WS - Women's Studies Program

Cultural analysis of social institutions and their effects on the lives of women. (LAC, gtP)

WS 240 Women, Race and Class (3)

Because systems of social inequity - operating simultaneously and inextricably intertwined - must be examined together, this course probes the intersecting dynamics and fundamental character of race, class and gender, and sexuality.

WS 300 History of Feminism (3)

An in-depth study of the history of feminist political movements and intellectual traditions, focusing primarily on Europe and North America.

WS 320 Representations of Women in Popular Culture (3)

Examine how media and cultural representations of gender, race, class and sexuality are implicated in identity formation. Informed by critical theories, students discover how popular cultural representations of women foreclose non-discursive identity options.

WS 350 Feminist Theory (3)

Feminist theoretical approaches as applied to current personal, social and political issues.

WS 380 Histories and Politics of Homosexuality (3)

An in-depth study of the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identities, communities, and political movements; and theories of sexuality.

WS 422 Directed Studies (1-3)

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

WS 448 Women's Studies Seminar (3)

Students will investigate, using a variety of critical and theoretical approaches, a particular theme or historical period focusing on women's roles and gender construction. Students will be required to participate in class discussions and develop individual research projects through consultation with the instructor.

WS 460 Feminist Legal Studies (3)

Examines legal issues of particular importance to women; informed by critical legal theory. Topics may include family and marriage law, reproductive rights, employment, education, prostitution, pornography, rape and political participation.

WS 492 Internship (2-10)

Prerequisite: WS 101 or equivalent and six additional semester hours in approved women's studies courses required. Supervised field practice on research relating to women's concerns and issues. Paper analyzing experience required. Maximum of 3 semester credits count toward requirements for the Women's Studies Minor. Repeatable, maximum 10 credits.

WS 508 Workshop (1-3)

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

Prefixes. Each course is assigned a prefix that identifies the discipline, field or program offering the course. For example, course numbers in Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences are preceded by ASLS; course numbers in Mathematics are preceded by MATH; and courses in Visual Arts are preceded by ART.

Numbers. Five groups are identified by course numbers, generally to indicate the difficulty of a course and its location on a continuum of study that leads to general mastery of the content and methodology of a discipline:

Basic skills courses - 001 through 099 range are not counted in cumulative credits, total credits toward graduation or grade-point-average. These courses are designed to teach students academic skills and general competencies necessary to succeed in college.

Lower division courses - the 100 range for freshmen and the 200 range for sophomores.

Upper division courses - the 300 range for juniors and the 400 range for seniors.

Master's level courses - the 500 and 600 ranges. Juniors and seniors with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.00 or higher may be admitted to 500-level courses but no undergraduates may be admitted to course numbers above the 500 range.

Doctoral and Specialist level courses - the 700 range.

Occasionally, courses that do not appear in the Catalog may appear in the Schedule of Classes. These course numbers end in "98" and are considered experimental. For example, an experimental course in geology might be GEOL 398. Courses ending in "98" cannot be used to meet Liberal Arts Core requirements.

Courses bearing the designation "gtP" are in gtPathways, Colorado's Guaranteed Transfer Program. Theses courses are guaranteed to transfer to all Colorado institutions of higher education.