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Women's Studies Program
Director: Gwynne Kennedy, NWQ 7585, 229-5918, http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/womensstudies/
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
1. Students who enroll in a WMNS course and do not meet all prerequisites will be administratively dropped.
2. Students who miss the first week of a WMNS course without having contacted the instructor in advance may be administratively dropped. Students who miss the first day of classes may also be subject to this policy.

Women's Studies Cross-listed Courses appear below under "ADDITIONAL COURSES-WOMEN'S STUDIES." Contact the Women's Studies Program for more information. The College of Letters & Science charges an additional special course fee for Distance Education (online) sections. These sections can be distinguished by a section number beginning with 2-- (e.g., 201, 202). If the special course fee is not listed in the Schedule of Classes, please contact Andy Cuneo, L&S Student Academic Services, via e-mail, acuneo@uwm.edu, or phone (414) 229-2787.
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WMNS-201: Introduction to Women's Studies: A Humanities Perspective (3 units; U ; HU)

An interdisciplinary course with focus on humanities approaches to the situation of women.

Notes:
May not be taken for cr if Wmns 200 or L&S SS 200 is also taken. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 251 22644 - 06/24-07/20 Westlund, Andrea ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

WMNS-297: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work levels, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially-prepared program course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Women's Rights and Family in Islam
    1 - 12 LEC 113 25004 - 06/24-08/17 Amster, Ellen OFF CAMPUS  
    1 - 12 LEC 151 19920 - 06/24-08/17   OFF CAMPUS  
For registration & fee purposes, this section meets during the 8-week session. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, PER 166, 229-5182.

WMNS-489: Internship in Women's Studies (1 - 3 units; U )

Application of advanced principles of Women's Studies in an appropriate organizational, educational, business, or political setting.

Notes:
One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: jr st; Wmns 200(P), 201(P), 500(P), or 501(P); 2.50 gpa & cons Women's Studies Prog dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 3 FLD 006 23024 - 06/24-08/17 Miller-Dillon, Kathleen TBA  
Audit never allowed.

WMNS-497: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U/G )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work levels, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially-prepared program course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Women's Rights and Family in Islam
    1 - 12 LEC 113 24922 - 05/28-07/06 Amster, Ellen OFF CAMPUS  
Morocco Public Health: Maternal and Infant Health in Morocco. Morocco trip dates: June 1-30, 2013. required pre-departure class meetings May 28-31, 2013. Contact CIE Overseas programs, Pearse Hall 166, 414-229-5182.
    1 - 12 LEC 151 19921 - 06/24-08/17   OFF CAMPUS  
For registration & fee purposes, this section meets during the 8-week session. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, PER 166, 229-5182.

WMNS-699: Independent Reading (1 - 3 units; U )

Advanced independent work under supervision of a Wmns Stds faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students must submit study proposal. For more information, consult Wmns Stds Prog asst dir.

Notes:
Retakable. Prereq: jr st; 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, Wmns Stds Prog dir & assoc dean for SAS.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 3 IND 051 19922 - 06/24-08/17 Eichner, Carolyn TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 052 21855 - 06/24-08/17 Kennedy, Gwynne TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 053 21882 - 06/24-08/17 Mansson McGinty, Anna TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 054 21925 - 06/24-08/17 Miller-Dillon, Kathleen TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 055 22252 - 06/24-08/17 Westlund, Andrea TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 056 22774 - 06/24-08/17 Kader, Cheryl TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 057 22792 - 06/24-08/17 Bose, Pew TBA  
Audit never allowed.

WMNS-888: Candidate for Degree (0 units; G )

Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirements.

Notes:
Enroll for 1 cr; fee for 1 cr assessed. Student schedule will show 1N cr; this will be changed to 0 cr for grade report & permanent record. Prereq: grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 IND 001 23037 - 06/24-08/17 Eichner, Carolyn TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 IND 002 23038 - 06/24-08/17 Kennedy, Gwynne TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 IND 003 23039 - 06/24-08/17 Mansson McGinty, Anna TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 IND 004 23040 - 06/24-08/17 Westlund, Andrea TBA  
Audit never allowed.

WMNS-990: Research and Thesis (1 - 3 units; G )

Reserved for research in connection with master's thesis.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 3 IND 001 23041 - 06/24-08/17 Eichner, Carolyn TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 002 23042 - 06/24-08/17 Kennedy, Gwynne TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 003 23043 - 06/24-08/17 Mansson McGinty, Anna TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    1 - 3 IND 004 23044 - 06/24-08/17 Westlund, Andrea TBA  
Audit never allowed.

WMNS-999: Advanced Independent Work (1 - 6 units; G )

Independent reading or project; topic selected in agreement with supervising professor.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: grad st; cons Wmns dir.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 6 IND 051 21253 - 06/24-08/17 Eichner, Carolyn TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 052 21883 - 06/24-08/17 Kennedy, Gwynne TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 053 21926 - 06/24-08/17 Mansson McGinty, Anna TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 054 22253 - 06/24-08/17 Westlund, Andrea TBA  

 
Additional Courses - Women's Studies
 
COMMUN-401: Communication in Marital and Family Relationships (3 units; U )

Social scientific approach to the study of communication in marital/family relationships. Examination of theory and research concerning communication processes in marital/family relationships.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; Commun 101(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 271 21534 - 07/08-08/17 Burrell, Nancy ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Consent required to audit.

ED POL-624: Gender and Education (3 units; U/G )

Overview of the major discussions and debates in the area of gender, focusing on the intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 211 24713 - 05/28-06/22 Swaminathan, Rajeswari ONLINE WEB  
Taught completely on-line, internet access req'd. UWM off campus tuition assessed.

NURS-327: Nursing Science III: Health Concepts-Women & Children (4 units; U ; FEE)

Nursing science related to the acute, chronic, and health promotion care of women and children and their families in acute and community care settings.

Notes:
Prereq: Nurs 211(P), 320(P), 321(C); 331(P) or 233(P).
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 4 LEC 012 23316 9:00 AM-3:30 PM MR 05/28-07/06 Snethen, Julia CUN 151  
Additional Tuition $126.08.
Consent required to audit.

PSYCH-320: Psychology of Women (3 units; U ; SS)

Psychological theory and research on how gender influences our thinking, feelings, and behavior.

Notes:
Foundations course. Prereq: jr st; Psych 101(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 011 22780 9:00 AM-12:35 PM MWR 05/28-06/22 Schaefer, Pamela LUB S220  

SOC WRK-771: Development of the Family Over the Life Span (3 units; G )

The family as a social system as it engages in various developmental tasks throughout the life cycle and in interaction with the social context; social work implications of relevant theories and research.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 011 23979 5:30 PM-8:40 PM TR 05/28-07/06 Casali, Michael SAB G25  

SOCIOL-250: Sex and Gender (3 units; U ; SS)

The study of sexual inequality; changing work and family roles in industrialized societies; the social construction of gender; sociological understandings of sexual diversity.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 231 22579 - 06/10-07/20 Costello, Cary ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.