We have changed all the language to read "hours" not "credits" to maintain consistency within our bulletin listing as well as with the language of the undergraduate bulletin more generally.

WMNS 291: Special Topics in Women's & Gender Studies
Women's & Gender Studies has long been wanting to develop more 200-level courses, and special topics courses are important ways for programs/departments to do so. Currently, our only special topics courses are 400/800 or 800 only. This creates problems when looking to develop lower level courses. Thus by creating a 200-level special topics course, we can grow our curriculum. Should one of these special topics course continue to be offered on a regular basis, we would then propose it formally as its own course with its own title and number.

WMNS 391: Special Topics in Women's & Gender Studies
Women's & Gender Studies has long been wanting to develop more 300-level courses, and special topics courses are important ways for program/departments to do so. Currently, our only special topics courses are 400/800 or 800 only. This creates problems when looking to develop lower level courses. Thus by creating a 300-level special topics course, we can grow our curriculum. Should one of these special topics course continue to be offered on a regular basis, we would then propose it formally as its own course with its own title and number.