Northern Illinois University

Women's Studies Program

Women's Studies Course Offerings-Fall 2011 (tentative)

Other courses on closely related subject matter may be substituted with the approval of the Women's Studies Program Director.

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Undergraduate Minor:

Core Courses

WOMS 230.1/230.H1
Women in Contemporary America
MWF 9:00-9:50 a.m. 
Staff 
(Course description)

WOMS 432/432 H
Feminist Theory 
M 6:00-8:40 p.m. 
D. Swanson
(Course description)

Electives

ANTH 441
Sex and Gender in Primates 
T,TH 2:00-3:15 p.m.
L. Porter

COMS 410
Communication and Gender 
T,TH 2:00-3:15 p.m.
K. Cady

COMS 410
Communication and Gender 
T,TH 3:30-4:45 p.m.
K. Cady

FCNS 406
Global Food and Nutrition Issues 
M 6:00-8:40 p.m.
J. Quinn

HIST 346
Women in Asian History
M, W, F 11:00-11:50
T. Jacobsen

HIST 353
Women in African History
T,TH 12:30-1:45
S. Djata

HIST 399.H1
Honors Seminar: Gender and War 
T 6:00-8:40 p.m.
N. Wingfield

PHHE 306
Human Sexuality 
T,TH 8:00-9:15 a.m.
D. Klein

PHHE 406
Sexuality Education 
T 6:10-8:50 p.m.
S. Conklin

POLS 373
Women and Politics 
M,W,F 12:00-12:50 p.m.
Staff

PSYC 424.1
Adolescent Development 
T,TH 8:00-9:15 a.m.
N. Mounts

PSYC 424.2
Adolescent Development 
T,TH 9:30-10:45 a.m.
N. Mounts

SOCI 354
Families and Social Change
M,W 10:00-10:50 a.m.
Staff

SOCI 357.1
The Sociology of Gender
M,W,F 9:00-9:50 a.m.
Staff

SOCI 357.2
The Sociology of Gender
M,W 2:00-3:15 p.m.
C. Crawford

SOCI 487
Gender and Crime
M,W 2:00-3:15 p.m.
K. Miller

WOMS 430H
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Museums: Gender, Race, and Class
T 2:00-4:40 p.m.
A. Levin

WOMS 430.2
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Introduction to Transgender Studies
M,W 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Staff

WOMS 430.3
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Women's Health Issues
T 6:00-8:40 p.m.
R. Moremen

WOMS 430.YE1
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Domesticity: Realities and Representations
Online and 3 face-to-face meetings at NIU Rockford
L. Schlosser

The following courses may count toward the minor with the advance* approval of the Women's Studies Director:

MUSC 290
Women's Chorus
M 4:30-5:40 p.m.
G. Cosenza

PHIL 390
Contemporary Topics in Philosophy: Sex, Gender, and Love
M, W 3:30-4:45 p.m.
S. Sytsma

PSYC 474
Psychological Basis of Sexuality
M,W,F 1:00-1:50 p.m.
B. Sagarin

SOCI 495.2
Proseminar: Sociology of Sexualities
T,TH 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
K. Myers

WOMS 390
Internship in Women's Studies
TBD
Levin

WOMS 439
Independent Study
TBD
Levin

*Approval required prior to the start of the semester

Graduate Certificate:

Core Courses

WOMS 620
Feminist Theory 
M 6:00-8:40 p.m. 
D. Swanson
(Course description)

Electives

COMS 640
Seminar in Communication and Gender 
TH 6:00-8:40 p.m.
K. Cady

FCNS 616
Nutritional Factors in Obesity and Eating Disorders 
W 6:00-8:40 p.m.
N. Ozier

PHHE 506
Sexuality Education 
T 6:10-8:50 p.m.
S. Conklin

SOCI 663
Women's Health Issues
T 6:00-8:40 p.m.
R. Moremen

WOMS 530
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Introduction to Transgender Studies
M,W 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Staff

WOMS 610
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Women's Health Issues
T 6:00-8:40 p.m.
R. Moremen

WOMS 625X/ART 625
Special Topics in Women's Studies: Museums: Gender, Race, and Class
T 2:00-4:40 p.m.
A. Levin

The following courses may count toward the minor with the advance* approval of the Women's Studies Director:

ANTH 541
Sex and Gender in Primates
T,TH 2:00-3:15 p.m.
L. Porter

SOCI 572
Proseminar: Sociology of Sexualities
T,TH 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
K. Myers

SOCI 587
Gender and Crime
M,W 2:00-3:15 p.m.
K. Miller

WOMS 602
Internship in Women's Studies
TBD
Levin

WOMS 639
Independent Study
TBD
Levin

*Approval required prior to the start of the semester