550 Course Descriptions Company, and Pioneer Theatre Company. P Prerequisite: ermission of supervising instructor required for credit. THEA 4900 - Senior Project (l) F, Sp The Senior Project is an opportunity for graduating students to generate and realize a project in an area of primary interest. Typically, the project will reflect the student's emphasis in theatre arts (e.g., Acting, Directing, Design, etc.) and will demonstrate a culmination of previous study and may be a collaborative project. Prerequisite: Faculty approval of the proposal and a faculty advisor and the student must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours. THEA 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The department will determine the specific title and credit authorized. THEA 4950 - Theatre Festival Participation (l) Attend the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region VIII annual meeting or other national theatre conference. Students will have the opportunity to attend theatre performances brought to the festival from throughout the region, display designs, audition, act in new 10-min- ute plays, and participate in workshops. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meals. Prerequisite: Audition and Permission of Instructor. May be repeated for credit. UNIV-University Courses UNIV 1105 - Foundations of College Success (3) This course assists incoming students in making a successful transition to college. Topics include the purpose of higher education, goal setting, time management, study and test taking skills, critical thinking, stress management, academic advisement, career and major exploration, using campus resources, and understanding student responsibilities. UNIV 2900 - Career Planning and Exploration (2) This course is a comprehensive approach to career development, planning, and selection. It assesses personal strengths and identification of job skills, and provides strategies for successfully entering the job market upon graduation. The course assists students to design their future through clarification of personal values and attitudes, identification of career interests and job skills, development of decision-making skills, and labor market information, in making good career decisions and selecting a major course-of-study at Weber State University. UNIV 3170 - First Year Experience Mentor Leadership Seminar (2) In this seminar course, FYE Peer Mentors are taught to effectively help Foundations of College Success (UNIV 1105) students in making a successful transition to college. FYE Mentor requirements are available atwww.weber.edu/fye/. Course enrollment limited to FYE Peer Mentors. May be repeated once for 2 more credits and additionally for zero credits. WS-Women's Studies Courses WS 1500 SS/DV - Introduction to Women's Studies (3) An introduction to the discipline of women's studies using multicultural sources based on current feminist scholarship. In this course, we will examine the diversity of women's experiences, perspectives, critiques, and theories across the categories of race, ethnicity, and class. WS 2900 - Topics in Women's Studies (1-3) Varied topics as described in the semester schedule. Topics will be drawn from issues related to women's studies. This course may be taken more than once with different course content. WS 3050 DV - Introduction to Feminist Theories 1700 — Present (3) An introduction to the study of feminist theories from the 18th Century to the present. Students will study historical accounts of feminism by looking at primary sources written by influential feminists, as well as theoretical treaties on different kinds of feminism, from liberal feminism, to radical feminism, socialist feminism, black feminism, multicultural or global feminism, and so on. The class will be taught using collaborative learning and will rely on class discussion and interaction, rather than traditional lecture format. WS 3090 DV - Gender and Communication (3) This course is designed to help students understand the influence that communication has upon the shaping of gender and the influence that gender has in shaping communication interactions. Students become aware of, sensitive to, and more experienced in the issues, implications and skills necessary to successfully and meaningfully communicate with males and females, and about males and females, in a wide range of communication contexts. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing required or instructor permission. Cross listed with COMM 3090. WS 4050 - Research Methodologies (2) Designed to introduce students to a variety of approaches to research in women's studies. Students will consider some of the assumptions which underlie research methodologies which may limit our knowledge about women as research subjects and as researchers themselves. Prerequisite: WS 3050 (or equivalent coursework) or permission of instructor. WS 4060 - Research Project (2) Directed research project including literature survey and completion of study in area of student's choosing, guided by faculty mentor(s) from Women's Studies program (and, where appropriate, student's major department.) Prerequisite: WS 4050 (or equivalent coursework) and permission of instructor. WS 4830 - Directed Readings (1-3) Directed individual readings in the general area of women's studies. Specific topic selected in consultation with instructor; amount of material to be read determined at discretion of instructor, based on level of topic and degree of difficulty of reading and consistent with any existing university and departmental guidelines. Prerequisite: WS 1500 (or equivalent coursework) and permission of instructor. WS 4860 - Internship in Women's Studies (1-2) Opportunity for service learning with campus/community organizations involved with women's issues, applying principles learned in women's studies coursework to bring about beneficial social change. Prerequisite: completion of WS 4050 (or equivalent coursework) and permission of the instructor. This course may be repeated once for credit toward the minor. When taken to fulfill a program requirement, students must register for 2 credit hours. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog