Universidad de Zamboanga Ipil

General Education Department

SYLLABUS IN GENDER AND SOCIETY

Course Title : _______

Course Credit
Descriptive Title
Prerequisite Subject/s
Semester/ School Year
Curricular Year
Degree
: 3
: Gender and SOciety
: None
: First/ A.Y. 2018-2019
: 1st Year
: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY

Program Educational Outcomes (Gender and Society Program):

Upon completion of the BSCRIM program, students are expected to:

1. Know the importance of critical thinking skills;

2. Be knowledgeable and has fully understood the conceptualisation of gender;
3. Have the ability to reflect on their own experience and media reports on gender issues in a theoretically and empirically informed way;
4. Have the knowledge and understanding of the interaction of gender with race,class and other aspects of inequality;
5. Be very good in essay writing;
6. Have the knowledge and understanding of the gendered division of labour in the private and public sphere;
7. Have the knowledge and understanding of social movements and politics addressing gender;
 Course Description:

The module will examine theoretical perspectives on gender, sexuality, masculinity, ethnicity, race and class. These themes will be developed through a
consideration of a number of topics, such as:
• Work and organizations;
• The body;
• Politics and social movements;
• Contemporary masculinities;
• Domestic labour and parenting;

Course requirements:

Pre-mid: Reflection Paper

Midterm: Video Output(Challenges on Community Engagement)
Pre-Final: Outline(Philippine Government Agencies)

Grading Criteria

Premid to Prefinal Final Term

Quizzes ……………. 30% Exam……………………………………… 50%
Recitation ……………. 30% Aerobic Dance(Exit Assessment)….. 50%
Major Exams ……………. 40% Total………………………………………. 100%
Total ……………. 100%

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Know the importance of critical thinking skills;

2. Be knowledgeable and has fully understood the conceptualisation of gender;
 3. Have the ability to reflect on their own experience and media reports on gender issues in a theoretically and empirically informed way;
4. Have the knowledge and understanding of the interaction of gender with race,class and other aspects of inequality;
5. Be very good in essay writing;
6. Have the knowledge and understanding of the gendered division of labour in the private and public sphere;
7. Have the knowledge and understanding of social movements and politics addressing gender;

Course Policy:

a. There will be no cell phone use during class, computers, and tablets are acceptable if they are used to do research in order to participate in class
discussion.
b. If emergencies arise, it is expected that student will meet with the instructor during office hours or by appointment to work-out a realignment of the
grading protocol, including providing verifiable documentation for emergency-based missed deadlines. There will be no realignment of the grading
protocol for any student unless it is due to an unforeseen emergency.
c. Attendance is required. Ten consecutive absences without notice means dropped.
d. Quizzes can either be announced or unannounced.
e. No special quiz and special exam, students are required to take the exam on the scheduled date and time, except for extreme cases.
f. Late submission of assignments or homework’s will not be accepted! If student will be absent or for one reason or another won’t be able to attend, they
should find ways or means so that their assignments or homework’s will reach to the instructor on that day or session.
g. The students are expected to come to class well-prepared by wearing proper attire or the required uniform.
h. Researches and reports may from time to time be required and assigned on an individual or group basis on topics relative to the subject course.

Course References:
Textbooks:
a. Lloyd Saxton (1991). The Individual,Marriage,and the Family
b. Philip Rice( 1990 ). The Adolescent

Internet
a. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/modules/soci2003.page#syllabus
b. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/modules/soci2003.page
 c. http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gas

Learning Plan

Term Learning Outcome Content/Topics Teaching Assessment Tools

Methodologies
Pre-Mid 1. Students will be able to define 1. Socialization a. Lecture Hands-on Activity
social structure (i.e., social  Socialization with peers discussion (Performance Test; Grading
organization) and explain some  Socialization with Family Rubric)
important elements of social  Socialization at School b. Reporting
structure, including status, role, Quizzes (Pen and Paper Test)
class, power, ethnicity, race,
gender, and social stratification.
 2. Sexuality and Gender c. Paper and Assignments (Pen and Paper
2. Students will be able to define  Nature of Sex Pencil Test Test)
culture and explain some  What is Gender
important elements of culture,  What Is gender Identity Oral Recitations (Grading
including beliefs, values, norms,  How can One’s Rubric)
and language. understanding of gender
3. Students will be able to explain affects community Pre-mid Examination
the socialization process and how - Written Exam(Pen
it operates through at least three and paper test)
major agents of socialization 3. Movements and Change
4. To understand the characteristics
and dynamics of the social world,  Community
and how sociologists attempt to Advancements
understand the social world.  Technology
5. Students will be able to define Development
social structure (aka social  Human Liberation
organization) and explain some
important elements of social
structure, including status, role,
class, power, ethnicity, race,
 gender, and social stratification.
6. Students will be able to define
culture and explain some
important elements of culture,
including beliefs, values, norms
and language
7. Students will be able to explain
the socialization process and how
it operates through at least three
major agents of socialization (for
example, the family, education,
peer groups, and the media).
8. Understand Gender and Women’s
Studies as an academic field of
study, be familiar with its major
concepts, history, assumptions,
and theories/theorists, and
recognize its epistemological and
methodological diversity and
character.
9. Recognize the intersections
between gender and other social
and cultural identities, including,
but not limited to, race, ethnicity,
national origin, religion, class and
sexuality.
10. Analyze the ways in which societal
institutions and power structures
impact the material realities of
women’s lives.
11. Demonstrate adequate skills in
 listening, speaking, and writing
effectively, performing critical
thinking and analysis,
incorporating feminist theoretical
perspectives in problem solving
and research methodologies.
12. Evaluate and interpret
information from a variety of
sources including print and
electronic media, film, video, and
other information technologies.
13. Articulate connections between
global, regional, and local issues,
and their relationship to women’s
experiences and to human rights,
with an awareness of the
importance of context.
14. Engage in promoting social justice
and human rights.

Term Learning Outcome Content/Topics Teaching Methodologies Assessment Tools