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This course offers an introduction to some of the basic concepts and theoretical perspectives in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Drawing on disciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-cultural studies, students will engage critically with issues such as gender inequities, sexuality, families, work, media images, queer issues, masculinity, reproductive rights, and history. Throughout the course, students will explore how experiences of gender and sexuality intersect with other social constructs of difference, including race/ethnicity, class, and age.

Build individual strengths to empower stress management and increase resilience. Research, mindfulness and focused writing are applied to increase awareness of emotional responses to life's challenges and facilitate social connections to increase leadership capacity.

Build individual strengths to empower stress management and increase resilience. Research, mindfulness and focused writing are applied to increase awareness of emotional responses to life's challenges and facilitate social connections to increase leadership capacity.

Build individual strengths to empower stress management and increase resilience. Research, mindfulness and focused writing are applied to increase awareness of emotional responses to life's challenges and facilitate social connections to increase leadership capacity.

Build individual strengths to empower stress management and increase resilience. Research, mindfulness and focused writing are applied to increase awareness of emotional responses to life's challenges and facilitate social connections to increase leadership capacity.

This seminar is designed to welcome international graduate students who have never studied in the USA into the UMass Amherst community. It will provide students with tools and strategies for a smooth transition to the campus and for building a foundation for a successful academic experience. Students will be exposed to keys to success in graduate studies through understanding the structures and procedures of a major research university.

This seminar is designed to welcome international graduate students who have never studied in the USA into the UMass Amherst community. It will provide students with tools and strategies for a smooth transition to the campus and for building a foundation for a successful academic experience. Students will be exposed to keys to success in graduate studies through understanding the structures and procedures of a major research university.