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Religious Studies
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026

REL 306 - Religion And Gender


Description: Examines how gender functions within religious traditions, communities, and identities in gender discourses, views of gender normativity and deviance, gender exclusivity or inclusivity relative to religious authority and roles, and the use of images of masculinity, femininity, androgyny, and gender transcendence in modeling human perfection. Pass/Fail or letter grade. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different topics.

Units: 3

Sections offered: Spring 2026

Course Attributes:
  • LS: Global Diversity
  • GS: Global Diversity
  • GS: Social & Political Worlds
  • GS: Social & Political Worlds + Global
  • LS: Social & Political Worlds + Global
  • LS: Social and Political Worlds
Prerequisite: (Sophomore Status or higher); or International Exchange Student Group