I. Rationale
Please provide a rationale for the course which explains how the course being proposed fits into
this Cluster based on the Cluster's description. For your convenience, the overall description and
rationale for this component are included below.
Overall Description and Rationale for Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster on
Immigration
The topic of immigration, or the migration of people from one location to another, has
received a lot of attention in the United States and throughout the world in the last decade. Most
often, we hear about immigration within a political context - new legislation or policies denying
or providing some rights to immigrants. This interdisciplinary thematic cluster on immigration
will provide students the opportunity to approach this broad topic from many viewpoints and
disciplines. Our hope is that after completing this cluster, students will be prepared to critically
analyze the many sides of the immigration issue, both domestically and internationally, while
proposing and analyzing solutions to the ‘immigration problem,’ taking into account the many
views introduced to them in the cluster courses. Students will be engaged by scholars from many
fields - English, Foreign Languages, Sociology, Psychology, Education, and Nursing, among
others.
Brief Statement of Rationale for Course’s Inclusion in Immigration Cluster
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II. Common Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Each course must address all of the Common Student Learning Outcomes for this Cluster and list
these Common SLOs along with course-specific SLOs in the model course syllabus (to be
attached). For each Common SLO, list the course SLOs that address the common SLO, describe
the opportunities which will be provided for students to learn the outcome (readings, class
discussion and/or activities, applied projects), and list the means of assessment (exams, papers,
projects, quizzes, etc.) that will be used to determine the level of student understanding.
TTC 1. Students will describe and analyze the significance and effects of immigration and
the resulting diverse populations at local, state, national, or regional levels.
Course SLO(s) to Address TTC 1
Opportunities for Student Learning
(reading, researching, discussing, listening, viewing, etc.)
Means of Assessing Course SLO(s)
(exams, papers, projects, quizzes, etc.)
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TTC 2. Students will integrate knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to analyze
critically the various sides of immigration.
Course SLO(s) to Address TTC 2
Opportunities for Student Learning
(reading, researching, discussing, listening, viewing, etc.)
Means of Assessing Course SLO(s)
(exams, papers, projects, quizzes, etc.)
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TTC 3. Students will integrate knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to propose
and analyze solutions to the ‘immigration problem.’
Course SLO(s) to Address TTC 3
Opportunities for Student Learning
(reading, researching, discussing, listening, viewing, etc.)
Means of Assessing Course SLO(s)
(exams, papers, projects, quizzes, etc.)
Submission instructions:
Please submit cover form, all component forms, a model syllabus, and College/School’s course
action form (if needed) to your department chair. Department chairs should then submit these
forms, syllabus, and course action form (if needed) in one email message to
universitystudies@uncw.edu from their UNCW email address.
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