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History of Women in America HIS 202

Course Category: 
History, Government and Political Science - Consortium for International Studies
Length: 

Varies; self study.

Location: 
Various; distance learning format.
Dates: 

August 2018 - Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Hybrid course/exam
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss the dynamics of power in the U.S between women and men; explain how relationships among women were determined by differences of race, ethnicity, class, age, region, or religion; recognize diversity as the central factor in the history of women and gender; and discuss the changing role of women from an historical perspective within the framework of U.S. History.

Instruction: 

This course examines the dynamics of power in the U.S. between women and men and among women themselves. This history spans from the first cultural contact between indigenous peoples and Europeans in the 15th century to the new globalism of the 21st century. The overall purpose is to explore the frame in which relationships among women were determined by differences of race, ethnicity, class, age, region, or religion, keeping diversity as the central factor in the history of women and gender.

Credit recommendation: 

In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in U.S. History or as a Social Science elective (8/18) (9/23 revalidation).

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