Jun 28, 2025  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Academic Catalog 2025-2026
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ELC-725 Structural Inequality and Diversity

4 semester credits


Students examine how systems of oppression are created and maintained. Topics include national, international and local struggles to end structured inequalities. Students reflect on the potential relationship between their academic work and possible actions on issues of inequality. 
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s):  

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Examine how systems of oppression are created and maintained through historical, social, and institutional structures.
  • Analyze how marginalized groups have worked to challenge and dismantle structural inequalities.
  • Reflect critically on personal beliefs and actions regarding race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and class.
  • Understand key concepts and theories related to diversity, privilege, and intersectionality in the context of social systems. Develop strategies for addressing structural inequality in leadership, policy, and practice.



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