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Below, the Diversity Committee highlights certain Credit courses featuring diversity issues.  Please note that not all of the courses listed will transfer to another university as credit for a diversity requirement.  If you would like a course to transfer as credit for a diversity requirement, please speak with the Counseling Center.

 

The courses listed may not be offered every semester. To get more information on course offerings, check out the current Lakeland Course Catalog.

American Sign Language

The American Sign Language Department has many courses available. These courses range from topics such as: "Deaf History and Culture I: History and Social Conventions" (ASLI 1500) to "Resources Concerning the Deaf Community" (ASLI 2700). To learn more about the American Sign Language Department, click the link below:

American Sign Language Department

English

Literature By Women (ENGL 2248)

This course traces the history of writing by British and American women and includes selections from the Middle Ages to contemporary times. Selections will study from the major genre of fiction, poetry, drama, biography, and essays, as well as letters, journals, dreams, visions, meditations, political writings, and speeches.

Multicultural Literary Studies (ENGL 2275)

This course addresses question of social cohesion and division; the effects of history and social systems on individual experience; and the way literature and film both reflect and shape our perceptions of ourselves and members of different cultural groups. Through the study of literary and film representations of a wide range of cultural experiences, the course will develop students' ability to appreciate and analyze the art forms and lived experiences of people from diverse cultures.

English as a Second Language

Intermediate ESL: Academic Literacy and Study Skills (ESLP 0140)

Prerequisite: placement test This EAP (English for Academic Purposes) course teaches students to write clear paragraphs, recognize and use conventional linguistic structures, increase accuracy in using Standard English grammar, word choice, and punctuation, and react and respond critically to student and professional writing. Students will study pre-writing strategies, using topic sentences and supporting details, writing for an audience, peer-editing, and self-editing techniques. Students will also practice listening to lectures in English and taking notes on these lectures. There will be real-life assignments, which venture into tasks outside of the class.

Advanced ESL: Communicating on Campus (ESLP 0150)

Prerequisite: ESLP 0140 or placement test This integrated Advanced EAP (English for Academic Purposes) course focuses on further developing and refining a variety of listening and oral skills used in the American academic community. The course will address different aspects of spoken academic English. Work on accuracy and pronunciation, stress patterns, intonation, and rhythm help students in a variety of academic contexts, including making formal presentations to class. Students will complete background readings, listen to short talks, be active in class discussions, and give several short presentations. The course will provide further note-taking practice. There also will be real-life assignments that venture into tasks outside of the classroom.

Advanced ESL: Academic Writing (ESLP 0160)

Prerequisite: ESLP 0140 or placement test This advanced EAP (English for Academic Purposes) course offers ESL students opportunities to write longer assignments while continuing to refine pre-writing strategies, such as using topic sentences and supporting details, writing for an audience, peer-editing, and self-editing techniques. The course integrates vocabulary and reading, with the primary focus being students' ability to evaluate and respond to writing.

Beginning ESL: Beginning Reading/Writing/Communication (ESLP 0901)

This course will assist students in developing English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The course will provide basic practice in listening to and speaking English. Students will also develop basic reading comprehension skills and vocabulary and practice writing grammatical sentences, short narratives, letters, forms, and descriptions.

Geography

World Cultural Geography (GEOG 2500)

This course focuses on global patterns of culture, with attention to the spatial aspects of culture and the relationship between culture and environment. Themes include cultural landscapes and geographic patterns of population, religion, language, ethnicity, world development, agriculture, geopolitics, and urbanization.

History

Women in U.S. History (HIST 2450)

This course explores the experience of women, as well as ideas and relations of gender, as part of the larger history of nineteenth and twentieth century America. It surveys the social, cultural, legal, economic, and political developments that shaped women's lives and women's participation in and response to these changes.

Interdisciplinary Studies

Women's Studies (IDST 1200)

This interdisciplinary course examines contemporary women's experiences from both an international and historical perspective. The course introduces students to major concepts, issues, and methods in the field of Women's Studies by drawing on current research in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Culture and Civilization of the Spanish Speaking World (IDST 2400)

This interdisciplinary course examines political, demographic, cultural, ethnical, economic, and social aspects of the Spanish speaking world. The course introduces students to the study of the cultural variety of the Spanish speaking world through the reading and analysis of a variety of texts, journalism, literature, art, folklore, film, documentaries, and demographics. The course places special focus on the contributions that different Hispanic communities have made to the United States, as well as their current role and situation in our society. This course is taught in English. Because of similarities in course content, students who have taken SPAN 2002 Intermediate Spanish II: Culture and Civilization should not take this course.

Modern Languages

The Modern Languages Program at Lakeland Community College offers courses in Spanish (SPAN), French (FREN), German (GERM) and Italian (ITAL). The courses range from an elementary level to more advanced. To learn more about the Modern Langauges Program, click the link below:

Modern Languages & Linguistics Department

Music

World Music (MUSC 1210)

This course investigates a variety of musical factors via examples/comparisons drawn from a wide array of styles including classical, jazz, rock/pop, and international. Factors include rhythm, melody, tone-color, texture, harmony, form, improvisation, and technology. This course requires no musical background or skills.

Popular Music: Rock, Jazz, Country, Folk, and Soul (MUSC 1800)

This survey course provides an introduction to the variety of musical styles known broadly as popular music: blues, ragtime, Dixieland, swing, Middle of the Road (MOR), folk-pop, jazz-pop, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, funk, punk, disco, boogie-woogie, jazz-rock fusion, and country. It uses recordings and audiovisual materials along with discussions of social and cultural implications and biographical highlights of selected musicians/entertainers. This course requires no musical background or skills.

Philosophy

Comparative Religion (PHIL 2000)

This course introduces students to the general doctrines, history, and practice of major religions of the world, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as Hinduism, Buddhism, and religions native to China and Japan. The course presents the subject matter, objectively, for comparison and discussion. Additional topics include religions of pre-history and native American religions.

Political Science

Women and Politics (POLS 2400)

This specialized course studies the changing roles of women in political life in the U.S. and around the world and includes discussion of women candidates, women public officials, and a broad range of women's political groups. It analyzes the political struggles over "women's issues" such as Women's Suffrage, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion rights, policies on families and children, and economic equity policies.

Sociology

Introduction to Anthropology (SOCY 1160)

This course introduces the comparative study of culture, from preliterate to agrarian and industrial. It focuses on the impact of culture on personality, socialization, and institutions. The course examines cultures from many regions of the world.

Social Problems (SOCY 1180)

This course provides an overview of contemporary social problems in the United States. Students will explore the nature of these problems, how they developed, and potential solutions. Students will also learn methods of sociological analysis.

Ethnic Minorities in the U.S. (SOCY 2000)

This course provides an interdisciplinary study of the ethnic minorities of America, focusing on the cultural history of ethnic minorities present in Northeastern Ohio. It presents modes of accommodation, acculturation, and assimilation typical of ethnic groups in American society.

Urban Studies

Introduction to Urban Studies (URST 2000)

This specialized course integrates current information from the disciplines of social science to explain the phenomenon of urban growth. Students will examine the myth and reality of life in the megalopolis.

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In addition to Credit courses, Lakeland offers Community Learning courses that feature diversity issues. Community learning classes are non-credit and range from seminars to online classes. If you are intersted in browsing diversity-related Community Learning classes, click the link below!

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