UWF WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES COURSES & DESCRIPTIONS
SPRING 2016
LIT 4385 Feminist Theory (W 6-8:45 p.m., 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): This course offers focused study of both
the history of feminist theory and contemporary developments in feminist theory. The course will cover both pre-modern
("proto") and modern ("first-wave") feminist works by women as well as explore contemporary ("second" and "third-wave")
feminist theory. Specific course readings will vary from year to year. Meets Multicultural Requirement.
AML 3624 Black Women Writers (T TR 2:30-3:45 p.m., 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Poetry, drama, and prose of
black women writers in America. Emphasis on works from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Meets Multicultural
Requirement.
SYD 4800 Sociology of Sex Roles (T TR 11-12:15 p.m., 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Changing sex roles in
American society with particular attention to socialization and sex-differentiated roles in social institutions.
SYO 3100 The Family (TBA, 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Social and psychological aspects of interpersonal
relationships within the family. Emphasis on modern problems of family.
CCJ 3666 Victimology (Online, 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): The study of the interrelationships between crime,
criminals, victims, and the criminal justice system. Areas of emphasis include victim's rights, restorative justice, as well as the
psychological, financial, and medical needs and problems of the victim.
CCJ 3691 Sex Offenses and the Offender (M W 2:30-3:45 p.m, 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Comprehensive
overview of psychological, sociological and legal issues related to sex offenses. Additionally, the sexual offenders and
different typologies of the sex offender will be discussed.
PLA 3806 Family Law: (M W 6-8:45 p.m., 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Law of family relations including marriage,
divorce, support, property division, custody, paternity, adoption, and annulment. Credit may not be earned in PLA 3806 and
either PLA 3800.
SOP 4702 Psychology and Gender (T TR 2:30-3:45 p.m., 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit, Prerequisite: PSY 2012):
Addresses the construction of gender as a psychological construct. The psychological construct of gender is considered from
biological, social, and individual perspectives. Lecture, discussion, readings, and participative learning methods are used.
SOW 4141 Social Aspects of Family Violence (W 9-11:50 a.m., 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Introduces basic
concepts, principles, and methods for understanding and identifying family violence. Topics include an historical overview; the
impact of domestic violence on the community and on the woman, children, and man involved; the identification of emotional,
physical, and sexual aspects of abuse; safety planning and levels of lethality; an introduction to effective intervention.
SOW 4242 Families and Family Treatment (Online, 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Designed to define and
understand contemporary family forms and family functions, both normative and in crisis, and introduces modalities for
assisting troubled families. Addresses such issues as: the impact of the family life cycle, strategies and goals of family
treatment, single parent families, gay and lesbian couples and families, and families with chronically and terminally ill
members. Offered concurrently with SOW 5243; graduate students will be assigned additional work.
HUM 4911 Interdisciplinary Humanities Capstone (TBA, 3 sh, may not be repeated for credit): Designed so the student
may integrate and reflect on his or her undergraduate program of study. Internship or research project is closely coordinated
with the student's advisor. Purpose is to provide connection, coherence, and closure to one's major course of study.
Permission is required.