UNV 101: Section 11

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to contemporary social issues in the United States.  Special emphasis will be placed throughout the course on students examining their own social realities, their educational experiences, social relationships and power dynamics.  This course will extensively draw upon Ethnic Studies and the Chicano/Latino experience for historical examples of colonialism and resistance. The Theater of the Oppressed will be used within the course as a creative and highly interactive method for student engagement.  Students can expect to infuse the curriculum with their own particular interests and questions.

Course by Major:

This course may be particularly interesting to you if you are interested in one of the following majors.

• Africana Studies
• Arts and Humanities
• Asian-Pacific Studies
• Behavioral Science
• Chicana/Chicano Studies
• Criminal Justice Administration
• History
• Labor Studies
• Liberal Studies
• Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Women's Studies

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