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Last updated: January 26, 2004

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Women's Studies

Courses

ART 1E – WOMEN AND ART IN HISTORY
Women in the arts in world civilizations including their influence as artists and patrons as well as representations of women from Antiquity to the present.
(3 units)
Tentative Schedule:
Rocklin Campus
Spring & Fall 2005, Spring & Fall 2006

ENGLISH 27 – LITERATURE BY WOMEN
Survey and analysis of selected works by women from Middle Ages to present, including historical and cultural backgrounds.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rockllin Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006
TV Course Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006

HISTORY 27 – WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY
A survey of the roles women have played in the history of the United States from its colonial origins to the present. Emphasis on the history of women in family life; women's contributions to the economic, social, cultural and political development of America.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rocklin Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006
TV Course Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 6 – CAREER PLANNING
Provides information and assistance with the process of career planning. Includes career exploration, decision making, job search strategies and assessment of personality, interests, skills, and abilities.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rocklin Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006

PHILOSOPHY 27 – INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF WOMEN IN WORLD CULTURES
Introduction to the concepts of womanhood and feminism in mythic, classic, medieval and major philosophical traditions. Emphasis on the images, roles and beliefs about women found in the humanities and philosophy with respect to their impact and contemporary relevance.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rocklin Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006
TV Course Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 – NUTRITION, HEALTH AND FITNESS (ALSO NUT./FD. 4)
An educational interactive class on nutrition and fitness. Students design a health program for themselves which includes a nutrition eating plan and a fitness program.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rocklin Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006

POLITICAL SCIENCE 27 – WOMEN AND POLITICS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Exploration of past and current influences on the political and legal status of women as well as women's participation in the political process throughout the world. Includes political theory and strategy as it relates to women.
(3 units)
Tentative Schedule:
Rocklin Campus
Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006

PSYCHOLOGY 27 – PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
Study of the psychological effects of society upon women including biology, culture, social processes, and personality. Emphasis will be placed on what it means to grow-up female.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rocklin Campus Fall 2004, Spring & Fall 2005 - 2006
TV Course Fall 2004, Spring & Fall 2005 - 2006

PSYCHOLOGY 30 – HUMAN SEXUALITY
An overview of human sexuality from birth through adulthood: historical, religious, cultural, physiological, sociological, and legal points of view.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rocklin Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006
Nevada County Campus Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006

SOCIAL SCIENCE 27 – INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES
An interdisciplinary introduction to women's studies through the exploration and examination of historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological and literary perspectives as they pertain to women. Emphasis will be placed on how gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, age, (dis)ability, sexual and national identities are constructed in relation to each other and how these systems shape women's lives.
(3 units)
Schedule:
Rockllin Campus (tentative) – Spring & Fall 2004 - 2006
TV Course Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006

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