月經，一個跨越物種存在的古老生理現象。你聽過它、你經歷過它、你想迴避它、你甚至厭惡它。月經的背後，包含著更多你所知道與不知道的面向，牽動了人類的生存、發展、與進步。本課程重點包括由不同角度解釋或探討女性生殖週期現象與社會文化，為一個牽涉到性別平權，社會(科學教育)，法律以及與經濟發展的議題。本課程一個學期共二學分，每週上課二小時，藉由 16 週循序漸進的課程安排及不同專業背景的老師及業界人士，帶領修課同學由生物、醫學、人文及社會的面相了解月經。

課程將以出席成績和分組期末上台及書面報告作為最大評分依據，另有加分報告。

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加簽資訊如下
1. 本課程為三類加選，請直接上網加選，不會發放授權碼，請勿再寄信詢問加簽方式。
2. 第三階段選課預計開放「5名以內」的同學，達成以下標準後以人工加簽方式例外加簽：
(1) 實體或線上參與前三堂課程（並填寫表單點名）。
(2) 在第二週下課前繳交不超過1頁A4 的選課動機，內容不限。英授課學期，會優先考慮英文動機信。
老師會考量選課動機，並斟酌修課同學性別與系級的多元性後，信件通知第三週人工加簽。
3. 考量授課品質，除前三週有提供線上同步進行外，第四週開始實體上課，課程暫不開放同學旁聽。

前三堂課程直播Webex會議室連結如下：
https://ntumc.webex.com/meet/rubyhuang

Menstruation, an ancient physiological phenomenon that exists across species. You might have heard about it; you might have experienced it; you might want to avoid it; you might even hate it. Behind the biology of menstruation, there exists diverse context and multiple aspects of period issues, both known and unknown to us, affecting the survival, development, and progress of human beings.

The course “Period: Theory, Thoughts, and Actions” focuses on explaining and exploring the phenomenon of the female reproductive cycle and its humanity impacts on culture, society, law, and economic development. Jointly supported by School of Medicine and D-School @ NTU, this course enlists faculty members from cross-disciplinary backgrounds and collaborates with non-government organizations (NGOs) such as With Red which advocates against period poverty and period stigma.

This course focuses on interdisciplinary learning starting from the biology of female reproductive cycle and the physiologic mechanisms of menstruation, followed by explaining the alteration and diseases associated with menstruation. The course will introduce menstrual products and the industry eco-system. Built upon this foundation of menstruation knowledge, the course will direct to societal and cultural issues related to period. Knowledge on period poverty and period stigma across different cultural context will be learned via various medium such as cinematic work, literature, and drama. Advocacy actions against period poverty and stigma will be shared with real life fieldwork experiences. The course will be conducted through lectures, in-class discussion, and group presentation.

The attendance and the final term report, including group oral presentation and group written report will be major grade evaluation criteria for this course.

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Information for course selection
1. This course will go by online course selection ONLY. No authorization code will be given out.
2. This course will open up a maximum of 5 students for petition of instructor's consent. The eligibility for instructor's consent includes the following:
(1) In-Person /Online participation of the first 3 classes and fill in the Google feedback form
Online meeting room link: https://ntumc.webex.com/meet/rubyhuang
(2) Submission of motivation letter (not exceeding one page of A4) before the end of 2nd class. For the EMI semester, priority will be given to the motivation letter written in English.
The selection will be based on the motivation and the diversity of gender and disciplines of the students. The selected student will be notified by e-mail for the manual course selection by the 3rd week.
3. Considering teaching quality, expect that the first 3 classes will offer synchronize online learning, other classes will remain in-person classes. This course is not allowed for audition.