I. ASCRC General Education Form (revised 1/27/11)
Use to propose new general education courses (except writing courses), to change existing
gen ed courses and to remove designations for existing gen ed courses.
Note: One-time-only general education designation may be requested for experimental courses
(X91-previously X95), granted only for the semester taught. A NEW request must be
submitted for the course to receive subsequent general education status.
Group
III. Language
VII: Social Sciences
X
(submit
III Exception: Symbolic Systems * VIII: Ethics & Human Values
separate forms
IV: Expressive Arts
IX: American & European
if requesting
V: Literary & Artistic Studies
X: Indigenous & Global
more than one
VI: Historical & Cultural Studies
XI: Natural Sciences
general
w/ lab  w/out lab 
education
group
*Courses proposed for this designation must be standing requirements of
designation)
majors that qualify for exceptions to the modern and classical language
requirement
Dept/Program Sociology
Course #
220S
Course Title
Prerequisite
Race, Gender and Class
None
Credits
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
3
Date
Instructor
Daisy Rooks
Phone / Email 243-2852, Daisy.Rooks@mso.umt.edu
Program Chair James Burfeind, Daniel P Doyle
Dean
Chris Comer
III. Type of request
New
One-time Only
Renew X
Change
Remove
Reason for Gen Ed inclusion, change or deletion
Description of change
IV. Description and purpose of new general education course: General Education courses
must be introductory and foundational within the offering department or within the General
Education Group. They must emphasize breadth, context, and connectedness; and relate course
content to students’ future lives: See Preamble:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/archives/minutes/gened/GE_preamble.aspx
The primary goal of this class is to provide students the opportunity to use sociological
theories, concepts, and empirical research to examine the everyday social world of inequality.
In particular this course explores race, gender, and social class as identities and social
categories that structure the practices, policies, and experiences of social life.
V. Criteria: Briefly explain how this course meets the criteria for the group. See:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
Course systematically studies the process of
racial formation, the development of gender
systems, and the origins of class groupings in
the United States from both historical and
contemporary perspectives.
analyze individuals, groups, or social Course seeks to understand the origins and
effects of racial, gender and class systems on
problems and structures; and/or
individuals, levels of poverty, and other
markers of inequality.
Course emphasizes the ways that
give considerable attention to ways
conclusions and generalizations are
in which conclusions and
developed and justified through social
generalizations are developed and
science research, with attention to both
justified as well as the methods of
quantitative and qualitative research.
Students are exposed to a wide variety of
data collection and analysis.
qualitative research methods, including
ethnographic observation, interviews,
narrative and historical and comparative
methods.
VI. Student Learning Goals: Briefly explain how this course will meet the applicable learning
goals. See: http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
Course presents an overview of inequalities
Describe the nature, structure, and
based on race, gender, and class with
historical development of human
attention to beliefs and social structures,
behavior, organizations, social
including labor markets, education, culture,
phenomena, and/or relationships;
mass media and law.
systematically study individuals,
groups, or social institutions;
use theory in explaining these
individual, group, or social
phenomena; and/or
understand, assess, and evaluate how
conclusions and generalizations are
justified based on data.
Course introduces theories of stratification,
socialization and cultural representation in
order to help students understand the causes
and effects of systems of race, class, and
gender.
Course encourages students to understand,
assess and evaluate how conclusions and
generalizations are justified based on data
by introducing and critiquing the various
approaches sociologists use to understand
patterns, reasons for, and changes in
stratification based on race, gender, and
class. Students are exposed to a wide variety
of qualitative research methods, including
ethnographic observation, interviews,
narrative and historical and comparative
methods.
VII. Justification: Normally, general education courses will not carry pre-requisites, will carry
at least 3 credits, and will be numbered at the 100-200 level. If the course has more than one
pre-requisite, carries fewer than three credits, or is upper division (numbered above the 200
level), provide rationale for exception(s).
N/A
VIII. Syllabus: Paste syllabus below or attach and send digital copy with form.  The syllabus
should clearly describe how the above criteria are satisfied. For assistance on syllabus
preparation see: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/syllabus.html
See attached. Also provided digital copy.
Please note: Approved general education changes will take effect next fall.
General education instructors will be expected to provide sample assessment items and
corresponding responses to the Assessment Advisory Committee.