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WGS-1824: Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies

Description: Describes feminism and the field of Womens and Gender Studies. Explains basic theories of social inequality, privilege, oppression and intersectionality. Discusses feminist perspectives on science and culture. Outlines womens and mens relative positions in and contributions to such institutions as family, work and the state.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 173

Average GPA: 3.55 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 51.87%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.28%

Neal M King202123.2%43.0%25.0%3.7%0.5%4.7%2.8815
Lindsay L Kahle201787.2%5.1%3.8%0.0%1.9%1.9%3.802
Yun Ling Li201568.7%16.7%5.5%5.3%3.6%0.0%3.412
Talitha K Rose202151.0%32.6%9.1%2.2%3.0%2.1%3.283
Jessica L Herling202045.4%40.9%6.1%1.4%3.4%2.9%3.264
Selene I Diaz202474.4%15.0%5.8%1.5%2.3%1.0%3.5415
Manisha Sharma201685.4%11.9%1.2%0.7%0.5%0.2%3.7811
Catalina Hernandez202468.8%24.3%3.5%1.1%0.4%2.0%3.627
Laura J Gillman201474.0%20.9%1.0%2.1%0.0%2.1%3.673
Christine Labuski201975.6%14.8%6.6%1.4%1.0%0.8%3.629
Philip M Ray202175.7%21.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%3.711
Reed W Taylor201392.8%7.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.932
Gary L Wood201681.8%11.4%1.3%0.7%1.8%3.0%3.734
Suchitra Samanta202381.2%15.2%2.2%0.3%0.9%0.3%3.6725
Staff Toney202133.3%60.6%6.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.371
Bonnie Zare202347.8%33.8%7.8%1.6%4.0%4.9%3.195
Michael R Johnson202376.8%22.4%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.666
Silas M Cassinelli202156.9%29.5%10.2%1.1%1.1%1.1%3.412
Jennifer L Turner201761.6%32.7%1.4%1.4%1.4%1.4%3.492
Leah A Ramnath202388.6%5.8%2.9%0.0%2.9%0.0%3.771
Staff Money202480.0%14.3%2.9%0.0%2.9%0.0%3.671
Sharon M Elber201788.8%7.2%2.5%0.0%1.2%0.3%3.829
Eileen T Weigand201597.2%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961
Jennifer M Bondy202086.0%9.1%2.6%1.2%1.2%0.0%3.7310
Sara B Sheiner201880.5%19.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Barbara Smith201649.4%36.6%8.6%3.4%1.3%0.7%3.264
Mosher Jennifer L Dick201582.4%13.2%3.5%0.0%0.9%0.0%3.733
Casey A Brimmer202286.0%7.7%2.5%0.0%0.0%3.8%3.842
Katherine E Ayers201683.2%15.4%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%3.762
Staff Weinbaum201962.5%22.5%7.4%2.5%0.0%5.0%3.461
Zarah V Quinn202394.7%2.6%2.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.891
Staff Breitwieser202250.6%35.0%7.9%4.2%2.4%0.0%3.203
Sitingawawo D Kachipande201765.9%29.6%4.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.521
Jariah Strozier202391.5%2.1%1.1%1.1%1.1%3.2%3.862
Danielle Nora T Noumbouwotsamo201867.4%21.7%6.5%0.0%2.2%2.2%3.551
Anne M Patrick201973.3%13.3%6.6%2.2%4.4%0.0%3.421
Adele E Williams202185.1%4.2%4.2%0.0%2.1%4.3%3.761
Minjeong Kim201248.0%41.6%6.3%2.1%0.0%2.1%3.381
Lyla E Byers202190.8%9.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.912
Megan P Nanney202073.5%18.8%5.5%2.3%0.0%0.0%3.643
Harpreet Singh Dhillon201650.0%40.0%0.0%5.0%5.0%0.0%3.232
Elizabeth C Jamison201462.5%31.3%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%3.381

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