U.S. Pluralisms
Courses with this designation explore the diverse experiences among those living in the United States. Students pursue inquiry into the varied dimensions of human diversity such as age, ability, ethnicity, gender, language, politics, race, religion, sexual orientation, identity, and/or social class. These courses examine how the dominant traditions of U.S. culture have marginalized the voices of those who have typically fallen outside those traditions, using analytical frameworks, or discussion that addresses the social, economic, political, ethical, cultural, aesthetic, philosophical, and/or policy discourses among those groups. Through the process of examining U.S. Pluralisms, students prepare for their participation and citizenship in an increasingly diverse society. U.S. Pluralism courses are designated US in this catalog and each semester’s registration materials.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
In courses with US designation, students will have opportunities to do the following:
- Identify and explore in a comparative framework across co-cultures at least one aspect of difference that characterizes the U.S. population, including but not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity/sexual orientation, and/or social class.
- Develop and defend an analytical or interpretative argument that addresses specific injustices produced by the marginalization of some groups within the diverse fabric of U.S. society.
Courses with US designation must address both learning outcomes.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 220 | PERFORMING LITERATURE | 3 |
| COMM 233 | MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| COMM 234 | DIVERSE VOICES ACROSS THE WINE INDUSTRY | 4 |
| COMM 332 | GENDERED COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| COMM 353 | TOPICS IN WOMEN'S RHETORIC | 3 |
| COMM 355 | TOPICS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC ADDRESS | 3 |
| COMM 420 | TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE STUDIES | 3 |
| COMM 430 | TOPICS IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| CRES 200 | INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| ECON 271 | ECONOMICS OF STAR TREK | 4 |
| ECON 321 | ECONOMICS OF SPORTS | 4 |
| ECON 322 | ECONOMICS OF COLLEGE SPORTS | 4 |
| ECON 353 | LABOR ECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 361 | TOPICS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY | 4 |
| EDUC 210 | FOUNDATIONS OF INCLUSION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 240 | FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHING ESOL | 3 |
| EDUC 260 | EQUITY AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING | 3 |
| EDUC 302 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION | 4 |
| ELCP 160 | THEMATIC TOPICS | 4 |
| ELCP 161 | DISCOVERING AMERICAN CULTURES THROUGH FILM | 4 |
| GENS 205 | GENDER AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| GENS 267 | INTRODUCTION TO US WOMEN'S HISTORY | 4 |
| GENS 280 | UNDERSTANDING FAMILIES | 4 |
| GENS 332 | GENDERED COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| GENS 353 | TOPICS IN WOMEN'S RHETORIC | 3 |
| GLSP 270 | SPANISH IN THE US | 3 |
| GLSP 306 | MEDICAL SPANISH ONLINE | 3 |
| GLSP 370 | SPANISH IN THE US | 4 |
| HHPA 100 | DRUG USE IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| HHPA 251 | INTRO TO PUBLIC & COMMUNITY HEALTH | 3 |
| HHPA 410 | GENDER ISSUES IN EDUCATION & SPORT | 4 |
| HIST 150 | SURVEY OF US HISTORY TO 1877 | 4 |
| HIST 151 | SURVEY OF US HISTORY, 1877 TO THE PRESENT | 4 |
| HIST 152 | ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| HIST 252 | HISTORY OF THE US WEST | 4 |
| HIST 267 | INTRODUCTION TO US WOMEN'S HISTORY | 4 |
| HIST 276 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY | 4 |
| HIST 325 | COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA | 4 |
| HIST 335 | THE CIVIL WAR IN BLACK AND WHITE | 4 |
| HIST 345 | THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA | 4 |
| HIST 355 | AMERICAN EMPIRE | 4 |
| HIST 371 | RACE AND MINORITY CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| JAMS 150 | LIVING IN A MEDIA WORLD | 4 |
| JAMS 351 | PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM | 4 |
| LITR 220 | PURITANS TO POSTMODERNS: FIRST CONTACT TO LASTING CONTACT | 4 |
| LITR 221 | WESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| LITR 272 | CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN PORTLAND | 4 |
| LITR 320 | THE NOVEL IN THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| MUSC 135 | INTRO TO JAZZ: THE MUSIC, THE MASTERS, THE STORIES | 3 |
| MUSC 137 | AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC | 3 |
| MUSC 212 | SONGWRITING | 3 |
| MUSC 251 | AMERICAN SENSE IN SOUND | 3 |
| MUSC 375 | HISTORY OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL | 4 |
| NURS 372 | TRAUMA INFORMED CARE | 3 |
| PHIL 180 | MORAL PROBLEMS | 4 |
| PHIL 270 | PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION | 4 |
| PHIL 460 | AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| POLS 201 | AMERICAN POLITICS | 4 |
| POLS 310 | AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
| POLS 360 | POLITICS OF INEQUALITY | 4 |
| RELS 115 | RELIGIOUS ETHICS | 4 |
| SOAN 101 | UNDERSTANDING OUR SOCIAL WORLD | 4 |
| SOAN 201 | CRIME, DEVIANCE, AND SOCIAL CONTROL | 4 |
| SOAN 205 | GENDER AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| SOAN 235 | EDUCATION AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| SOAN 265 | RACE & ETHNICITY | 4 |
| SOAN 270 | LATINAS AND LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| SOAN 280 | UNDERSTANDING FAMILIES | 4 |
| SOAN 370 | SOCIETY, STATE & SOCIAL POLICY | 4 |
| THTR 272 | CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN PORTLAND | 4 |
| THTR 375 | HISTORY OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL | 4 |
| WINE 234 | DIVERSE VOICES ACROSS THE WINE INDUSTRY | 4 |