Dec 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

WGSS 370 - Masculinities


(3 units)

Prerequisite: Upper-division status. 

Prerequisites: Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone (subject to approval by the General Education Governing Committee (GEGC)).  (Note: The preceding prerequisite statement related to GWAR is temporarily suspended effective Summer 2025.)
This course focuses on understanding contemporary social and political issues in relation to masculinity. Thematic areas include: the social construction of masculinity, militarism, men and violence, sexuality, sports, work, media and masculinity, men and feminism, and possibilities for change. Writing intensive.

Both grading options.