NEW COURSE

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL

Originator Alexander Czopp, x2829, Alexander.Czopp@utoledo.edu

Department PSYCHOLOGY

Level Undergraduate

Program Change No

Type of Course

Alpha Code PSY-3730

Title Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Discrimination

Starting/Frequency Fall 2007/ Fall or Spring alternate years

Enrollment 30

Cross-List/Level

Hours/Mode 3/Lecture

Reg/Repeat None

Grading Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)

Pre-/Co-requisites Prerequisites: PSY-1010

Catalog Description This course will examine issues of and related to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination from a social psychological perspective with a special emphasis on racism and sexism.

Syllabus See attached

Curriculum Fit This course would become the only course offered by the Department of Psychology that fulfills a University multicultural requirement, (specifically, Diversity of US culture). In addition, it provides psychology majors with a 3000-level elective opportunity.

Similarity to Other Courses There are no similar courses within the Psychology department. Although there are somewhat similar courses offered by the department of Sociology (SOC2640: Race, Class & Gender; SOC 4660: Racial & Ethnic Minorities in the US), overlap with the proposed course is likely to be minimal. In general, sociology tends to examine issues from a group level of analysis (e.g., How does prejudice contribute to social instability?), whereas psychology tends to examine issues from an individual level of analysis (e.g., How does a person’s natural tendency to categorize objects influence their prejudiced attitudes?). These differences usually result in considerably different (though often complementary) approaches to the same phenomena.

Core This course is intended to meet the University Undergraduate Core requirement for a Multicultural course in Diversity of U.S. Culture. As described in the attached syllabus, the goals of the proposed course are wholly consistent with the general education guidelines for a diversity of US culture requirement. Specifically, the course will attempt to enhance students’ understanding of past and current social and intergroup relations (e.g., racism, sexism) by examining their many psychological underpinnings. Students should gain a better understanding and appreciation of the complexity of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. In doing so, they should increase their awareness of the continued presence and influence of these processes in US society while simultaneously recognizing the potential for people to improve intergroup relations.

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Originator	Alexander Czopp, x2829, Alexander.Czopp@utoledo.edu
Department	PSYCHOLOGY
Level	Undergraduate
Program Change	No
Type of Course
Alpha Code	PSY-3730
Title	Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Discrimination
Starting/Frequency	Fall 2007/ Fall or Spring alternate years
Enrollment	30
Cross-List/Level
Hours/Mode	3/Lecture
Reg/Repeat	None
Grading	Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)
Pre-/Co-requisites	Prerequisites: PSY-1010
Catalog Description	This course will examine issues of and related to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination from a social psychological perspective with a special emphasis on racism and sexism.
Syllabus	See attached
Curriculum Fit	This course would become the only course offered by the Department of Psychology that fulfills a University multicultural requirement, (specifically, Diversity of US culture). In addition, it provides psychology majors with a 3000-level elective opportunity.
Similarity to Other Courses	There are no similar courses within the Psychology department. Although there are somewhat similar courses offered by the department of Sociology (SOC2640: Race, Class & Gender; SOC 4660: Racial & Ethnic Minorities in the US), overlap with the proposed course is likely to be minimal. In general, sociology tends to examine issues from a group level of analysis (e.g., How does prejudice contribute to social instability?), whereas psychology tends to examine issues from an individual level of analysis (e.g., How does a person’s natural tendency to categorize objects influence their prejudiced attitudes?). These differences usually result in considerably different (though often complementary) approaches to the same phenomena.
Core	This course is intended to meet the University Undergraduate Core requirement for a Multicultural course in Diversity of U.S. Culture. As described in the attached syllabus, the goals of the proposed course are wholly consistent with the general education guidelines for a diversity of US culture requirement. Specifically, the course will attempt to enhance students’ understanding of past and current social and intergroup relations (e.g., racism, sexism) by examining their many psychological underpinnings. Students should gain a better understanding and appreciation of the complexity of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. In doing so, they should increase their awareness of the continued presence and influence of these processes in US society while simultaneously recognizing the potential for people to improve intergroup relations.