WMST 2100 Introduction to Women's Studies
This course will introduce students to the academic field
of Women’s Studies and will encourage students to think
critically and develop an independent evaluation of the complex
issues involved. Students in this course should gain an understanding
of how Women’s Studies has evolved and affected viewpoints
within the academic world and in wider communities; learn feminist
approaches to academics, including the place of personal experience
and activism in the study of women; appreciate the diversity
of feminist thought and female experience; be able to analyze
the intersections of gender, race, class, sexuality, and spirituality
in the lives of women; to reflect critically on the various
points of view presented; and to communicate effectively both
orally and in writing.