Women's Health and Bodies

Course Description

How politics and culture shape ideas about diverse women's health and bodies. Topics include gender, race, sexuality, disability, reproduction, disease, violence, and the health care system.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • To critically analyze claims, artifacts, and theories about gender, health, and embodiment.
  • To construct coherent, evidence-based arguments about how gender shapes experiences of health and embodiment.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure Percentage/Points
Journals10%
Reading Quizzes25%
Participation15%
Synthesis Essay25%
Oral Exam25%

Attendance/Participation:

If students miss five or more classes without instructor approval, they will not pass the class.

Participation will be graded weekly based on preparedness, contributions to class discussion, and attentiveness to in-class activities.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.