Classes in sjs

SJS 5 Introduction to Women's Studies 3.0 units
Description: This course offers an introduction to Women's Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that explores the meaning of gender in society as it relates to the status of women. Students will analyze the social construction of gender, feminism, and gender issues in relation to family, education, work, health and reproduction, law, sexuality, media/representation, and globalization. Students will apply critical concepts and tools of feminist and gender studies in their academic and personal lives, and in the community; and they will contribute to the struggle for gender equality.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Use primary, secondary, and personal sources/resources to investigate the social construction of gender and its intersections with other socially-constructed categories of difference (such as race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexuality, ability, appearance, age, and others)
2. Describe and employ fundamental concepts, theories, history, and contemporary manifestations of feminism as expressed in social justice movements dedicated to eliminating gender and other inequities
3. Use a variety of tools and methods to apply concepts of Women's and Gender Studies to their communities and their own academic, occupational, and personal experiences