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WMST 450

Feminist Theory and Methods

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Survey of contemporary theory and method in women’s studies. Examines practical and philosophical issues in feminist thought on the construction and significance of gender difference.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing
GRI 103GRI 216GRI 257WMST 101WMST 250
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

GRI 103 or GRI 216 or GRI 257 or WMST 101 or WMST 250; Junior or Senior standing.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Terms

spring

Core

CO10, CO14

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • critically analyze theories, methods, and representations of gender and feminism from an interdisciplinary perspective.
  • apply feminist theory to the examination of laws, policies, practices, and cultural representations that produce gendered identities in contemporary society.
  • design, develop, and complete appropriate steps to conduct a research project addressing a contemporary problem relating to women, gender, or sexuality.
  • clearly articulate, in writing and orally, how feminist theory and methods help us to make sense of contemporary social conditions and to act in ways that can effect social change.