ES 050 - Creating Community: Introduction to Skills for Building a Socially Just Society

Lower Division

In a multicultural society, discussion about issues of conflict and community are needed to facilitate understanding between social/cultural groups. This course is designed to prepare students to develop leadership skills that take into account the historical and contemporary dynamics of power and privilege in order to build democratic and transformative communities. We will explore informed, meaningful interpersonal and community dialogue in situations where such understanding and listening are needed. We will discuss relevant reading material about these issues in our social history and will explore our own and other’s identities and experiences in a variety of social and institutional contexts. We will focus on issues of social justice and the common good, and how to address them through community engagement. The goal of this course is to create a setting in which students engage in open and constructive dialogue, learning, and exploration of intergroup relations, conflict and community building.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AD - American Diversity; TCG - The Common Good

Course credits: 1