HS 225 - History of Gender and Sexuality

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: This course explores the development of concepts of gender and sexuality in the West, with some discussions of world cultures and societies, from the most ancient civilizations through the present. The course focuses on how and why gender and sexuality was constructed while examining the general historical context and legacies that informs that narrative. Students will learn about the construction of masculinity and femininity and its implication to a variety of disciplines, as well as the interplay between politics, race, class, sexuality, and gender in history.

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required

General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities and Social Sciences