Examines gender, sex, sexuality, and race as they relate to other categories of difference from an interdisciplinary perspective including disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Fulfills one of the Foundations - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Offered fall and winter semesters.
Spring/Summer 2024 - Online Fall 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
Focuses on the historical development of feminist thought. Interdisciplinary examination of the theoretical approaches to feminism and gender. Designed for, but not limited to, WGS students. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: WGS 101 or permission of instructor.
Winter 2025 - Online
Introduces LGBTQ histories, cultures, and theoretical perspectives in the context of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, religion, ability, and nation. Topics include literary and artistic expression, biological investigations, health matters, policy and politics, community life, and other issues relevant to studying gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer life. Fulfills Foundations - Historical Analysis. Offered winter semester.
Fall 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
Introduction to historical and contemporary U.S. popular and everyday culture, arts, and entertainment as mechanisms that produce and reinforce ideologies about gender, race, and sexuality. Analyzes formal elements and aesthetics of various popular arts, modes of production and distribution, and the role of popular arts in activism and resistance. Fulfills Foundations - Arts. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Offered fall and winter semesters.
This course explores the ways that gender influences government and policy decisions. Students will explore many gendered issues and the relevant policy responses. Topics include domestic violence, reproductive policies, divorce and the family, marriage and the family, poverty, class, and compensation. Cross-listed with PLS 302. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: PLS 102 or junior standing.
Fall 2024 - Online
Explores gender as a socially constructed system of stratification. Topics may include how ideas about gender shape childhood, families, education, work, violence, science, and social inequality. Examines how gender intersects with other socially constructed systems of stratification, including race, sexuality, class, age, and ability. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with SOC 317. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Explores sexuality as a socially constructed system of stratification. Topics may include the production of sexual identities and desires, and how ideas about sexuality shape the media, violence, social movements, and work. Examines how sexuality intersects with other socially constructed systems of stratification, including race, gender, class, age, and ability. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with SOC 318. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
An in-depth study of crimes committed almost exclusively against women. Such crimes include sexual harassment, rape, and certain types of murder. The course is taught within the framework of feminist theory and research. Crosslisted with CJ 320. Offered fall semester.
This course is an overview of contemporary women's health issues focusing on the interconnectedness between health and the environment. Topics include reproductive issues, pesticides, sustainable development, occupational hazards, health insurance, and breast cancer. Discussions and readings will focus on the impact of race, class, and sexuality on women's health. Part of the Sustainability Issue. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Spring/Summer 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
A comparative examination of the impact of development on families and gender roles in third world countries. Will include consideration of general issues (e.g., factors affecting family reproduction decisions, women in the formal and informal labor force, etc.) and in-depth study of gender and family in one or more countries. Fulfills Cultures - Global Perspectives. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with SOC 350. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing and junior standing.
Spring/Summer 2024 - Online
Examination and application of contemporary feminist, gender, and queer theory. Includes student-designed practicum which might be an internship, case study, or activist project. Final paper locates student-designed practicum within contemporary feminist, gender, and queer theory. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: WGS 201 or WGS 365.
