MOSAIC Course: AFST/SOC 2984 Learning about Diversity and Social Justice
One of required components for the MOSAIC program is the 3-credit academic course which is taught in the fall.
Catalog Description
This course is designed to engage students in critical thought and discussion about race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, and physical differences and their intersections. The course involves weekly discussion, critical evaluation, and reflection of the subjects that are covered in the assignments. The course topics expose students to knowledge and understanding of the positive role of cultural and physical diversity in their lives. The course is also designed to complement and reinforce the goals, objectives and learning outcomes of the MOSAIC community.
Learning Objectives
Having successfully completed the course, the student will be able to:
- Engage in dialogue around difference and similarity, including the social locations of race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, and ability.
- Critique the work of eminent scholars who are engaged in the articulation of multicultural education, purpose and utility for diversity, global literacy and cultural competence.
- Interact with other students around controversial issues and learn to articulate one's personal position in an atmosphere of positive engagement.
- Reflect on one's future role as a member of a multicultural and global society.
- Understand various forms of prejudice and discrimination as well as the social, political, and economic mechanisms that perpetuate them.
- List campus resources available to students, faculty, and staff.
Syllabus
A Sample of the Syllabus for the MOSAIC Course can be found here. This is a sample from 2007. The fall 2008 Syllabus will change slightly.
Course Registration
Students accepted into MOSAIC will be contacted in August for instructions on how to add the MOSAIC course.
Class Sections
Two to three course sections will be offered. Starting in July accepted students will be contacted with dates and times of section availability.
Instructors
Instructors for MOSAIC will be from Africana Studies and the Center for Race and Social Policy.