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2.00 Credits
This course will explore what it means to live in solidarity with our local and global community. Students will strengthen their ability to work sensitively and respectfully with communities that are socially, economically, and/or politically marginalized or oppressed. Enrolled students will participate in a weekly community placement through the Arrupe Partnerships for Community-based Learning, SCCAP, or a similar program where students are engaged with communities.
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2.00 Credits
This course will expose students to social realities and injustices both locally and internationally, providing an understanding of the complex relations between privileged and marginalized groups. Through reflection, self-assessments, course speakers, Career Center resources, and a community-based learning placement, students will be able to articulate their interests and talents and the applications to particular needs in the world. Students will be given the tools and resources to pursue a career direction and make life decisions that are personally meaningful and socially beneficial. This course is appropriate to students in any major.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides a theoretical, vocational, and legal doctrinal foundation for students interested in social justice law. The assigned reading offers an opportunity to consider the relationship between law and social justice in several different contexts, including the structure of the legal profession and the delivery of legal services; the efforts to achieve social justice and civil rights through litigation in areas such as work, subsistence, housing, voting, and education; the problem of access to courts and the role of the judiciary; and the role of lawyers working with community movements to effect social change. To ground these theoretical explorations in real-life practice, this course features a Community-Based Learning component, enabling students to interact with real people for whom these issues matter. This course satisfies both the Experiential Learning for Social Justice requirement and the Civic Engagement requirement, and qualifies as part of the Social Justice Pathway in the Universitys Core Curriculum. Note: Enrolled students will participate in a weekly community placement through the Arrupe Partnerships for Community-based Learning.
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5.00 Credits
Introduction to theories of instruction; survey of methods and materials used in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. (5 units)
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5.00 Credits
This course examines how people learn to read and write in a variety of multicultural contexts. It explores theories about literacy and cultural identity, and literacy and social inequality. Readings include studies of workplace literacy, literacy variation across cultures in the U.S., and gender and literacy. (5 units) Fullfills the Theory and Writing req's in the English major.
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5.00 Credits
Builds on learning in Critical Thinking and Writing courses to deepen familiarity with the values, genres, and conventions relevant to students major fields of study by providing additional study of and practice in rhetorical theory, composing processes, critical thinking, and information literacy. Assignments will encourage increased sophistication in critical reading and writing with a purpose, including addressing diverse audiences through a range of styles and voices as appropriate for particular disciplines.
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5.00 Credits
"This upper division class, intended primarily for juniors and seniors, explores various types of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender film to address the question, ""What is queer cinema?"" Readings cover a range of film theory from historical, feminist, activist, cultural studies, and queer theory perspectives. Cross-listed as WGST 134.
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5.00 Credits
This course offers instruction in the writing of short works of nonfiction (such as travel, nature, and personal-experience essays) for various audiences. We will pay close attention to rhetorical strategies associated with creative nonfiction, such as non-linear modes of organization, dramatization of incidents, profiling of individuals, and narrative development. Drafts of assignments as well as published examples of creative nonfiction will be critiqued in class. Gathering and incorporating background information, including visuals and information derived from interviews will also be discussed. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2 or 1A and 2A. Fullfills the Writing req. for the English major.
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5.00 Credits
Argumentative and persuasive writing, ideal for students planning careers in business, politics, or law. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2 or 1A and 2A. Fullfills the Writing req. for the English major.
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5.00 Credits
The way you present yourself is critical to your success in business both personally and for your company. This class will explore various strategies for crafting an appropriate and attractive business personality though resumes and cover letters, job interviews, informal public speaking, email and other correspondence. You will learn how to shape your image by controlling tone, stance, voice, and persona. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2 or 1A and 2A. LIMITED to juniors and seniors. Preference given to senior Business majors. Fullfills the Writing req. for the English major.
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