Gettysburg Curriculum Proposal Form

Gettysburg Curriculum Proposal Form Cultural Diversity

FORM COMPLETED BY: EMAIL ADDR:

This form should be submitted with a Proposal Form for New Courses (unless you are seeking a new curricular designation for an existing course). 1. COURSE IDENTIFICATION Department tregfdgd Course Number bcvbcb Course Name cvb 2. GUIDELINES for PROPOSED REQUIREMENT(S) Courses meeting the Cultural Diversity Requirement are intended to help students develop a comprehensive understanding of human diversity by a focus on cultures, roles and experiences of peoples who have historically been underrepresented in the curriculum, and/or on analysis of the construction of social identity and social difference. Indicate which requirement(s) you propose this course to fulfill:

 Global Understanding-- These courses contain a principal focus on people(s) whose practices and beliefs have been shaped in significant ways by an historical tradition separate from that of Western Europe. [Complete Section 3]

 Conceptualizing Diversity—These courses contain a principal focus either on (a) diversity in a conceptual or comparative context, or (b) diversity within the U.S. context. [Complete Section 4]

3. GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING

A. Identify the people(s) serving as the principal focus of the course.

B. State the learning goals for students that address a tradition separate from that of Western Europe.

C. Describe an exemplary assignment, activity, or assessment that addresses the learning goals listed above. 4. CONCEPTUALIZING DIVERSITY

A. Identify the concepts or dimensions of diversity that serve as principal categories of analysis or criticism (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, religion, etc.); OR identify the aspect of diversity within the U.S. or larger indigenous American context that is the focus for course content (e.g., African- American religious traditions, Chinese-American literature, or Native American cultures).

B. State the learning goals for students that address the approach to conceptualizing diversity (OR, the aspect of U.S. diversity) indicated above.

C. Describe an exemplary assignment, activity, or assessment that addresses the learning goals listed above.

Email this form with the Proposal Form for New Courses (unless this is an existing course) to your Department Chair or Program Coordinator. He or she should forward it, along with departmental affirmation to the Registrar’s Office at [email protected].