PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing, a course in PSYCH and ( GEN&WS 102 or 103 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a variety of feminist perspectives on psychology and psychological research. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze the ways in which theorists and researchers address issues of sexism and other forms of discrimination that affect people’s psychological experiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply class content and knowledge by evaluating personal experiences and the world around you in line with theories and concepts learned in class. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply a global perspective to the study of psychology of gender and articulate how class topics and concepts operate across culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Summarize how the study of psychology of gender contributes to social justice. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a variety of feminist perspectives on psychology and psychological research. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze the ways in which theorists and researchers address issues of sexism and other forms of discrimination that affect people’s psychological experiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply class content and knowledge by evaluating personal experiences and the world around you in line with theories and concepts learned in class. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply a global perspective to the study of psychology of gender and articulate how class topics and concepts operate across culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Summarize how the study of psychology of gender contributes to social justice. Audience: Graduate