Civic Engagement

Catalog description

This course provides an opportunity for students interested in Women’s and Gender Studies issues to put their ideas about social change into action. It is designed for students to apply models of social change to various 21st-century challenges, such as: gender and racial justice, oppression, population growth, community health needs, poverty, reproductive health and climate change. Civic engagement from a gender studies perspective involves working towards equality and addressing these and other social issues from many different angles. Students might work with appropriate local organizations to address gender-based issues and implement an awareness-raising campaign. Semester(s) Offered: Spring, Fall