Viewing: SOAN-398 : Disaster and Resilience in Late Capitalism

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Academic Level

Undergraduate

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Sociology/Anthropology

Subject

Sociology/Anthropology

Course Number

398

Is this course cross-listed with any other course?

Title

Disaster and Resilience in Late Capitalism

Short Title

Disaster and Resilience

Description

Examination of social, cultural, and inequality dimensions of contemporary disasters, including COVID-19 and other public health emergencies, climate-related events, and other recent crises. Assessment of strategies for building greater resilience to disasters at the community, national, and global levels.

Prerequisites

SOAN 100 or SOAN 110. Two 200-level SOAN classes.

Corequisites

Restrictions

Sophomore standing required.

Consent of Instructor is always required.

Variable Credit

Can be repeated for credit?

Credit Hours (Minimum)

Credit Hours (Maximum)

Usual Semester of Offering

Fall and Spring

Yearly Cycle

Once Only

Elective for program?

Name of Program

Required for program?

Name of Program

Grading Options

Letter Grade with Credit/No Credit Option

Overall capacity of course

Reason for non-standard capacity

Please state cap request and explain the need for a non-standard cap

Is there a course fee?

Amount

Explanation of fee

The course is being taught by:

A tenured, tenure track faculty member or faculty with term

Please explain:

Course Type

Course Type - Major/Minor

Should the course satisfy a major or minor requirement or elective?

Yes

Satisfies an elective for the major or minor

List the major(s) and/or minor(s) for which the course satisfies an elective or requirement

SOAN

Please list the sub-group, area or category it satisfies. (Example: Category II in English, or Global Governance in IA.)

Course Designations

Is the course being proposed to meet the Connect-Portland designation?

Course Scheduling (Including Lab, Studio and Discussion/Conference Time)

Does your course have a separately scheduled lab, discussion, conference or studio section that is associated with the lecture section?

How many hours per week should the lab/studio/discussion section meet, and in what type of blocks?

Reason

Is there any additional information about the lab/studio/discussion section?

Is this course being taught on an off-campus or overseas study program?

List the overseas program on which it will be taught.

General Education Courses

Is this course intended to fulfill a General Education requirement?

The course is proposed to satisfy the following General Education requirements:

Explanation

Departmental Start-up cost

None

Capital Equipment

None

Ongoing Expenses

None

Library Resources (books, periodicals, interlibrary loan, etc.): If currently held library resources are inadequate, what increase is needed?

The library will be asked to acquire a handful of books that will be used as required texts in the course.

Computing and/or Media Resources

None

Please explain in detail the reasons for adding or modifying this course. In your response, be sure to respond to the following:

How does the addition of this course or the change to this course modify or advance the goals/objectives of the overall department/program/major/minor?

This course brings a sociological and anthropological analysis to contemporary disasters, which are increasingly impacting the lives of all people. We do not currently have a course in our department which covers this vitally-important topic, and so it fills a space in the SOAN roster with a course that is likely to get a high enrollment.

How does the addition of this course or the change to this course relate to other courses outside of the department/program/major/minor?

There are disaster-related courses that are currently offered occasionally in both the ENVS and History programs. The professor proposing this new SOAN course has consulted with those two faculty members (Professors Safran and Bernstein), and has received supportive input on the introduction of this new SOAN course.

How does the addition of this course or the change to this course relate to development in the discipline and to the course offerings and goals/objectives of comparable departments/programs/majors/minors in our peer and aspirational institutions?

Disaster studies is a growing arena of scholarship in both sociology and anthropology, and is also a rapidly growing career in the corporate and public sectors. Students who have taken a course on disasters and resilience will find their ability to enter masters programs, graduate programs, and private/public employment arenas.

Please explain what other curricular changes will occur in the department/program/major/minor in order to permit this course to be taught at the proposed frequency?

The professor proposing this course (Podobnik) will teach an existing course, Global Inequalities (SOAN 350) less frequently than before. However, Professor Bylander wants to teach Global Inequalities as part of her rota..on, and so that fits well with overall departmental objectives.

Please explain what curricular changes will occur outside of the department/program/major/minor to permit this course to be taught at the proposed frequency? What impact may it have on other departments/programs/majors/minors or General Education? What departments/programs are involved?

As mentioned, Professor Podobnik will be in continual coordination with the ENVS and History faculty who teach somewhat related courses, to make sure that course scheduling and course content remains complementary.

Are there any other changes you wish to make to this course or information the Committee should know (please explain)?

The SOAN department hopes to test out this course as a 398 for its first iteration, and then if all goes well to propose to transform it into a regularly-numbered course for future semesters.

Attach a syllabus. (A draft syllabus is acceptable if you are currently developing the course.)

soan398.pdf

Attach other documentation which may be helpful to the Committee

Is this a field placement course?

Does this course require a regularly scheduled class room? (classes that do NOT require a regularly scheduled classroom are for example: field placement only course, thesis, independent study, etc.)

Please explain in detail the reasons for adding or modifying this course

Are there any considerations or consequences of adding or changing this course that the department chair, curriculum committee, or dean should be aware of?

Who is expected to enroll?

Does the course overlap with content provided in other courses?

How does this course or the change to this course contribute to the graduate school's diversity mission?

What additional resources are required for this course?

Please Attach A Syllabus

Reviewer Comments

kmerck (Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:38:25 GMT): Edits made to conform to catalog style.