2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Course Descriptions/Women’s and Gender Studies 597648. Molecular Evolution. (2-2). Credit 3. Theory and tools used in the analysis of molecular evolutionarypatterns of DNA and protein sequences; format combines lecture presentations by instructor discussionof relevant scientific literature, computer exercises, preparation of research proposal or independentresearch project, and practice in peer-review process. Prerequisite: Basic courses in general Genetics andEvolution. Cross-listed with GENE 648.655. Applied Biodiversity Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Students will study in the areas of Conservation genetics,metapopulations, landscape ecology, and ecosystem management. Prerequisite(s): Graduate classification.Cross-listed with RPTS 655.670. Excel Biometry. (3-0). Credit 3. Rational and mathematics behind upper level biometrical methods;construct spreadsheets and analyze a common data set; topics include multiple regressions, principlecomponents analysis, multivariate analysis of variance and others. Prerequisites: Graduate classification;STAT 651 or equivalent.681. Seminar. Credit 1 each semester. Important current developments in wildlife or fisheries fields withspecial reference to literature. Students may register up to but no more than two sections of this coursein the same semester.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 16 each semester. On-the-job training in fields of wildlife andfisheries sciences. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.685. Directed Studies. Credit 2 to 6 each semester. Individual study and research on selected problemapproved by instructor and graduate advisor. Credit adjusted in accordance with requirements of eachindividual case. Prerequisite: Approved proposal.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Special topics in wildlife ecology, fisheries ecology, vertebrate systematics,evolutionary biology of vertebrates and conservation education. May be repeated for credit.*690. Theory of Research. (2-0). Credit 2. Theory, design, analysis and communication of research in wildlifeand fisheries sciences. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Original research on selected wildlife and/or fisheriesproblem to be used in thesis or dissertation.*Field trips required for which departmental fees may be assessed to cover costs.Women’s and Gender Studieswgst.tamu.eduDirector: C. E. Katz(WGST)603. The Contemporary Family. (3-0). Credit 3. Review and criticism of theories developed for studyof the family; family formation, dynamics, conflicts, power, dissolution; subcultural family forms andresponses to social change. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listedwith: SOCI 603.634. Introduction to Gender and Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Major discussions and debates in the areaof gender and education, with particular attention to the role that feminism and feminist theory haveplayed and on the intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification. Cross-listed with EHRD 634.639. Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in Archaeological Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Explores theoreticaland methodological issues in engendering archaeology; ideological biases in the interpretation of rolesattributed to women, men and underrepresented groups in the past; the impact of cultural transformationson underrepresented groups and gender relations; and how to formulate research questions concerningthese issues. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Cross-listed with ANTH 639.645. Queer Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Examines origins of theories of gender and sexual diversity and theirintersections with feminist theories; considers foundational and contemporary texts that address queertheory. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.649. Feminist Pedagogy. (3-0). Credit 3. Explores how educational systems and institutions have regardedwomen historically and contemporarily; considers practical and theoretical writings on feministpedagogy. Prerequisite: EHRD/WGST 634 Introduction to Gender and Education. Cross-listed withEHRD 649.