WOMEN 488 Women in/and Science (5) I&S
Ginorio Explores science as a method of inquiry and as a profession while also expanding knowledge about women through the use of biographies of women scientists, discipline-based and feminist critiques, and the psycho-social concept of socially defined identities. Recommended: one Women Studies course and one college-level science course.

WOMEN 485 Issues for Ethnic Minorities and Women in Science and Engineering(5)
A joint course will be offered by Women Studies and Physics entitled, WOMEN 485/PHYS 428. The course will be offered for 3 credits or 5 credits. This is a seminar-style course which will inform students about the issues facing women and ethnic minorities in science through lectures by guest speakers, class discussion, response papers, and a presentation. For students taking 5 credits, a project and a corresponding paper will also be required.

WOMEN 490 Feminist Understanding of Victims(5)
In this course students and instructor will explore the various meanings of the term "victim" within popular, religious, psycho-social, and feminist discourses and the implications these have for the victims, the people and institutions that provide services for victims, and the scholars who are concerned with these questions. The tensions between activist and academic understandings will be explored as well as the impact of "backlash" on the work that activists and feminists do.

WOMEN 490 Gendered Technologies(5)
This course will provide an exploration of the locations and processes by which technologies are gendered. Locations include conceptualization/design, production/manufacture, access and consumption. Another focus of the course are the intended and unintended effects on individuals, groups and the environment that result from the production and use of technology. These location as well as the effects of technology are explored through two themes: the life cycle and life activities.

WOMEN 491 Senior Thesis(3)
Introductory course of the senior thesis sequence required of all majors. Students attend a weekly seminar, select a thesis topic, and contract with an appropriate faculty adviser. Successful completion of the course is contingent on submission of an acceptable thesis proposal. Majors and senior standing only.

WOMEN 590 Grant Writing (1)
The goal of the class is to help students clarify their research project in a way that matches/maximizes your fit with existing funds. The objectof the class is to create at least an out-line, but preferably to produce a first draft of a grant proposal.
Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):

1) An introduction to students intent and project. 2) Different levels of funding. 3) Finding funding. 4) Drafting your idea. 5) Matching your project to the potential funder 6) The importance of gaining visibility and using contacts 7) Contacting agencies to get information