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Course Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Students planning a program of study or concentration are urged to review program requirements and course descriptions before meeting with their advisors. Not all courses listed here are taught every year, and students should consult the Course Schedule on the Wheaton website for information about offerings in a particular semester. Courses are numbered to indicate levels of advancement as follows: 100–199, elementary or introductory; 200–299, intermediate; 300 and above, advanced. Departments often design new courses, either to be offered on a one-time basis or an experimental basis, before deciding whether to make them a regular part of the curriculum.  These courses are numbered 098, 198, 298 or 398.

Information is available online through WINDOW about prerequisites that must be completed before enrolling in a course, as well as the curriculum and general education requirements that a course fulfills. Most courses are offered for one course credit; a course credit at Wheaton is the equivalent of four semester hours.
 

Sociology
  

  • SOC 317 - Queer Theory

    Developed partly in response to the AIDS epidemic and to make sense of the continued marginalization of people who were not heterosexual, queer theory is a field of inquiry aimed at understanding difference and inequality. The central subjects of queer theory are people marginalized due to their gender or sexuality. Queer theory also asks how “queer” can help us understand a broad range of stigmatized differences: as resistance to the “normal.” This course examines both the intellectual roots of queer theory and its branches into areas like transgender studies, disability studies, and more.

    Prerequisites
    One Women’s and Gender Studies course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-referenced with WGS 317

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • SOC 320 - Race, Gender and Poverty

    This course is designed to enable students to think critically about the causes and consequences of poverty and the complex and dynamic intersections of race, gender and social class. We will cover key sociological theories of stratification, mobility and persistent poverty, with a particular focus on the dynamics of race and gender.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 320.  Open to Juniors and Seniors or by Permission of Instructor

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  

  • SOC 322 - Sociology of Law

    This course examines the interrelations between law and various aspects of society. It employs a comparative and historical approach and addresses such questions as: How and why does law develop? Under what social conditions does a differentiated legal system emerge? How do legal systems vary with different forms of social institutions?

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  

  • SOC 345 - How Organizations Work: Internship

    Organizations structure much of our lives from birth (in hospitals) to education (in schools) to employment (in government, corporate, academic, or nonprofit) to death. They record our existence and track our spending habits. Understanding how organizations work is central to understanding modern society. We will explore: organizational structure and process, including leadership, power, decision-making and communication; organizational culture; policies, and the diversification and globalization of contemporary organizations. The course is infused with questions around the operations of race, class and gender in contemporary organizations.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality
  

  • SOC 350 - Asians and America

    What is the place of Asians in America’s cultural and political imagination? This course will examine the construct of ‘Asia’ as America’s ‘Orient’ and how Asians are Orientalized in America’s social landscape. The course will explore the social, cultural and political landscape that ‘Asians’ have come to occupy in the process of making the United States as a modern nation/state. The course will look at historical and sociological analyses, textual and personal narratives, films, music, dance, and other forms of visual representations. (Previously Sociology 280)

    Prerequisites
    At least one 200-level Sociology or Social Sciences course

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20041

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  

  • SOC 385 - Latinx Community

    The course will examine the various Latino populations in the United States: Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, etc. Issues that are unique to these populations will be considered: culture (normative and esthetic), bilingualism, the immigrant experience, family life, the church, education and so on.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • SOC 398 - Latino Community

    Latino Community In this course we will take three unique sociological points of view in examining the various Latino communities in the United States and, to a lesser extent, their countries of origin. These three perspectives are (1) the structural, (2) the cultural, and (3) the historical. In particular, we will consider those communities of persons, living in the United States, who are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican descent but will also pay some attention to Salvadorians, Guatemalans, Venzuelans, and Panamanians. Several issues that are unique to these populations will be considered. These include self/identity, culture (normative and esthetic) and multiculturalism, bilingualism, the immigrant experience, transnationalism and globalization, family life, the church, education, political participation, demographics, music, popular culture, and literature and storytelling. 

    Credits 1
  

  • SOC 398 - Sociological Imagination

    This course is intended to teach students three initiatives for “doing sociology.” The first it to teach them to use information and develop reason to understand what is going on in the world and what is happening within themselves. The second is to teach students how to engage in a reflective style of work that will guide them in observing and experiencing their everyday social lives. The third is to teach students to employ some of the main concepts in sociology (e.g., modernity, rationalization, structure/agency, social constructionism, intersectionality, social control, etc.) in making sense of social life.

    Credits 1
  

  • SOC 398 - Sociology of Development

    What is the meaning of ‘development’? How did the world become divided into ‘developed,’ ‘developing’ and ‘underdeveloped’ regions and nations? What brings about ‘development’?  Can development occur without underdevelopment? What are the main processes and actors involved in the development process?  Do culture, geography and ecology matter in the development process? We will explore the sociological literature to examine and reflect upon these questions.

    Credits 1
  

  • SOC 399 - Selected Topics

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences
  

  • SOC 402 - Senior Seminar

    A semester of directed research in which students receive individual attention while carrying out an empirical study. The seminar offers guidance and a framework for the many stages of the research process. Students will be expected to produce a thesis and present it publicly in February. 

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Required of all Senior Major

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  

  • SOC 403 - Senior Pro-seminar

    The pro-seminar deals with conceptual analysis and critiques of theories, methodologies and paradigms employed by sociologists and by different sociological schools of thought. Various themes are explored through the application of concepts, theories, paradigms and the sociological imagination. A senior thesis and an oral defense of the thesis are required.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  

  • SOC 499 - Independent Research

    Offered to selected majors at the invitation of the department.

    Credits 1
  

  • SOC 500 - Individual Research

    Open to majors at the invitation of the department.

    Credits 1

Theatre and Dance
  

  • THEA 020 - Rehearsal and Production

    Students receive a half-credit for participating as actors, assistant directors, designers, stage managers or technicians in a faculty-directed mainstage production. Limited to two course credits.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits .5



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 099 - Selected Topics

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits .5



    Area
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 101 - Beginning Acting

    Students in this course are introduced to the internal and external demands of turning psychology into behavior. The bare necessities of investing yourself in the moment, genuinely talking and listening, playing objectives and personalizing material are initially explored via games, improvisations and exercises. A midsemester monologue and final scene are also presented.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 102 - Public Speaking

    This course provides the student with greater self-confidence and ease with speaking, while enhancing use of language, delivery and organization. Students will participate in an intensive series of prepared speeches, debates and impromptu exercises. Appropriate for all majors.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 103 - Introduction to Theatre

    A survey of plays from the ancient Greeks to the present with an emphasis on how to transform the written word into relevant live performance. Appreciation of the theatre through a brief study of its history, acting-directing-design theory and practicum, and discussion of tragic vs. comic visions.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  

  • THEA 110 - Jazz Dance

    Introductory through intermediate jazz dance technique, including the study of body isolations, syncopation and specific jazz dance traditions. Emphasis is placed on enhancing musical and rhythmic phrasing, efficient alignment, clarity in complex movement combinations and the refinement of performance style. A working knowledge of jazz dance is the desired goal of this course of study.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    200001

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 140 - Ballet

    Introductory through intermediate study of the principles and vocabularies of classical ballet. Class comprises three sections: barre, center and allegro. Emphasis is placed on correct body alignment, development of whole body movement, musicality and the embodiment of performance style. The fundamental requirements of classical dance are taught in conjunction with dance combinations.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20001

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 199 - Selected Topics

    Independent research and/or practicum at the introductory level monitored by a faculty member.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities
  

  • THEA 202 - Beginning Directing

    Examination of the myriad theories/practices of play direction with special emphasis on the fundamentals of script analysis, overall organization, use of space and collaborative creation. Practical directing problems encountered via scene work from plays both classical and modern.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanitiess

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 205 - Stagecraft

    Examination of the technical challenges encountered in mounting a major production. Backstage procedures, construction techniques, theatre safety, tool operation and maintenance, drafting, materials and supplies. Students will be assigned crew positions in department productions as a practical aspect of their training.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 210 - Introduction to Design

    This class is intended to provide students with a basic understanding of the elements and principles of two and three-dimensional design. Through a combination of lectures, readings, and hands-on projects, students will gain knowledge regarding the elements of design, the principles of composition, and their practical application in visual composition and communication. This knowledge provides the core foundation for work in visual media, both on stage and off.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20089

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 211 - Intermediate Acting

    This course takes the acting fundamentals put forth at the beginning level to a critical next step. Students confront the emotionally high stakes of more demanding and more complicated dramatic worlds. The plays of Russian writer Anton Chekhov serve as an important focal point in the class. Limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20074

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 215 - Theatre and Social Change

    A course that investigates how theatre can be used to help communities talk about difficult issues regarding race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, economic status, religion and politics. Writers and/or performance artists studied include Anna Deavere Smith, Moises Kaufman, Tony Kushner, Danny Hoch and Suzan-Lori Parks.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    23011

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • THEA 220 - Stage Management

    An introduction to managing the backstage activities and the production process for the performing arts. Topics include: scheduling, time management, communication, paperwork, performing arts organizations and managing artists.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 225 - Stage Makeup

    Every design component in the Theatre is based on a process of making informed choices, and Makeup is no different. This course will provide the foundations for making informed choices regarding stage makeup, and will provide theory and instruction on standard stage makeup applications. Students will explore color theory, facial anatomy, visual research and character analysis to design and execute makeups for specific projects. Projects will include Corrective (Beauty) Makeup, Old Age Makeup, and certain special application techniques as bruising, scarring, bald caps, and Death and Gore Makeup.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 250 - Costume Construction

    This course is an examination of the technical challenges encountered in mounting a fully designed set of costumes for a fully realized stage production. Emphasis will be on hand and machine sewing vocabulary and skills and costume construction techniques. Fabrics and textiles, and some costume history will be covered, as well as equipment operation and maintenance. The course will be used to create costumes for the department’s faculty-directed production. Production responsibilities will be required.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Course has an additional time to be determined by instructor

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 275 - The History of Western Theatre

    Focus on the evolution of Western drama from ancient to modern times. Diverse theatrical styles, movements and production modes are examined via scripts, research projects and videotapes.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  

  • THEA 276 - World Theatre: Global Perspectives

    An overview of various non-Western performance traditions and methodological approaches. The course investigates a wide variety of performances, carnivals and religious rites from Melanesia and Asia (Papua New Guinea, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, China, Korea, Tibet, Java and Bali), the Caribbean, and Africa. Live performance and film complement assigned readings of scripts, theoretical writings and anthropological studies.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  

  • THEA 292 - Broadway Bound: American Musical Theatre

    A survey of American musical theatre focusing on three areas: the African American experience, the American view of Asia and the romantic treatment of American history. Emphasis on film viewing and discussion. This course is cross-listed with the Music Department.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with MUSC 29

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  

  • THEA 298 - Fashioning Selves: Performing Identity in Dress

    This course examines our complex relationship with clothing and appearance, wherein societies and individuals adorn themselves in “fashion” and “dress” to engage in the conceptual and physical rituals of intersecting identities.  

    Those identities may be absorbed or projected, prescribed or proclaimed.  They may signal affinity or opposition, solidarity or protest.  They may, in fact, signal all of these at once.  In any case, the performative, visible manifestation of intersecting identities will be the overall subject of our inquiry.

    The course will rely on multiple methodologies, including fashion studies, cultural studies, anthropology, and design. Readings in all of these areas will allow students to examine the fluid, consumable, phenomenon of fashion alongside the intimate, daily practice of dress.  Research presentations, discussion, and making-based projects will be central to the course. 

     

     

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 298 .
  

  • THEA 298 - The Business of Acting

    This course focuses on aspects of professional preparedness for entering the theatre and performance industry. In addition to training as actors, the course offers students engagement with various topics related to careers in performance.  Topics addressed will include locating casting opportunities, navigating the union systems like Actors’ Equity, and preparing for auditions in a professional setting.   

    Credits 1
  

  • THEA 298 - Vectorworks for Production Design

    This project-based course builds proficiency in Vectorworks as a production design tool for two- and three-dimensional modeling of venues, scenery, lighting, audio, and more. We will explore Vectorworks as a creative and collaborative tool for developing and presenting design ideas, and as a vehicle for clear and efficient communication of finished specifications. Acquired skills may apply to all areas of entertainment and event design and production. While accessible to the beginner, this course is also designed to both consolidate and expand skills gained in THEA 205  Stagecraft and THEA 302  Introduction to Lighting Design. Vectorworks software is available free to students. You must have a reliable, internet-connected computer (PC or Mac) meeting or exceeding the Vectorworks 2021 system requirements minimum hardware profile.

    Credits 1
  

  • THEA 299 - Selected Topics

    Independent research and/or practicum at the intermediate level monitored by a faculty member.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities
  

  • THEA 302 - Introduction to Lighting Design

    An examination of the fundamental principles of light. The development of original design projects from the perspective of a lighting designer. The skills of a lighting designer: script analysis, drafting, instrument and color selection. Students will be assigned crew positions in department productions as a practical aspect of their training.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 311 - Intermediate Directing

    This course takes directing fundamentals put forth at the beginning level to a critical next step. Strong emphasis on what is meant by directorial concept, vision or interpretation and how it affects the collaborative work that is theatre. Students direct both original and established scripts.

    Prerequisites
    THEA 101 and THEA 202

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 320 - Dance Company

    This course offers an in-depth exploration of the aesthetic and performing issues surrounding specific dance idioms–ballet, modern, jazz and others–through the study and performance of selected repertory works. Students receive a half-credit for participation in the Wheaton Dance Company. Limited to four semesters.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits .5



    Notes
    Limited to four semesters and a total of two credits

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 351 - Advanced Acting

    Focus on the proper use and all-too-frequent misuse of “style” in the theatre. The class encounters via readings, games, improvisations and presentations the worlds of Greek and Shakespearean tragedy and absurdist tragicomedy. Students must keep a weekly journal and present at least three scenes. Limited to juniors and seniors.

    Prerequisites
    THEA 101 and THEA 211.  Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20046

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 398 - Research and Virtual Performance

    Inspired by the work of Anna Deavere Smith (documentary theatre) and in collaboration with the Wheaton Archives and the Alumni Office, students will learn research and interviewing skills to bring to light the experiences of people of color throughout our college’s history, past, and present.  We will spend half of the semester gathering documents, then create a series of short performances, record and share them on the Theatre and Dance website and various social media sites.

    The goal is to create an in-depth and nuanced portrait, archival and living, of Wheaton College, through the lens of Feminist Anti Racist storytelling.

    Credits 1
  

  • THEA 399 - Selected Topics

    Independent research and/or practicum at the advanced level monitored by a faculty member.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities
  

  • THEA 471 - Ensemble Experiments: Wrestling History

    Development of a theme-based theatre project, including the writing and performance of a script, the design of sets, lights and costumes, and the preparation of effective publicity. This is the Theatre Studies and Dance Department’s senior seminar/capstone experience. Students may petition for an alternative capstone. Limited to senior majors and minors.

    For Spring 2021

    WRESTLING HISTORY: Where does Wheaton College, our history and our present realities, intersect with COVID 19 and the aspiration to build an anti-racist institution? Inspired by the work of Anna Deavere Smith (documentary theatre) and in collaboration with the Wheaton Archives, the Alumni Office, and recent alumnus, Dominick Torres, students will learn research and interviewing skills to create 5-7 minute long films that reveal the impact of being a historically white institution for 187 years. Through archival research and analysis, a primer on short documentary filmmaking from the pre-interview process through the final debut of the films in the Academic Festival, we hope to create a culture of recognition and responsibility. By sharing these films, we hope to create conversation and community, continually moving toward anti-racist practices and culture changes here at Wheaton College.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 471  .

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • THEA 499 - Selected Topics

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1
  

  • THEA 500 - Individual Research

    Honors thesis work monitored by one or more faculty members.

    Credits 1

Visual Art
  

  • ART 099 - Independent Study

    An opportunity to do independent work. Students must preregister with their independent advisor after submitting a written statement of intent for faculty approval.

    Credits .5
  

  • ART 111 - Two-Dimensional Design

    This course is an introduction to visual language and artistic practice. Students develop problem-solving skills by applying them to the fundamental concepts of design and pictorial organization. The basic elements of two”-dimensional art such as line, shape, color and value are explored through the lens of design principles such as unity, harmony, balance, contrast and rhythm. Creative expression and the integration of art elements are explored through a variety of processes including drawing, collage, painting, and basic color theory. In this class we use a direct, hands-on approach to materials and concepts. Emphasis is placed on the development of the student’s visual sensitivity, aesthetic judgment and artistic perception.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20011, 20047, 20073

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 112 - Three-Dimensional Design

    Three-Dimensional Design explores the dynamics of objects in space and the space within objects. As a gateway course, our approach focuses on the fundamental possibilities of form and structure as relevant to artists, designers, architects, engineers, and other careful stewards of the three-dimensional world. Participants will respond to theoretical challenges by creating objects with quick and easy-to-manipulate materials like paper, clay, and plaster. Projects will be hands-on and through critical discussion, students will emerge equipped with tools to conceive of dynamic and meaningful objects. During the pandemic, participants should expect to work outdoors whenever possible.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Formerly taught as Spatial Dynamics.  Permission of Instructor.

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20098

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 116 - Drawing I

    Drawing is a universal language and a powerful tool of communication, making our thoughts and feelings visible and providing an effective means to investigate the world we live in. In this beginning class, students learn to “see” by engaging in intense observation and visual analysis. We explore the fundamentals of line, shape, value, proportion and perspective through a variety of drawing tools and materials. Working primarily from direct perception, students explore objects, landscape and the human figure. Drawing I links technical proficiency with conceptual development to create a solid foundation that prepares students for further study in visual art.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20047

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 198 - Digital Tools for Creative Expression and Design

    This course is an introduction to foundations of design using digital tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Students will build upon their understanding of visual language, develop an artistic practice using digital tools, and apply their creativity and problem-solving skills and fundamental concepts of design. The course will include projects/assignments such as digital image editing, zine-building, and experimental logo design, which will challenge student creative expression and provide a broad set of contemporary digital skills. This class is beneficial to artists interested in interdisciplinary approaches to fine art, and will serve as a foundation for those interested in fields of graphic design, logo design or brand identity.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 198 Digital Tools for Creative Expression and Design  
  

  • ART 198 - Photography in Context

    This course will look at the proliferation of photography in contemporary culture. Students will learn how to look at and speak about images critically with a focus on context, sequencing, authorship, and the social responsibility of being a photographer. This is a studio-based class and students will make pictures and engage in critique. We will use digital circulation tools such as Instagram and other photo-based platforms. Only a smartphone is required. 

    Credits 1



    Notes
    2nd offering spring 21
  

  • ART 199 - Independent Study

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 205 - Drawing II

    This intermediate course will focus on more advanced techniques in composition and concept development. Students will continue to build skills with direct perceptual drawing using objects, landscape and the figure as a motif. In addition, they will explore other approaches such as abstraction, mixed media, color work and larger scale formats. Students will experiment with a variety of materials and methods to develop more personal visual statements.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 210 - Sculpture I

    An introduction to the technical, conceptual, and critical skills central to the expanding practice of contemporary sculpture. Participants will learn to manipulate wood, metal, and found objects and will develop skills in mold making and casting using a range of materials such as wax, rubber, and concrete. Projects will support individual conceptual interests while exploring issues of object-making like form and process, context and installation, aesthetics, new media, and collaboration and social practice.

    Prerequisites
    ART 112  or Permission of Instructor.  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 215 - Relief Printmaking

    An introduction to relief printing: students will create linocuts and woodcuts in black and white, as well as reduction prints and multi-block prints in color. Students also will experiment with contemporary relief materials using hand drawn and digitally manipulated imagery. Technical aspects include carving techniques, figure ground reversal, color mixing, registration and edition printing for class portfolio projects. Students will explore their creative process as they develop and refine concepts and composition, including the discipline of daily sketchbook activity.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  or ART 116 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20006, 23013

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 220 - Painting I

    This course is an introduction to oil painting, focusing on the basic problems of color mixing, form and composition. Projects include still life, the figure and color exercises. Emphasis is placed on working from perception, translating what we see into the illusion of three dimensions. Through the direct painting method, we will explore color, surface and texture while gaining control of paint manipulation. Beginning projects include achromatic studies, monochrome color and complementary sets. We will explore a full color palette and end with a self-directed final project.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  or ART 116 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 240 - Photography I

    The fundamentals of photography including the use of the camera, composition, light and subject; developing, printing and enlarging processes studied and performed by the student. Students must have a 35mm camera or a medium-format camera that allows for total control. This course is a two track approach to image making: learning of the technical aspects of traditional black and white photographic image making, combined with the aesthetic concerns and creative problem solving issues associated with the making of high quality expressive photographs.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Formerly taught as Beginning Photography.

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 250 - Graphic Design I

    Graphic Design I is the first of a two course, year-long exploration of design as communication. Students will learn the basic principles and practice of graphic design with an emphasis on the creative problem-solving process necessary to produce successful design solutions. The student will be challenged to reach original design solutions after arriving at an understanding of both traditional and modern approaches to typography and design layout. There is required computer graphics lab component to this class that will focus on technical know-how as students learn to navigate computer graphics programs and apply what they learn to their course projects.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  and ART 116 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20042, 23012

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 260 - Production I: Visual Storytelling with Film and Video

    An intensive hands-on introduction to the art and craft of visual storytelling with film/ video. The class is conceptually divided into four core areas; Image, Sound, Editing, and Storytelling. Students plan, shoot, and edit two short non-sync (no dialogue) projects while engaging in a broad exploration of the technical and artistic components of filmmaking. These projects are supported by in-class exercises, discussion, readings and some film screenings. 

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 260  

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20093

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 262 - Screenwriting

    Screenwriting examines the fundamentals of writing for visual media; idea development, screenplay format, story structure, character, dialogue, visualization, and conflict. Students will write and workshop three scripts of varying lengths over the course of the semester, read a variety of scripts and screenplays, and review/critique a variety of short films.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 262 .

     

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 264 - Animation l

    This course will introduce students to the world of animation through a series of hands-on exercises, projects, and screenings of the most impressive independent animation from around the world. The projects cover a variety of animation concepts and techniques, all of which are based in animating real materials and digital recording methods. Basic editing and sound design are introduced, as is output to a variety of digital formats and compressions. Group discussions accompany the discovery of animation films, techniques and methods. A final project of the student’s own design will be based on a Haiku. This course is cross listed with FNMS 264. 

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross listed with FNMS 264 .  Formerly taught as Introduction to Animation.

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 270 - Digital Editing

    A study of film and video editing from both technical and aesthetic perspectives. Students will utilize Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, and Photoshop to engage in multiple editing projects spanning a variety of modes; Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, Remix and Video Essay. Students will examine how a story/idea is most effectively assembled and enhanced through the use of sequence structure, image juxtaposition, shot duration, pacing and rhythm and continuity. Furthermore, students will develop skills in fundamental areas of post-production, including title design, motion graphics, color correction, greenscreen compositing, audio sweetening and audio mixing.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 280 - Documentary Storytelling

    As online distribution has contributed to a golden age of short form non-fiction filmmaking, it is imperative that aspiring filmmakers and media-makers become fluent in the aesthetics and story potential of the documentary form. Documentary Storytelling is an intensive hands-on introduction to the art and craft of short form documentary production. Students will produce two documentary projects, engage in a variety of in-class filmmaking exercises and challenges, study a variety of films and texts, and critique each other’s work.

    Prerequisites
    Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 280 .

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 298 - Abstract Painting

    In this course we will consider abstract painting along a spectrum. Exercises in painting will include pure non-objective abstraction such as color field study, geometry and monochrome painting. Other projects will consider abstraction in terms of liberties taken with drawing, color or use of materials, but nonetheless produce recognizable imagery to a greater or lesser degree.

    We will explore the interpretation of the figure, expressionism, invented space and the use of technology. In the second half of the course, each student will be encouraged to develop their own language of painting in an independent body of work.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  or ART 116  . Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 298 - Comics and Graphic Novels

    During this course students will study the language of comics and learn how to develop original concepts and characters to create visual stories.

    Over the course of the semester we’ll study comics, graphic novels, and sequential art as a medium for communicating stories, ideas, and experiences. Students will learn the fundamentals of how to self-publish a short comic book; the workflow of taking an idea from start to finish using digital tools, drawing, and book layout software.

    Generating ideas, writing concept, developing characters, and designing visual language will be practiced through weekly sketchbook assignments, and in-class drawing and writing projects. During the semester each student will produce several short comic projects and one longer length comic.

     

    Prerequisites
    ART 116 . Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 298 Comics and Graphic Novels .
  

  • ART 298 - Industrial Design

    Part furniture design, industrial design, and problem-solving laboratory; this hands-on, introductory course will focus on developing innovative functional objects from concept to prototype. In the first half of the course, participants will grapple with challenging prompts that range from theoretical to practical such as designing a “container to hold an intangible substance” or designing a “tool to help a specific population.” Solutions to these prompts will take the form of pencil sketches, quick foamcore studies, and computer models made using software like SketchUp, Fusion 360, and Sculptris. We will employ iterative design processes throughout the course, including in-progress group discussions and students will have the opportunity to revise and present further developments. 

    In the second half of the course, participants will design and produce a finished functional prototype of their choice using tools and techniques within their comfort level. Students will have access to basic and cutting-edge equipment in Wheaton’s sculpture studio and makerspaces. Technical instruction will be given as needed. Topics will include aesthetics and theories of design, material properties and selection, user-oriented design, human factors (ergonomics), computer-aided design (CAD), and design for manufacturing.

     

    Prerequisites
    There is no prerequisite for this course, but participants will be required to learn new software at a quick pace with guided instruction.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 298 - Podcast Production and Storytelling

    Students will learn the art and craft of audio-based storytelling by producing their own audio projects and engaging with a variety of creative work within the medium. They will learn the process of properly recording and editing sound, both in the field and in-studio environments. They will learn the proper development process in advance of recording, how to structure interviews and conversations, and how to build complex soundscapes. Students will create and develop their own original podcast in a mode of their choice; narrative, documentary, experimental, or conversational.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with FNMS 298 Podcast Production and Storytelling .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed prior to registration.
  

  • ART 299 - Selected Topics

    An opportunity to do independent work. Students must preregister with their independent advisor after submitting a written statement of intent for faculty approval.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 310 - Sculpture II

    This advanced course delves deeper into the world of sculpture and expands on a diversity of materials, techniques, and modes of contemporary practice. Each time the course is offered, its unique group of participants will collaboratively determine a thematic focus. Students will develop personal work within this framework inspired by open-ended assignment prompts. We may explore aspects of advanced fabrication, public art, performance, and digital media approaches.

    Prerequisites
    ART 210  .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 315 - Intaglio Printmaking

    This course introduces the various traditional and contemporary plate-making techniques and the printing process used to create an intaglio print. Students will explore both hand techniques such as drypoint, engraving and mezzotint; as well as etching techniques, including line etching, soft ground, aquatint, and spitbite. Collagraphs and/or Solarplates are also introduced as alternative plate-making methods. Technical aspects of printing include viscosity printing, registration, and edition printing for class portfolio projects. While learning to employ the various intaglio techniques, students explore their creative process, including the discipline of keeping a sketchbook, as they develop and refine concepts and composition in projects that emphasize personal imagery and narratives.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  or ART 116 . Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    23013

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 316 - Arts in Ireland

    Arts in Ireland is a 21-day intensive visual art course. It is designed to provide studio and music majors and minors with an opportunity to develop their artistic vision while living on the west coast of Ireland. This course is taught in association with the Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Faculty lead overseas program

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

     

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 320 - Painting II

    This intermediate course in oil painting continues and expands on the direct painting method of Painting I. Further exploration of painting technique from under-painting and glazing to impasto is done through large and small-scale work following more self-directed themes. Students will investigate abstraction and work from the model concluding with a final three part series. Slide-illustrated lectures and frequent discussion of student projects support studio work and conceptual development.

    Prerequisites
    ART 220  or Permission of Instructor.  

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 322 - Painting Processes

    This class will explore contemporary and traditional approaches to painting through an intense focus on process and materials. Color and composition will be studied through selected projects that include non-traditional tools and applications including pouring, squeegee, collage, stencils, photo-transfer and paint additives for the creation of diverse surface textures on a variety of supports. Most projects will use acrylic paint with or without additives. One project will explore oil glazed egg tempera. An attitude of experimentation and investigation is encouraged as students manipulate color and surface through a variety of short exercises that will culminate in a final three-part independent project using painting materials of individual choice.  

    Prerequisites
    ART 220  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 325 - Lithography

    This course is an introduction to lithography, which is a planographic printmaking medium based on one simple principle “the antipathy of oil and water. Though the course will offer an historical overview of stone and plate lithographic techniques, students will experiment with more environmentally friendly and less toxic contemporary lithographic techniques, creating prints both in black and white and color. At the conclusion of the course, students will have completed an editioned portfolio of works housed in a hand-constructed folio. Technical aspects of printing include color mixing and transparency, registration, and edition printing for class portfolio projects. Students will explore their creative process, including the discipline of keeping a sketchbook, as they develop and refine concepts and composition in projects that emphasize personal imagery and narratives.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  or ART 116 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20006, 23013

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 330 - Photography ll

    This is a digital course designed to encourage students to explore and develop their visual perception and a personal point of view. This is a rigorous course, based in Adobe Lightroom and to some degree Photoshop. Students must have a quality digital camera capable of manual control over f-stops and shutter speeds. Students must be willing to fully invest themselves in this course to investigate and express their aesthetic concerns.

    Prerequisites
    ART 240 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Formerly taught as Intermediate Photography.

    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 340 - Figure Drawing and Anatomy

    Through a focused study of the model and the human skeleton, students will discover the underlying anatomical structures of bones and muscles that make up the figure. Weekly drawing sessions with the model will be supplemented by studies from anatomical texts covering the major muscle groups at rest and in motion. We will explore ways to represent the character of the pose, foreshortening and proper proportions. We will analyze solid forms, using cross contour and structural lines together with tonal mass to give the figure weight using lights and darks. The final project is a life-size drawing of an anatomical figure in motion.

    Prerequisites
    ART 116 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    20010

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 350 - Graphic Design II

    Graphic Design II is the second course in a year-long exploration of the basic principles and practice of graphic design, with an emphasis on the creative process, beginning with critical thinking and a strong problem-solving approach that leads to innovative design solutions. In the context of more comprehensive and real world design problems, including corporate identity systems, packaging design, editorial design and visual advocacy, students learn to expand on the principles of typography and visual imagery, design layout, and computer graphics learned in Graphic Design I.

    Prerequisites
    ART 250  or Permission of Instructor.  

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Connection
    23012

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 360 - Film Production II

    An intensive hands-on film/video production in which students will explore advanced techniques in directing, cinematography, lighting, editing, and sound design. The class will be broken up into teams of four students, who will conceive a story, translate it into visual language, and produce a 10-minute film. This project is supported with a variety of in-class critique sessions, hands-on production challenges, discussions, and film screenings.

    Prerequisites
    ART 260 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 365 - Printmaking Techniques and Approaches

    Printmaking Techniques and Approaches offers an in-depth exploration of select contemporary and traditional printmaking techniques, with a particular focus on innovative approaches and presentation options, such as: print folios and artist books for serial and sequential imagery; one-of-a kind sculptural or mix-media prints; and collaborative group projects. This course emphasizes the development of each student’s personal thematic content. Previous printmaking experience helpful but not required.

    Prerequisites
    ART 111  or ART 116 .  Survey to determine eligibility to enroll in this course must be completed the week before registration.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Creative Arts

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Creative Arts
  

  • ART 398 - A Photo and the Expanded Field

    This is a studio-based photography class designed to expand the understanding of images as a universal tool for communication in multiple contexts. We will engage various presentation methods such as Instagram, large format printing and book arts. With this, we will address the social responsibility attached to creating, circulating or installing photographic works. The class will examine the politics of creating and viewing works. This is an advanced course available to students across campus with some experience in photography who are willing to commit to a conceptually and technically rigorous class.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 398 - Advanced Editing and Motion Graphics

    A study of advanced video editing and motion graphics production from both technical and aesthetic perspectives. Students will utilize Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, and Photoshop to engage in multiple editing and motion graphics projects spanning a variety of modes and forms, including narrative editing, remix editing, bringing still images to life with motion, kinetic typography, digital compositing with greenscreen material, visual effects, and more.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 398 - Animation II

    This course is an advanced study in the creative and technical processes of creating 2D animation. Students will expand their understanding of the fundamental principles of animation through in-class exercises, intensive weekly short animated projects, and viewing and discussion of related animated films. Along with advanced animation principles, there will be an emphasis on idea generation for storytelling, and developing a personal visual language. Students should finish the course with a more advanced understanding of animation mechanics, storytelling, production scheduling, and animation problem solving/research. The weekly short animated projects should act as a starting point for a portfolio.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 398 - Independent Practice

    As a required course in a year-long, capstone experience for all Visual Art majors, this course focuses on experimentation and discovery in the individual creative practices of advanced student-artists. Participants focus on independent production in media of their choosing with the benefit of assignments designed to provide both structure and freedom. In addition to critical making, students will engage in critical discourse inspired by assigned readings, the writing of artist statements, and regular peer critique. This fall-semester course is followed by spring-semester ART 402  for all majors.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Open to senior Visual Art majors only.
  

  • ART 398 - Public Art

    Public Art is a hands-on course devoted to making art in public spaces. Students will explore public art’s potential to change our sense of place, to intervene, to engage, and to foster dialogue while considering and interrogating historical notions of art in the public sphere. Initially, participants will create temporary, site-sensitive installations on campus using easy-to-manipulate media. In the second half of the course, participants will conceive of public artworks to be sited semi-permanently on campus or at a sculpture park off-campus and learn to develop professional proposals in support of their ideas. The process will include conducting site research; communicating concepts through writing, illustration, and scaled models; and proposal review by a selection jury. A few selected projects will receive funding and the class will work together in teams to realize the chosen works. During the pandemic, participants should expect to work outdoors whenever possible.

    Prerequisites
    ART 112  

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 399 - Selected Topics

    This independent study course offers students the opportunity to work in a medium of their choice at an advanced level, with oversight and support of a faculty member. Students must preregister with their independent study advisor after submitting a written statement of intent for approval. It is recommended that all visual art majors take Arts 399: Selected Topics in the fall of their senior year to prepare better for the Senior Seminar and Senior Video Art Majors Exhibition in the spring semester.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 402 - Senior Seminar

    This course is the capstone experience for Visual Art majors. Senior students are expected to produce a defining body of work in the medium of their choice, which will be exhibited in the Beard and Weil Galleries at the end of the semester. In this semester-long course, students meet once per week for three hours to discuss a variety of topics in preparation for professional practice. Formal critique sessions provide students with feedback on the development of their work as it progresses toward the Senior Visual Art Majors Exhibition.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Formerly taught as Senior Project.
  

  • ART 499 - Independent Research

    Offered to selected students at the invitation of the department.

    Credits 1
  

  • ART 500 - Individual Research

    The opportunity to pursue honors is offered to selected seniors by invitation only. At the end of the fall term of the senior year, the Visual Art faculty meets as a group and identifies promising students from the ranks of those taking ART 399 - Selected Topics . Those students who show exemplary work are invited to pursue Honors by the department. Faculty legislation requires that honors work must be above and beyond the normal scope of the major. Two courses, ART 399   and ART 500, will ultimately make up the year-long course of study above and beyond the normal major requirements. Therefore, the student pursuing honors must register spring semester for both ART 500: Honors and ART 402 - Senior Seminar  and expand on the work begun fall semester in ART 399   to produce a body of work at least one and three-fourth times greater than what is required for the Senior Seminar alone. Final requirements include a written thesis and oral defense. The visual art faculty as a whole determines the grade for the ART 500 course and whether honors will be awarded.

    Credits 1
  

  • ARTS 398 - Stop Motion Animation

    An intensive hands-on production course in which students will learn basics of stop-motion animation including puppet fabrication, set & prop construction, puppet animation, and acting for animation. The class will include significant homework including weekly animation assignments and readings. Students must be comfortable using fabrication materials and hand tools (or be willing to learn). Previous animation experience and permission of the instructor required.

    Prerequisites
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Credits 1

Women’s and Gender Studies
  

  • WGS 099 - Independent Study

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits .5
  

  • WGS 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies

    An introduction to topics and themes in women’s experiences from a cross-cultural, historical and interdisciplinary perspective. Topics may include women’s historical roles in the family, the workforce and public and private spheres in different societies; the psychology of changing gender roles; images of women and how they are constructed; women’s perspectives in literature and in the sciences; and the roots and prospects of the contemporary women’s movement.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • WGS 102 - Introduction to LGBT+ Studies

    Sexuality is an important part of human life and society, but despite claims that we were all “born this way,” its meanings and social significance have changed over the course of history. This class offers an introduction to that history, looking at the rise of sexuality-based classifications in law and medicine, the development of sexual identity politics, and the intersections of sexuality with gender, race/ethnicity, and class. We will examine the history of social movements for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other minority gender/sexuality groups’ rights, and we will ask how that history shapes LGBT+ politics in the U.S. today. This course is cross listed with SOC 102.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with SOC 102  

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • WGS 142 - Religion and Sexuality

    A study of religious views on sexual choices, life styles and problems of today, including love, marriage, sex roles, homosexuality, celibacy, contraception, abortion, and sexual and domestic violence.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with REL 142  

    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    20078

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • WGS 198 - Circulating Knowledge: The Printing Press to Wikipedia

    See ARTH 198   for description.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-referenced with ARTH 198 .
  

  • WGS 199 - Independent Study

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1
  

  • WGS 215 - Black Feminist Theory

    The class will examine critical and theoretical issues in Black feminism from the 1960s to the present, focusing on the influential contemporary Black feminist intellectual tradition that emerged in the 1970s.  From this perspective, students will explore certain themes and topics, such as work, family, politics and community, through reading the writings of Black feminists. We will also study the ways in which women and men have worked together, toward the eradication of race and gender inequality, among other systems of oppression, which have historically subjugated Black women. Although emphasis will be placed on Black feminist traditions in the United States, at the end of the semester we will consider Black feminism in global perspective. This course is cross listed with AFDS 215.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross listed with AFDS 215 .

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    23007

    Compass Attributes
    Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars, Global Honors
  

  • WGS 219 - Gender and Violence in the Bible

    See REL 219  for course description.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with REL 219 .

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • WGS 228 - Transnational Feminisms

    This course examines the challenges for feminist organizing across borders posed by the global capitalism, cultural difference and the legacy of imperialism. Course readings include a combination of empirical texts on social movements and philosophical texts on moral relativism and the epistemology of understanding across difference.

    Prerequisites
    One Women and Gender Studies course

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20091

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • WGS 232 - Women in North America to 1790

    See HIST 232  for course description.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with HIST 232  

    Area
    History

    Connection
    23005

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
 

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