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University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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The Fall (Fa), Spring (Sp), or Summer (Su) semesters indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. Service Learning courses are denoted by SL. Core Curriculum courses are denoted by the appropriate designation. Click here for more information: The Core Curriculum .
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Women’s Studies |
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WMST 3990 - Feminist Theory This course introduces students to the complexities of feminist thought. Calling upon theory from a range of disciplines, the course addresses gender as a social construct and examines how such constructs can create and perpetuate inequality. Prerequisite(s): WMST 1030 . (3, EXPLORATIONS/Human Behavior)
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WMST 4015 - Spanish American Women Writers (SPAN 4015 ) The course explores poetry, short stories, and novels by women of the Spanish-speaking countries of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from the Spanish conquest of America to contemporary Spanish America with special attention to the situation of women in different historical contexts and women’s movements in Spanish America. Prerequisites: 6 hours of Spanish beyond SPAN 2020 , a rating of Intermediate High on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview, or permission of the instructor. (3)
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WMST 4016 - Women Writers of Spain (SPAN 4016 ) The course explores literature and socio-historic contexts of writing by women from the eighth-century Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula to twenty-first-century Spain. Students will read poetry, drama, essays, and novels by Spanish women and learn about women’s movements and women’s situations in Spain from medieval times to the present. Prerequisites: 6 hours of Spanish beyond SPAN 2020 , a rating of Intermediate High on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview, or permission of the instructor. (3)
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WMST 4080 - Race, Class and Gender Inequality (SOCI 4080 ) This course is about social inequality. It addresses the causes and effects of crystallized, historical, institutional, procedural, systemic, unequal distribution of desirable but scarce values among ranked population groupings (social strata) with major attention given to this social phenomenon within urban, industrial society. Prerequisite(s): WMST 1030 or any 1000 level sociology course. (3)
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Xavier Core |
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XCOR 1000 - College Experience XCOR 1000 serves as a foundation for the Xavier academic experience. This course aids in the transition to college life by encouraging students to build connections with faculty, staff, and other students in the university community, and to focus on the skills needed for success at Xavier. Students learn about key components of the Xavier support system available to them, become more engaged with our distinct mission, and begin to reflect on their role in becoming more engaged citizens. XCOR 1000 introduces students to Xavier’s unique Core Curriculum and helps them discover strategies to construct individualized academic pathways. NOTE: Instructors develop their own unique courses, based on a common course syllabus and a shared reading, from which individual syllabi will be built. (1, FOUNDATIONS)
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XCOR 1011 - Xavier Experience Xavier Experience challenges students to think deeply about the meaning of a just and humane society while fostering the development of critical thinking skills, oral and written communication skills, and socially responsible and ethical principles. This course introduces Xavier students to college-level inquiry through engagement with broad issues or questions. Each unique Xavier Experience Seminar is designed by faculty, but must include foundations in Xavier’s mission as well as our identity as a Catholic and historically Black institution. Prerequisite(s): XCOR 1000 and ENGL 1000 /ENGL 1010 (3, FOUNDATIONS)
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XCOR 1012 - New Orleans Experience New Orleans Experience invites students to select a course from an array of topics emphasizing the diverse cultures, environments, and institutions of the New Orleans metropolitan community and Southeast Louisiana. While the city and region serve as text and subject of inquiry, each unique New Orleans Experience course is designed by faculty to increase student engagement and to enhance critical thinking, oral communication, and written communication skills. Prerequisite(s): XCOR 1000 and ENGL 1000 /ENGL 1010 (3, FOUNDATIONS)
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XCOR 3010 - Engaging the Mission Courses approved in this category challenge students to think more deeply about ideas, practices, and values that align with Xavier’s mission and reinforce critical thinking, as well as oral and written communication skills. Students learn to integrate diverse perspectives with a breadth and depth of knowledge, while also utilizing different, methodologies to find solutions to complex problems. Students choose from a variety of unique seminar topics developed by faculty and organized around different “big ideas.” Service learning courses are encouraged. Prerequisite(s): XCOR 1011 /XCOR 1012 and completed at least 60 hours (3, ENGAGEMENTS)
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XCOR 3020 - Engaging Global Issues Courses approved in this category challenge students to explore particular social, cultural, economic, or political issues of global significance, and reinforce critical thinking, as well as oral and written communication skills. Students learn to integrate diverse perspectives with a breadth and depth of knowledge, while also utilizing different, methodologies to find solutions to complex problems. Students choose from a variety of unique seminar topics developed by faculty and organized around different “big ideas.” International study courses are encouraged. Students who earn at least 12 hrs. in an international study abroad program receive exemption from the Engaging Global Issues requirement. Prerequisite(s): XCOR 1011 / XCOR 1012 and completed at least 60 hours (3, ENGAGEMENTS)
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