HIS251 Women's History: Giving the Majority Its Past

This course is a seminar that will examine the cultural assumptions by which society measures the significance of men's and women's lives. It will trace the many roles of women in the past and discuss whether traditional expectations about individual values and gender roles are realistic or biased and whether double standards exist for men and women. Students will complete independent projects examining women's lives. The instructor will determine the particular emphasis in period and culture.

Credit Hours

3

Lecture Hours

3

Prerequisite

Reading proficiency and Writing proficiency or RWR090 Reading Writing and Reasoning Minimum Grade of: C

Attributes

  • Free Elective

  • History/Government Elective

  • Liberal Arts Elective

  • Reading Content Course

  • Social Science Elective