COMMST 201Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Communication

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Communication Studies
Cross-listed: GSJ 202

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces the basic theories for studying the multiple relationships between communication practices and gender. The course emphasizes how communication creates gender and power roles and how communicative patterns reflect, sustain, and alter social conceptions of gender.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7497	0 / 25	TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 701	8161	21 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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