Revised 4.08

 

Application for Perspectives Designation

Core Curriculum: Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World

Core Committee

 

U: US Cultural Diversity

 

Submit 8 copies of the proposal and the syllabus to the chair of the Core Committee. 

 

I.     BASIC INFORMATION

 

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DEPARTMENT    NUMBER       TITLE

 

 

INSTRUCTOR(S) :________________________________________     ­

    

                                ________________________________________       

 

Is this is a new or modified course? ___________ If so, has it been approved by the Curriculum Committee? _________ When? _______________

                                                           

II.     SIGNATURES

 

____________            _________________________________________

      date                        signature of Department Chair, or Program Director

Signature indicates the proposal has the support of the Department Chair, or Program Director

 

____________            _________________________________________

       date                       signature of Division Chair

Signature indicates curricular, budgeting and staffing issues have been approved.

 

 

III.   FULFILLMENT OF CORE EXPECTATION

 

1.   Please explain how this course incorporates the perspectives topic as a major focus.

 

2.   How will this course meet the Writing-Across-the-Core requirements as identified for your department? (Please attach a copy of the current departmental Statement on Writing.)

 

3.   Please explain how this course will enable students to achieve the Learning Outcomes identified for this perspectives designation. (See attached Application Guidelines)

 

IV.   SYLLABUS

 

     Please attach a syllabus to this application.

 

Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World

Application Guidelines for Perspectives Designation: US Cultural Diversity

Core Committee

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Our students will be moving into a global and increasingly interdependent world where they will need to understand the perspectives of other peoples and cultures. The Concordia College curriculum can prepare them for this by providing opportunity to reflect on these perspectives within the academic program. The perspectives expectation will be met by students taking existing courses in the core, in the majors, or through electives. A major focus of these courses will be the perspectives topic.

 

 

Perspectives in U.S. Cultural Diversity: Courses that fulfill this requirement will allow students to consider social and political forces that shape people’s experiences in the U.S., and to understand the condition of individuals and groups separated from a dominant culture by race/ethnicity and gender, and other social issues such as social class, religion or sexual orientation.

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

  1. Students will recognize that the human experience, including life opportunities, is shaped by race, ethnicity and gender and other social issues (e.g., related to class, religion, sexual orientation).
  2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of processes through which the human experience, including life opportunities, is shaped by race, ethnicity and gender and other social issues (e.g., related to class, religion, sexual orientation)
  3. Students will be able to can engage in informed dialogue on current issues related to race, ethnicity and gender and other social issues (e.g., related to class, religion, sexual orientation).