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WGS 200 Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality studies as an interdisciplinary field spanning the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Study of historical perspectives and contemporary understanding of women and gender. Theory, systematic analysis, and experiential accounts used to explore complexities of gender, and other identity determinants, mechanisms of power and privilege, and avenues for social change.
GEP U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, GEP U.S. Diversity
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Interdisciplinary Studies (BA): Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Concentration
The Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies curriculum is designed to lead students to analyze and reinterpret existing data and common assumptions about gender and gender identity from a multidisciplinary perspective.聽This approach foregrounds the complex relationships between gender, class, ethnic and racial structures; acquaints students with the often unacknowledged contributions made by women in the humanities and sciences, and grounds students in feminist theories and methodological perspectives. The aim of this program it to recognize the substantial contributions of feminist theories to social and public policy analysis.聽
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers programs of study that lead to baccalaureate and advanced degrees in the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. The college also offers courses in these disciplines that are required in all undergraduate programs. In this way the university provides its students the opportunity to prepare for a full life in the professions and occupations that require intellectual flexibility, broad knowledge, and a basic comprehension of human beings and their challenges.