Women's and Gender Studies

Courses for WMNS (WMNS)

ANTH 408/808
Cross-Cultural Mentoring I LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 408/808
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Field
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 8
Groups: Cultural Anthropology
ANTH/WMNS 408/808 requires weekly meetings with mentee. Pairs UNL student with a refugee and/or immigrant and/or minority K-12 student or adult.
Work with a refugee and/or immigrant and/or minority K-12 student or adult to assist them with the culture transition process, the educational process, problem-solving techniques, and community resources.
ANTH 409/809
Cross-Cultural Mentoring II LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 409/809
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Field
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Cultural Anthropology
Prereqs:
ANTH/WMNS 409/809 requires weekly meetings with mentee. Continuation of ANTH/WMNS 408/808.
Continuation of work with refugee and/or immigrant and/or minority K-12 student or adult to assist them with the educational process and/or culture transition.
ANTH 410/810
Women and Men: An Anthropological Perspective LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 410/810
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Cultural Anthropology
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH.
Cross-cultural meaning and impact of gender definition, with emphasis on women. Gender as a correlate of biology, language, economic systems, social and political structures, and belief systems.
CLAS 440/840
Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 440/840
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Ancient Greek and Roman evidence pertaining to the fields of women's studies, gender studies, and the study of sexuality.
CYAF 447/847
Working with GLBT Youth in Professional Contexts LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 447/847
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
To introduce contextual considerations and research-informed guidelines for working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender youth in professional settings such as educational, mental health, medical, and community outreach. The systemic context of GLBT youth, including developmental transitions, unique stressors, peer relationships, and familial environments, will be explored. Ways to help GLBT youth thrive will be emphasized.
ECON 445/845
Gender, Economics, and Social Provisioning LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 445/845
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: General Economics and Theory
Prereqs:
Introduction to the field of feminist economics. Critiques of economic theory and methodology along with gender and household decision-making, the care economy, international migration, development, globalization, the feminization of labor markets, and macroeconomics.
ENGL 414/814
Women's Literature LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 414
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
A particular historical or other groups of literature by and about women, seen in their aesthetic and intellectual context.
ENGL 414B/814B
Modern and Contemporary Women Writers LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 414B/814B
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Selected women writers from the twentieth and twenty-first century.
ENGL 475A/875A
Rhetorical Theory: Rhetoric of Women Writers LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 475A/875A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Rhetoric and rhetorical theory of women writers and speakers and its implications for literature, composition, literacy, feminist theory, and women's and gender studies.
HIST 402/802
Sexuality in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century America LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 402/802
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: United States or Canadian History
Sexual practices and ideologies in American history from the 1800's to the present.
HIST 436/836
Saints, Witches, and Madwomen LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 436/836, MRST 436/836
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: European History, Pre-1800
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Image of the madwoman throughout European and American history. Emphasis on how women on the margins have been labelled in different periods as saintly, as witches, or as insane.
HIST 441/841
Seminar in U.S. Women's and Gender History LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 441/841
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: United States or Canadian History
In-depth, advanced thematic seminar that cultivates historical research and writing skills.
HIST 459/859
Women and Gender in African Societies LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 459, WMNS 459/859
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History
Explores how the contemporary women’s movement has emerged within Africa and its relationship to social change.
HIST 476A/876A
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 476A, WMNS 476A/876A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Experience of femininity and masculinity compared according to time and place, revealing the intimate connections with nation, modernity, race, and ethnicity.
HIST 951
History of Women and Gender LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 951
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
A comparative approach, offering readings on a central theme from a variety of periods and/or areas. Themes vary.
PSYC 421/821
Psychology of Gender LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 421/821
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
12 hrs PSYC.
Theory and research on the role of gender in human behavior and attitudes. Diverse theoretical positions on the development of gender and the biological, social, and cultural bases that influence the relationship between gender and a variety of areas of human experience (e.g., intelligence and achievement, emotion, relationships, sexuality, physical fitness, stress, and coping).
TMFD 410/810
Socio-Psychological Aspects of Clothing LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 410A/810A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Senior standing; 3 hrs PSYC or SOCI; TMFD 123.
Theories and research findings about the social and psychological aspects of clothing and appearance in relation to the self and others.
WMNS 485/885
Feminist Theories, Feminists' Perspectives LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
WMNS major or minor.
Introduction to feminist and gender theory. Important theoretical frameworks upon which Women's Studies is based and the implications of these theories in practice.
WMNS 492/892
Special Topics in Masculinities LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Topics vary.
WMNS 497/897
Internship in Women's and Gender Studies LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per degree: 6
Course Format: Field
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission.
WMNS 497/897 is Pass/No Pass only.
Experiential and service learning designed to deepen understanding of classroom concepts related to study of women and gender in society.
WMNS 498/898
Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies LINK
Credit Hours: 2-3
Max credits per degree: 6
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Topics vary.
WMNS 891
Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Advanced graduate level seminar in Women's and Gender Studies. Topics vary by semester.
WMNS 896
Independent Study in Women's and Gender Studies LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Independent Study
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission
Individual or group study on a topic in Women's and Gender Studies under supervision and evaluation of a Women's and Gender Studies faculty member.
(Redirected from Women’s and Gender Studies)

Description

For a brief description of the program and contact information, view the Women's and Gender Studies web page.

Director: Chantal Kalisa

Associate Director: Rose Holz

The specialization or minor in Women’s and Gender Studies provides graduate students from diverse disciplines with opportunities to broaden and enrich analytical skills in one or more disciplines while drawing on the interdisciplinary perspectives of Women’s and Gender Studies. Courses offer a simultaneous focus on issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, global feminism, and sexual orientation and offer models of scholarship, pedagogy, and professional activity that help students seeking employment in a variety of occupations related to women’s and gender issues.

Women’s and Gender Studies faculty supervise the specialization and minor through the Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board chaired by the director and in consultation with the Curriculum Committee as described in Women’s and Gender Studies by-laws.

Approval of students’ programs is the shared responsibility of the Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board and the student’s examination/supervisory committee. Students must apply by letter to their department Graduate Chair and the Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Advising will be by the students’ designated adviser within the home department in consultation with the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies. Students will submit their proposed program of study for the specialization to the Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program for formal approval of the Advisory Board. This is normally done when completing the Memorandum of Courses for the MA and filing the Program of Studies for the PhD.

Admission to a department with a graduate program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is required for participation in the specialization or minor.

Masters-level Specialization Requirements:

An interdisciplinary masters-level specialization or minor in Women’s and Gender Studies is available to any student pursuing a masters degree. In those departments that already have internal specializations, students will pursue the Women’s and Gender Studies minor. Requirements are the same for both.

1. A master's degree in another UNL department.

2. Nine credit hours of graduate courses on women, gender, and sexuality outside the student’s major department approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board. The WGS minor or specialization may be gained through any combination of 4/800, 800 or 900 level courses. Under Graduate College rules, both Options I and II offer possibilities for completing the graduate specialization or minor without adding additional hours of course work.

3. If option I (thesis) is chosen, the thesis must address some issue(s) relevant to Women’s and Gender Studies. The student must deposit a copy of the thesis with Women’s and Gender Studies.

4. Confirmation to the Women’s and Gender Studies office that all requirements for the specialization or minor have been met by the middle of the final semester.

Successful completion of the specialization or the minor will be indicated on the students’ official transcript in parentheses following the name of the students’ academic discipline.

Doctoral Degree Program Requirements:

An interdisciplinary doctoral-level specialization or minor in Women's and Gender Studies is available to any student pursuing a PhD degree. In those departments that already have internal specializations, students will pursue the Women’s and Gender Studies minor. Requirements are the same for both.

Each student will be required to complete:

1. A doctoral degree in another UNL department.

2. Twelve* credit hours of courses on women, gender and sexuality outside the student’s major department. The WGS minor or specialization may be gained through any combination of 4/800, 800 or 900 level courses. Transferred courses accepted by the major department may be used toward this total upon approval of the WGS Director and Advisory Board. Contact the Director for information on the documentation required for this approval. Transferred courses may count for up to three hours of the total twelve.

3. A PhD student who has already done an MA graduate specialization or minor in WGS at UNL is required to take only six credits (two additional classes) outside her/his department in addition to the nine hours already completed in pursuit of the MA.

4. The dissertation should address some issue(s) relevant to Women’s and Gender Studies. The student must deposit a copy of the dissertation with Women’s and Gender Studies.

5. Confirmation to the Women’s and Gender Studies office that all requirements for the specialization or minor have been met by the middle of the final semester.

Successful completion of the specialization will be indicated on the student's official transcript in parentheses following the name of the academic discipline.

(*)Although most minors require 15 credit hours, the WGS minor, like the specialization, requires only 12.

Women’s and Gender Studies faculty and application procedures, plus other information, may be found at: www.unl.edu/womenssp.

Additional Courses:

In addition to the courses listed on the ‘Courses’ tab above, these courses also count toward a specialization or minor in Women's and Gender Studies. Course descriptions can be found in each department's pages in the Graduate Bulletin. With the approval of the Women's and Gender Studies Advisory Board, students may also substitute courses or seminars with appropriate subtitles or emphases not on this list.

ANTH 816. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Aging
ANTH 844. Biology of Human Variation
ANTH 876. Human Rights, Environment & Development
ARCH 581/881. Women in Design
ARCH 556/856. Behavioral & Social Factors in Environmental Design
COMM 850. Seminar in Gender and Communication
COMM 859. Human Communication Theory
CYAF 846. Addiction and Violence in Families
EDPS 987. Developmental Perspectives on Gender Issues in Counseling
ENGL 813. Film: Women Filmmakers (or Women Directors) in Film History
ENGL 844. African American Women's Literature
ENGL 914. Seminar in Women Writers
ENGL 933B. Cather Seminar
ENGL 962A. Medieval Women Writers
LAW 686G. Gender Issues in the Law
POLS 842. Civil Liberties: Freedoms & Expressions of Conviction
POLS 843. Civil Liberties: Issues of Fairness and Equality
PSYC/EDPS/SOCI 871. Human Sexuality and Society
RUSS 882. Women in Russian Literature
SOCI 890. Sociology of Women
SOCI 907. Seminar in Sex and Gender
SPAN 870. Women Writers of Spanish America
TEAC 840A. Culture and Schooling: Gender
TEAC 840B. Culture and Schooling: Gender and Science
TEAC 840D. Special Topics with the subtitle “Literacy, Gender and Ethnicity in Schools;” OR “Identities in Transition: Family Diversity, Schooling, Culture, and Adoption;” OR “Language and Power”
TEAC 921D. Seminar in Literacy Studies: Language, Culture and Education
TEAC 930A. Ethnographic Methods
TEAC 944A. Seminar in Curriculum Studies: Curriculum as Aesthetic Text
TEAC 944B. Seminar in Curriculum Studies: Curriculum as Gendered Text
TXCD 807. History of Costume
TXCD 808. History of Textiles
TXCD 873. Design Perspectives and Issues

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