Gender Studies brings together those courses offered by the University which focus upon questions of gender, giving students the opportunity to explore relationships among genders, through concentrated study across several diverse fields. To offer a minor for students who wish to enrich their major field of study through a study of gender roles.
Philosophy of Feminism is required of all students in the program.
Junior standing and SOCL 201G, 205G or ANTH 203G, or consent of the department. This course reviews the changing roles of women in Latin America from pre-Colombian times to the present. Readings, lectures, and films will show differences in class, race, legal traditions, and regional culture to account for the various ways women have participated in Latin American societies. This course includes both theory and practice. Three courses must be taken from the program's core curriculum.