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Announcement of Courses

Women's Studies courses offer students an understanding of gender socialization and women's experiences across cultures; knowledge of women's political, historical, and artistic achievements; and strategies for improving communication and promoting healthy behaviors in our personal, social, and work lives.

WOMN 10. Women and Film
WOMN 20. Her/His/Ourstories
WOMN 25. Introduction to Women's Studies: Feminism Demystified
WOMN 51-52-53. Current Topics in Women's Studies
WOMN 54.  Politics of Sexual Violence
WOMN 55.  Ending Sexual Violence: Peer Education
AFAM 60. The African American Woman in the United States
ANTH 25. Culture, Gender and Sexuality
ART 108. Women through Art History
ASAM 35. Asian American Women
BCST 105. Gender and Mass Media
ECON 25. Women in the Economy
ENGL 1A. University-Parallel Reading and Composition
ENGL 37. African American Women in Literature
ENGL 55. Survey of Gay and Lesbian Literature
ENGL 57. Women and Literature
ENGL 58A. Contemporary Women Writers and Poets
ENGL 96. Academic Writing and Reading
GLST 21. Issues in Lesbian Relationships
GLST 30. Issues in the Lesbian Community
HLTH 25. Women's Health Issues
HLTH 26. Women's Health: Advanced Issues
HIST 12A-12B. United States Women's History
HUM 25. Women in the Arts
IDST 23. African American Women in the Creative Arts
IDST 70. Architecture and Diversity
IDST 80-81. Diversity and Social Justice
LABR 78A-78B-78C. Women's Employment Issues
LAMS 10. Latinas in the U.S.: Voces (Voices)
P E 550. Self Defense For Women
P E 566. Personal Defense and Safety Awareness
PSYC 14. Psychology of Shyness and Self Esteem
PSYC 15. Assertive Behavior
PSYC 17. Psychology of Eating, Food, and Weight
PSYC 25. Psychology of Sex Differences
SOC 25. Sex and Gender in American Society

WOMN 9843. Issues of Concern to Women

WOMN 10. Women and Film (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
A brief history of the development of feminist film studies. Once outlined, this approach is applied to Hollywood cinema to demonstrate how movies both reflect and shape notions about women and their roles in society. Significant examples of films made by women in resistance to patriarchal images are also screened, accompanied by readings by prominent feminist theorists. CSU/UC

WOMN 20. Her/His/Ourstories (3)
Lec-3                                   CR/NC avail.
Advise: ENGL 90 or ESL 150 or placement in ENGL 92 or ESL 82 or 160
Using oral traditions, dialogue, conversation, and storytelling, the course offers strategies for researching, recognizing, respecting, and retelling individual/community stories to enhance life and career/job choices. Overview of documentation topics and processes: negotiation, protocol, and ethics of retelling stories, as well as specific skills, such as formatting, layout, copyediting, and working with print/multimedia design consultants. Emphasis on female storytelling traditions. CSU

WOMN 25. Introduction to Women's Studies: Feminism Demystified (3)
Lec-3                                    CR/NC avail.
Introduction to the origins, purpose, subject matter, and methods of Women's Studies and to feminist perspectives on a range of social issues affecting women of diverse backgrounds. Focus on how grassroots feminism led to Women's Studies as a discipline and the connection between the classroom and the community. CSU/UC

WOMN 51-52-53. Current Topics in Women's Studies (1-2-3)
Lec-1,2,3
Repeat: if no subject repeat
An interdisciplinary approach to current issues and concerns of women in a variety of areas, such as health, history, and sexuality. CSU (UC upon review)
Formerly IDST 51-52-53.

WOMN 54. Politics of Sexual Violence (3)
Lec-3, field trips                   CR/NC avail.
An examination of the political, social, and psychological causes of sexual violence, its connection to other hate crimes, and strategies for transforming a violent culture through prevention education. Includes a special emphasis on the healing function of creative expression. Field project required. CSU

WOMN 55. Ending Sexual Violence: Peer Education (3)
Lec-3, field trips                      CR/NC avail.
Education and skills training in peer education to promote healthy sexual relationships by reducing sexual violence, specifically intimate partner violence and acquaintance rape. Peer education activities, geared toward ending sexual violence, include presentations to CCSF and high school students and volunteer work in community-based organizations. CSU

AFAM 60. The African American Woman in the United States (3)
Lec-3
The Black woman in America from 1619 to the present. Particular emphasis on contributions she has made to the society. CSU/UC

ANTH 25. Culture, Gender and Sexuality (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Advise: ANTH 3
The cross-cultural and historical factors that determine how women and men understand and act out their gender and sexuality. Focus on women's role in non-western cultures such as Native American, Moslem, African, and Asian societies. Various aspects of culture which affect both female and male status, such as economics, religion, family and marriage, and sexual practices, will be examined in detail. CSU/UC

ART 108. Women through Art History (3)
Lec-3
Note: The study of art history requires college-level reading comprehension.
A study of works of individual women, investigating their place in society as artists and patrons, as well as subjects in art. The course will introduce women from both European and non European cultures from prehistory to the present. All art will be discussed from both a critical and historical perspective, with regard to a social context and formal visual elements, (line, form, space, color). CSU/UC

ASAM 35. Asian American Women (3)
Lec-3
Examination of the lives of Asian American women, using a multi-disciplinary approach which includes literature, poetry, history, political science, anthropology and sociology. Readings, papers and discussions on the social, cultural, political, and economic conditions facing Asian American women. Field trip may be required. CSU/UC

BCST 105. Gender and Mass Media (3)
Lec-3, field trips
An exploration of the mass mediated messages—radio, television, film, print, and the Internet—and how they influence and define gender roles, with particular emphasis on how women are represented. A critique of roles given to each gender. An update on opportunities for women in each of the mainstream and alternative media industries. CSU

ECON 25. Women in the Economy (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
An introduction to women’s roles in the U.S. economy, including varying experiences related to race, ethnicity, and class. Examines women’s occupations and earnings; women’s household activities and how they affect paid work; women as consumers; public policy regarding women’s work and poverty; and current special topics. Applies and contrasts mainstream political economic theories within a feminist perspective. CSU/UC

ENGL 1A. University-Parallel Reading and Composition (3)
Prereq.: ENGL 96 or placement in ENGL 1A (through CCSF English Placement Testing or the English Placement Test Waiver process)
Practice in reading and writing expository prose. CSU/UC/CAN
Some sections of ENGL 1A are taught from a feminist perspective. For further information about these sections, see the Chair of Women's Studies.

ENGL 37. African American Women in Literature (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
An intensive examination of the literary efforts of African American women writers beginning with the Slave Narratives to the present. CSU/UC

ENGL 55. Survey of Gay and Lesbian Literature (3)
Lec-3
Prereq.: ENGL 96 or placement in ENGL 1A
A survey of gay and lesbian literature drawing on examples that present material relevant to present day experience. CSU/UC

ENGL 57. Women and Literature (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Prereq.: ENGL 96 or placement in ENGL 1A
Literature by women: reading, discussion, and analysis of literature written in English by women over the last four hundred years. Emphasis on the nineteenth and early twentieth century novel, including some poetry and drama; classical as well as new and re-discovered authors. CSU/UC

ENGL 58A. Contemporary Women Writers and Poets (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Prereq.: ENGL 96 or placement in ENGL 1A
Contemporary women writers and poets: reading, discussion, and analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by contemporary women from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Works in translation may be included. CSU/UC

ENGL 96. Academic Writing and Reading (3)
Lec-3
Prereq.: ENGL 93 or 94, or placement in ENGL 96
College-level training and practice in critical reading and in writing argumentative essays. Emphasis is on reading and writing analytically and developing research and documentation skills.
Some sections of ENGL 96 are taught from a feminist perspective. For further information about these sections, see the Chair of Women's Studies.

GLST 21. Issues in Lesbian Relationships (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Exploration of the history, culture, and psychological dynamics of lesbian relationships. Emphasis on the central issues of intimacy and commitment as well as the sociological effect of homophobia and minority status within the lesbian dyad. CSU

GLST 30. Issues in the Lesbian Community (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Historical analysis and examination of issues central to the development of lesbian identity, culture, and relationships; exploration and debate of current controversial issues in the political, social, and personal realms of lesbian experience. CSU/UC

HLTH 25. Women's Health Issues (3)
Lec-3, field trips .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Advise: ESL 72 or 150 or ENGL 90 or placement in ESL 160 or 82 or ENGL 92
A health class emphasizing the empowerment of each woman in the pursuit of her physical, mental, spiritual, and political health. Aimed at meeting the needs of women of diverse ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations. Topics include: breast self-exam, menstrual health, reproductive management, motherhood, AIDS and STDS, menopause, violence against women, stress, nutrition, exercise, althernative health, and more. Course work involves research on personal health concerns. CSU/UC

HLTH 26. Women's Health: Advanced Issues (3)
Lec-3, field trips
Advise: HLTH 25, 27 or 53; and eligible for ENGL 94
In-depth analysis of women's health issues chosen for particular relevance to CCSF students. Focus on public policy and advocacy, emerging trends and careers in women's health, access to diverse health care modalities, and current controversies. CSU

HIST 12A-12B. United States Women's (3-3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
    HIST 12A. An in-depth study of the experiences, roles, and contributions of women in the political, economic,
    social and cultural developments of the United States from the pre-colonial period to the end of the Civil War. CSU/UC
    HIST 12B. An in-depth study of the experiences, roles, and contributions of women in the political, economic, social
    and cultural developments of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. CSU/UC

HUM 25. Women in the Arts (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Examination of the creative process by studying the history of women in the arts from pottery, ritual chants, and story telling to painting, sculpture, jazz, novels, and performance art. Recognized "greats" as well as anonymous women of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Films, tapes, slides and a field trip to complement class lectures and discussions. CSU/UC

IDST 23. African American Women in the Creative Arts (3)
Lec-3
An intensive examination of the creative efforts of African American women artists and writers from 1753 to the present. CSU/UC

IDST 55. Ending Sexual Violence: Peer Education (3)
Lec-3, field trips .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Advise: IDST 54
Education and skills training in peer education to promote health sexual relationships by reducing sexual violence, specifically battery and rape. Peer education activities, geared towards ending sexual violence, are conducted among CCSF students, with volunteer work in community-based organizations.  Field project required. CSU

IDST 70. Architecture and Diversity (3)
Lec-3, field trips .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
An introductory critical review of the building and design heritage of women all over the world and of indigenous people’s architecture in Africa and Latin America from tribal dwellings to monumental structures, followed by a series of architectural and engineering studios introducing students to basic building and design skills: developing a project, drawing a floor plan, building an architectural model, using drafting tools and computers. Emphasis on hands-on skills. CSU

IDST 80-81. Diversity and Social Justice (.5-1)
Lec-.5, 1                                             CR/NC avail.
A series of courses exploring specific forms of social oppression in the United States and social justice interventions. CSU
IDST 80A. Diversity: Racism
IDST 80C. Diversity: Sexism
IDST 80D. Diversity: Heterosexism
IDST 80E. Diversity: Ableism
IDST 80F. Diversity: Classism
IDST 80G. Diversity: Transphobia
IDST 81B. Diversity: Anti-Semitism/Anti-Arabism

LABR 78A-78B-78C. Women's Employment Issues (1-1-1)
Lec-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
These courses may be taken in any sequence
LABR 78A: A survey of women's work in the past and present. Examines the historical evolution of women's work lives, the impact of family structure, prevailing notions of "women's place," labor market opportunities, and trade union organizations. CSU
LABR 78B: Current issues facing women workers will be discussed. Topics include pay equity, legal rights of women workers, sexual harassment, combining work and family responsibilities and women's employment issues. CSU
LABR 78C:
Repeat: max. 3 su
Focus on special problems of selected occupational groups such as clerical workers, health workers and women in non-traditional jobs. CSU

LAMS 10. Latinas in the U.S.: Voces (Voices) (3)
Lec-3, field trips
The lives and experiences of Latinas living in the U.S. The effects that their experiences have on self-esteem. Multi-disciplinary discussion and analysis of major social and cultural issues and themes. CSU/UC

P E 550. Self Defense For Women (1)
Lab-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
An integrated approach to rape prevention incorporating psychological, physical and preventive skills. CSU/UC

P E 566. Personal Defense and Safety Awareness (1)
Lab-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Repeat: max. 4 units
Assault prevention and personal defense skills designed to increase safety awareness. Basic physical defense skills are taught with an emphasis on streetwise safety strategies and the psychology of assault prevention. CSU/UC

PSYC 14. Psychology of Shyness and Self Esteem (1)
Lec-1                                 CR/NC avail.
An examination of psychological theories and research on the development of shyness and self esteem.  Techniques for reducing shyness and raising self esteem. CSU

PSYC 15. Assertive Behavior (1)
Lec-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Emphasis on behavioral theories and their application to assertive behavior. Deals with assertiveness techniques in a variety of situations, including communication with family, friends, and others. CSU

PSYC 17. Psychology of Eating, Food, and Weight (1)
Lec-18 (total hrs)                CR/NC avail.
Not open to students who have completed PSYC 41A.
An examination of psychological theories and research on eating, weight and food.  Includes examination of eating disorders, dieting, the diet industry, and weight management. CSU

PSYC 25. Psychology of Sex Differences (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
Analysis of sex differences from physiological, psychological, and social perspectives; exploration of areas such as abilities, achievement, aggression, attitudes, including the study of concepts of femininity, masculinity, and androgyny. Designed to increase understanding of personal and professional relationships. CSU/UC

SOC 25. Sex and Gender in American Society (3)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CR/NC avail.
How social institutions such as education, family, work, law, etc. affect women and men differently; how gender roles influence self-concept as well as educational opportunities. Examines the contemporary status of all American women, including African-American, Latina, and Asian-American, in terms of differences and similarities. The strategies, policies, and laws necessary to eliminate sexism from society and to create alternatives for women and men. CSU

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