COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Women and Gender Studies PSIR 356 Spring 03+00+00 Elective 3 6
Academic Unit: Political Science and Public Administration
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: • Understand different gender, gender definitions, • Recognizing different gender theories • Understanding the political, legal and social context and implications surrounding gender and women issues in society • Ability to use classroom concepts and information to reflect personal information • experience
Course Contents: This course will introduce students to the systematic study of gender and women primarily in Turkey. In the course, the concept of gender and the ways that cultural ideas of gender structure the everyday lives of both men and women. We will look at ideas of masculinity, femininity, sexuality, and the ways that they are constructed and reproduced in Turkey. We will also examine the ways that gender affects such topics as media, ideas of beauty, sex, work, parenthood and politics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Develop the capacity to question assumptions and commonsense understandings surrounding sex and gender in the world around them.
  • 2- Identify and understand the main theories of identity and gender.
  • 3- Analyze the effect of gender on the daily life of men and women.
  • 4- Apply theoretical readings to practical problems.
  • 5- Able to write in an analytical manner
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lecture, discussion, research projects


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Defintitions and concepts Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
2 Gender theories Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
3 Learning gender Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
4 Media Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
5 Sexuality Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
6 Sex Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
7 Beauty and the Body Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
8 Work Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
9 Reproductive Rights Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
10 Parenthood and Family Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
11 Gender Based Violence Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
12 Politics, Law and Feminism Reading the related chapter(s) on Learn
13 Project presentations
14 Project presentations


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

All course resources are on Learn


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 5
Project 1 40
Homework Assignments 4 20
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 5 25
In-Class Application Reports 10 10
Total: 34 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Project12525
Homework Assigments515
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)14570
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes144
In-Class Studies where Students are Active144
Total Workload (hour):150


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

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