|
|
|
Apr 29, 2024
|
|
WOMEN 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies:CD
5.0 Credits
Introduction to methods and concepts of the interdisciplinary field of Women’s Studies. Examines historical and cultural constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality. Includes women’s histories and identity, family and work, body, politics and health, violence, creativity and empowerment, and resistance. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 100. Dual Listed as DIVST 200
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply key concepts and theories from the field of Women’s Studies to a broad spectrum of historical, political, international and social issues. [REASON]
- Reason and think critically about gender relations and women’s positions from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives. [REASON]
- Analyze and explore relationships between sociopolitical institutions and individual experience. [EXPLORE]
- Explore overlapping meanings and constructions of race, class, gender, and sexuality. [EXPLORE]
- Compare and contextualize the histories, stories, and current situations of different groups of women, by race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and physical ability. [REASON]
- Examine the ways that intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender shape life experience and identity formation. [EXPLORE]
- Identify and assess empirical research findings to critically analyze issues related to women’s positions and experiences. [REASON]
- Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity. [EXPLORE]
Add to Personal Catalog (opens a new window)
|
|
|
