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Women's and Gender Studies: WST 150 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES   Introduction to history, methods, and key debates in women's studies. Intersectional (studying gender as it intersects with other social identity categories such as race, class, and sexuality), multi- or interdisciplinary (drawing from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences) and multicultural in approach. WST 310 FEMINIST THEORY AND METHODOLOGY   Examination of the intersections of feminist epistemology, methods, politics, and ethics. Consideration and comparison of a range of theories about gender, power, and knowledge that have shaped the development of feminist and womanist thought, research, practice, and movement in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. WST 380 SPECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES   Intensive examination of current thematic, theoretical, or methodological issues in the field of Women's Studies. Consult composite for topics. May be repeated as topic changes. WST 390 SERVICE-LEARNING IN WOMEN'S STUDIES   Individualized placements in community organizations that enable students to apply and enrich their formal studies by engaging in service work that addresses women's needs and/or advances social justice in relation to gender. May be done as an independent or group study under the direction of a WGS faculty member. May also be done in conjunction with another course. May be repeated up to a maximum of three semester hours. WST 477 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   First of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons. WST 478 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   Second of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons. WST 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN WOMEN'S STUDIES   Individual investigations of special topics in the field of Women's Studies under faculty direction. May be repeated under special circumstances. No more than six credit hours of WST 480 may count toward the major. WST 490 SENIOR SEMINAR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES   Concentration on a particular topic or problem in women's studies, with focus on critical theories, methodologies, ethics and practices appropriate for advanced feminist research. Emphasis on integration (e.g. of feminist theory, methods, and practice) and interdisciplinarity. May require students either to collaborate on a single research project or to apply certain theories or methods central to the seminar in their exploration of individualized projects. May be repeated as topics change. *All material derived from the current issue of the University of Dayton Bulletin. *Subject to Change