Gender and Society Thematic Track
Description
This theme focuses on the roles of human gender identities and examines the influence of gender on society. It would include educational, biological, psychological, and social aspects of gender, as well as the role that these constructs have played in history, society and cultural expression. To understand this theme in more depth students are encouraged to include one or more of the following:
- Explore gender identity development.
- Differentiate private gender identity from public gender expression.
- Explore cultural implications of gender in different societies.
- Analyze how gender affects learning and the learning environment.
- Analyze the roles and impact that gender has on other identities, such as, race and ethnicity.
- Critically analyze the impact of gender identity/gender expression in the schools, the workplace, and other institutions.
- Analyze the connections among the scientific, social, and cultural issues that make gender identity so significant in a modern society.
GEP Humanities and Social Science Courses
Choose at least one of the following:
| Course | Course Title | GEP Category (ies) |
| ANT 252 | Cultural Anthropology | SS, GK |
| ENG/WGS 305* | Women in Literature | HUM, USD |
| HI 412* | The Sexes and Society in Early-Modern Europe | HUM, GK |
| HI 423* | Women in European Enlightenment | HUM, GK |
| HI/WGS 447* | History of American Women to 1900 | USD |
| HI/WGS 448* | American Women in the Twentieth Century | USD |
| HI 452* | Recent America | HUM |
| HI 457* | Twentieth-Century U.S. Intellectual History | HUM |
| HI 462* | Southern History since the Civil War | HUM, USD |
| HI 477* | Women in the Middle East | HUM, GK |
| PS 204 | Problems of American Democracy | SS |
| PS 205 | Law and Justice | SS |
| PS 309 | Equality and Justice in United States Law | SS, USD |
| PSY/WGS 406* | Psychology of Gender | SS, USD |
| REL/WGS 472* | Women and Religion | HUM |
| SOC 203 | Current Social Problems | SS, USD |
| SOC/WGS 204 | Sociology of Family | SS, USD |
| SOC/WGS 304* | Women and Men in Society | SS, USD |
| WGS 492* | Theoretical Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies | HUM, USD |
GEP Natural Sciences and Mathematics Courses
Choose at least one of the following:
| Course | Course Title | GEP Category |
| BIO 105 | Biology in the Modern World | NS |
| BIO 181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | NS |
| BIO 212* | Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology | NS |
| GN 301 | Genetics in Human Affairs | NS |
| ST 101 | Statistics by Example | MA |
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | MA |
| ST 361* | Introduction to Statistics for Engineers | MA |
| ST/BUS 350* | Economics and Business Statistics | MA |
Additional associated GEP Courses
| Course | Course Title | GEP Category (ies) |
| STS/WGS 210 | Women and Gender in Science and Technology | IP, USD |
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies | USD |
| WGS/MUS 360 | Women In Music | USD, VPA |
*Course has a pre-requisite
| GEP Category Abbreviations: |
| HUM: Course fulfills a GEP Humanities requirement SS: Course fulfills a GEP Social Sciences requirement NS: Course fulfills a GEP Natural Sciences requirement MA: Course fulfills a GEP Mathematical Sciences requirement IP: Course fulfills a GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives requirement VPA: Course fulfills the GEP Additional Breadth chosen from the HUM/SS/VPA lists if applicable to your major GK: Course also fulfills the GEP Global Knowledge co-requisite USD: Course also fulfills the GEP U.S. Diversity co-requisite |
(Revised 07.25.2014)