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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog
Women and Gender Studies Minor
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| Jennifer Dobby |
Chair, Department of Visual, Interactive and Performing Arts;
Associate Professor of Theatre |
| Pascale Engelmajer |
Professor of Religious Studies |
| Lilly Goren |
Professor of Political Science |
| Jennifer L. Huck |
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology |
| Rebecca Imes |
Chair, Department of Communication, Criminal Justice and Sociology;
Professor of Communication |
| Lara Karpenko |
Professor of English and Writing |
| Abigail Markwyn |
Professor of History |
| Abigail Riemer |
Associate Professor of Social Psychology |
Women and gender studies creates an awareness of the role gender plays in human interactions, in the creation of societal institutions, and in the rankings of individuals within those institutions. Interdisciplinary in its approach to learning, courses in Women and Gender Studies enrich students’ perspectives on a variety of disciplines and provide a critical skill to those interested in understanding the dynamics of human behavior.
Learning Objectives
These learning objectives will be assessed in the interdisciplinary capstone course.
- Apply social scientific lenses including, sociology, criminology communication, and political science to the roles of sex and gender in historical and contemporary life.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the way that history, politics, religion, literature, or artistic works produce, reproduce, and challenge gender constructs across multiple eras and locales.
- Apply comparative theories of gender to historical, global, and contemporary issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to gather sources, analyze information, and produce an original work of research in one or more of the disciplines included in the minor.
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Core Courses that Must be Taken:
Select Two Courses from the Following
Select two courses from the following which have not been taken as part of core:
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