Course Descriptions

WINE 490 - Cooperative Education

WINE 491 - Workshop

WINE 492 - Field Experience

• Acquire first hand familiarity with a renowned international wine area outside of the Pacific Northwest United States.
• Understand the elements that contribute to the terroir of the wine area being studied.
• Demonstrate an understanding of wine production in a defined major wine area and how that production differs from wine production in Washington State.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the wine market and government controls for the region of study.
• Identify wine styles and tastes associated with the area of study.

WINE 496 - Individual Study

WINE 497 - Honors

WINE 498 - Special Topics

WINE 499 - Seminar

WGSS 201 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

• Discuss requirements of informed citizenship based on analyzes of gender and sexuality and the ways in which inequality and equality are institutionalized in  structures such as education, health, religion, the media, government, , parenthood, work, and economics
• Explain based on analyzes of theory and research related to the intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality, how culturally diverse experiences enhance a community
• Apply this knowledge to create greater self-awareness, personal autonomy, and self-determination in order to challenge institutions and practices that result in social injustice.
• Analyze the interplay of gender, race/ethnicity, class,  and sexual orientation oppression across local, national, regional and global cultures
• Describe how understandings and practices related gender and sexuality have affected communities , citizenship and politics
• Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills in reading, listening, observing, writing, and speaking about how gender and sexuality shapes people’s lives
• Demonstrate  familiarity with the range of research tools available in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, including library resources, the web, fieldwork, and experiential learning, and competence in their use.

WGSS 250 - Introduction to Queer Studies

• Explain and apply social constructionist and other queer/queer of color, post-structural, and anthropological theories and ideas about gender, sex, and sexuality. 
• Using social science, natural science and humanist lenses, analyze gender and sexuality and how they may or may not intersect, both historically and contemporaneously/contemporarily.
• Articulate the processes involved in the public and (supposed) private performance of diverse identities, desires and pleasures, the “erotic”, and sex acts, and how these performances shape attitudes and values affecting the respect and equality of others.  

WGSS 298 - Special Topics

WGSS 299 - Seminar

WGSS 326 - Intersections of Gender, Race, Class, and Sexualities

• Demonstrate understanding of the complex ways categories of difference and inequality interact simultaneously to maintain systems of inequality and oppression;
• Identify and analyze the ways in which hierarchal identity categories are culturally produced, socially constructed, and strictly maintained.
• Examine the historical trajectory of intersectionality as a theoretical concept and research paradigm;
• Develop critical thinking and writing skills in analyzing categories of difference and applying the intersectional approach to their own lives.

WGSS 340 - Gender and Sexuality in a Global Context

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Analyze the workings of power and gender in different contexts and within international feminist discourse
• Demonstrate an understanding of the diverse feminist theories and practices around the globe
• Analyze how gender and sexuality intersect with race, class, and religion in different parts of the world
• Analyze how critical perspectives on gender are grounded in specific histories and experiences and give rise to activism
• Demonstrate speaking, listening and writing skills that will allow students to communicate their ideas, critically evaluate those ideas, and learn from the ideas of others. 

WGSS 351 - Feminist Theory

• Analyze and apply the major concepts and critiques in feminist theory;
• Analyze how poststructuralist, multicultural, transnational, postmodern, Marxist, and queer feminisms pluralize and enrich the notion of feminist theory;
• Critically evaluate theoretical assumptions, identifying both their strengths and limitations;
• Analyze current social and political issues by applying these theoretical approaches; and
• Critically evaluate their own ideas and assumptions in writing and discussion.

WGSS 384 - Language and Gender

• Demonstrate knowledge of how language participates in gender practice and how language encodes attitudes about gender
• Examine issues of method and analytic practice in language and gender research
• Define concepts and tools for understanding of the patterns of human communication based on gender differences toward explaining dominance of a certain gender via language
• Describe gender inequities and sexually- oriented expressions in language and with the adjustments being made to rectify them
• Identify how different genders pursue conversational strategies to establish status and authority and how different ethnic backgrounds can complicate communication between men and women
• Locate sexual inequalities in language and the role of language in nurturing and identifying gender differences in society

WGSS 396 - Individual Study

WGSS 397 - Honors

WGSS 398 - Special Topics

WGSS 399 - Seminar

WGSS 488 - Capstone Project

• Synthesize the various approaches and ideas they have encountered in their previous coursework.
• Display an understanding of those various approaches and ideas.
• Apply what they have learned to their academic, professional and personal plans for the future.

WGSS 489 - Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Senior Capstone

• Explain the historical, social and political contexts of women’s movements and feminist thought
• Identify and evaluate the social construction of gender and the ways gender intersects with other forms of identity
• Identify and evaluate culturally and historically specific ideas of gender, sex and sexuality
• Explain feminist theories and apply them across varied disciplines
• Synthesize the knowledge and skill gained in WGSS major courses by completion of a 10-20-page paper based on a research based or applied project (internship/service learning), or creative work
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, the results of their research based project, applied project or creative work

WGSS 490 - Cooperative Education

WGSS 491 - Workshop

WGSS 496 - Individual Study

WGSS 497 - Honors

WGSS 498 - Special Topics

WGSS 499 - Seminar

WL 200 - World Cultures and Globalization

• Identify a number of important issues that affect cultures in today’s globalized world (such as globalization, migration, transnational popular culture, exile and diaspora, multiculturalism, virtual communities, etc.).
• Identify and explain the significance of salient cultural details that appear in the various cultural products examined in class.
• Interpret and analyze cultural texts (literature, film, digital and mass culture products, etc.) with attention to the formal characteristics of different media studied in the class.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills in regards to comparing and contrasting different cultural texts (i.e. comparative content analysis).
• Apply what they learn about cultural difference and diversity to describe how their own lives are shaped by globalization.

WL 298 - Special Topics

WL 299 - Seminar

WL 396 - Individual Study

WL 397 - Honors

WL 398 - Special Topics

WL 399 - Seminar

WL 401 - Introduction to Romance Linguistics

WL 481 - Methods and Materials for Language Teaching (Put on reserve 9/16/19)

• Demonstrate different approaches, techniques and innovative methods in foreign language instruction related to models of linguistics and psychology.
• Read, analyze and discuss readings and classroom activities related to the field.
• Analyze and apply the theoretical issues and terminology in the field.
• Employ the major professional journal and Internet resources in the field.
• Develop lessons and original and interactive teaching material.
• Evaluate videotaped peer teaching.

WL 483 - Sociolinguistics

• Read, analyze and discuss critically major readings in the field of sociolinguistics
• Analyze and apply the theoretical issues and terminology in the field
• Consult major library and Internet sources related to the field of sociolinguistics
• Conduct empirical research by collecting and analyzing original language data, or by doing a traditional research paper/poster on a major topic in the field and presenting results to the class

WL 490 - Cooperative Education

WL 491 - Workshop

WL 496 - Individual Study

WL 497 - Honors

WL 498 - Special Topics

WL 499 - Seminar

WLC 250 - Language and Power

• Recognize, define, and explain key concepts in cultural politics, identity politics, and sociolinguistics
• Recognize and reflect on how key concepts in cultural politics, identity politics, and sociolinguistics inform their own experiences with language, power, and wellbeing in their personal, social, professional and economic lives
• Identify and describe relationships between the exercise of power and use of language in politics, public policy, education, the work place, media, and the arts
• Recognize, appraise, and compare beneficial and detrimental consequences to individuals, communities, and societies of different uses of language for specific purposes and in different places and historical periods
• Propose and outline plans to use language to improve political participation, systems of justice, community development, employment policies, public funding for the arts and media, K-12 education, second-language education, or language revitalization programs to make multicultural and multilingual communities and societies more healthy, just, and sustainable.

WLC 311 - Popular Cultures of the World

• Identify, describe and analyze major issues pertaining to the globalization of popular culture in different regions of the world today. Issues examined include: glocalization, grobalization, diaspora, hybridity, authenticity, the Global South, virtual communities, among others.
• Demonstrate an understanding of multicultural models of gender, class, sexuality and ethnicity, as reflected in global popular cultural products. Demonstrate understanding of how these models impact social justice, diversity and inequality in different regions of the world within the social, economic and political conditions of globalization.
• Demonstrate an understanding of processes involved in the consumption of global popular cultural products from the perspective of global economic inequality (i.e. the Global South). Reflect on their own participation in the global economy and demonstrate understanding of concepts linked to responsible global stewardship.
• Explore and analyze local-to-global dynamics in production and consumption of popular culture products. Effectively address local and global impact of consumerism within globalization; its positive and negative effects, and identify strategies for how to address them on local and international level.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and apply methods used in the field of Cultural Studies both analytically and creatively. Identify the value of Cultural Studies in addressing various aspects of the globalization (such as glocalization, hybridity, diaspora, cultural translation etc) of popular culture
• Identify and recognize various cultural phenomena that contribute to social injustice in different cultural contexts. Demonstrate knowledge of multiple perspectives on social justice in different cultural contexts and how these perspectives are impacted by local-to-global dynamics.

WLC 341 - Spells of Enchantment: Re-interpreting the Fairy Tale

• Identify, evaluate, and explain the fundamental concepts and characteristics of the fairy tale genre: both traditional and literary.
• Describe, analyze, and compare the ways in which linguistic, religious, philosophical, and historical circumstances are reflected in traditional French and German fairy tales.
• Identify and evaluate the personal, historical, and cultural issues found in the genre as a whole in order to compare them with current issues and processes.
• Describe and evaluate the ways in which the human experience can be seen through the analysis of both traditional and contemporary fairy tales.
• Identify one’s own assumptions and presuppositions about the social and cultural impact of fairy tales, and demonstrate a basic understanding of fundamental concepts and characteristics within the fairy tale genre.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly and creative methods used within the fairy tale genre, by identifying and examining the myriad ways fairy tales figure into historical as well as contemporary contexts.

WLC 427 - Cross-Cultural Competence in a Globalized World

• Recognize and distinguish theoretical approaches to cross-cultural competence from the perspectives of different disciplines.
• Demonstrate how conceptual tools from different disciplines apply to specific challenges that arise in multicultural and globalized encounters.
• Compare and contrast theoretical approaches learned in the class in order to analyze different representations of global cross-cultural experiences.
• Synthesize methods learned in the class in order to generate context-appropriate solutions to specific cross-cultural challenges.
• Evaluate cross-cultural situations in personal experience.

YESS 101 - YESS Social Science Perspectives and Research I

• Name and identify social science concepts and processes to investigate a social, cultural and/or political problem important to society.
• Identify quantitative and qualitative data to address social science questions.
• Critically read and summarize social science literature.
• Express social science concepts and processes to write a scientific proposal.
• Find and apply social science literature to justify a research proposal.
• Communicate in writing and orally to a social science audience.

YESS 102 - YESS Social Science Perspectives and Research II

• Use social science concepts and processes to differentiate a scientific problem important to them.
• Collect quantitative and qualitative data to address social science questions.
• Collaborate with a team to investigate a problem.
• Communicate in writing and orally to a scientific audience.

YESS 103 - YESS Social Science Perspectives and Research III

• Distinguish the objectives and results of research in different fields of social science.
• Comprehend different social science career options relative to personal interest, knowledge, and skills.
• Apply scientific concepts and processes to write a social science proposal.
• Find and use social science literature to justify a proposal.
• Communicate in writing and orally to a social science audience.