Feminist Theory

General

Prefix

GWS

Course Number

415

Course Level

Undergraduate

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Feminist theories and their application to understanding women's lives and how gender operates through social institutions. This course fulfills the Upper Division Writing Requirement for the Gender and Women's Studies major with a grade of "C" or better.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Identify the basic principles of different feminist theoretical perspectives and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Outcome

Apply different feminist theoretical frameworks to social issues.

Outcome

Analyze gender issues using feminist theories.

Outcome

Summarize and synthesize feminist theories in both written and oral forms.

Outcome

Practice situating the theories studied within feminist conversations in and outside the classroom.

Dependencies

Courses

GWS415 is a prerequisite for: