Summer and Fall Courses
GENDER STUDIES COURSES SUMMER & FALL 2022
MAYMESTER 2022 GENDER STUDIES COURSES
GS 290 Moving Beyond Diversity: Solidarity for Allies, Advocates, and Champions (Trout-Kelly)
This fully online course will offer a framework for activism that will center on creating
a culture that stands up for what is right through voices and actions that fight against
normalizing cycles of perpetuated injustices.
SUMMER 2022 GENDER STUDIES COURSES
CA 315 Gender & Communication (Taylor)
This online course is a survey of research and theory concerning the differences in
communication between men and women and the effects and functions of communication
between men and women.
CJ 372 Gender & Criminal Justice (Schulze)
This online course examines the experiences of women in the criminal justice system--as
criminals, as crime victims, and as criminal justice professionals --together with
social values and institutions that shape perceptions and outcomes.
PSY 485 Psychology of Gender (Still)
This online course studies psychological research on gender differences and theories
regarding the origins of these differences.
FALL 2022 GENDER STUDIES COURSES
GS 101 Introduction to Gender Studies (Taylor)
This course provides an interdisciplinary, multicultural overview of the concept of
gender and gender roles in patriarchal society. This course examines the social construction
of gender in our society and how that has shaped such areas as economics, politics,
cultural/social values, and the impact upon women and men in historical and contemporary
terms.
GS 290-801 Moving Beyond Diversity: Solidarity for Allies, Advocates, and Champions
(Trout-Kelly)
This fully online course will offer a framework for activism that will center on creating
a culture that stands up for what is right through voices and actions that fight against
normalizing cycles of perpetuated injustices.
GS 290-802 Black Women and Activism (Trout-Kelly)
This online course will examine black women as agents and activists for change and
will cover such topics as the African Diaspora, slave culture, Black Nationalism from
womanist and feminist perspectives and the constructions and realities of Black womanhood.
This course will incorporate perspectives from several disciplines including history,
gender studies, psychology and sociology.
AFR 101 Introduction to African American Studies (Jackson)
An interdisciplinary investigation of the origins, experiences, conditions, accomplishments
and contributions of people of African ancestry in the United States.
CJ 372 Gender & Criminal Justice (Schulze)
This online course examines the experiences of women in the criminal justice system--as
criminals, as crime victims, and as criminal justice professionals --together with
social values and institutions that shape perceptions and outcomes.
EDF 315 Education in Diverse Society (Fregeau)
Focused on the effects of diversity on teaching and learning, this course is a study
of the social context of schooling from historical, philosophical, sociological, political,
and comparative perspectives.
EH 468 Contemporary Black Fiction (Vrana)
An exploration of post-1965 African American novelists' representations of enslavement
and other key aspects of black history, with special focus on how recent authors have
depicted race, gender, and politics in America's past as a response to their own ongoing
presents.
EH 475 19th-Century Literature (Harrington)
This class will consider a variety of novels and short stories, both popular and literary,
that represent some of the significant political, social, racial, and gender aspects
of the Victorian and Edwardian periods, along with historical and critical work that
contextualizes it.
IST 320 Cultural Competency
This online course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of issues related to interactions
between diverse groups in teams, communities, and organizations. Reviews research
from a variety of disciplines, introduces the history and law of equal opportunity
in the U.S., and examines the costs and benefits of diversity.
HSC 400 Gender Discrimination and Healthcare Inequity (Selwyn)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of gender discrimination
and disparities in healthcare, with special attention to the intersection of gender
and other vulnerable social identities (i.e., historically marginalized identities).
Students will learn to identify instances of gender discrimination and disparities
across the full gender spectrum, and to advocate for equitable healthcare.
HY 465 Myth, Magic, and Miracle in Islam (Williams)
This course examines the role myth, magic, and miracle play in the history of Islamic
Civilization from the 6th century CE to the modern period. Students will analyze primary
sources such as scripture, prophetic biography, and texts on magic, including those
written on amulets and bowls in order to discover the competition and cooperation
that takes place between institutionalized religious authorities, individuals (often
women) claiming a special connection to the divine, and everyday people.
PSC 340 Race, Gender, & Politics (Schulze)
This course is designed to provide students with a critical examination of race and
gender in the political system.
PSY 485 Psychology of Black Experience (Smith)
Theories and principles of psychology pertaining to the experience of black Americans.
SY 200 Sex, Power, & Politics (Mundy)
An analysis of social patterns in sexual identities, behaviors, and desires, including
an introduction to history of sexuality, contemporary theories of sexuality, and the
politics of sexuality today.
SY 315 African American Families (Hanks)
The study of family structure, mate selection, marital and other romantic interaction,
parenting and kinship among African Americans.