BIOLOGY AND GENDER

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or GEN&WS 103 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological 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 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe biological justifications of sexism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe and critique existing scientific literature on the biology of sex and gender. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe how historically rooted sexism and bias can shape biological research on sex and gender. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify critical topics and methodologies for future biological research within a feminist framework. 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 biological justifications of sexism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe and critique existing scientific literature on the biology of sex and gender. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe how historically rooted sexism and bias can shape biological research on sex and gender. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify critical topics and methodologies for future biological research within a feminist framework. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze materials from an interdisciplinary perspective, using critical tools drawn from a variety of methodologies. Audience: Graduate