Overview

Women's Studies 303 allows students to examine and apply a gender-based analysis to specific and global health issues. Students' work in this course will help them to better understand issues such as gender and the politics of health care; women’s reproductive health and health care; special issues in women’s health, including cancer, violence, and aging; and women’s health and the global environment. The course concentrates on health issues that are unique to women’s experiences, on women’s status as consumers of health care, and on the medicalization of women’s health issues and concerns. The course stresses the potential for women’s agency and autonomy with respect to improving their health and environments.

Outline

Evaluation

To receive credit for this course, you must achieve a minimum grade of "D" (50 percent) on the final exam and an overall grade of "D" (50 percent) or better for the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

The Boston Women's Health Book Collective. (2005). Our bodies, ourselves: A new edition for a new era. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Other materials

In addition to the textbook, the course materials include a study guide, a course manual, and a reading file.