WGST 200 - Women in the World: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women’s and Gender Studies through global and multicultural perspectives. It provides an overview of women’s experiences and their activism to achieve equality over time and across the world, with attention to how intersections among gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, physical ability, age and global location affect women’s lives.

Note(s): This course establishes a foundation for further coursework in the Women’s and Gender Studies Minor. This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Global Perspectives. Students cannot earn credit in both WMST 101 and WGST 200.