GNDR1061 — Introduction to Gender Studies
GNDR 1061 - Introduction to Gender Studies GNDR 1061 - Introduction to Gender Studies Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Course Description: Introduction to Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary course focused on the ways that sex and gender influence social, cultural, and political systems. This course addresses interconnections among systems of oppression (such as sexism, racism, classism, ethnocentrism, homophobia/heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, and others) in order to read and analyze gender, exploring how it impacts one’s understanding of civic engagement with society. This course is required for the Gender Studies Certificate. MnTC Goals 5 & 9 evaluate how feminist scholarship has developed tools for thinking about gendered experience. apply tools for thinking about gendered experience to individual and societal problems. analyze social and cultural assumptions about gender. articulate how to use intersectional theory, which demonstrates how systems of oppression interact to influence people’s lives. evaluate key ethical questions in the field, particularly as they relate to students’ understanding of and relationship with citizenship. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies 5 History/Social/Behavioral Science, 9 Ethical/Civic Responsibility Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6) 05. 02. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures. 05. 03. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories. 05. 04. Develo
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052