Intergroup Relations Education Minor

Effective Fall 2024

Advising

The Program on Intergroup Relations has a team of advisors who are available to meet with prospective students and to provide guidance for declared students. Please visit igr.umich.edu/minor to learn more or email igrinfo@umich.edu to be connected with an advisor.

Prerequisites

None.

Requirements

Minimum Credits: 15

I. Introductory Course

ALA 221: Introduction to Social Justice Education

II. Awareness and Knowledge (a minimum of one course required)

ALA/EDUC/PSYCH/SOC 122: Intergroup Dialogues
ALA 170: Applied Liberal Arts Topics, section titled "Social Identity, Social Inequality and Social Media"
ALA 220/PSYCH 213/SOC 218: Foundations of Intergroup Relations
ALA 228/PSYCH 312/SOC 375: Intergroup Conflict and Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity and Culture
ALA 284: Topics in Understanding Conflict through International Dialogue

This category is designed to give students an opportunity to learn deeply about the beginning tools for working across difference. In each class, they learn introductory social science concepts about inequality and experience conflict by working across difference. Students will deepen their awareness and knowledge with an overview of historical and contemporary structures of inequality, and examines the theory behind how social identity groups form, and how bias develops (prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination). The courses also explore how people develop an understanding of their own social identity group membership, how groups are impacted by privilege and power dynamics, and how to develop advocacy for groups to which one does not belong.

III. Skill Building (a minimum of one course required)

ALA/SOC 320/PSYCH 310: Processes of Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation
ALA 329: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Research on Intergroup Relations
SOC 225: Project Community: Sociology in Action
SW 752: Intergroup Dialogues/Diversity, Dialogues and Social Justice
An elective from another department pre-approved by an IGR advisor

These courses aim to develop specific skills for students who are interested in either developing their facilitation skills or their research skills.

IV. Praxis (a minimum of one course required)

ALA 270: Applied Liberal Arts Topics, section titled "Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation"
ALA/SOC 321/EDUC 329/PSYCH 311: Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues
ALA 322/PSYCH/SOC 324: Advanced Practicum in Intergroup Relations
ALA 323: IGR Directed Study (independent study)
ALA 324/EDUC 325: Facilitation in Community Settings
ALA 471: Leadership and Facilitation in Community Building

These courses emphasize praxis, the engagement of theory with practice and reflection.

V. Capstone

ALA 429/PSYCH 411/SOC 471: IGR Capstone: Social Justice in the Real World

All students must elect the IGR Capstone course – an interdisciplinary experience to connect their learning throughout the minor. Students consider the broad national and global challenges as well as the personal experiences of engaging in social justice work.

Constraints

Students must take a minimum of 12 credits within IGR (listed as ALA); students may only use up to 3 credits from another department.

Intergroup Relations Education (Minor) (Winter 2021 - Summer 2024)

Effective Winter 2021

Advising

IGR has a tiered advising system where students initially meet with peer advisors who provide guidance and advising. If questions persist or cannot be answered by the peer advising team, the program directors will meet with students as needed.

The IGR program assistant will help with administrative tasks such as formally declaring students and verifying when students complete the minor.

Prerequisites

None.

Requirements

Minimum Credits: 15

Foundation Core Courses. Choose either of the following classes:
Both courses provide the foundational theory and pedagogy of the minor and students should choose one core course. Intergroup dialogues give students the beginning tools to work across difference. They learn introductory social science concepts about inequality and experience conflict by working across difference. The Foundations of Intergroup Relations course gives students a solid overview of historical and contemporary structures of inequality, and examines the theory behind how social identity groups form, and how bias develops (prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination). Both courses also explore how people develop an understanding of their own social identity group membership, how groups are impacted by privilege and power dynamics, and how to develop advocacy for groups to which one does not belong.
Praxis Core Courses emphasize praxis, the engagement of theory with practice and reflection. Choose one of the following tracks:
1. The Facilitative Leadership Track (7 credits) prepares students to lead others in addressing the demographic and democratic challenges posed by inequality. The practice focus occurs in the classroom, where students lead others in intergroup dialogue.
  - ALA 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310: Processes of Intergroup Dialogues Facilitation
  - ALA 321 / SOC 321 / PSYCH 311: Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues
  - ALA 270 ALA Topics: Section titled, "Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation"
2. The Campus Communities and Research Track (8 credits) allows students to explore praxis in broader community and research contexts and prepares them to understand inequality and develop coalitions for social justice work.
  - Statistics. STATS 250 or SOC 210 or STATS 280.
    Students may request to substitute another research methods class other than STATS 250 or SOC 210.
  - Campus Community Course (ALA 421 or ALA 324) prepares students to recognize when social identities play a role in inequalities both on and off campus, to intervene in constructive ways when this happens, and to learn to act as peer educators in community settings, including residence halls and other campus-based settings.
  - IGR Research Practicum (ALA 329) or IGR Independent Study (ALA 323) allows students to practice intergroup skills in a more traditional academic setting: the research laboratory, as they are deepening their intergroup learning through the research process.
Elective Course: ALA 228 Conflict and Coexistence; ALA 248: Understanding Conflict through Int’l Dialogue; ALA 322 Advanced Practicum; ALA 324 Facilitation for Effective Leadership; ALA 471 Leading Community Building; ALA 421 Creating Inclusive Communities or other cognate. Students take at least one 3- or 4-credit course in another academic unit that complements the goals of the minor. Students may also propose additional courses for consideration. The criteria used for selection include: The course must address social identities and intergroup relations in some way, and the course should discuss issues of inequality, power, privilege, and oppression or should focus on leadership and social change. (See below list of approved electives from other departments.)
IGR Senior Capstone: ALA 429 / SOC 471 / PSYCH 411: IGR Senior Capstone: Social Justice in the Real World – an interdisciplinary experience to connect their learning throughout the minor. Students consider the broad national and global challenges facing their generation and examine them using real-world settings.

Intergroup Relations Education Approved Electives From Other Departments

AAS 202: Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Studies
AAS 248: Crime, Race, and the Law
AAS 262 / HISTORY 272: Modern Civil Rights Movement
AAS / WGS 328 (WOMENSTD 328): Women, Agency & Sexual Safety
AAS / WGS 381 (WOMENSTD 381) / ENGLISH 380: Fictions and Feminisms
AAS / WGS 443 (WOMENSTD 443): Pedagogy of Empowerment
AAS 451: Law, Race, and the Historical Process, II
ALA 228 / SOC 375 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
AMCULT / ARABAM 215 / MIDEAST 275: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
AMCULT / NATIVAM 217: Introduction to Native American Studies
AMCULT / WGS 240 (WOMENSTD 240): Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
AMCULT / FTVM / COMM / DIGITAL 334: Race and Video Games
AMCULT / ASIANPAM 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
AMCULT / WGS 411 (WOMENSTD 411): Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
ANTHRCUL 302 / WOMENSTD 302 / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
ANTHRCUL / LING 370: Language and Discrimination
ARABAM / AMCULT 215 / MIDEAST 275: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ASIAN 334: Prejudice: India & US
ASIAN 352: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Premodern China
ASIANPAM / AMCULT 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
COMM / FTVM / AMCULT / DIGITAL 334: Race and Video Games
COMM 428: Gender, Media, and the Law
DIGITAL / COMM / FTVM / AMCULT 334: Race and Video Games
EDUC 463: Web-Based Mentorship: Arab-Israel Conflict Simulation
ENGLISH / WGS 315 (WOMENSTD 315): Women & Literature
ENGLISH 316: Disability Studies
ENGLISH 380 / AAS / WGS 381 (WOMENSTD 381): Fictions and Feminisms
ENVIRON / ORGSTUDY 203: Activism
FTVM / AMCULT / COMM / DIGITAL 334: Race and Video Games
HISTART / ANTHRCUL / WGS 302 (WOMENSTD 302): Sex and Gender in Japan
HISTORY 272 / AAS 262: Modern Civil Rights Movement
HISTORY / LACS 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
HISTORY 454 / AMCULT / ASIANPAM 353: Asians in American Film and Television
INTLSTD 401: International Studies Advanced Seminar, section titled “Women and Islam: The Politics of Representation”
LACS / HISTORY 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
LING / ANTHRCUL 370: Language and Discrimination
MIDEAST 275 / AMCULT / ARABAM 215: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ORGSTUDY / ENVIRON 203: Activism
PSYCH 280: Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYCH / WGS 291 (WOMENSTD 291): Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
PSYCH 312 / ALA 228 / SOC 375: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
PSYCH 353: Social Development
RCSSCI 360: Social Science Junior Seminar, section titled “Transgender Politics and Community Action”
SM 421 / WOMENSTD 421: Gender and Sport
SOC 345 / WGS 348 (WOMENSTD 348): Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 346: Sociology of the Body
SOC 354: Law & Society
SOC 368: Criminology
SOC 375 / ALA 228 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
SOC / WOMENSTD 447: Sociology of Gender
SOC 458: Sociology of Education
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 240: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS 245 (WOMENSTD 245): Introduction to LGBT and Queer Studies
WGS (WOMENSTD) / PSYCH 291: Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
WGS (WOMENSTD) / ANTHRCUL / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
WGS (WOMENSTD) / ENGLISH 315: Women and Literature
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AAS 328: Women, Agency & Sexual Safety
WGS 330 (WOMENSTD 330): Feminist Thought
WGS 331 (WOMENSTD 331): Feminist Theoretical Perspectives in Gender & Health
WGS 348 (WOMENSTD 348) / SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AAS 381 / ENGLISH 380: Fictions and Feminisms
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
WGS (WOMENSTD) / SM 421: Gender and Sport
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AAS 443: Pedagogy of Empowerment
WOMENSTD / SOC 447: Sociology of Gender

Intergroup Relations Education (Minor) (Fall 2020)

Effective Fall 2020

Advising

The IGR program assistant will help with administrative tasks such as formally declaring students and verifying when students complete the minor.

Prerequisites

None.

Requirements

Minimum Credits: 19

Foundation Core Courses. Elect both:
The two courses provide the foundational theory and pedagogy of the minor. Intergroup dialogues give students the beginning tools to work across difference. They learn introductory social science concepts about inequality and experience conflict by working across difference. The Foundations of Intergroup Relations course gives students a solid overview of historical and contemporary structures of inequality, and examines the theory behind how social identity groups form, and how bias develops (prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination). These two courses also explore how people develop an understanding of their own social identity group membership, how groups are impacted by privilege and power dynamics, and how to develop advocacy for groups to which one does not belong.
Praxis Core Courses emphasize praxis, the engagement of theory with practice and reflection. Choose one of the following tracks:
1. The Facilitative Leadership Track (7 credits) prepares students to lead others in addressing the demographic and democratic challenges posed by inequality. The practice focus occurs in the classroom, where students lead others in intergroup dialogue.
  - ALA 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310: Processes of Intergroup Dialogues Facilitation
  - ALA 321 / SOC 321 / PSYCH 311: Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues
  - ALA 270 ALA Topics: Section titled, "Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation"
2. The Campus Communities and Research Track (8 credits) allows students to explore praxis in broader community and research contexts and prepares them to understand inequality and develop coalitions for social justice work.
  - Statistics. STATS 250 or SOC 210 or STATS 280.
    Students may request to substitute another research methods class other than STATS 250 or SOC 210.
  - Campus Community Course (ALA 421 or ALA 324) prepares students to recognize when social identities play a role in inequalities both on and off campus, to intervene in constructive ways when this happens, and to learn to act as peer educators in community settings, including residence halls and other campus-based settings.
  - IGR Research Practicum (ALA 329) allows students to practice intergroup skills in a more traditional academic setting: the research laboratory, as they are deepening their intergroup learning through the research process.
Elective Course: ALA 228 Conflict and Coexistence; ALA 248: Understanding Conflict through Int’l Dialogue; ALA 322 Advanced Practicum; ALA 324 Facilitation for Effective Leadership; ALA 471 Leading Community Building; ALA 421 Creating Inclusive Communities or other cognate. Students take at least one 3- or 4-credit course in another academic unit that complements the goals of the minor. Students may also propose additional courses for consideration. The criteria used for selection include: The course must address social identities and intergroup relations in some way, and the course should discuss issues of inequality, power, privilege, and oppression or should focus on leadership and social change. (See below list of approved electives from other departments.)
IGR Senior Capstone: ALA 429 / SOC 471 / PSYCH 411: IGR Senior Capstone: Social Justice in the Real World – an interdisciplinary experience to connect their learning throughout the minor. Students consider the broad national and global challenges facing their generation and examine them using real-world settings.

Intergroup Relations Education Approved Electives From Other Departments

AAS 202: Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Studies
AAS 248: Crime, Race, and the Law
AAS 262 / HISTORY 272: Modern Civil Rights Movement
AAS / WGS 328 (WOMENSTD 328): Women, Agency & Sexual Safety (F17)
AAS / WGS 381 (WOMENSTD 381) / ENGLISH 380: Fictions and Feminisms (F17)
AAS / WGS 443 (WOMENSTD 443): Pedagogy of Empowerment (F17)
AAS 451: Law, Race, and the Historical Process, II
ALA 228 / SOC 375 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
AMCULT / ARABAM 215 / MIDEAST 275: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
AMCULT / NATIVAM 217: Introduction to Native American Studies
AMCULT / WGS 240 (WOMENSTD 240): Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
AMCULT / FTVM / COMM / DIGITAL 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
AMCULT / ASIANPAM 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
AMCULT / WGS 411 (WOMENSTD 411): Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
ANTHRCUL 302 / WOMENSTD 302 / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
ANTHRCUL / LING 370: Language and Discrimination (F17)
ARABAM / AMCULT 215 / MIDEAST 275: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ASIAN 334: Prejudice: India & US (F17)
ASIAN 352: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Premodern China (F17)
ASIANPAM / AMCULT 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
COMM / FTVM / AMCULT / DIGITAL 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
COMM 428: Gender, Media, and the Law
DIGITAL / COMM / FTVM / AMCULT 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
EDUC 463: Web-Based Mentorship: Arab-Israel Conflict Simulation
ENGLISH / WGS 315 (WOMENSTD 315): Women & Literature (F17)
ENGLISH 316: Disability Studies (F17)
ENGLISH 380 / AAS / WGS 381 (WOMENSTD 381): Fictions and Feminisms (F17)
ENVIRON / ORGSTUDY 203: Activism
FTVM / AMCULT / COMM / DIGITAL 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
HISTART / ANTHRCUL / WGS 302 (WOMENSTD 302): Sex and Gender in Japan
HISTORY 272 / AAS 262: Modern Civil Rights Movement
HISTORY / LACS 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
HISTORY 454 / AMCULT / ASIANPAM 353: Asians in American Film and Television
INTLSTD 401: International Studies Advanced Seminar, section titled “Women and Islam: The Politics of Representation”
LACS / HISTORY 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
LING / ANTHRCUL 370: Language and Discrimination (F17)
MIDEAST 275 / AMCULT / ARABAM 215: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ORGSTUDY / ENVIRON 203: Activism
PSYCH 280: Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYCH / WGS 291 (WOMENSTD 291): Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
PSYCH 312 / ALA 228 / SOC 375: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
PSYCH 353: Social Development
RCSSCI 360: Social Science Junior Seminar, section titled “Transgender Politics and Community Action”
SM 421 / WOMENSTD 421: Gender and Sport
SOC 345 / WGS 348 (WOMENSTD 348): Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 346: Sociology of the Body
SOC 354: Law & Society (F17)
SOC 368: Criminology
SOC 375 / ALA 228 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
SOC / WOMENSTD 447: Sociology of Gender
SOC 458: Sociology of Education
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 240: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS 245 (WOMENSTD 245): Introduction to LGBT and Queer Studies
WGS (WOMENSTD) / PSYCH 291: Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
WGS (WOMENSTD) / ANTHRCUL / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
WGS (WOMENSTD) / ENGLISH 315: Women and Literature (F17)
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AAS 328: Women, Agency & Sexual Safety (F17)
WGS 330 (WOMENSTD 330): Feminist Thought
WGS 331 (WOMENSTD 331): Feminist Theoretical Perspectives in Gender & Health (F17)
WGS 348 (WOMENSTD 348) / SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AAS 381 / ENGLISH 380: Fictions and Feminisms (F17)
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AMCULT 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
WGS (WOMENSTD) / SM 421: Gender and Sport
WGS (WOMENSTD) / AAS 443: Pedagogy of Empowerment (F17)
WOMENSTD / SOC 447: Sociology of Gender

Intergroup Relations Education (Minor) (Fall 2015 - Summer 2020)

Effective Fall 2015

Advising

The IGR program assistant will help with administrative tasks such as formally declaring students and verifying when students complete the minor.

Prerequisites

None.

Requirements

Minimum Credits: 19

Foundation Core Courses. Elect both:
The two courses provide the foundational theory and pedagogy of the minor. Intergroup dialogues give students the beginning tools to work across difference. They learn introductory social science concepts about inequality and experience conflict by working across difference. The Foundations of Intergroup Relations course gives students a solid overview of historical and contemporary structures of inequality, and examines the theory behind how social identity groups form, and how bias develops (prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination). These two courses also explore how people develop an understanding of their own social identity group membership, how groups are impacted by privilege and power dynamics, and how to develop advocacy for groups to which one does not belong.
Praxis Core Courses emphasize praxis, the engagement of theory with practice and reflection. Choose one of the following tracks:
1. The Facilitative Leadership Track (7 credits) prepares students to lead others in addressing the demographic and democratic challenges posed by inequality. The practice focus occurs in the classroom, where students lead others in intergroup dialogue.
  - ALA 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310: Processes of Intergroup Dialogues Facilitation
  - ALA 321 / SOC 321 / PSYCH 311: Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues
2. The Campus Communities and Research Track (8 credits) allows students to explore praxis in broader community and research contexts and prepares them to understand inequality and develop coalitions for social justice work.
  - Statistics. STATS 250 or SOC 210.
    Students may request to substitute another research methods class other than STATS 250 or SOC 210.
  - Social Psychology in Community Settings (ALA 421) prepares students to recognize when social identities play a role in inequalities both on and off campus, to intervene in constructive ways when this happens, and to learn to act as peer educators in community settings, including residence halls and other campus-based settings.
  - IGR Research Practicum (ALA 323, PSYCH 326, or SOC 394 [taken for at least 2 credits]) allows students to practice intergroup skills in a more traditional academic setting: the research laboratory, as they are deepening their intergroup learning through the research process.
Elective Course: Students take at least one 3- or 4-credit course in another academic unit that complements the goals of the minor. Students may also propose additional courses for consideration. The criteria used for selection include: The course must address social identities and intergroup relations in some way, and the course should discuss issues of inequality, power, privilege, and oppression or should focus on leadership and social change. (See below.)
IGR Senior Capstone: ALA 429 / SOC 471 / PSYCH 411: IGR Senior Capstone: Social Justice in the Real World – an interdisciplinary experience to connect their learning throughout the minor. Students consider the broad national and global challenges facing their generation and examine them using real-world settings.

Intergroup Relations Education Approved Electives

AAS 202: Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Studies
AAS 248: Crime, Race, and the Law
AAS 262 / HISTORY 272: Modern Civil Rights Movement
AAS / WOMENSTD 328: Women, Agency & Sexual Safety (F17)
AAS / COMM / WOMENSTD 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
AAS / WOMENSTD 443: Pedagogy of Empowerment (F17)
AAS 451: Law, Race, and the Historical Process, II
AAS / WOMENSTD 381 / ENGLISH 380: Fictions and Feminisms (F17)
ALA 228 / SOC 375 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
AMCULT 215 / ARABAM 215 / NEAREAST 275: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
AMCULT 217 / NATIVAM 217: Introduction to Native American Studies
AMCULT 240 / WOMENSTD 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies
AMCULT 353 / ASIANPAM 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
AMCULT 411 / WOMENSTD 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
ANTHRCUL 302 / WOMENSTD 302 / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
ANTHRCUL / LING 370: Language and Discrimination (F17)
ARABAM 215 / AMCULT 215 / MIDEAST 275: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ASIAN 334: Prejudice: India & US (F17)
ASIAN 352: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Premodern China (F17)
ASIANPAM 353 / AMCULT 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
COMM / AAS / WOMENSTD 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
COMM 428: Gender, Media, and the Law
EDUC 463: Web-Based Mentorship: Arab-Israel Conflict Simulation
ENGLISH / WOMENSTD 315: Women & Literature (F17)
ENGLISH 316: Disability Studies (F17)
ENGLISH 380 / AAS / WOMENSTD 381: Fictions and Feminisms (F17)
ENVIRON 203 / ORGSTUDY 203: Activism
HISTART 302 / ANTHRCUL 302 / WOMENSTD 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
HISTORY 272 / AAS 262: Modern Civil Rights Movement
HISTORY 349 / LACS 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
HISTORY 454 / AMCULT 353 / ASIANPAM 353: Asians in American Film and Television
INTLSTD 401: International Studies Advanced Seminar, section titled “Women and Islam: The Politics of Representation”
LACS 349 / HISTORY 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
LING / ANTHRCUL 370: Language and Discrimination (F17)
MIDEAST 275 / AMCULT 215 / ARABAM 215: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ORGSTUDY 203 / ENVIRON 203: Activism
PSYCH 280: Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYCH 291 / WOMENSTD 291: Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
PSYCH 312 / ALA 228 / SOC 375: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
PSYCH 353: Social Development
RCSSCI 360: Social Science Junior Seminar, section titled “Transgender Politics and Community Action”
SM 421 / WOMENSTD 421: Gender and Sport
SOC 345 / WOMENSTD 348: Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 346: Sociology of the Body
SOC 354: Law & Society (F17)
SOC 368: Criminology
SOC 375 / ALA 228 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
SOC 447 / WOMENSTD 447: Sociology of Gender
SOC 458: Sociology of Education
WOMENSTD 240 / AMCULT 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies
WOMENSTD 245: Introduction to LGBT and Queer Studies
WOMENSTD 291 / PSYCH 291: Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
WOMENSTD 302 / ANTHRCUL 302 / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
WOMENSTD / ENGLISH 315: Women and Literature (F17)
WOMENSTD / AAS 328: Women, Agency & Sexual Safety (F17)
WOMENSTD 330: Feminist Thought
WOMENSTD 331: Feminist Theoretical Perspectives in Gender & Health (F17)
WOMENSTD / AAS / COMM 334: Race and Video Games (F17)
WOMENSTD 348 / SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
WOMENSTD / AAS 381 / ENGLISH 380: Fictions and Feminisms (F17)
WOMENSTD 411 / AMCULT 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
WOMENSTD 421 / SM 421: Gender and Sport
WOMENSTD / AAS 443: Pedagogy of Empowerment (F17)
WOMENSTD 447 / SOC 447: Sociology of Gender

Intergroup Relations Education (Winter 2015 - Summer 2015)

Effective Winter 2015 - Summer 2015

Intergroup education is a growing area of study focused on intergroup contact across social identities, the examination of inequality and conflict, and how groups build coalitions in the face of power inequities. More than ever, it is crucial for students to become competent national and global citizens, prepared to understand this nation’s history and to work across social divisions and conflict toward a more just and peaceful world. This minor intends to build on over 60 years of intergroup relations theory and research, through the use of engaged and interactive pedagogies to help students gain academic knowledge and apply this knowledge to the promotion of positive intergroup relations and civic leadership. Students will learn about theory, research and praxis by gaining knowledge and skills, and by linking concepts to skills. More specifically, the minor focuses on multiple issues in intergroup relations, such as social identity, prejudice and discrimination, inequalities of opportunity and power, and leadership in social justice-oriented change. Additionally, there is an emphasis on engaged pedagogy and utilizing process to complement the intergroup content.

The IGR education minor emphasizes building skills that can translate across many disciplines or work-life foci. The IGR education minor develops skills for understanding social inequality within societal systems and for working alongside community members to address social inequality wherever our students work or live and

Goals of the Minor

Develop an increased awareness of oneself as an individual and as a member of a social identity group.

Examine theories of social identity development.
Locate oneself in systems of historic and contemporary advantage and disadvantage.
Understand basic intergroup concepts (e.g., social inequality and social justice, prejudice and discrimination, privilege and oppression) and use them to discuss and analyze complex issues addressed throughout the minor.
Examine the impact of social identity group membership in a variety of settings.
Explore racial, class and gender groups’ histories and their commonalities and differences
Understand the complexities of intersectionality as a meta-theory and a source of multiple identities.

Courses: UC 122 / SOC 122/ PSYCH 122; UC 218/ SOC 218/ PSYCH 218; UC 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310; UC 421

Research Practicums: UC 325, PSYCH 326, or SOC 394

Identify the role that culture and societal institutions play in patterns of disadvantage/oppression and advantage/entitlement that occur on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other social identities.

Examine how societal norms shape our worldviews and how we understand and communicate with those around us.
Understand how social systems (e.g., colleges, corporations, non-profit organizations, communities) reflect broader historic and contemporary patterns of advantage/disadvantage.
Explore how theories of social and human capital explain patterns of inequality.
Understand the ways in which social groups’ histories are reflected in students’ personal narratives of their social identity group memberships.

Courses: UC 218 / SOC 218 or PSYCH 218; UC 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310; UC 321 / SOC 321/ PSYCH 311; UC 421

Develop effective skills in inquiry, communication, conflict exploration, small group dynamics and leadership.

Prepare students in the skills required for democratic leadership in communities and a multicultural society/ global world.
Prepare students to apply their knowledge of intergroup education in a variety of settings: dialogue facilitation, community outreach, research laboratories, and workplace situations.
Understand theories and research about small group dynamics and develop skills in working with issues of difference and inequality in such settings.
Translate educational research into pedagogical practice and self and other inquiry/learning designs.
Understand and practice how to deal with interpersonal and intergroup conflict in productive and peaceful ways.

Courses: UC 122 / SOC 122/ PSYCH 122; UC 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310; UC 321/ SOC 321 / PSYCH 311; UC 421

Research Practicum: UC 325, PSYCH 326, or SOC 394; UC 471 / SOC 471 / PSYCH 411

Explore theories and historic examples of social change

Increase understanding of the ways in which people and groups have organized and acted in pursuit of social equality and justice and the ways in which counter-efforts have reacted and proceeded.
Explore the role of social justice-oriented advocacy and coalition building in both one’s daily life and career goals.
Analyze historic efforts at intergroup relationship-building and boundary-crossing and their meaning for one’s personal individual behaviors.
Identify social movements and personal actions that contribute to the creation of socially just communities.

Courses: UC 122 / SOC 122 / PSYCH 122; UC 321 / SOC 321 / PSYCH 311; UC 421; UC 471 / SOC 471 / PSYCH 411

This minor offers students opportunities to explore social identities in the context of understanding social inequality and to become critical thinkers and creative and adaptive problem-solvers. The minor is primarily for students in the social sciences and humanities who want to integrate engaged learning pedagogy with an applied emphasis into their major coursework areas such as sociology, psychology, political science, languages, international studies, history, and organizational studies. The minor will be attractive to students who are considering graduate education in professional schools, for example, public health, education, law, public policy, social work, and who would like to build capacity for understanding inequality and working across difference. Michigan students will be more prepared for professional practice by incorporating intergroup education that complements their liberal arts education. Finally, while the minor is primarily for these specific groups of majors, we believe all students will benefit from the courses in the proposed minor.

The minor is intentionally progressive, and builds on the foundational knowledge of intergroup relations, social identity development, and inequality/justice to an increasingly complex understanding and ability to analyze and act in ways that further positive intellectual, intergroup and civic leadership. Students who are interested in developing facilitative leadership skills, with an emphasis on understanding group dynamics, intercultural communication, social identity awareness and leading groups will be particularly interested in the Facilitative Leadership track. This is primarily a course-based training ground. Students who are interested in deepening their analytical skills through the research process or by studying intergroup issues in campus communities will be most interested in the Campus Communities and Research track. This is the examination of intergroup issues in out-of-class and applied research settings.

Prerequisites to the Minor

None

Requirements for the Minor

A minimum of 19 credits, from the following categories as stated:

Foundation Core Courses. Elect both:
1. UC 122/ PSYCH 122/ SOC 122: Intergroup Dialogues
2. UC 218 / SOC 218: Foundations of Intergroup Relations
  or
  PSYCH 218: Sophomore Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science (section titled “Foundations of Intergroup Relations”)
The two courses provide the foundational theory and pedagogy of the minor. Intergroup dialogues give students the beginning tools to work across difference. They learn introductory social science concepts about inequality and experience conflict by working across difference. The Foundations of Intergroup Relations course gives students a solid overview of historical and contemporary structures of inequality, and examines the theory behind how social identity groups form, and how bias develops (prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination). These two courses also explore how people develop an understanding of their own social identity group membership, how groups are impacted by privilege and power dynamics, and how to develop advocacy for groups to which one does not belong.
Praxis Core Courses emphasize praxis, the engagement of theory with practice and reflection. Choose one of the following tracks:
1. The Facilitative Leadership Track (7 credits) prepares students to lead others in addressing the demographic and democratic challenges posed by inequality. The practice focus occurs in the classroom, where students lead others in intergroup dialogue.
  - UC 320 / SOC 320 / PSYCH 310: Processes of Intergroup Dialogues Facilitation
  - UC 321 / SOC 321 / PSYCH 311: Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues.
2. The Campus Communities and Research Track (9 credits) allows students to explore praxis in broader community and research contexts and prepares them to understand inequality and develop coalitions for social justice work.
  - Statistics. STATS 250 or SOC 210.
    Students may request to substitute another research methods class other than STATS 250 or SOC 210.
  - Social Psychology in Community Settings (UC 421) prepares students to recognize when social identities play a role in inequalities both on and off campus, to intervene in constructive ways when this happens, and to learn to act as peer educators in community settings, including residence halls and other campus-based settings.
  - IGR Research Practicum (UC 325, PSYCH 326, or SOC 394) allows students to practice intergroup skills in a more traditional academic setting: the research laboratory, as they are deepening their intergroup learning through the research process.
Elective Course: Students take at least one 3- or 4-credit course in another academic unit that complement the goals of the minor. Students may also propose additional courses for consideration. The criteria used for selection include: The course must address social identities and intergroup relations in some way, and the course should discuss issues of inequality, power, privilege, and oppression or should focus on leadership and social change.
IGR Senior Capstone: UC 471 / SOC 471 / PSYCH 411 IGR Senior Capstone: Social Justice in the Real World – an interdisciplinary experience to connect their learning throughout the minor. Students consider the broad national and global challenges facing their generation and examine them using realworld settings.

Intergroup Relations Education Approved Electives

AAPTIS 210 / AMCULT 215 / ARABAM 215: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
AAS 202: Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Studies
AAS 248: Crime, Race, and the Law
AAS 262 / HISTORY 272: Modern Civil Rights Movement
AAS 263: Race, Housing, and Employment
AAS 358: Topics in Black World Studies (section titled “Race, Racism, and American Humor”)
AAS 451: Law, Race, and the Historical Process, II
AMCULT 215 / ARABAM 215 / AAPTIS 210: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
AMCULT 217 / NATIVAM 217: Introduction to Native American Studies
AMCULT 240 / WOMENSTD 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies
AMCULT 353 / ASIANPAM 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
AMCULT 411 / WOMENSTD 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
ANTHRCUL 302 / WOMENSTD 302 / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
ARABAM 215 / AMCULT 215 / AAPTIS 210: Introduction to Arab-American Studies
ASIANPAM 353 / AMCULT 353 / HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television
COMM 428: Gender, Media, and the Law
EDUC 463: Web-Based Mentorship: Arab-Israel Conflict Simulation
ENVIRON 203 / ORGSTUDY 203: Activism
HISTART 302 / ANTHRCUL 302 / WOMENSTD 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
HISTORY 272 / AAS 262: Modern Civil Rights Movement
HISTORY 349 / LACS 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
HISTORY 454 / AMCULT 353 / ASIANPAM 353: Asians in American Film and Television
INTLSTD 401: International Studies Advanced Seminar (section titled “Women and Islam: The Politics of Representation”)
LACS 349 / HISTORY 349: Revolutionary Movements in Modern Latin America
ORGSTUDY 203 / ENVIRON 203: Activism
PSYCH 280: Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYCH 291 / WOMENSTD 291: Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
PSYCH 312 / UC 375 / SOC 375: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
PSYCH 353: Social Development
RCSSCI 360: Social Science Junior Seminar (section titled “Transgender Politics and Community Action”)
SM 421 / WOMENSTD 421: Gender and Sport
SOC 345 / WOMENSTD 348: Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 346: Sociology of the Body
SOC 368: Criminology
SOC 375 / UC 375 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
SOC 447 / WOMENSTD 447: Sociology of Gender
SOC 458: Sociology of Education
UC 375 / SOC 375 / PSYCH 312: Intergroup Conflict & Coexistence: Religion, Ethnicity, & Culture
WOMENSTD 240 / AMCULT 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies
WOMENSTD 245: Introduction to LGBT and Queer Studies
WOMENSTD 291 / PSYCH 291: Introduction to the Psychology of Women and Gender
WOMENSTD 302 / ANTHRCUL 302 / HISTART 302: Sex and Gender in Japan
WOMENSTD 330: Feminist Thought
WOMENSTD 348 / SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
WOMENSTD 411 / AMCULT 411: Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
WOMENSTD 421 / SM 421: Gender and Sport
WOMENSTD 447 / SOC 447: Sociology of Gender

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Intergroup Relations Education (Minor) (Winter 2021 - Summer 2024)

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Intergroup Relations Education (Minor) (Fall 2020)

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Intergroup Relations Education (Minor) (Fall 2015 - Summer 2020)

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Intergroup Relations Education (Winter 2015 - Summer 2015)

Goals of the Minor

Develop an increased awareness of oneself as an individual and as a member of a social identity group.

Identify the role that culture and societal institutions play in patterns of disadvantage/oppression and advantage/entitlement that occur on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other social identities.

Develop effective skills in inquiry, communication, conflict exploration, small group dynamics and leadership.

Explore theories and historic examples of social change

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Intergroup Relations Education Approved Electives