Perspectives (PERS)

The Perspectives designation was proposed by students who wanted to affirm the importance of developing awareness, skills, and knowledge of others’ perspectives. Many departments and programs offer opportunities for development in this area. The faculty have approved a set of learning outcomes to distinguish courses that meet the Perspectives objectives.

In the following approved courses, students do all of the following:

demonstrate acquired knowledge of underrepresented and/or non-Western viewpoints or analytical lenses;

recognize how identities, such as gender, sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and/or class, may intersect and uniquely influence the issues covered in the course; and

gain a critical understanding of the connections between such identities and systemic inequities, locally, regionally, and/or (inter)nationally.

Approved Perspectives courses (permanent designation):

Approved Perspectives courses (flexible designation (by section or topic):

ENGL 295 - Spring-Term Seminar in Literary Studies (Spring 2020, Postcolonial and Decolonial Poetry)
SOAN 102 - Introduction to Sociology: Investigating Society
SOAN 290 - Special Topics in Sociology : Belonging in College (Spring, 2019)