SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENDER, WOMEN AND SOCIETY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe social scientific scholarship key to the field of gender and women's studies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze relationships among social institutions, groups, social norms, and/or formal laws and policies through a feminist lens. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Synthesize and effectively communicate relevant information orally and in writing, independently and in collaboration with others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply key concepts and frameworks to everyday lived experiences and social events and issues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze materials from an interdisciplinary perspective, using critical tools drawn from a variety of methodologies. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe social scientific scholarship key to the field of gender and women's studies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze relationships among social institutions, groups, social norms, and/or formal laws and policies through a feminist lens. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Synthesize and effectively communicate relevant information orally and in writing, independently and in collaboration with others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply key concepts and frameworks to everyday lived experiences and social events and issues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze materials from an interdisciplinary perspective, using critical tools drawn from a variety of methodologies. Audience: Graduate