Readings will include literature and contextual articles on historical and cultural issues. An analysis of the historical, social and political perspectives of women's health and healing experiences, and how woman's role as patient and provider of care are shaped by public and cultural assumptions. Registration requires instructor's written consent and signed contracts from instructor of choice. To provide advanced students with interdisciplinary research experience in areas of specific interest. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours.
Registration requires instructor's written consent and signed contracts from instructor of choice.
To provide advanced students with interdisciplinary research experience in areas of specific interest. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours. Study in special areas such as Women and Work, Reproductive Law, Women and Health. Recognizing the interplay between personal connections and intellectual experience, this capstone course is designed to focus on topical areas related to women's studies and facilitate linking student learning experience to future plans. The main goals of this course are to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the situation of women in society and to develop a theoretical basis for integrating this knowledge into the student's graduate course of study.