HST-1016 - Women in Europe* (H, C) (3)

Prerequisite: College-level reading placement or complete one of the following: IRW-0900A or IRW-0900B
Students study the history of women in the western world exploring legal and economic issues, social and political concerns as they affect and were affected by women in Europe. Discussion of such topics as war and revolution will be framed to ask the question about the role of women, the impact of war on women, their families, and communities. Students who have completed HST-2040 cannot receive credit for HST-1016. This course satisfies the General Education Humanities requirement and the Core Competency for Cultural and Global Awareness.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Understand the ways in which gender has been constructed through European history

CO2 - Understand women as participants in European history

CO3 - Distinguish among the diversity of cultures represented within Europe

CO4 - Evaluate the influence of science, religion, nationalism, politics, and economics on
gender roles in Europe

CO5 - Describe the emergence, evolution, and impact of gender stereotypes

CO6 - Analyze the social and political implications of gender

CO7 - Understand the ways in which gender has been used to justify discrimination

CO8 - Describe women’s contribution to European society

CO9 - Identify major movements and significant figures in European gender history

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