Spring 2020  |  SOC 3507 Section 001: Immigration to the United States: Beyond Walls (55577)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
Enrollment Status:
Open (37 of 42 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Immigration is one of the most politically and emotionally charged issues in the United States today. It is also poorly understood. Assumptions, myths, and misinformation about US immigration and immigrants are routinely and increasingly manifested in acrimonious political debates, news stories and sound bites, and our daily conversations and interactions with one another in the very communities in which we live and work. At the same time, US immigration and immigrants have been, are, and will continue to be an essential and vibrant part of our lived and shared experiences as individuals and communities, Minnesotans and Americans, and global citizens.
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jdewaard+SOC3507+Spring2020
Class Description:
Immigration is one of the most politically and emotionally charged issues in the United States today. It is also poorly understood. Assumptions, myths, and misinformation about U.S. immigration and immigrants are routinely and increasingly manifested in acrimonious political debates, news stories and sound bites, and our daily conversations and interactions with one another in the very communities in which we live and work. At the same time, U.S. immigration and immigrants have been, are, and will continue to be an essential and vibrant part of our lived and shared experiences as individuals and communities, Minnesotans and Americans, and global citizens. The aim of this course is therefore to promote an accurate, holistic, and empathic understanding of U.S. immigration and immigrants. As doing so is necessarily an interdisciplinary endeavor, this course embraces and leverages diverse bodies of theoretical and empirical research and knowledge, questions and modes of inquiry, and practices and solutions. As such, this course facilitates a liberal education by inviting students to investigate the world from new perspectives, learn new ways of thinking that will be useful in many areas of life, and grow as active citizens and lifelong learners.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone with an interest in immigration. Per the University of Minnesota's Liberal Education (LE) requirements, this course meets the designated theme of Diversity and Social Justice in the United States. This course also satisfies an elective for the Population Studies Minor, which is administered by the Department of Sociology.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will demonstrate:
1. Mastery of one or more bodies of knowledge and modes of inquiry in social science research on U.S. immigration and immigrants.
2. Ability to creatively and consistently identify, traverse and translate, and ultimately understand the shared themes and threads that connect diverse perspectives, inquiries, and debates on U.S. immigration and immigrants in and across disciplines and areas.
3. Proficiency in locating, critically evaluating, and using data and information on U.S. immigration and immigrants in the process of identifying, defining, and solving existing and emergent problems in innovative and impactful ways.
4. Effective oral and written communication skills on topics and issues related to U.S. immigration and immigrants that are of interest and useful to students in their professional and personal lives as life-long learners.
Grading:
10% Attendance
15% Quizzes & Assignments
15% Group presentation
30% Three short papers worth 10% each
15% Midterm
15% Final
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55577/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 October 2019

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2020 Sociology Classes Taught by Jack DeWaard

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