Gender and Women's Studies

Courses

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GWS N1B Reading and Composition 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2008 8 Week Session, Summer 2007 8 Week Session, Summer 2006 10 Week Session
Training and instruction in expository writing in conjunction with reading literature. The readings and assignments will focus on themes and issues in women's studies.
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Hours & Format

Summer:
6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies N1B

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GWS R1B Reading and Composition 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2018 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2016 First 6 Week Session
Training and instruction in expository writing in conjunction with reading literature. The readings and assignments will focus on themes and issues in gender and women's studies. This course satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

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GWS 10 Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2019
Introduction to questions and concepts in gender and women's studies. Critical study of the formation of gender and its intersections with other relations of power, such as sexuality, racialization, class, religion, and age. Questions will be addressed within the context of a transnational world. Emphasis of the course will change depending on the instructor.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-4 hours of lecture and 1-1 hours of discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 5-10 hours of lecture and 2-2 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 4-5 hours of lecture and 2-2 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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GWS 14 Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Global Political Issues 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
The production of gender, sexuality, and processes of racialization in contemporary global political issues. Topics and geographical foci may vary. Examples: the post-9-11 situation in the U.S. and U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Hindu-Muslim conflict in India; the wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; the Israel/Palestine situation; global right-wing movements; state and social movement terrorisms and transnational "security" measures.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with instructor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies 14

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GWS 20 Introduction to Feminist Theory 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016
Why study theory? How, and from where, does the desire to theorize gender emerge? What does theory do? What forms does theory take? What is the relationship between theory and social movements? This course will introduce students to one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of contemporary inquiry.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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GWS 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016
The Freshman and Sophomore Seminars program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to fifteen freshmen.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
8 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5 hours of seminar per week
15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies 24

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GWS 40 Special Topics 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2016, Summer 2016 10 Week Session, Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session
The findings of feminist scholarship as they apply to a particular problem, field, or existing discipline. Designed primarily for lower division students and non-majors. Topics vary from semester to semester. Students should consult the Women's Studies announcement of courses for specific semester topics.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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GWS 50AC Gender in American Culture 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
A multi-disciplinary course designed to provide students with an opportunity to work with faculty investigating the topic gender in American culture.
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Rules & Requirements

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies 50AC

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GWS 84 Sophomore Seminar 1 or 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Not yet offered
Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. The topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: At discretion of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
5 weeks - 3-6 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-3 hours of seminar per week
15 weeks - 1-2 hours of seminar per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-5 hours of seminar per week
8 weeks - 2-4 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies 84

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GWS 97 Internship 2 - 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Internship Program: Field work in an organization concerned with women's issues plus individual conferences with faculty. Students must present a written scope of work to the supervising faculty members before enrolling. Credit earned depends on the amount of written work completed by students that interprets the experience through diaries, historical reports, and creative work done for the organization. Faculty supervisor and student must agree on assignments.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 10 hours of internship per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 10 hours of internship per week
8 weeks - 10 hours of internship per week
10 weeks - 10 hours of internship per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

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GWS 98 Directed Group Study for Undergraduates 1 - 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Seminars for the group study of selected topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses. Topics will vary from year to year.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies 98

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GWS 99 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Individual research by lower division students only.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Freshmen or sophomores only

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

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GWS 100AC Women in American Culture 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2019 First 6 Week Session, Spring 2019, Summer 2018 First 6 Week Session
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to work with faculty investigating the topic women in American culture.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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GWS 101 Doing Feminist Research 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
In this course, students will learn to do feminist research using techniques from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The teaching of interdisciplinary research skills will focus on practices of gender in a particular domain such as labor, love, science, aesthetics, film, religion, politics, or kinship. Topics will vary depending on the instructor.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 10 and 20

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Gender and Women's Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Formerly known as: Women's Studies 101

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GWS 102 Transnational Feminism 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
. An overview of transnational feminist theories and practices, which address the workings of power that shape our world, and women's practices of resistance within and beyond the U.S otherhood, fatherhood, care, and rights; the changing global political economy of childhoods and varied constructions of "the child"; child laborers, soldiers, street children; consumption by and...