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POLS 280  Introduction to Women, Gender, and Politics  Units: 3.00  
This course analyzes the status of women and men in domestic and global politics. It presents primary concepts used in political science to address: What is gender? How is it political? How have the women's movement and other collectivities addressed inequality and oppression? What does gender equality look like, and how can it be obtained?
Requirements: Prerequisite POLS 110/6.0* or (POLS 111/3.0 and POLS 112/3.0).  
Course Equivalencies: POLS 280, POLS 280B  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. To provide students with an intensive introduction to the gendered dynamics of politics around the world.
  2. Critically engage a wide range of theoretical and policy literatures on woman in politics.
  3. Analyze patterns and trends of women’s political participation.
  4. Examine and discern the effects of gender in interaction with other critical social identifies and experiences "religion, race, class, sexuality, ethnic, and national identity" in political life.
  5. Develop research and writing skills for presenting arguments in a clear and concise fashion.