Timeroom: Spring 2025

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 505 (02) - Survey in Women's Studies

Survey in Women's Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 54564

In-depth study of topics not covered in regular course offerings. The course explores the breadth and depth of Women's Studies from a historical perspective. In order to understand Women's Studies currently, students look at the historical foundations that contribute social, political, and economic influences on the topics. Barring duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit.

Section Comments: Disability Justice

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Attributes: Inquiry (Discovery), Historical Perspectives(Disc)

Instructors: Joelle Ryan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HS G34

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 505 (03) - Survey in Women's Studies

Survey in Women's Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 54565

Section Comments: Women and Madness

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Attributes: Inquiry (Discovery), Historical Perspectives(Disc)

Instructors: Joelle Ryan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS G34

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 505 (04) - Survey in Women's Studies

Survey in Women's Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 54567

Section Comments: Sustainability and Spirituality

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Attributes: Inquiry (Discovery), Historical Perspectives(Disc)

Instructors: Mary Beth Salerno

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HORT 201

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 632 (01) - Feminist Thought

Feminist Thought

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 50277

Theories of women's oppression and emancipation explored from various historical, political, cultural, and social perspectives. A major goal of the course is to increase awareness of historical and contemporary feminist approaches to understanding women's experiences, representations, and relative positions in societies. The course also considers the interrelation of theory and practice and the impact of past feminist theories on feminist movements.

Prerequisite(s): WS 401 or WS 405

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Joelle Ryan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS G34

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 795 (01) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 50122

For advanced students who have the preparation to carry out an individual project of supervised research on a specific women's studies topic. Preparation should include WS 401 or equivalent, and/or other women's studies courses. Barring duplication of topic, may be repeated.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 798 (01) - Colloquium

Colloq/WomenofColorFemPraxes

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 12
CRN: 51863

Intensive study of specialized topic for advanced students. Topics vary with instructor. Barring duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit. Required for WS majors.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 8 times.

Cross listed with : WS 898.01

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Cristina Faiver

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	W	12:40pm - 3:30pm	HS G35

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 798 (03) - Colloquium

Colloquium

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 12
CRN: 56370

Intensive study of specialized topic for advanced students. Topics vary with instructor. Barring duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit. Required for WS majors.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 8 times.

Cross listed with : WS 898.03

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	DEM 253

Additional Course Details:

Sex, Race, and Science

This colloquium will focus on investigating and understanding how the practice of science and its outcomes are shaped by socially-constructed identities. Students will learn about feminist science, technology, and society studies as a framework for analyzing science in social context. Readings will draw from a range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, Black thought, and philosophy. No prior experience with science is required.

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 898 (01) - Colloquium in Feminist Studies

Colloq/WomenofColorFemPraxes

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 52215

An advanced course on a topic to be chosen by the instructor. Please inquire at the Women?s Studies office for a full course description each time the course is offered. Examples include Equality, Privacy and Consent; Queer Theory; Transnational Feminisms; Major Women Writers.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : WS 798.01

Instructors: Cristina Faiver

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	W	12:40pm - 3:30pm	HS G35

Durham Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies

WS 898 (03) - Colloquium in Feminist Studies

Colloquium in Feminist Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 56371

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : WS 798.03

Instructors: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	DEM 253

Additional Course Details:

Sex, Race, and Science

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 529 (01) - Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 55698
Special Fees: $25.00

Developmental biology explores how organisms construct themselves in each generation, and how those processes interact with ecological and evolutionary forces. The course examines development in various phyla, with an overarching focus on the design and interpretation of experiments using both classical and modern techniques. Labs include student-designed experiments and observation of development in several species of vertebrate embryos. Lab.

Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 411 or BIOL 411H) and (BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H)

Equivalent(s): ZOOL 629

Instructors: Jessica Bolker

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	PETT 109
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	T	2:10pm - 4:30pm	SLS 115