Submit a Course

Submission Dates:

Fall 2020 Curriculum Committee Deadlines:
Because we are all navigating increased workloads during a very stressful semester, the WGST Curriculum Committee will review submissions for WGST attribute status on a rolling basis this semester. We ask that affiliates prioritize submitting classes that they know will enroll WGST students who plan to take the course to fulfill requirements in our major, minor, emphasis, or certificate, i.e., for undergraduate classes, only classes that are lower division without prerequisites in your department. Upper-division classes with prerequisites are unlikely to be taken by WGST students for WGST elective credit, and so we consider these classes less urgent for WGST vetting and we may not review these proposals until spring 2021. Thank you for your patience!

You will receive an email confirming your submission was received and an email after the meeting letting you know the Committee’s decision. Individual students will only be notified if the submission is a petition.

Please note: Students may petition for NO MORE THAN THREE HOURS OF COURSE CREDIT to be counted toward the major, minor, emphasis or graduate certificate. In addition graduate students may petition for up to THREE HOURS CREDIT FOR DISSERTATION OR THESIS HOURS.

Faculty Name
*

Course Number
*

Course Title:
*

Date of WGST Submission
*

Courses approved by the Women's and Gender Studies Programs offer students an opportunity to study gender, sex, or sexuality in different disciplines. WGST-approved courses must have 50% of their content related to gender, sex, or sexuality.

Request Type (check one)

Permanent approval of this course number and title

One-time approval of this course number and title*

Instructor-specific approval (whenever I teach this course number and title)

*If requesting one-time approval, please specify the semester the course will be offered.
*

Learning Outcomes: All proposals must meet Outcome 1 and at least one additional outcome
*

Outcome 1: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social and/or historical construction of gender, sex, and sexuality.

Outcome 2: Students will analyze significant works of scholarship in the discipline of women's, gender, and sexuality studies.

Outcome 3: Students will employ methods for research in women's, gender, and sexuality studies.

Outcome 4: Students will synthesize work by women and/or queer people in the field of cultural production.

Syllabus, Assignments and Practices as Evidence of Student Action Steps: Upload your course syllabus below. WGST-approved courses must demonstrate how students will achieve learning outcomes through their syllabi and assignments. Your syllabus must include a complete schedule of readings and two assignment prompts (assignments may be placed in the box below if not embedded in the syllabus). Be sure that your syllabus clearly indicates the content related to gender, sex, and sexuality and the selected learning outcomes. A list of chapter numbers and page numbers often obscures content for non-specialists. Themes and unit titles can help. A submission will not be approved if the syllabus does not clearly indicate to non-specialists through detailed explanation that 50% of course content relates to gender, sex, or sexuality.

Upload Course Syllabus
*

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

Upload Assignment Prompts (if not embedded in syllabus)
*

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

Outcome 1: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social and/or historical construction of gender, sex, or sexuality. Describe what students will produce or the experiences they will have that provide evidence of the learning outcome. Supplemental, non-syllabus evidence may include essay questions, threads, service learning, classroom practice, collaborative learning or other assignments.

Additional Outcome(s) Chosen from 2-4: In the box below, provide specific examples of the work students will produce that demonstrates their attainment of at least one additional learning outcome through syllabus or supplemental evidence. Examples may include oral presentations, threaded discussion, research questions, advocacy work, interviews or data collection, or creative output, such as the production of a film, new media or digital media, design, choreography, sculpture, or painting. NOTE: Only one additional outcome is required. If you select more than one additional outcome, you must demonstrate specific examples for EACH additional outcome.

Sending

Name
*

Course Number
*

Course Title
*

Date of WGST Submission

Courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Programs offer students an opportunity to study gender, sex, or sexuality in different disciplines. WGST-approved courses must have 50% of their content related to gender, sex, or sexuality.

Request Type (Please choose one.)
*

Permanent approval of this course number and title

One-time approval of this course number and title*

Instructor-specific approval (whenever I teach this course number and title)

*If seeking one-time approval, in which semester will the course be offered?

Learning Outcomes: All proposals must meet Outcome 1 and at least one additional outcome.

Select the learning outcomes:

Outcome 1: Students will engage critical perspectives about the social and/or historical construction of gender and/or sexuality.

Outcome 2: Students will employ feminist and/or gender analyses of disciplinary content or methodology.

Outcome 3: Students will employ theories and methodologies of gender, sex, and/or sexuality.

Outcome 4: Students will recover and/or analyze work by women and/or sexual or gender minorities in the field of cultural production, using feminist analyses.

Outcome 5: Students will situate disciplinary knowledge among diverse communities and cultures.

Syllabus, Assignments and Practices as Evidence of Student Action Steps: WGST-approved courses must demonstrate how students will achieve learning outcomes through the syllabi and assignments. Your syllabus must include a complete schedule of readings and two assignments or prompts (assignments may be placed in the box below if not embedded in syllabus). Be sure that your syllabus clearly indicates the content related to gender, sex, and sexuality and the selected learning outcomes: a list of chapter numbers and page numbers often obscures content for non-specialists. Themes and unit titles can help. A submission will not be approved if the syllabus does not clearly indicate to non-specialists through detailed explanation that 50% of course content relates to gender, sex or sexuality.

Upload Syllabus Here
*

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

Optional Additional Documents (Assignments, etc.)
*

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

In the box below, please explain how the course will meet learning outcome #1. Outcome 1: Students will engage critical perspectives about the social and/or historical construction of gender and/or sexuality. Describe what students will produce or the experiences they will have that provides evidence of the learning outcome. Supplemental, non-syllabus evidence may include: essay questions, threads, service learning, classroom practice, collaborative learning or other assignments.

Additional Learning Outcomes #2-5: In the box below, provide specific examples of the work students will produce that demonstrates their attainment of at least one additional learning outcome through syllabus or supplemental evidence: examples may include research questions, oral presentations, teaching demonstrations, advocacy work, interviews or data collection, or creative output, such as the production of a film, new media or digital media, design, choreography, sculpture, or painting. For example, if the outcome is #4, “recovering of writing by women,” insert the prompt requiring students to identify and locate the work of a non-canonical author who is a female or sexual minority. Be sure to address each additional outcome you selected above.

Sending

Student Name
*

Course Number
*

Course Title
*

Year/Term (when course was taken)
*

Date of WGST Submission

Courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Programs offer students an opportunity to study gender, sex, or sexuality in different disciplines. In the event that a student seeks WGST approval for their unique experience of a non-WGST course, they will need to demonstrate that they produced 50% of the graded content for the course by researching and writing work related to gender, sex or sexuality.

Learning Outcomes: All proposals must demonstrate that your work in a non-WGST course achieved Outcome 1 and at least one additional outcome.
*

Outcome 1: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social and/or historical construction of gender, sex, or sexuality.

Outcome 2: Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze socially-constructed gender and sex roles among diverse communities and cultures.

Outcome 3: Students will encounter significant works of scholarship and/or methods for doing research in gender studies.

Outcome 4: Students will synthesize the work by women and/or sexual minorities in the field of cultural production.

Syllabus, Assignments, and Practices as Evidence of Student Action Steps: In the boxes below, please direct the committee to specific places in the syllabus where you and the instructor tailored your assignments to meet WGST learning outcomes, while summarizing the work produced.

Upload Course Syllabus
*

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

Outcome 1: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social, and/or historical construction of gender, sex or sexuality. Provide a brief abstract (100-200 words) of your written work demonstrating outcome #1, including the length of the assignment.

Additional Outcome(s) (Outcomes 2-4): Provide a brief abstract (100-200 words) of your work demonstrating any outcome numbered 2-4, including the length of the assignment. Examples may include research papers, oral presentations, advocacy work, interviews or data collection, or creative output, such as the production of a film, new media or digital media, design, choreography, sculpture, or painting. For example, if the outcome is #4, “Students will synthesize the work by women and/or sexual minorities in the field of cultural production,” you could summarize a dance you choreographed as an homage to other choreographers and dancers, describing their influence on the work.

Instructor of Record Support: In the box below, please provide a statement of approval from faculty who taught this course confirming the student's account above. Include the faculty contact information for verification.

Sending

Student Name
*

Course Number
*

Course Title
*

Year/Term (when course was taken)
*

Institution (if not TCU)
*

Date of WGST Submission

Courses approved by the Women and Gender Studies Programs offer students an opportunity to study gender, sex, and/or sexuality in different disciplines. In the event that a student seeks WGST approval for their unique experience of a non-WGST course, they need to demonstrate that they produced 50% of the graded content for the course by researching and writing work related to gender, sex, and/or sexuality.

Learning Outcomes: All proposals must demonstrate that your work in a non-WGST course achieved at least two outcomes form this list. All proposals must meet Outcome 1 and at least one additional outcome.

Outcome 1: Students will engage critical perspectives about the social and/or historical construction of gender and/or sexuality.

Outcome 2: Students will employ feminist and/or gender analyses of disciplinary content or methodology.

Outcome 3: Students will employ theories and methodologies of gender, sex, and/or sexuality.

Outcome 4: Students will recover and/or analyze work by women and/or sexual or gender minorities in the field of cultural production, using feminist analyses.

Outcome 5: Students will situate disciplinary knowledge among diverse communities and cultures.

Syllabus, Assignments and Practices as Evidence of Student Action Steps: In the boxes below, please upload the course syllabus, directing the committee to specific places in the syllabus where you and the instructor tailored your assignments to meet WGST learning outcomes, and summarize the work produced.

Upload Course Syllabus Here
*

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

Learning Outcome 1: Students will engage critical perspectives about the social and/or historical construction of gender and/or sexuality. Describe what students will produce or the experiences they will have that provides evidence of the learning outcome. Provide a brief abstract (100-200 words) of your written work demonstrating outcome #1, including the length of the assignment.

Additional Outcomes (#2-#5): Provide a brief abstract (100-200 words) of your work demonstrating attainment of any additional outcome(s) numbered 2-5, including the length of the assignment. Examples may include research papers, oral presentations, teaching demonstrations, advocacy work, interviews or data collection, or creative output, such as the production of a film, new media or digital media, design, choreography, sculpture, or painting. You could describe Safe Zone training to achieve non-heterosexist language in the classroom, or feminist classroom practices you employed, websites you designed, or community and advocacy work done on behalf of women, girls, and sexual minorities. For example, if the outcome is #4, "recovering of writing by women," insert the prompt requiring students to identify and locate the work of a non-canonical author who is a female or sexual minority.

Faculty or Designated Advisor Support: Please provide contact information for the faculty member/advisor who can confirm your accounts above.

Sending

Student Name
*

Faculty Director of Thesis/Dissertation
*

Faculty Committee for Thesis/Dissertation
*

Are you registered for thesis/dissertation hours this semester? (Note: You are able to petition for approval of dissertation hours in a semester when you are registered for dissertation hours.)
*

Projected Date of Completion of Thesis/Dissertation
*

Date of WGST Submission

Below, please provide evidence that at least 50% of the content of your work in the thesis/dissertation is related to gender, sex, or sexuality. You must meet Outcome #1 and at least one additional learning outcome (#2-4). Please explain how you achieve the following learning outcome(s) through your thesis/dissertation work. Provide specific examples of how your thesis/dissertation provides evidence of your attainment of the learning outcomes.

Learning Outcome #1: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social and/or historical construction of gender, sex, or sexuality. Please explain how you achieve this outcome through your thesis/dissertation. Provide specific examples of how your thesis/dissertation provides evidence of your attainment of the learning outcome.

Additional Learning Outcomes: Explain how you met at least one of the following learning outcomes. Be sure to provide specific examples of how your thesis/dissertation demonstrates your attainment of the learning outcome(s).

Outcome #2: Students will analyze socially-constructed gender and sex roles among diverse communities and cultures. Outcome #3: Students will encounter significant works of scholarship and/or methods for doing research in gender studies. Outcome #4: Students will explore work by women and/or sexual minorities in the field of cultural production.

Upload an abstract and bibliography for the thesis/dissertation.

Maximum upload size: 5.12MB

Faculty Thesis/Dissertation Advisor Support: Please provide contact information for the faculty member/advisor who can attest that the student's description of the work is accurate and that the student has advisor support for this petiition.

Sending