WMST 4120/COMS 4120			Gender and Communication (3-0-3)
This course explores gendered communication patterns in a variety of contexts and examines how communication creates and reinforces gender. Theories that explain how culture shapes gendered communication and how gendered communication shapes culture will be examined. Prerequisites: COMC 2010 or permission of instructor.
WMST 4310/ENGL 4310			Studies in Feminism (3-0-3)
A course which uses feminist scholarship to analyze selected texts and topics. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
WMST 4435/SOCI 4435			Women Crime, and the Criminal Justice System (3-0-3)
A sociological analysis of women as criminal offenders, victims, and as workers in criminal justice fields. Examines how gender influences criminal law and the practices of criminal justice agencies. Covers historical perspectives on women and crime, the adequacy of contemporary criminological perspectives for explaining female criminality. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101 or CJ 1103.
WMST 4442/SOCI 4442			Sociology of Women (3-0-3)
An introduction to the sociology of women. It will examine and analyze the nature, causes, and consequences of women's status in American society. Sociological insights and concepts will be employed in observing, interpreting, and analyzing the social processes creating and reinforcing gender roles and the status of women in American society. Prerequisites: Sociology 1101.
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