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MTR 1600: Global Climate Change 听

This course presents the science behind global climate change from an Earth systems and atmospheric science perspective.听 These concepts then provide the basis to explore global warming’s effect on regions worldwide.听

General Studies:听Natural and Physical Sciences, Global Diversity 听

GEG 2700: Environmental Justice听

This class explores why people of color and lower income populations are subject to the disproportionate burden of pollution and contamination and analyzes collective struggles of affected people to democratize access to a clean environment.听

General Studies:听Social and Behavioral Sciences

GEG 3610: Principles of Land Use Planning听

In this course students are introduced to the history and future of cities. They will learn basic land-use planning concepts and how to analyze land-use patterns, interpret land-use maps, and analyze existing land-use plans. Topics include urban and regional planning issues related to population growth and decline, urban design, economic development, community planning, transportation planning, sustainable development, and equity and accessibility. Further, students learn how to collect relevant data, analyze a comprehensive plan, and predict future planning issues. This course focuses on the paradigm of planning in North American cities.听

EDU 1111: Education Within Diverse Communities听

This course is designed to increase awareness of the diverse contexts in which elementary education is situated, given our global society. Cultural and individual variances, including sociocultural factors such as language, gender, and socioeconomic status, are investigated in order to develop respect for all elementary students, families, and school communities. The course includes examining institutional policies and practices as well as personal attitudes and beliefs that influence what occurs in elementary schools. The role of the teacher/educator in equity-oriented education is explored.

University Requirement:听Ethnic Studies & Social Justice听

EDS 1001: Educational (In)Equality听

The purpose of this course is to introduce historical, sociological, and cultural principles that account for school experiences of diverse groups in public education. Students learn how issues of multicultural education interact with communities and schools. Students examine issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, language, and the intersections between these categories in educational settings. This course includes a service-learning component in which students apply the material from class in an educational setting and critically reflect on their service experience.听

General Studies:听Social and Behavioral Sciences
University Requirement(s):听Ethnic Studies & Social Justice听

EDS 3150: Issues Multicultural Urban Secondary Education听听

This course develops cultural awareness and a trauma-informed and multicultural framework for viewing classroom interactions and curricula. It addresses racial and ethnic inequality and social stratification as primary lenses for understanding and analyzing the socially constructed concepts related to human diversity (race, ability, age, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, trauma, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status) and the relationship of these social constructs to the school setting. Emphasis is placed on the roles teachers as decision颅 makers play in meeting educational needs of learners from diverse backgrounds.听

General Studies:听Social and Behavioral Sciences听

University Requirement(s):听Ethnic Studies & Social Justice

ECE 3860: Cultural Socialization听

Students review and analyze ethnic communities represented by African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. Utilizing theoretical foundations, practical strategies, and critical reflection, students examine historical factors and present-day institutional policies and actions that contribute to racialized inequities in child and family outcomes. Students examine how socialization in each of these communities affects children鈥檚 development, family systems, educational practices, child discipline, beliefs, traditions, identities, and values. Students engage with a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between early childhood education and social justice. Students delve into the principles of anti-bias education, teaching students how to recognize and challenge stereotypes, biases, and prejudices in early childhood settings.

University Requirement(s):听Ethnic Studies & Social Justice听

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GWS 2100: Women of Color听

Though U.S. women share much in common, their differences are salient to a thorough understanding of all these women鈥檚 experiences. Comparative analysis of women鈥檚 race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are central to this course. The similarities among diverse groups of women are also examined in order to better understand the complexity of women鈥檚 lives.听

General Studies: Social and Behavioral Scienc

GWS 2600: Meditation & Activism听

Students in this course explore basic lay meditation techniques and how they can support various forms of social justice activism. It explores the centrality of the body in the workings of oppression and privilege and organized social change through readings and mindfulness exercises.听

Note:听Credit granted for only one prefix. || Cross Listed Course(s):听CPD 2600听

GWS 3300: Women’s Leadership听

This course will examine the various roles, models, and guiding principles of women in leadership. The discussions will be intentionally interactive as students share their own experience of women鈥檚 leadership ranging from traditional to unconventional.听Students will identify the values most clearly associated with women鈥檚 leadership crossculturally and read diverse women鈥檚 experiences in their communities. Each student will interview a woman whom they deem to be in a leadership role, though not necessarily a formal position, and will present his or her findings to the class. All class members will reflect on their own leadership values in relation to the course material.听

Note:听Credit will be granted under one prefix only: CPD or GWS. || Cross Listed Course(s):听CPD 3300听

GWS 3530: Gender and Global Politics听

This course introduces students to the application of feminist theorizing of international relations to critical global issues. The first part of the course examines feminist international relations theory to ascertain how gender reinforms global politics. The second part of the course examines a variety of global issues, such as war, global economic relations, human trafficking, and the environment, to see how the ways we understand, and therefore construct policies to deal with these issues, are gendered.听

听Note:听Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GWS or PSC. || Cross Listed Course(s):听PSC 3530听

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PSC 1010: 听American National Government听

This course introduces the basic principles, institutions, actors, and processes of American National Government. It allows the student to recognize the U.S. Constitution鈥檚 design and its lasting influence. It also presents some of the changing social, economic, and political variables that create powerfully new conceptions of the structure, purpose, and flow of American politics.听

PSC 2200: Politics and Black People听

Black politics is examined as a vehicle and potential in decision making for positive change for Black people in this country. The realities and the challenges, both historical and current, are emphasized.听

THE 2215: Self-Care in Theatre听

This course introduces the principles and strategies at one’s disposal to live a fulfilling life in the arts. By redefining self-care through Audre Lorde’s philosophy, we view self-care not as individualistic “self-indulgence” but as holistic “self-preservation”, emphasizing community care. The course delves into the six dimensions of self-care specifically tailored to enhance theatre skills as 鈥渆quipment for living.鈥� Please email Jacob M. Welch, Department of Theater and Dance Chair, if you do not have the prerequisite but would like to sign up.听