Three hours of United States history This course will survey the main themes in women's history since 1500, concentrating on the experiences of European and American women of all social classes. Work, sexuality, family, gender, and politics will be examined within three chronological periods, the Early Modern World, the Liberal and Industrial West, and the Twentieth Century. 3362. This course will study the works of black and white American women writers, both major and minor, from 1620 to 1900 and the systems of values that they represent. This course will study the works of Multicultural women writers, both major and minor, from 1900 to the present, and the systems of values that they represent. This course will study the works of southern American women writers, both major and minor, and the systems of values that they represent.
Emphasis is on student involvement and independent work.
Family violence has become one of the most prevalent political and social issues of our time. Within the last 20 years, numerous laws and public policies have been enacted pertaining to such forms of domestic violence as child abuse, elder abuse, and spousal abuse. This course is designed to critically analyze the theoretical causes and some of the public policies associated with domestic violence.