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WMNST 520 - Reproductive Rights and Justice
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
History, cultural attitudes, and politics of reproduction and sexual health to include abortion, contraception, sterilization, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV/AIDS, sex education, reproductive, and genetic technology.
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WMNST 522 - Women: Madness and Sanity
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Mental health and mental illness in literature, film, and psychological research. Clinical and feminist approaches to mental health issues in women’s lives.
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WMNST 530 - Women’s Movements and Activism
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Comparative study of women’s movements worldwide, including organizations, issues and initiatives. Women’s diverse social/political strategies within local, national, and global contexts. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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WMNST 533 - Trans Feminisms
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Emergence of trans as a subjectivity and object for study. Trans and feminist engagements and confrontations to include incarceration, possibility of transracialism, and sex-segregated spaces.
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WMNST 535 - Lesbian Lives and Cultures
Units: 3
Historical, cultural, and social exploration of lesbianism. Topics include myths and stereotypes, history and literature, social and political movements, theoretical explanations, and current conditions.
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WMNST 536 - Gender, Race, and Class
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Intersecting theories of gender, race and class in both local and global contexts. Major themes in history, culture, and contemporary lives of women analyzed through feminist and critical race theories.
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WMNST 544 - Queer Theory
Units: 3
Same As: Philosophy 544.
Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.
Philosophical aspects of queer theory. Sexualized identity intersections with ability, nationality, race, and other categories. Desire, gender, sex, sexuality; affect, embodiment, identity, and temporality.
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WMNST 545 - Women and Sports
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Diverse women’s creation of and involvement in recreational and competitive sports, mid-1800s to present to include impact of medical experts’ views, homophobia, disability, individual elite athletes, team sports, economic viability, and changes since Title IX.
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WMNST 552 - Feminist Approaches to Film
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Intersectional film analysis based on issues such as decolonization, gender, race, and sexual orientation in films from the U.S. and beyond.
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WMNST 560 - Women in Muslim Societies
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Socio-political status of women in Muslim societies in Middle East, North Africa, and Asia; women in the Quran; Muslim women’s movements.
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WMNST 565 - Women: Health, Healing, and Medicine
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Relationship of women to “modern” and “traditional” health care/healing systems in historical and cultural perspective. Representations and practices regarding the politics of women’s health and illness.
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WMNST 570 - Gender, War, and Peace
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Interdisciplinary exploration of women’s relation to war, peace, and militarism; women’s peace activism and beliefs about motherhood; women’s roles in armed conflicts; effects of war on women; military policy and beliefs about masculinity.
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WMNST 572 - Women and Violence
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Forms of violence against and by women. Processes which shape women’s resistance to, and collusion in, social, economic, political, and sexual violence.
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WMNST 575 - Digital and Networked Feminisms
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Digital media and technology in social context. Social realities of how gender, race, and sexuality shaped digital media and technology from construction to consumption. Cyberfeminism, surveillance studies, and technofeminism.
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WMNST 580 - Women, Development, and the Global Economy
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Women’s roles as agents and recipients of global economic and political change focusing on women’s empowerment, work, health, and the environment. Topics include women’s movements worldwide and non-governmental organizations.
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WMNST 581 - Women’s Experiences of Migration
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Gender analysis of impact of international migration on women’s lives. Identity formation, trauma, language, gender roles, and sexuality in life narratives of immigrant and refugee women. Economic and legal issues affecting immigrant and refugee women.
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WMNST 582 - Feminist Science and Activism
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Feminist science studies to examine role of public in creating and challenging scientific knowledge. Case studies of activism and science. May include HIV/AIDS, the environment, sex differences, women’s health, and technology.
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WMNST 585 - Local Feminist Activism and Organizations
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies.
Links scholarly knowledge about feminist activism and nonprofit organizations serving women to specific information about San Diego area. Entering workforce preparation and activism to include economic justice, LGBTQ issues, reproductive rights and justice, sexual violence.
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WMNST 590 - Feminist Thought
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Six upper division units in women’s studies.
Readings of feminist theory in historical perspective, with attention to contemporary debates in feminist scholarship.
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WMNST 596 - Topics in Women’s Studies
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Advanced topics in women’s studies. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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WMNST 597 - Research Project
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Six upper division units in women’s studies and consent of adviser.
Individual research project.
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WMNST 598 - Women’s Studies Internship
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in women’s studies and consent of instructor.
Application of women’s studies theories and scholarship to community service and activism. Internship includes 120 hours of work in local public and private agencies serving women and girls. Maximum Credits: six units.
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WMNST 601 - Foundations of Feminist Scholarship
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Theories, issues, and major paradigms underlying feminist scholarship. Development of women’s studies as a discipline. Emphasis on multicultural approaches and perspectives.
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WMNST 602 - Seminar: Methods of Inquiry in Women’s Studies
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Examination and critique of traditional research methods; methods of critical feminist investigation; designs of research proposals.
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WMNST 603 - Seminar: Topics in Advanced Feminist Theory
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Variable topics in the analysis of categories of contemporary feminist theory including concepts of identity and difference; theories of subjectivity; feminist discourses, strategies, and practices. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: Six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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WMNST 604 - Seminar: Gender, Culture, and Representation
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Representations of women, gender, and femininity in literature, art, music, and other cultural productions. Interconnection between representations of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexualities. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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WMNST 605 - Seminar: Women and Social Policy
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Laws and social policies impacting women and their families in historical and political context. Theoretical and practical implications to include workplace issues, economic justice, health, reproductive justice, violence, and regulation of sexuality and relationships.
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WMNST 606 - Seminar: Narrating Women’s Lives
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Exploration of women’s biographies and autobiographies. Theories of narration, identity construction, and oral and written life histories. Interconnection between self-presentation and social, historical, and multicultural institutions and discourses.
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WMNST 607 - Seminar: Privilege and Oppression
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
How gender, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, sexualities, and physical challenges define interplay of privilege and oppression. Theoretical and practical implications discussed.
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WMNST 608 - Seminar: Body Politics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Historical exploration illuminates contemporary and past constructions of female, male, and transgendered sexualities. Facilitates ability to critique “innate” vs. culturally constructed behaviors and identities. Key institutions that control and define the body explored: labor, race, economics, law, and medicine.
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WMNST 609 - Seminar: Topics in Transnational Issues and Gender
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Variable topics in global trends in culture, economy, and politics with focus on women’s lives. Case studies of effect of transnational processes on women and role of gender in shaping these processes. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: Six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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WMNST 610 - Seminar in Sexuality
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Sexuality and gender identity in diverse individual, social, political, and cultural contexts.
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WMNST 611 - Seminar: Gender and Diaspora
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Historical and interdisciplinary perspectives on gendered impact of forcible migration (African, Asian, Jewish). Scholarly debates concerning influence of men’s and women’s experiences of diaspora on modern political identities, social movements, and cultural production. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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WMNST 612 - Seminar: Feminist Pedagogies
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Feminist and interrelated critical pedagogies and their application in the classroom. Teaching from social justice, intersectional, and transnational approaches. Role of identity, difference, power, and embodiment in teaching and learning. Practical teaching skills and wholistic classroom strategies.
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WMNST 692 - Proseminar and Writing Workshop
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Argument, norms, and styles in academic writing. Professional norms and skills. Maximum Credits: Three units.
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WMNST 696 - Selected Topics in Women’s Studies
Units: 3-6
Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.
Intensive study in specific areas of women’s studies, with emphasis on theoretical and methodological issues. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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WMNST 797 - Research
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and written approval of department graduate adviser.
Independent research in a specialized subject in women’s studies.
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WMNST 798 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.
Independent study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
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WMNST 799A - Thesis
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee and advancement to candidacy.
Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.
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WMNST 799B - Thesis Extension
Units: 0
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP.
Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.
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WMNST 799C - Comprehensive Examination Extension
Units: 0
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Completion or concurrent enrollment in degree program courses.
Registration required of students whose only requirement is completion of the comprehensive examination for the master’s degree.
Note: Registration in 799C limited to two semesters.
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