2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions
WST 3000 Women and Diversity in U.S. History
Credits: 3.
This course explores the history of women in the United States from 1500 to the present by focusing on such social differences as ethnicity, class, race, age and sexual orientation. (H) (WR)
WST 3015 Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Women's Studies
Credits: 3.
Drawing on materials and methodologies from a variety of disciplines, this class explores
the diverse experiences of women, both in past eras and in the present, in the U.S. and abroad. Required for the women's
studies major and minor. (H, S, D) (WR)
WST 3349 Ecofeminism
Credits: 3.
This course provides a holistic framework for understanding the connections between environmental, feminist, and social justice issues. This course will critically analyze positions within ecofeminist theory. (WR)
WST 3415 Transnational Feminism
Credits: 3.
This course explores women and feminism in a transnational perspective, focusing on various theories and movements engendered by women in contemporary national contexts. Development, reproductive politics and women's health will be examined. (N-S)
WST 3610 Gender, Race and Science
Credits: 3.
This course examines feminist theories of nature, science and technology. It explores how gender and race are critical to the origins of science, the making of scientists and the politics of contemporary practice.
WST 3930 Special Interdisciplinary Topics in Women's Studies
Credits: 1 to 4.
This course explores specific topics in gender/ women's studies based on a feminist approach. A variety of topics from different fields of study will be offered on a rotating basis. Examples of such topics include: gender issues in education, women's autobiography and women's health issues.
WST 4602 History of Sexualities
Credits: 3.
Explores the social history of sexuality, tracing history of ideas about and attitudes toward sensuality in law, politics, medicine and science from ancient Greeks to the present, with an emphasis on the North American experience.
WST 4641 Lesbian and Gay Studies
Credits: 3; Prereq: instructor permission.
Overview of lesbian and gay studies, a portrait of the field, challenges, core debates, and possible future directions of such research.
WST 4905 Independent Study in Women's Studies
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated for up to 6 credits.
For advanced undergraduate students who desire to supplement the regular courses by independent reading or research.
WST 4930 Special Topics
Credits: 1 to 6; can be repeated up to 9 credits. Prereq: instructor permission with varying courses.
Lectures and seminars covering selected topics of current interest in Women's Studies and/or Gender Studies.
WST 4931 Women's/Gender Studies Thesis Seminar
Credits: 3. Open only to WST majors.
Introduction to research methodology in Women's Studies. Includes reading, analysis, research and the production of a research project. Core requirement for WST majors.
WST 4935 Capstone Seminar
Credits: 1-6; Prereq: WST 3015.
This course (required for all majors) is the culmination of the women's studies major. It explores some examples of past and present scholarship to reaffirm the interdisciplinary nature of the field and to highlight the relationships among feminist theory, intellectual practice and social change. The bulk of the semester is devoted to a full-length independent writing project on a topic of the student's own choosing.
WST 4940 Internship
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated up to 6 credits. Prereq: instructor permission and program chair.
This course is designed for students desiring practical experience in the community. Students intern with a local agency, group or business involved in women's issues. (S-U)
WST 4956 Overseas Studies
Credits: 1 to 15; can be repeated with change in topic up to 15 credits. Prereq: Permission of undergraduate adviser.
This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.br />
General Education Categories
Consult Schedule of Courses for specific information.
- Biological Sciences (B)
- Composition (C)
- Diversity (D)*
- Humanities (H)
- International (N)*
- Mathematics (M)
- Physical Sciences (P)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
* Students who entered UF prior to Summer B 2007 and/or whose catalog year is not 2007-08: Current students who have not already completed six hours of "I" - international/diversity credits can do so now by taking "D" and "N" courses.
Symbols Used in Course Descriptions
- (WR) indicates the course satisfies the writing requirement.
- (MR) indicates the course satisfies the math requirement.
- (S-U) indicates the course may be taken on a satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis.
- Refer to the Schedule of Courses for specific information.