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APPENDIX 3: COURSES Framework to Foster Diversity Homepage Courses offered at Penn State Altoona which include issues of diversity, multiculturalism, racism, & social change, 2000-2001 (Excluding DF or GI courses) Division of Arts & Humanities ENGL 15- one section assigns the “I Have a Dream” speech as part of a unit on persuasive writing. ENG 202B- The majority of the readings are by people of color or women or both. ENG 404 – Mapping Identity, Difference, and Place regularly incorporates issues of diversity and multiculturalism. MUSIC 93, Essence of Joy- offers students from all backgrounds a chance to pursue an interest in gospel music. The gospel choir holds a recital each semester and regularly engages in community outreach activities. PSU 003- First-Year Seminar which focuses on Borderland culture in the American Southwest. SPAN 110- has a special focus on Latino culture, art, and literature. IST 111S – for IST students WMNST 001 - Introduction to Women’s Studies WMNST 104 – Women and the American Experience WMNST 205 – Women Minor Media WMNST 270 – Race and Gender in Literature Translated from French WMNST 297B – Difference and Diversity Concerning Women WMNST 297C – Latin Women Writers WMNST 301 – Introduction to Feminist Thought Division of Business and Engineering ECON 002- deals with employment discrimination. Race, gender and religion are the usual bases for this type of discrimination. The instructor usually spends 2 periods on this. ECON 004- devotes time to looking at various macro measures, macro debates and polices, and macro outcomes in the context of ethnicity, race, and/or differing social and institutional constructions. ECON/SOC Special Topics (297)- There are plans to develop a political economy class that focuses on the issues of race, ethnicity, gender and class in the economy. This course would likely be cross-listed with sociology and would use an interdisciplinary approach. BA 243- covers race, multi-culturalism, and social change in the American experience. Labor, employment, and federal civil rights law, to name some examples, significantly touch on these issues. Law , ethics, and the social responsibility of business, the three course modules, are ways in which our society address changing trends and schools of thought in these areas BA 297A (Spring 2001)- Business Ethics. This special topics course in business ethics touches on areas of race and social change. BA 422W- Contemporary Business Seminar- covers diversity in some portions of the course. Specifically, Martin Luther King's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is used as a case study demonstrating King's ability to lead through language and action. Chief Joseph of the Nez Pierce Indians and his tribe's flight for freedom is used as another case. A third case is based upon Queen Elizabeth I of England. This case examines female leadership, one ruler's thoughtful reflections on her role, and relationships with her subjects. PL SC 420- has a section of the course devoted to a consideration of the issue of race, multiculturalism, and civil rights. Throughout the course, these concepts are employed in examining a broad range of areas of public policy. Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences BBH 46 & 46 H- covers diversity issues in the following ways: Social and Cultural Forces that influence our Sexuality; Sexual Attitudes and Mores in various cultures; Cross-cultural approaches to understanding sexuality; Sexual orientation; civil rights; Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered, and Bisexuals - support groups, etc.; differences in results of sexuality research based on gender, race; and gender identity and gender roles CJ 100- includes women, minority and ethnic groups in Criminal Justice. The course covers recruitment issues for women and other minority and ethnic groups in criminal justice fields, and workplace/environmental issues: explaining sexual harassment, hostile workplace and equal opportunity. We also briefly explore racial profiling as a current issue of debate in criminal justice and include research that evaluates each of the issues as they are presented. CJ 210- includes working with minority and ethnic groups in law enforcement, understanding cultural diversity as a positive tool for working within the community at large. Students are provided tips for improving law enforcement in multi cultural communities, helpful hints for leaders on the issue of hostile and traditional work environments. The course discusses organization structures and diversity -specifically, pink ceilings and what they mean, mommy tracks versus upwardly mobile professional tracks in law enforcement. CJ 220-one or two readings are included which focus specifically on women as lawyers and offenders. CJ 230- "Women and Corrections" is treated as a specific part of the course (one chapter in the textbook, and related classroom discussion and activities). CJ 460- "Female Delinquents" are treated as a specific part of the course (again, one chapter in the text, and related activities). CJ 450W- is a study of social change over the past 40 years, as it relates to criminal justice. The effects of race, gender, etc. are discussed, but these are not the primary focus of the course. CJ 497A Gangs and Deviant Subcultures (Fall 2000)- examined race-based gangs in prisons. CJ 497B Organized Crime (Fall 2000)- dealt with ethnic criminal groups. EDTHP 115- includes emphasize multiculturalism and meeting the needs of diverse student populations. The course discusses gender differences, cultural and racial differences, and the impact of socioeconomic diversity on children. HDFS 239H- students take a field trip to Harrisburg High School and talk to students there about their experiences as adolescents of color in an urban environment. In order to prepare them for this experience they learn about issues related to diversity and being an adolescent. HDFS 311- students use the Celebrate Diversity workshops that held on campus for 7th and 8th graders as the basis for a research paper they write. They attend the first workshop in October and help collect data from the workshop participants on their attitudes toward race, gender, age, disability, and religious diversity. They also conduct their own literature review on young adolescent attitudes toward diversity and related matters. NURS 417- Family and Community Health Concepts- emphasizes multicultural health care for families and communities. The course objectives specifically address multiculturalism. Various activities ( such as family and community case assessments and analyses; a school-based community intervention project; and a new project this year--building a multicultural community) are implemented to meet these objectives. SOC 5 Social Problems- offered every semester. Racial Inequality is only one topic, but it is interconnected with most of the other topics in the course, including education, health, poverty, drugs, crime, and family violence. SOC 430 Family in Cross-cultural Perspective- is offered from time to time. Approximately 1/2 of the course is cross-national and 1/2 of the course is focused on American ethnic minority families.
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