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California Polytechnic State University
Curriculum Guidelines
UNITED STATES CULTURAL PLURALISM (USCP) COURSES

Select one of the following courses to fulfill the United States Cultural Pluralism requirement. This course will also fulfill a requirement in the Major, Support, General Education or Free Elective category.

 

* = Course also satisfies General Education Area requirement

Effective Summer 2007:

AGB 401 Managing Cultural Diversity in Agricultural Labor Relations (4)
ANT 415 Native American Cultures (4)
ARCH 326 Native American Architecture and Place (4) C4*
COMS 416 Intercultural Communication (4)
CRP 215 Planning for and with Multiple Publics (4)
DANC 321 Cultural Influences/Dance in America (4) C4*
ECON 303 Economic Poverty, Discrimination and Immigration (4) D5*
ENGL 345 Women Writers (4) C4*
ENGL 346 Ethnic American Literature (4) C4*
ENGL 347 African American Literature (4) C4*
ENGL 349 Gender in 20th Century Literature (4) C4*
ENGL 381 Diversity in 20th Century American Literature (4) C4*
ES 112 Race, Culture, and Politics -- United States (4) D1*
ES 114 Race in American Culture (4)
ES 212 Global Origins of U.S. Cultures (4) D3*
ES 215 Planning for and with Multiple Publics (4)
ES 240 Latino Metropolis (4)
ES 241 Survey of Indigenous Studies (4) D3*
ES 242 Survey of Africana Studies (4) D3*
ES 243 Survey of Latino/a Studies (4) D3*
ES 244 Survey of Asian American Studies (4) D3*
ES 300 Chicano/a Literature (4) C4*
ES 310 Hip-Hop, Poetics and Politics (4) D5*
ES 320 African American Cultural Images (4) D5*
ES 321 Native American Cultural Images (4)
ES 322 Asian American Cultural Images (4) D5*
ES 323 Mexican American Cultural Images (4) D5*
ES 325 Sex and Gender in African American Communities (4)
ES 326 Native American Architecture and Place (4) C4*
ES 330 Chinese American Experience (4) D5*
ES 335 The Filipina/o American Experience (4)
ES 350 Gender, Race, Science and Technology (4) Area F *
ES 360 Ethnicity and the Land (4) C4*
ES 380 Critical Race Theory (4) D5*
ES 381 The Social Construction of Whiteness (4) D5*
FNR 360 Ethnicity and the Land (4) C4*
FSN 250 Food and Nutrition: Customs and Culture (4) D4*
HIST 206 American Cultures (4) D1
HIST 207 Freedom & Equality in American History (4) D1*
HIST 333 African-American History from 1865 (4)
HIST 435 American Women's History since 1870 (4)
HNRS 112 Race, Culture, and Politics -- United States (4) D1*
HNRS 212 Global Origins of U.S. Cultures (4) D3*
HNRS 303 Economic Poverty, Discrimination and Immigration (4) D5*
HUM 312 Chicano/a Culture (4) C4*
KINE 255 Personal Health: A Multicultural Approach (4) D4*
KINE 323 Sport and Gender (4) D5*
KINE 324 Sport, Media and American Popular Culture (4) D5*
MU 221 Jazz Styles (4) C3*
MU 229 Music of the 60s: War and Peace (4) C3*
MU 325 America's Music (4)
PHIL 335 Social Ethics (4) C4*
PHIL 336 Ethics, Gender and Society (4) C4*
POLS 310 Politics of Ethnicity and Gender (4)
POLS 343 Civil Rights in America (4)
PSY 472 Multicultural Psychology (4)
RELS 370 Religion, Gender and Society (4) C4*
SOC 316 American Ethnic Minorities (4)
SPAN 111 Elementary Hispanic Language and Culture (4)
SPAN 123 Spanish for Bilingual Speakers (4)
SPAN 340 Chicano/a Authors (4) C4*
SPAN 351 Latino/a Writers in the U.S. (4) C4*
TH 320 Black Theatre (4) C4*
WS 301 Introduction to Women's Studies (4) D5*
WS 350 Gender, Race, Science and Technology (4) Area F *
WS 370 Religion, Gender and Society (4) C4*
WS 435 American Women's History since 1870 (4)
WS 450 Feminist Theory (4)

 

Criteria
United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP) courses fulfill the following criteria:  
  1. Emphasis on one or more of these four U.S. cultures: Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, American Indian;
  2. Attention to general issues of gender, diversity, equity, ethnocentricity, and ethnicity; and the relationships to problems facing contemporary society, especially those resulting from racism, discrimination and cultural conflict;
  3. Application of rigorous pedagogical, scholarly methods and standards as evidenced in substantive exams, reports, papers, and projects; and
  4. Attention to critical thinking skills which will allow students to address cultural, racial, and gender issues in a sensitive and responsible manner and to evaluate their own attitudes and those of others.

Academic Senate Resolution AS- 395-92/CC (PDF)