Any of the classes below may be taken to fulfill a requirement for the Women's Studies minor. Email us or stop by our office (Campus Center Building 211) if you have questions.
Summer 2018
Dual Session (June 4-Aug 10)
SOWK 4567/5567—Human Sexuality (Section 990) Mullins (ONLINE)
This survey course on human sexuality introduces students to sexual attitudes, sexual
physiology and response, sexual techniques and behavior, reproduction and reproductive
control, sexually transmitted diseases, and how sexualbehavior is learned and developed.
It provides students with the opportunity for value clarification and exploration
of personal and social attitudes toward varying forms of sexual behavior and orientations.
Pre-Summer (May 14-June 1)
SOCI 3030– Gender and Society (Section 904) Schrift (ONLINE)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1020 or permission of instructor. Study of the social construction
of gender and its consequences for individuals and society. Examination of our cultural
assumptions about gender identities, roles, behaviors, and the social processes that
reproduce gender inequality.
Summer I (June 4-July 6)
WMST 2010-Intro to Women’s Studies (Section 910) Martin (ONLINE)
This course provides a broad interdisciplinary perspective of the academic field of
women’s studies. This course is, for the most part, taught thematically and covers
topics that include women’s history; gender, race, and class; women and family; women
and religion; women and work; women and the arts; women and politics; and women’s
health.
WMST 2020-Women in Global Perspective (Section 910) Grubbs (ONLINE)
Emphasizes diversity of women’s experience in non-western, non-industrialized societies.
Concentrates on women’s participation in, interaction with, and resistance to patriarchal
structures that inhibit economic, political, and human rights for women.
SOWK 1030– Cultural Diversity (Section 910) Thibeault (ONLINE)
The purpose of this course is to introduce the knowledge necessary for social work
practice withdisadvantaged, marginalized, and oppressed groups and to advance a philosophy
that people come first and must be treated with dignity and respect. Issues of power,
privilege, prejudice, discrimination,oppression, and civil rights, are central components.
Summer II (July 9-Aug 10)
WMST 2010- Intro to Women’s Studies (Section 950) (ONLNE)
This introduction to the interdisciplinary academic field has a triple focus: integrating
information about women’s contributions to culture and history into the curriculum,
uncovering and understanding structures of oppression (gender, race, and class), and
exploring possibilities for change. Topics will be drawn from material on social structures,
law, language, history, religion, philosophy, healing professions, and the arts.
SOWK 4957-Harry Potter & the Quest for Social Justice (Section 050) Cummings (TR 10:00AM-1:45PM)
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior. This class will take a two-pronged approach in
analyzing the Harry Potter books and movies as they relate to social justice. Students
will learn to analyze 4 themes central to social work: 1) the intersectionality of
cultural identity, 2) effects of trauma 3) systems of power and privilege, 4) and
the change agent(s).
Fall 2018
WMST 2010– Intro to Women’s Studies (Section 002) Clark (TR 11:15AM-12:35PM), (Section 005) Clark (MW 1:40PM-3:00PM)
This course provides a broad interdisciplinary perspective of the academic field
of women’s studies. In this course you will learn to speak eloquently about gender
andsexuality; examine your own preconceived notions about Gender; examine and deconstruct
society’s underlying assumptions about Maleness and Femaleness; laugh at the absurd
notions we all carry around about Gender, Sex and Women’s roles in everyday life.
WMST 2010 – Intro to Women’s Studies (Section 003) Wagner (TR 12:45PM-2:05PM)
This introduction to the interdisciplinary academic field has a triple focus: integrating
information about women's contributions to culture and history into the curriculum,
uncovering and understanding structures of oppression (gender, race, and class), and
exploring change.
WMST 2010 – Intro to Women’s Studies (Section 901) Tolley (ONLINE)
Popular culture, e.g. Lady Gaga, Nikki Minaj, Jay Z, etc., and current events appear
frequently because theydemonstrate the theories introduced in women’s studies and
are relevant to the themes emphasized in this section (equality, identity, and social
justice). This sectionencourages students to develop their voices (both written and
oral) as a person and to express their perspective in a safe space.
WMST 2010-Intro to Women’s Studies (Section 902) Martin (ONLINE)
This course provides a broad interdisciplinaryperspective of the academic field of
women’s studies. This course is, for the most part, taught thematically and covers
topics that include women’s history; gender, race, and class; women and family; women
and religion; women and work; women and the arts; women and politics; and women’s
health.
WMST 2110—Sex, Gender, & the Body (Section 001) Novotny (MW 1:40PM-3:00PM )
An examination of the diverse and historically varying relationships forged between
biological sex, culturally formulated discourses of masculinity and femininity, and
the sexed body. Combining theoretical and historical texts from the fields of gender,
sexuality, and disability studies with memoir, documentary, and visual art, this course
investigates how the diverse experiences of embodiment are historically and culturally
shaped.
WMST 3330-Feminist Thought and Practice (Section 001) Scott (ONLINE)
Prerequisites: WMST 2010 or WMST 2020. Explores a variety of theoretical frameworks
for studying women and gender and links feminist theory to social action and civic
responsibility.
WMST 4500-Capstone (Section 001) Thompson (TR 3:45PM-5:05PM)
This course is the culmination of your academic, campus, and community experience
as a Women’s Studies major. You will revisit your past interdisciplinary academic
work to assess yourintellectual development throughout your college career. You will
then undertake a series of projects designed to help you place your skills within
the context of your current and future civic, educational and/or professional goals.
For more information email the instructor at thompsop@etsu.edu.
MUSC 4957-Special Topics in Music (Section 001) Deadman (TR 2:15PM-3:35PM)
Explores the various ways women have engaged with music from the medieval times to
the present. For much of this time women were a marginalized population whose contributions
and involvement in music were hidden, discouraged or even forbidden, and yet courageous
women still found ways to be involved with music as composers, performers, patrons,
or teachers. This class considers the societal attitudes to women as producers and
consumers of music and suggests an alternative narrative to the oft-repeated story
of the “Great (male) Composers.” This class will assume you have a basic knowledge
of musical terminology and a broad outline of the history of music (as you get in
a class like MUSC 1030 Introduction to Music). Consult the instructor if you are
unsure if you will have the necessary foundation to get the most out of the class.
MGMT-4460 – Organizational Leadership (Section 001) Moore (TR 12:45PM-2:05PM)
The study of leadership from an historical and contemporary perspective. Students
will identify, apply, and reflect on aspects of leadership development. Topics cover
personal assessment and development, values and ethics, power and influence, followership,
group dynamics, controversy with civility, and citizenship.
SPCH 4200—Gender & Communication (Section 001) Buerkle (MW 1:40PM-3:00PM)
Men are not from Mars, nor are women from Venus. Often, however, we are asked to think
of identifying as male to female in such polarizing ways. This course investigates
how communication practices affect or ideas about and experiences of gender as well
as how ourgender may affect our own communication. You should leave the class more
aware of the dynamics of gender on your journey to being a more effective and ethical
communicator.
SOWK 1030– Cultural Diversity (Section 002) Yarosh (T 12:35PM-2:05PM) (four other
sections online)
The dual purpose of this course is to introduce the knowledge necessary for social
work practice withdisadvantaged, marginalized, and oppressed groups and to advance
a philosophy that people come first and must be treated with dignity and respect.
Issues of power, privilege, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, civil rights, historical
and legal heritage, and contemporary news events are central course components.
HDAL 2340—Understanding Cultural Diversity (Section 901 and 902) ONLINE
The purpose of the course is to assist students in developing awareness of biases,
prejudice and discrimination on an individual level as well as a community and national
level and to develop personal skills that will enable the student to work and live
more effectively with diverse groups of people. Primary course topics include race
and racism, gender and sexism, affectional orientation, heterosexism and homophobia,
socio-economic differences among groups and religious and political affiliations.
ENGL 3500-Women Authors (Section 001) Thompson (TR 11:15AM-12:35PM)
This course surveys more than seven centuries of women’s poetry, fiction, and drama.
We will consider better-known authors such as Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, George
Eliot, Gwendolyn Brooks and Sandra Cisneros along with many less prominent, but no
less talented writers such as Aemilia Lanyer, Fanny Fern, Pauline Hopkins, Radclyffe
Hall, and Margaret Edson. Text: The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions
in English, 3rd Edition. For more information about course content and texts, email
the instructor at thompsop@etsu.edu.
SOCI-3030 – Gender and Society (Section 001) Hirsch (MWF 12:35PM-1:30PM)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1020 or permission of instructor. Study of the social construction
of gender and its consequences for individuals and society. Examination of our cultural
assumptions about gender identities, roles, behaviors, and the social processes that
reproduce gender inequality.
PHIL 3110 – Philosophies of Feminism (Section 001) MacAvoy (MWF 10:25AM-11:20AM)
Examination of the major forms of feminist theory and also the role, functions and
limitations of theory in addressing gender-related issues. Prerequisite(s): Two (2)
PHIL courses at the 1000 - 2000 level or permission of the instructor.
HIST 3926-Gender in US History to 1877 (Section 001) Nash (TR 9:45AM-11:05AM)
A historical survey that examines and analyzes the social, political, , cultural,
religious, economic, psychological as well as other aspects of gender and sexuality
in American history from the colonial period through Reconstruction.
LEAD 4467 - Leadership Theory and Practice (Section 201) Harley-McClaskey (W 4:00PM-6:50PM)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of 60 credit hours. The study of leadership from
a historical and contemporary perspective. Students identify, apply, and reflect on
aspects of leadership development, including concepts of personal change toward effective
leadership in a changing environment. Topics cover personal assessment and development,
values and ethics, power and influence, followership, group dynamics, controversy
with civility, and citizenship. Students observe a decision-making group outside of
class over the course of the semester.
