Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

Overview

Subject area

WGS

Catalog Number

101W

Course Title

Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

Description

Exploration of the core concepts underlying the interdisciplinary field of women's studies, introducing the ways in which the study of women and sex/gender as social categories transforms our understanding of culture, history, and society. Topics include the social construction of gender, the gender division of labor, production and reproduction, intersections of gender, race, class, and ethnicity, and the varieties of sexual experience.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Requirement Designation

FUS - Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity

Course Attributes

WRIC - WRIC (Writing Intensive)

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

009197

Course Schedule