Updated 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog
Gender and Women's Studies Courses
All Gender and Women's Studies Courses
GWS 1100 Introduction to Gender Studies
(3 credits)
GWS 2220 Women's Issues
(3 credits)
GWS 2223 Men's Issues
(3 credits)
GWS 2600 Women and Diversity: Crossing Boundaries of Race, Class, Gender & Sexuality
(3 credits)
GWS 3100 Topics in Gender and Women's Studies
(3 credits)
GWS 3220 Gender Politics
(3 credits)
GWS 3330 International Gender Issues
(3 credits)
GWS 3850 Sex, Gender and Power: Theories and Practice
(3 credits)
GWS 2220 Women's Issues (3 credits)
An overview of women's studies as an academic discipline, including an examination of the causes and consequences of sexism and gender discrimination. Geared toward developing personal awareness of women's reality in a patriarchal society. Topics include gendered language; stereotypical images; media representations of women; gender violence; and women's roles in relationships, the home, the workplace, and politics. Liberal Education Goal Areas 5 & 7.
Common Course Outline