COMM 6000: Topics in Comm Studies: Gendered Bodies in Health Communication
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Intensive investigation of a timely and important topic in communication studies. The topic of investigation may vary from semester to semester. Topics courses include: Public Relations Issues Management, Public Relations Theory, Facilitating Corporate Social Responsibility, Integrated Communication, Sports & Rhetoric, and Fundraising. Section information text: This course is designed to (a) encourage you to recognize the ways in which health and illness are gendered and socially constructed and (b) provide an opportunity for you to study specific communication phenomena (e.g., public discourse, narrative, social support) in health contexts relevant to gendered bodies (e.g., prostate cancer, pregnancy/fertility, eating disorders). Throughout the semester, we will address a wide range of topics, including gender and the social construction of illness. This course covers the fundamentals of health communication theory and research, focusing on how health is socially constructed at the intersections of biology, medical technology, and communication. Students will explore how gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual identity produce and are produced by cultural gender norms as they manifest in embodiment, sexual expression, and experiences of health and illness. As we engage these topics, we’ll discuss historical notions of gendered health and evaluate the influence of early beliefs on current understandings.
Average GPA: 3.86
Grade distribution records: 464 students across 21 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 394 | 84.9% |
| B | 51 | 11.0% |
| C | 5 | 1.1% |
| W | 10 | 2.2% |
Based on 464 student grade records across 21 terms and 20 professors.
Instructors
- Ashli Stokes 54 students, Average GPA 3.80
- Erin Basinger 39 students, Average GPA 3.90
- Tiffany Gallicano 36 students, Average GPA 3.88
- Jason Black 33 students, Average GPA 3.97
- Margaret Quinlan Carbone 33 students, Average GPA 3.91
- Jaime Bochantin 28 students, Average GPA 3.96
- Jonathan Crane 24 students, Average GPA 3.30
- Bianca Reisdorf 22 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Clifton Scott 22 students, Average GPA 3.91
- Stephanie Norander 22 students, Average GPA 3.95
- Lori Gossett 20 students, Average GPA 3.78
- Christine Davis 18 students, Average GPA 3.94
- Min Jiang 18 students, Average GPA 3.76
- Daniel Grano 17 students, Average GPA 3.94
- Richard Leeman 16 students, Average GPA 3.60
- Camille Endacott Meppelink 15 students, Average GPA 3.93
- Nancy Riffe 14 students, Average GPA 3.93
- Dean Kruckeberg 12 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Justin Grandinetti 12 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Alan Freitag 9 students, Average GPA 3.89