GNDR 399 Applied Concepts in Gender Studies
Building on principles and foundations gained in previous classwork, the Applied Concepts course will pursue a different topic each spring semester in the areas of gender, women's studies, and/or sexuality. Designed to be an integrative experience, the course will engage students in discussion, critical response to research, and application of disciplinary concepts. Attention will be paid to the future of the Gender Studies student, how to link coursework to potential careers, and consideration of the practical and ethical
dimensions of taking Gender Studies concepts into the world beyond the university. Students pursuing a major or minor in Gender Studies should plan to take this course in their last spring semester (as close to graduation as possible).
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective May 7, 2016 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Synthesize and draw upon previous Gender Studies and related coursework in order to support advanced discussion of the current topic.
- Describe and analyze historical and contemporary issues of gender and/or sexuality.
- Discuss and explain the role of an informed citizen who can articulate and appreciate individual difference based in gender and/or sexuality.
- Perform original analysis of a gender topic with an informed awareness of the critical methodology employed.
- Write analytic, well-reasoned, well-supported, literate academic papers.
- Identify and justify the practical and ethical dimensions of taking gender studies concepts into their worlds of civic engagement.
- Prepare statements, resumes, presentations, or rationales linking students' specialized training in Gender Studies to commonly expressed goals of future employers in various corporate, educational, service, and non-profit contexts.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Spring 2025
Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
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50 | Applied Concepts in Gender Studies | Nguyen, Kathy Ngoc | Books for GNDR-399-50 Spring 2025 | Course details for GNDR-399-50 Spring 2025 |