St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 5
History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Prepared by: Kyoko Kishimoto
Phone: 8-5627
Proposal Number:
Email: kkishimoto@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: Ethnic Studies Department
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: ETHS 335: Asian Pacific American Women
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
No
Yes
7.
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
History of Asian Pacific American women; impact of military and wars, globalization; identities and
representation; contemporary issues that Asian Pacific American women face; activism. Prereq: one of 201, 215,
WS 201, or approved Racial Issues course. 3 Cr. S, ALT.
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
This course can fulfill a requirement or an elective for the Asian Pacific American Studies Minor.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None
10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
None
11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
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for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 5: History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Develop understanding of human societies and behaviors, and of the concepts, theories, and methods of
history and the social sciences.
This course will examine the oppression and resistance of Asian Pacific American women; the effects of
public policies and global issues such as globalization and war; immigration and health issues; intersection of
race, class, gender, immigration/citizenship status; domestic violence and hate crimes; politics of representation
and self-representation; and empowerment and contributions of Asian Pacific American women through
interdisciplinary readings from literature, history, ethnic studies, women's studies, and sociology.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 5, it must address at least 4 of the 5 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Describe or use the methods and data by which historians, social scientists, or behavioral scientists investigate
human conditions.
2. Analyze human behavior, cultures, and social institutions and processes from the perspectives of history or the
social and behavioral sciences.
3. Develop explanations for and explore solutions to historical or contemporary social problems.
4. Reflect upon themselves in relation to family, communities, society, culture, and/or their histories.
5. Apply and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories about human societies and behaviors.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
SLO 1: Students will fulfill this objective by reading and analyzing sources about and by Asian Pacific
American women. Students will learn historical events, and gain practical experiences with the methodologies of
historians and social scientists. Students will demonstrate their competencies through class discussions and
written work.
SLO 2: Students will fulfill this objective by investigating the social construction of race, and the intersections of
race, class, gender, citizenship and other forms of oppression. Students will learn about the diversity within
communities of Asian Pacific American women. Students will demonstrate their competencies through class
discussions and written work.
SLO 3: Students will fulfill this objective by investigating historical and contemporary racial ideologies,
colonization, wars, and racist/sexist policies that affect Asian Pacific American women. Students will also learn
ways in which Asian Pacific Americans have resisted oppresssion. Through this process, students will again an
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understanding and develop critical analytical skills that will enable them to explain and explore solutions to
historical and contemporary social problems. Students will demonstrate their competency through class
discussions and written work.
SLO 4: Students will fulfill this objective by critically analyzing their own identities and social location within the
context of racial history in the United States. They will also examine their positionality when researching about
Asian Pacific American women. Students will demonstrate their competencies with these issues through class
discussion and written work.
SLO 5: Students will fulfill this objective by investigating how the intersection of race, class, gender, sexuality,
national origin, citizenship, immigration status, etc. shape the experiences of Asian Pacific American women.
Students will demosntrate their competencies through class facilitation and written work.
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
History of Asian Pacific American women (immigration, exclusion acts, re-envisioning Asian Pacific
American women's history) -- 18% (SLO 1, SLO 2, SLO 3, SLO 5)
Military and wars (impact on Asian Pacific American women) -- 12% (SLO 2, SLO 3, SLO 5)
Global issues (human trafficking, low wage labor, transnational migration) -- 18% (SLO 2, SLO 3, SLO 5)
Asian Pacific American identities, Asian Pacific American feminism -- 12% (SLO 1, SLO 4)
Contemporary issues (health, education, domestic violence) -- 15% (SLO 2, SLO 3, SLO 5)
Representation (political, popular culture, public policies, self-representation) -- 15% (SLO 1, SLO 4)
Activism, Asian Pacific American women's movement -- 10% (SLO 2, SLO 3, SLO 5)
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St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department: Ethnic Studies
Course or Course(s): ETHS 335: Asian Pacific American Women
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Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
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Remarks:
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Chairperson
Committee
Signature
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Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
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Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
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FA Senate
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Action of Academic Vice President:
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Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
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