Overview
Description
Multicultural, multimedia study of the efforts of minorities, women and the disenfranchised to obtain equality. Emphasis on how law is used and misused in the struggle.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO10, CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of historic and modern issues addressing the struggle for justice and equality of African Americans in the United States.
- define and explain cultural inequality in the African American struggle for justice.
- identify and analyze the social construction of crime in America and the experiences of African Americans with and in the criminal justice system from different perspectives.
- integrate effective communication and the critical use and analysis of information in class discussion and a variety of assignments.