POLITICS IN MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Freshman or sophomore standing only Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how events of the past gave rise to racial and ethnic hierarchies in the United States today and how those hierarchies manifest themselves in politics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and question assumptions about race and ethnicity that are embedded in discussions of U.S. politics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply concepts raised in class to life in a multi-cultural society. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the ways that racial and ethnic worldviews are shaped and how they change. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how events of the past gave rise to racial and ethnic hierarchies in the United States today and how those hierarchies manifest themselves in politics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and question assumptions about race and ethnicity that are embedded in discussions of U.S. politics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply concepts raised in class to life in a multi-cultural society. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the ways that racial and ethnic worldviews are shaped and how they change. Audience: Undergraduate