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Courses - Fall 2023
WGSS
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGSS277
Careers in the Toy Industry: Gender, Trends, and Social Impact
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: ARHU277.
Credit only granted for: WGSS277 or ARHU277.
Exposes students to diverse career options within the $114 billion global toy industry, and will explore the toy industry's relationships to gender and other areas of social impact. Students will learn how careers in play shape our society and about the countless careers in this fun, dynamic field for individuals with diverse, transferable skills. This class will share how emerging trends in content, technology, and approaches to identity and stereotypes shape the industry, its workforce, and its social impact. From Marketing, Accounting, Advocacy and Communications, to Design, Engineering, Law, Supply Chain and Entrepreneurship this is a constantly evolving industry that has the power to shape minds and our world through the power of play.