CWU Summer 2021 Wildcat Guide

K2: COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND CITIZENSHIP

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HEALTH ANDWELL-BEING PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT ISSUES

ABS 210 - Intro to the African American Odyssey: Socio-Economic and Political Forces Shaping Black Experience ANTH 137 - Race, Power, and the American Dream ART 333 - Art, Design, and Popular Culture COM 202 - The First Amendment: Rights and Responsibilities ECON 101 - Economic Issues EFC 250 - Introduction to Education ENG 243 - Talking Back: Power, Diversity, and Social Justice FR 200 - Introduction to French Culture GEOG 250 - Resource Exploitation and Conservation LAJ 102 - Introduction to Law and Justice PHIL 107 - Political Philosophy and Social Democracy POSC 210 - American Politics PUBH 311 - Cross Cultural Practices for Health and Medicine PUBH 351 - Community Building Strategies for Public Health RUSS 200 - The Art of the Protest: Censorship and Resistance in Russian Culture SOC 109 - Social Construction of Race SOC 305 - American Society SUST 301 - Introduction to Sustainability WGSS 201 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

ABS 210 - Intro to the African American Odyssey: Socio-Economic and Political Forces Shaping Black Experience AIS 103 - Contemporary American Indian Experience ANTH 137 - Race, Power, and the American Dream ART 333 - Art, Design, and Popular Culture COM 202 - The First Amendment: Rights and Responsibilities EDBL 250 - Ethnic and Cultural Minorities in American Education: Past and Present, ENG 243 - Talking Back: Power, Diversity, and Social Justice HIST144 - United States History Since 1865 LAJ 102 - Introduction to Law and Justice LIS 245 - Research Methods in the Digital Age LLAS 102 - Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies POSC 210 - American Politics RUSS 200 - The Art of the Protest: Censorship and Resistance in Russian Culture WGSS 201 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ECON 101 - Economic Issues ENST 360 - Environmental Justice GEOG 250 - Resource Exploitation and Conservation HIST 143 - United States History to 1865 LAJ 210 - Latinos, Law and Justice

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ABS 210 - 5 credits Examination of African Americans as (1) members of the nation they helped to build; and (2) members of a distinct culture that shapes and is shaped by local, national and global socio-economic and political forces. AIS 103 - 5 credits An interdisciplinary approach explores the emergence of contemporary American Indians after AD 1890 with an emphasis on social, political, and cultural aspects. Sources of information about this period come from written and oral history. ANTH 137 - 5 credits : This class constitutes an anthropological exploration of race in the United States by examining structural inequality in relation to the ideas and experiences reflected in what is popularly called The American Dream. ART 333 - 4 credits : An exploration of artistic eras from a cultural perspective. Focus is on the relationship of the fine arts, architecture and design to the historical era in which works were created. The course explores the ways in which art influences and is influenced by its cultural and social context. Class meets four hours per week. BUS 241 - 5 credits : An introduction to legal reasoning, ethics in business, the law of contracts, torts, agency, sales, bailments, and personal property. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above. COM 202 - 5 credits : This class explores the First Amendment freedoms as the foundation of a free, tolerant and democratic society. The communicative rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy governed by such an amendment are also examined. DHC 260 - 5 credits: Cultural Studies I. Variable topic. Courses focus on negotiating cultural differences by applying appropriate patterns of understanding and behavior in culturally diverse settings. Courses focus on one or more non-dominant cultures or peoples of the United States. May be repeated for credit under a different topic. Prerequisite: admission to the Douglas Honors College.

ECON 101 - 5 credits : For the student who desires a general knowledge of economics. Applications of economic principles to current social and political problems. ECON 101 cannot be substituted for either ECON 201 or 202. EDBL 250 - 4 credits : This course will provide students the opportunity to explore, analyze, and present information related to the educational experiences of ethnic and cultural minorities in America. This will include both historical and contemporary conditions. EFC 250 - 4 credits : Introduction to teaching as career, foundations and overview of American public education, effective teachers, responsibilities of schools in democratic society, essential professional competences, preparation, and certification. Culturally anchored, and offers a framework of equity pedagogy. ENG 243 : This course examines the current arguments and perspectives on issues of social justice- race, class, gender, sexuality, and ethnic diasporas--both locally and globally through analysis of multicultural transnational texts, issues and events. ENST 360 - 5 credits : Explores the concept of environmental justice, cases of environmental injustice, and environmental justice movements. Focus on the U.S., with some attention to comparative cases in other countries and regions, and global issues. FR 200 - 5 credits : This course examines major historical events, social movements, and debates that situate contemporary French culture in historical perspective through a variety of cultural artifacts. Taught in English. GEOG 250 - 4 credits : Explores the historical, cultural, political, socio-economic perspectives of natural resource use, extraction, and sustainability at local to global scales. Students will examine resources and decision-making as citizens of campus, the Pacific Northwest, and the World. HIST 143 - 5 credits : Survey of U.S. history from before contact to Civil War. Themes include pre-Columbian societies; colonization; epidemics and environmental change; slavery; the American Revolution and Constitution; the market revolution; Manifest Destiny; and the Civil War.

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