Course Competencies:   Introduction to   Women's and Gender Studies    WS 101 and WS 102

WS 101 *MIC / *WIC
Introduction to Studies in Women and Gender
[MIC=Multicultural Infusion Course] * [WIC=Writing in Context of other disciplines]

Introduction to selected topics in women’s and gender studies, drawn from varied historical and multicultural contexts and approached from multi-disciplinary perspectives, will enable WS 101 students to:

1. Identify the general principles--e.g., key concepts, critical perspectives, core goals--that broadly characterize Western academic studies of women and gender in a wide spectrum of disciplines and professional fields.

2. Trace the historical-intellectual roots of contemporary women’s and gender studies in Western feminist thought and relevant socio-political movements.

3. Define common tenets of Western feminist theory, as well as two or more key differences that distinguish different schools of feminist thought.

4. Examine the effects of "gender" and "sex" as factors that can shape human differences and similarities--e.g., in cultural experiences, perspectives, power, choices.

5. Comparatively analyze the types of questions or problems posed, methods of inquiry used, and knowledge produced by examples of women’s and gender scholarship in three different academic disciplines and/or professional fields.

6. Evaluate the impact of women and gender studies on knowledge and/or methods in selected academic disciplines and professional fields.

7. Formulate responses and interpretations using varied strategies and resources (e.g., active listening and critical reading skills, oral discussion, self-reflection, informal writing-to-learn, comparative analysis, interdisciplinary synthesis).

8. Communicate one’s interpretations and evaluations in writing, and support one’s points clearly and cogently using core concepts, specific examples, and appropriate methods of analysis drawn from interdisciplinary studies of women and gender.

9. Extend and apply one’s understanding of women’s and gender studies through further inquiry and focused research--e.g., on a relevant topic of personal/professional interest, an unanswered question, and/or a controversial claim subject to alternative interpretations.

Cora Agatucci, July 1999

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WS 102 *MIC / *WIC
Introduction to Studies in Women and Gender: Humanities
[MIC=Multicultural Infusion Course] * [WIC=Writing in Context of other disciplines]

Introduction to women’s and gender studies in the humanities, on selected topics drawn from varied historical and multicultural contexts and approached from multi-disciplinary perspectives, will enable the WS 102 student to:

1. Identify the general principles--e.g., key concepts, critical perspectives, core goals--that broadly characterize Western academic studies of women and gender in humanities fields (e.g., the arts, communications, culture studies, history, languages, literature, philosophy, religious studies, and other disciplines drawing upon humanities perspectives)

2. Trace the historical-intellectual-aesthetic roots of contemporary women’s and gender studies in Western feminist thought and relevant socio-political and cultural movements.

3. Define common tenets of Western feminist theory and aesthetics, as well as two or more key differences that distinguish different schools of feminist thought pertinent to the humanities.

4. Examine the effects of "gender" and "sex" as factors that can shape human differences and similarities--e.g., in cultural experiences, perspectives, power, and creative expression.

5. Comparatively analyze the types of questions or problems posed, methods of inquiry used, and knowledge produced by examples of women’s and gender scholarship in three different academic disciplines and/or professional fields of the humanities..

6. Evaluate the impact of women and gender studies on knowledge and/or methods in selected academic disciplines and professional fields of the humanities.

7. Formulate responses and interpretations using varied strategies and resources (e.g., active listening and critical reading skills, oral discussion, self-reflection, informal writing-to-learn, comparative analysis, interdisciplinary synthesis).

8. Communicate one’s interpretations and evaluations in writing, and support one’s points clearly and cogently (e.g., using core concepts, textual examples, and appropriate methods of analysis drawn from interdisciplinary studies in the humanities).

9. Extend and apply one’s understanding of women’s and gender studies in the humanities through further inquiry and focused research e.g., on a relevant topic of personal/professional interest, an unanswered question, and/or a controversial claim subject to alternative interpretations.

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