Women's Studies
3 courses · Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
WS 1 Introduction to Women’s Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Contemporary issues concerning women and girls in diverse national, cultural, racial/ethnic, and social class contexts: Theories of and strategies for women’s empowerment on the personal, institutional, societal, and global levels.
WS 35 Feminist Philosophy
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Introduction to feminist philosophy through the study of different philosophical approaches to and bases for feminism: Historical, cultural, and political approach to feminist theories in relation to one another and to other branches of philosophy. Not open for those students who have taken or are currently enrolled in PHIL 035.
WS 52 Women and Cinema
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture
- Advisory
- HUMAN 021 or an Introduction to Film Studies course
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Analysis of women in cinema and of feminist and queer film criticism: Feminist film theory, criticism, and history; women as readers of film; women's independent film; women's often conflicted relationship with film representations; and the role of sexuality and gender in film viewing and representation. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in HUMAN 052.