition

    4 credit(s)
    study of the relationship between nutrition and total individual health across the life-span. Emphasis will be placed on the essential nutrient chemical conversions during digestion, absorption and metabolism and their contribution to optimal health. Individual nutritional analysis and a personalized diet plan will be required.

  

  • EXIP 295 - Ind Study in Integrated Physiology

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • EXIP 345 - Biomechanics & Lab

    4 credit(s)
    Study of the structure and functioning of the human body via the methods of classical mechanics.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.Prerequisite(s): BIOL 224 or BIOL 230 or HBIO 230 ; MATH 125 ; and EXMB 200  each with minimum grade of C-.
  
  

  • EXIP 365 - Perceptual Motor Learning

    4 credit(s)
    Study of issues related to the understanding, teaching and learning of motor skills. Examination of factors (individual, task, environment) and interactions that influence skill acquisition and performance in daily, recreational, clinical and scientific contexts.

    Prerequisite(s): EXMB 200  or Statistics (MATH 207 , PSY 350 , or SOC 301 ), each with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • EXIP 385 - Physiology of Exercise & Lab

    4 credit(s)
    The branch of physiology that deals with function of the body during exercise and adaptations that occur in response. Knowledge and application of scientific principles are necessary to develop peak performance in athletes and maintain health and fitness in the general population - quantitatively and qualitatively improving life.

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200  or BIOL 202; BIOL 231 or BIOL 240 or HBIO 231 ; and EXMB 200  (or concurrent enrollment), each with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • EXIP 395 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • EXIP 399 - Junior Seminar

    2 credit(s)
    Introduces students to the primary research literature in the field of Exercise Science. Topics will include procedures for locating sources of information; introduction to various types of research methodologies; training in the consumption of literature in multiple subdisciplines within Exercise Science, focusing on understanding and analyzing results of scientific studies; training in human subject ethics and the Institutional Review Board process; and enhancing writing skills relevant to scientific reporting. There will be an opportunity for First Aid/CPR/AED certification or recertification. Pass/No Pass.

    Prerequisite(s): Declared Exercise Science major; EXMB 200 , HBIO 230 , HBIO 231 , EXIP 345 , EXIP 365 , EXIP 385 , AND MATH 207 , or PSY 350 , or SOC 301  All specific prerequisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • EXIP 400 - Advanced Analysis in Kinesiology

    2 credit(s)
    This course develops the greater knowledge depth and more sophisticated skills needed to critically analyze existing research literature and design original investigations in a sub-disciplinary area of kinesiology that matches students’ interests, backgrounds and goals. Topics will fall within the recognized expertise area of the instructor. Includes active learning components. Instructor’s consent required.

    Prerequisite(s): Pass EXMB 105  or OL 107 , and EXIP 399 ; and EXIP 345 , EXIP 365  and EXIP 385 , each with a minimum grade of C-.
  
  

  • EXIP 475 - Internship

    Internship is an off-campus educational field experience tailored to academic/career goals, where students carefully and thoughtfully apply content from coursework to the situation in which they are engaged. All arrangements must be completed by the student 2 weeks prior to the term in which internship work will occur. Internship contract required. Pass/No Pass.

    Prerequisite(s): 12 of Exercise Science coursework (EXIP & EXMB), each with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • EXIP 481 - Applied Nutrition

    4 credit(s)
    A comprehensive review of current research on nutritional strategies to combat obesity and chronic disease and the latest guidelines for proper fueling and hydration for physical activity. Nutritional analyses and development of individualized diet plans for Boxer Boot Camp participants will be required.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
  

  • EXIP 495 - Independent Research

    Faculty supervised, student-conducted research activities. Independent study contract required. May be repeated for credit new/continuing projects.

  

  • EXIP 498 - Senior Research I

    1 credit(s)
    This is the first formal phase of capstone work for senior Exercise Science majors. Students will propose and execute a project on a current topic in exercise science. Students must successfully complete EXIP-498 and EXIP 499  to meet the capstone requirement and normally complete these in consecutive semesters. Instructor’s consent required.

    Prerequisite(s): EXIP 399  and EXIP 400  with minimum grade C-.
  

  • EXIP 499 - Senior Research II

    1 credit(s)
    This is the final phase of capstone work for senior Exercise Science majors. Students will conclude and disseminate the results of the senior project via poster, presentation, or manuscript. Students must successfully complete both EXIP 498  and EXIP-499 to meet the capstone requirement and normally complete these in consecutive semesters. Instructor’s consent required.

    Prerequisite(s): EXIP 498  with a minimum grade of C- (or concurrent enrollment).
  

  • EXMB 105 - First Aid

    1 credit(s)
    This course provides lay responders with skills and information needed in emergency situations to help sustain life and minimize pain and consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical help becomes available. More advanced than standard American Red Cross first aid/CPR class. Pass/No Pass.

  

  • EXMB 195 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • EXMB 200 - Exercise Science Foundations

    2 credit(s)
    This course presents the basic scientific foundations of and techniques used in the various sub-disciplines of Exercise Science.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 122  with minimum grade of C (or concurrent enrollment).
  

  • EXMB 205 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

    2 credit(s)
    Students will learn to prevent, evaluate, and care for injuries and other health concerns common to athletic participation. The basics of emergency care and preventive taping will also be addressed. Participation fee required. If a student drops or withdraws from the class after some expenses have been accrued the student will be responsible for those expenses.

    Prerequisite(s): EXMB 105  or OL 107 .
  
  

  • EXMB 275 - Internship

    1-4 credit(s)
    See department for details. Internship contract required.

  

  • EXMB 295 - Independent Study in Motor Behavior

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • EXMB 303 - Medical Terminology

    1 credit(s)
    This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the language of medicine. Students will be required to learn basic elements, rules of building and analyzing medical words, and medical terms associated with the body as a whole.

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200  or BIOL 201  with a minimum grade C-.
  

  • EXMB 312 - Coaching Principles

    2 credit(s)
    General principles applicable to the coaching of sports including strategy and tactics, motivation, ethics, liability, budgeting, and development of organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

    Prerequisite(s): EXMB 105  and EXMB-311 with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • EXMB 313 - Strength & Conditioning Methods

    2 credit(s)
    This course focuses on the scientific principles, methods and materials relevant to the design and implementation of strength, endurance, flexibility, speed, power, balance and agility enhancement for adult fitness based on sound scientific principles.

    Prerequisite(s): EXIP 385  with minimum grade of C Recommended: EXIP 345 .
  

  • EXMB 335 - Psychosocial Factors in Exercise Science

    4 credit(s)
    Focuses on the social and psychological factors related to participation in sport and physical activity. Students will gain competency in theory and research through the study of such topics of personality, gender, motivation, and socioeconomic status, among others. The focus will be on the North American experience; however, examples from around the world will be used to help students gain different perspectives of the relative importance of sport in North America, the relative abundance of opportunities to participate in physical activity in North America, and the relative increase in the number of barriers to participating in physical activity across the globe.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): EXMB 200  and Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
  

  • EXMB 350 - Selected Topics in Human Movement

    4 credit(s)
    Study of a particular topic in the field of human movement (e.g., History of Sport, Exercise & Mental Health, Ergogenic Aids, Gender Issues in Sport) selected by the instructor and approved by the Exercise Science Department. May or may not include lab/practical activity. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. 2 or 4 credits.

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed); additional prerequisites may apply depending on topic.
  
  

  • EXMB 366 - Human Motor Development

    2 credit(s)
    This course is designed to use a lecture/discussion/activity structure to study issues related to the development of human motor behavior over the lifespan. Current theory and research will be discussed related to motor and behavioral changes that are commonly experienced in humans from early childhood to late adulthood.

    Prerequisite(s): EXIP 365  with minimum grade C-.
  

  • EXMB 395 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • EXMB 413 - Adult Fitness Practicum: Boxer Boot Camp

    2 credit(s)
    A supervised practical experience working with adults in an exercise setting. Boxer Boot Camp is a Pacific University faculty/staff exercise program. Students contribute to individualized program design and serve as fitness leaders for participants. Instructor’s consent required. Pass/No Pass.

    Core Requirement(s): Meets core requirement: Civic Engagement.Prerequisite(s): EXIP 281 ; and EXIP 385  and EXMB 313 .
  
  

  • EXMB 475 - Internship

    Internship is an off-campus educational field experience tailored to academic/career goals, where students carefully and thoughtfully apply content from coursework to the situation in which they are engaged. All arrangements must be completed by the student 2 weeks prior to the term in which internship work will occur. Internship contract required. Pass/No Pass.

    Prerequisite(s): 12 of Exercise Science coursework (EXIP & EXMB), each with a minimum grade of C-.
  

  • EXMB 495 - Independent Research

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.


French
  

  • FREN 101 - Intro to French Language & Culture

    4 credit(s)
    The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of French. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of French-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory experience.

  

  • FREN 102 - Intro French Language & Culture

    4 credit(s)
    Continuation of FREN 101 . The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of French. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of French-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory experience.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 101  or placement.
  

  • FREN 195 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • FREN 201 - Intermediate French

    4 credit(s)
    Focus on conversational skills, and comprehension French and francophone cultures, reading, and grammar.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 102  or placement.
  

  • FREN 202 - Intermediate French

    4 credit(s)
    A continuation of FREN 201 . Focus on conversational skills, comprehension, French and francophone cultures, reading, and grammar.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 201  or placement.
  

  • FREN 215 - Conversation Laboratory

    2 credit(s)
    This course is designed to compliment 200-level and upper-division French language courses and provide additional opportunity for improving speaking and writing skills, although students who have completed at least 102 in French are eligible to enroll. Students will participate in weekly discussions and oral activities and produce presentations and written work in French. Course taught entirely in French. Does not count towards the French major or minor. May be repeated once for credit. Pass/No Pass. Offered spring semester.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 102  or placement.
  
  

  • FREN 275 - Internship

    1-4 credit(s)
    See department for details. Internship contract required.

  

  • FREN 295 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • FREN 304 - French & Francophone Theatre

    4 credit(s)
    Analysis of representative plays by French and Francophone authors including Jarry, Sartre, Anouilh, Genet, Beckett, Ionesco, Schwarz-Bart, and others. Introduction of theoretical texts relevant to the plays studied. Taught in French. Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Analyzing and Interpreting Texts, International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  

  • FREN 308 - France Today

    4 credit(s)
    Reading and discussion of selected articles from French newspapers and magazines. Course work would be supplemented by relevant video and audio-visual materials. Taught in French. Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  

  • FREN 309 - French Popular Culture

    4 credit(s)
    French popular culture shapes most discussions of both private and public spheres of the everyday French experience. From recreational to professional settings, popular culture is a vessel for engaging and being engaged with others. A firm grasp of French popular culture is a prerequisite to understanding and integrating into French society. By examining a wide variety of aspects of French popular culture, this course prepares students for travel in France and furthers the knowledge and cultural awareness needed to thrive in conversational French with contemporary French citizens.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspective.Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or equivalent proficiency.
  

  • FREN 311 - Composition & Conversation

    4 credit(s)
    Practice in conversational idiom through reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, periodical literature and oral interviews. Extensive practice in composition with an aim toward improving students’ communicative skills in written and oral French. Taught in French. Offered alternate years.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  

  • FREN 312 - French Pronunciation/Intonation

    4 credit(s)
    This course offers students studying French the opportunity to improve their pronunciation skills, as well as listening comprehension through the study of phonetics and practice of intonation and pronunciation patterns.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  

  • FREN 315 - Discovery of France

    4 credit(s)
    Culminating in a travel experience to Paris and one or two other regions from France, this course explores contemporary France and French culture through the lenses of a specific discipline, such as media arts, photography, and history, among other possibilities. Part of the course will be taught in French by a French professor, and the other part, in English, by a professor who specializes in the elected discipline. May be repeated once for credit with instructor permission.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities.Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  

  • FREN 320 - Women’s Writing in Francophone World

    4 credit(s)
    Survey of women’s writing in the Francophone world throughout the 20th century. Special focus on the novel and the development of alternative prose forms. Authors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, the French Caribbean, Senegal, and Algeria may be included. Taught in French. Also listed as GSS 321 . Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities and/or International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  
  

  • FREN 370 - Travel Prep: Discovery of France & Beyond

    2 credit(s)
    Come discover France or a French-speaking destination through the lens of a particular theme (ex: cuisine) or discipline (ex: theater, media arts, anthropology).  This course is preparation for a 10-14 day short-term travel course to France or a Francophone region (FREN 371  or HUM 371  ).  Destination and theme may vary with each offering. Students wishing to travel are required to take this 2-credit preparation course.

    FREN 370 counts toward French major/minor. HUM 370   Every other year.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward Humanities Core, meets International Perspectives Cornerstone requirementPrerequisite(s): FREN 202   or instructor’s consent.
  

  • FREN 371 - Travel: Discovery of France & Beyond

    2 credit(s)
    Come discover France or a French-speaking destination through the lens of a particular theme (ex: cuisine) or discipline (ex: theater, media arts, anthropology). This course is a 10-14 day short-term travel course to France or a Francophone region. Destination and theme may vary with each offering.

    FREN 371 counts toward the French major. HUM 371   Every other year.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward Humanities Core, meets International Perspectives Cornerstone requirement.Prerequisite(s): FREN 370   or HUM 370  
  

  • FREN 385 - Seminar in French

    4 credit(s)
    A concentrated study of one of the major movements in French and Francophone literature, art, and culture. Topics include: the rise of Classicism, the French Revolution, the 19th century French novel, writing and resistance: 1848-1968, and literature in French-speaking Switzerland. Taught in French. May be repeated for credit. Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog) and International Perspectives.
  

  • FREN 395 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • FREN 404 - French & Francophone Theatre

    4 credit(s)
    Analysis of representative plays by French and Francophone authors including Jarry, Sartre, Anouilh, Genet, Beckett, Ionesco, Schwarz-Bart, and others. Introduction of theoretical texts relevant to the plays studied. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French. Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Analyzing and Interpreting Texts, International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
  

  • FREN 408 - France Today

    4 credit(s)
    Reading and discussion of selected articles from French newspapers and magazines. Course work would be supplemented by relevant video and audio -visual materials. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French. Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
  

  • FREN 409 - French Popular Culture

    4 credit(s)
    French popular culture shapes most discussions of both private and public spheres of the everyday French experience. From recreational to professional settings, popular culture is a vessel for engaging and being engaged with others. A firm grasp of french popular culture is a prerequisite to understanding and integrating into French society. By examining a wide variety of aspects of French popular culture, this course will allow study abroad returnees in French to reflect upon and strengthen their knowledge and cultural awareness of contemporary France and its citizens.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspective.Prerequisite(s): Completion of Study Abroad requirement for the French Major or equivalent.
  

  • FREN 411 - Composition & Conversation

    4 credit(s)
    Practice in conversational idiom through reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, periodical literature and oral interviews. Extensive practice in composition with an aim toward improving students’ communicative skills in written and oral French. Students taking this course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that will require more expertise in French. Taught in French. Offered alternate years.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
  

  • FREN 420 - Women’s Writing in Francophone World

    4 credit(s)
    Survey of women’s writing in the Francophone world throughout the 20th century. Special focus on the novel and the development of alternative prose forms. Authors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, the French Caribbean, Senegal, and Algeria may be included. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French. Also listed as GSS 421 . Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities and/ or International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
  

  • FREN 475 - Internship

    See department for details. Internship contract required.

  

  • FREN 485 - Seminar in French

    4 credit(s)
    A concentrated study of one of the major movements in French and Francophone literature, art, and culture. Topics include: the rise of Classicism, the French Revolution, the 19th century French novel, writing and resistance: 1848-1968, and literature in French-speaking Switzerland. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French. May be repeated for credit. Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog) and International Perspectives.
  

  • FREN 494 - Senior Thesis French

    2 credit(s)
    This course is designed to assist senior students who are writing a thesis for a major in French. Students will receive direction in completing their research proposal and help in conducting and writing their senior thesis in French. These are student-conducted individual research theses. Students take 494 and 495 in consecutive semesters. Taught in French.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (90 or more completed credits) and study abroad.
  

  • FREN 495 - Senior Thesis in French

    2 credit(s)
    This course is designed to assist senior students who are writing a thesis for a major in French. Students will receive direction in completing their research proposal and help in conducting and writing their senior thesis in French. These are student-conducted individual research theses. Students take 494 and 495 in consecutive semesters. Taught in French.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 494 .

Gender and Sexuality Studies
  

  • GSS 113 - Islamic Mid-East: 570-1300

    4 credit(s)
    This is a survey of the history of the Islamic Middle East from the birth of Muhammad in 570 to the rise of the Ottoman Turks in 1300. The course concentrates on political developments and institutions as well as the growth and evolution of Islam and Islamic cultures. The course includes a segment on the roles, prerogatives, and challenges of Muslim women in the past and contemporary societies. A field trip to a Mosque and several speakers, including Muslim women, are integral to the course. Also listed as HIST 113 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives, International Perspectives, and Historical Context.
  

  • GSS 200 - Introduction to Queer Studies

    4 credit(s)
    This course will provide an overview of queer communities through an interdisciplinary approach including a focus on the intersections of ethnicity, class, culture, sex and gender among gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and other sexual and gender identities. Theoretical, political, historical, and social frameworks will inform the basis of learning how queer communities negotiate identities outside of the hegemonic mainstream concepts of sexuality and gender.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Diverse Perspectives, Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  

  • GSS 201 - Introduction to Gender & Sexlty Studies

    4 credit(s)
    This introductory level course explores the various foundations of gender and sexuality studies with an interdisciplinary focus. The course aims to explore several issues of gender and sexuality in the media, cinema, literature, and theory. Students review and critique the construction of gender and sexuality under patriarchy in the past and study similar yet different structures of power in current discourse. The course consists of two components: a classroom experience with an emphasis on the breadth of literature on feminism, queer theory, and masculinities, and field work in the community.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Diverse Perspectives, Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  

  • GSS 206 - Sex, Gender, Culture

    4 credit(s)
    In all societies, people organize social relationships and identities, ideologies and symbolic systems, in terms of gender and sexuality, but they do so in different ways. In this course, we will examine the ways in which individuals and societies imagine, experience, impose and challenge gender and sexuality systems in a diversty of cultural contexts, including those of the United States, Oceania, Africa, and Asia. One of the aims throughout the course will be to explore other societies as a means of better understanding and critiquing our own. Also listed as ANTH 206 . Offered triennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives, International Perspective, and Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): GSS 201 , ANTH 101 , SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , or SOC 130 .
  

  • GSS 211 - Preparation for Travel in India

    2 credit(s)
    This is a course that will prepare students for Travel in India: Gender, Culture and Service, a Winter III course sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity. This course will provide students with the information necessary to help them get the most of their WIII experience. The content will cover the basic history, religion, culture, geography, and politics of India. Also listed as HUM 211 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  

  • GSS 212 - Theatre for Gender Equity

    2 credit(s)
    This workshop course will devise new work or engage with existing texts to present theatrical performance on a given theme and in accord with the mission of the Center for Gender Equity. Also listed as THEA 212 . May be repeated once for credit.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.
  

  • GSS 220 - Literature and Human Concerns

    4 credit(s)
    See the Gender and Sexuality Studies department for the course description. May be repeated once for credit.

  

  • GSS 247 - Gender & Sexuality in Victorian America

    4 credit(s)
    This course treats the development and spread of Victorian culture in the United States during the nineteenth century, particularly as it defined ideas about gender and sexuality. Focus is on the creation of “women’s sphere” and ways in which women accommodated themselves to domesticity, rebelled against it, or used it themselves to discipline their husbands and sons. Also listed as HIST 247 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Historical Context.
  
  

  • GSS 265 - Gender, Sexuality, & Sport

    2 credit(s)
    This course examines the intersection of culturally-based gender ideologies within the systems of sport and physical activity across various competitive levels. Sport continues to be an expression of dominant masculinity and shapes the (hetero)gender binary system. This course will examine and investigate the intersections between gender, race, and sexuality using a variety of theoretical frameworks (e.g., feminism, critical race theory, queer theory) while considering the history of sport and Title IX, relative to women’s emergence into athletics, and the commonalities and differences of men’s and women’s experiences in sport. Counts toward Diverse Perspectives core requirement.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  

  • GSS 275 - Internship

    1-4 credit(s)
    See department for details. Internship contract required.

  

  • GSS 280 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Art

    4 credit(s)
    This course explores the representation of women, gender, and sexuality in visual culture. It examines how these constructs are relevant to the creation, patronage, and appreciation of art in various cultures in history. It places an emphasis on current discourses, including Feminist art analysis and issues of race and sexual orientation as they pertain to the artists or works being considered. Also listed as ARTHI 280 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
  

  • GSS 295 - Independent Study

    See department for details. Independent study contract required.

  

  • GSS 300 - Special Topics in Gender & Sexuality

    4 credit(s)
    This is a special topics course focusing on the specific interests of the faculty and students in the Gender and Sexuality Studies minor program. Topics addressed in the course will be derived from a variety of disciplinary standpoints, and may involve interdisciplinary collaboration. Some examples of topics that may be offered through this course are: “The Development of Gender,” “Women and Film,” and “Feminist Epistemology” to name a few. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): GSS 201 .
  

  • GSS 302 - Multi-Media for Sexual Health Promotion

    4 credit(s)
    This course provides students with skills and experience in planning and executing a multi-media health campaign as applied to contemporary sexual health issues. The course includes the development of useful sexual health messages based on community needs, exploration of various mass communication strategies, technical experience in the use of various media sources, a critical understanding of the theoretical foundations for intervention methods, as well as media-based intervention evaluation. Students will have an opportunity to take an active role in creating their own interventions as well as exploring personal attitudes and values surrounding sexual health messages. Content areas may include public service announcements, film and drama, web-based and social media (Blogs, website, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter), one-on-one education via tabling events, print, radio, or podcast. Particular attention will be paid to the practical application of communication and learning theories, collaborative relationships, and strategies for dealing with potential challenges.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
  

  • GSS 303 - Advanced Gender and Sexuality Theory

    4 credit(s)
    This course will expand upon, and develop a more advanced understanding of, the academic discourses and theories of gender and sexuality introduced in GSS 201 . We will draw on a range of theoretical frameworks, including post-Marxism, poststructuralism, psychoanalytic criticism, feminism, and queer theory, in order to address social concerns and analyze gender themes in the media, cinema, and literature. We will explore the ways in which the concept of gender is socially constructed through institutional power arrangements, popular culture representations, and everyday social dynamics, and examine how contemporary feminist theory differs from the early feminist movement. Discussions will address questions such as: what does it mean to “queer” cultural norms or political traditions and how does queer and feminist theory enable a more broad and inclusive discussion of politics in contemporary society. Also listed as PSJ 303.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog) and Diverse Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): GSS 201 .
  

  • GSS 309 - Families

    4 credit(s)
    The primary emphasis is on the relationship between the familial institution and the society in which it is being studied. Attention is given to trans-historical and cross-cultural data and how social change impacts the institution. Additional areas of investigation include definitions of the family, socialization, cohabitation, courtship, marriage, divorce, gender and sex roles, sexuality, socio-economic forces, family violence, alternative forms, and the future of the family. Also listed as SOC 309 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  

  • GSS 310 - Travel in India: Gender Society Service

    2 credit(s)
    This is the preparatory course for GSS 311  Travel in India: Gender and Society, which occurs in the following term. The course introduces major themes related to gender and society in South Asia and familiarizes students with the mechanics of travel in Tamil Nadu.  Students do preliminary research on topics such as history, religion, culture, geography, and politics and discuss best practices for safe and ethical travel.  Successful completion of the course may require obtaining travel documents and paying the associated fees. Also listed as HUM 310 .

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Civic Engagement (2010-17 catalogs); International Perspectives, Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): HUM 211  or GSS 211  
  

  • GSS 311 - Medicine, Body and Culture

    4 credit(s)
    This course is an introduction to critical areas of inquiry in medical anthropology. By examining the socio-cultural dimensions of sickness and healing cross-culturally, we will explore how anthropologists have approached historical and contemporary problems in the global field of medicine. While our course trajectory will lead us to treat Western biomedicine as only one among many systems of meaning and authority, we will also spend some time deconstructing the often unspoken assumptions that govern this field, thereby complicating the notion that the latter is somehow insulated from the reach of culture. We will also focus on issues of power, inequality, and gender and health.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirements: Civic Engagement (2010-17 catalogs); International Perspectives, Diverse Perspectives, Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 , GSS 201 , SOC-101, ANTH 140 , SOC-217 OR PH 101 .
  

  • GSS 316 - Gender & Sexuality

    4 credit(s)
    An introduction to the theories and methods used by sociologists to study gender and sexuality as social performances and historical constructions. Topics include masculinities, intersectionality, sexual culture, pornography, and gender inequality in the workplace. Also listed as SOC 316 . Course offered biennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150  Must be 18 years of age.
  

  • GSS 321 - Women’s Writing in Francophone World

    4 credit(s)
    Survey of women’s writing in the Francophone world throughout the 20th Century. Special focus on the novel and the development of alternate prose forms. Authors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, the French Caribbean, Senegal, and Algeria may be included. Taught in French. Also listed as FREN 320 . Offered intermittently.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or placement.
  

  • GSS 341 - Service for Gender Equity

    2 credit(s)
    This course entails designing, organizing, and carrying out service projects and programming for The Center for Gender Equity (CGE). Students will be expected to place their work within an analytical context informed by service learning and “civic engagement” theory. Instructor’s consent required. May be repeated once for credit.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
 

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