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May 19, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]
Undergraduate Courses
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A complete list of undergraduate courses in alphabetical order.
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UHHS 470 - Workshop in Health and Human Sciences
Study of interdisciplinary topics in health and human sciences and application of principles to problems of special interest. Nature and extent of workshop dependent upon topic and needs of students. May be repeated or taken concurrently for a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading may be used.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHHS major with at least junior standing; or consent of college.
Credits: 1-3
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UNIV 101 - University Experience
Introduction to Northern Illinois University and the baccalaureate experience. Exploration of key factors influencing the transition into the university. Development of skills and practices of critical thinking, problem solving, and communication to improve academic success with a focus on student responsibility for learning. Available only to students in their first two semesters at NIU.
Credits: 1
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UNIV 105 - Introduction to Library and Information Research
A broad overview of information-literacy concepts as related to the library. Introduction of skills for locating, evaluating, and using all types of resources with special emphasis on the social value and role of quality information. Includes a section on the legal and ethical uses of information. This is a hybrid course; each section has a 25-minute online component. S/U grading may be used.
Credits: 1
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UNIV 201 - The Transfer Experience
Introduction to NIU and the baccalaureate experience with emphasis on those experiences and challenges unique to transfer students. Exploration of factors influencing the transition into the university. Continued development of skills and practices of critical thinking, problem solving, and communication to improve academic success. Available only to transfer students in their first two semesters at NIU.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: New transfer student with 12 or more semester hours at time of transfer.
Credits: 1
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UNIV 301 - Leadership and Career Accelerator
A foundational, interdisciplinary course that prepares undergraduate students for the increasingly competitive, globalized job marketplace by introducing students to professional networks, cultivates teamwork skills, strengthens professional communication skills across modalities, and develops leadership skills through project management of a cohort capstone. An additional focus is on individual development through authentic narrative building. This allows students to create professional, yet meaningful, resumes, interview answers, reciprocal networking connections, and a roadmap for success beyond the classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Sophomore standing or consent of department (undergraduate students only).
Credits: 3
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UNIV 310X - Foundations in Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness
Crosslisted as TECH 432. Introduction to the field of homeland security and disaster preparedness. Discussion of the risks and hazards associated with planned events, emergencies, natural, human-made, and technological disasters. Emphasis on hazard recognition, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery from these types of events. Enrollment not open to students with credit in TECH 432.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 101 - Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Introduction to the study of women, gender, and sexuality in the contemporary U.S., with an emphasis on intersectionality, feminisms, LGBTQ+ communities, and social justice.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 201 - Global Gender Justice
Introduction to the influence of gender, power and sexual identity on access to resources, transnational social movements, and gendered experiences and livelihood strategies in a global context.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 202 - Gender, Culture, and Representation
How identity influences gendered cultural content in local and global communities. Culture includes visual and performing arts, literature, film and video, digital media, and other expressions throughout history.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 240 - Issues in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Interdisciplinary introduction to selected problems and issues in women’s and gender studies. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 300 - Research Methods in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
How scholars and students in feminist, queer, and trans studies approach, analyze, and create knowledge. This includes a history of knowledge production, ethical considerations in intersectional research, and hands-on practice of different research methods, such as interviewing, survey design, and discourse analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: WGSS 101 or WGSS 201 or WGSS 202.
Credits: 4
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WGSS 324 - Gender and STEM
Crosslisted as GEOG 324X and BIOS 324X. Examination of the historical underrepresentation of women and other minoritized individuals in STEM fields. How gender and intersecting social categories have influenced the relationship between power and knowledge production in the context of the natural, physical, environmental, and medical sciences. How science has historically been used as a mechanism of oppression and a tool for advocacy.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 332 - Growing Up Girl
Examination of the experience of growing up as a girl from an interdisciplinary perspective, with attention to differences and similarities in ethnicity, race, gender identity, class, and sexual orientation. Theories and research on identity development from such disciplines as psychology, literature, biology, and sociology. Topics may include gender socialization, family relationships, education, communication and the media, sexuality and romance.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least sophomore standing; ANTH 361, SOCI 357, WGSS 101, or WGSS 202; or consent of director.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 350 - Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
Survey of issues and theories in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ studies. Interdisciplinary study of sexual orientation and gender identity, with attention to race, ethnicity, and class.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 390 - Internship in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Work as an intern in activities related to women’s and gender studies. Reading and paper preparation under supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated in subsequent semesters to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading. Complete proposals must be submitted for the program director’s approval a minimum of two weeks before classes begin. Proposal forms are available from the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality office and web site.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Junior or senior standing and consent of director.
Credits: 1-3
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WGSS 424 - Topics in Gender and STEM
Selected issues and topics pertaining to gender and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; how gender and sexuality are defined by and define these fields; contributions of women to scientific developments.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 430 - Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Junior or senior standing or consent of director.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 432 - Feminist and Queer Theories
Ideas, histories, concepts, and concerns of feminist and queer theories. Identity categories and their historical construction, cultural contexts, significance for contemporary power relations, and meanings for diverse individuals and communities. Intersectional understandings of gender and sexuality as constituted by and constitutive of race, class, ability, and other dimensions of difference, privilege, and disadvantage.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: WGSS 101 or WGSS 201 or WGSS 202 or WGSS 350; or consent of director.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 434 - Language and Gender
Crosslisted as ENGL 434X. Examination of empirical evidence pertaining to language variation by sex and gender identity within the framework of sociolinguistics. Focus on characteristics of feminine and masculine speech and conversational styles, societal attitudes towards them, and their implications for men and women in society. Biological foundations and sociogenesis of sex differences in language; interaction effects on language variation of other social variables such as age, class, and ethnic identity; and crosscultural differences.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 435 - Gender and the Environment
Crosslisted as ENVS 435X. How gender impacts perceptions, behaviors, and knowledge about the environment in the past and present; the relationship between gender and other intersecting social categories and environmental justice; the role of gender in environmental activism and policy in the U.S. and around the globe.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 436 - Current Debates Seminar: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Examination of issues in contemporary politics, culture, and society related to women and gender from an interdisciplinary perspective. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Junior or senior standing or consent of director.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 439 - Independent Study in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Independent research on an approved topic in women’s and gender studies. Student must present research prospectus approved by a faculty member before a permit is granted. May be repeated in subsequent semesters only. Complete proposals must be submitted for the program director’s approval a minimum of two weeks before classes begin. Proposal forms are available from the Women’s Studies office and web site.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: 9 semester hours in the minor, including WGSS 101 and WGSS 202.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 450 - Transgender Studies
Examines the T in LGBT Studies from an interdisciplinary framework, addressing multiple issues including trans identities, bodies, and rights.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 499 - WGSS Capstone
Synthesis, integration, and application of the concepts, histories, research, ideas, and debates that drive the field of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Framework for applied capstone project and completion of WGSS ePortfolio (required for WGSS majors). Open to WGST and LGBTQ+ Studies minors.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: WGSS 101; and senior standing; and WGST minor or LGBTQ+ Studies minor with consent of the director or program adviser for the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Credits: 3
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