2026 Fall
GWS 130AC 001 - LEC 001
Formerly 130
Gender, Race, Nation, and Health
Brooke Lober
Aug 26, 2026 - Dec 11, 2026
Tu, Th
06:30 pm - 07:59 pm
Physics Building 2
Class #:25623
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Gender and Womens Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
4
Enrolled: 71
Waitlisted: 10
Capacity: 75
Waitlist Max: 10
Open Reserved Seats:
4 reserved for Gender & Women's Studies Majors
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
Examines the role of gender in health care status, in definitions and experiences of health, and in practices of medicine. Feminist perspectives on health care disparities, the medicalization of society, and transnational processes relating to health. Gender will be considered in dynamic interaction with race, ethnicity, sexuality, immigration status, religion, nation, age, and disability, and in both urban and rural settings.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets the American Cultures requirement
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
American Cultures Requirement
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
4 reserved for Gender & Women's Studies Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None