Cultures and Identities Option
This option is available within the Social Science major at the following location:
- OSU-Cascades
This option focuses on cultures and identities—our own and others’—as essential to understanding our lived community experiences. The curricula include anthropology, communication, literature, and sociology, and explores the processes through which we develop and negotiate identities and cultures.
Option Code: 050
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Effectively communicate in group and interpersonal settings.
- Apply concepts from the social sciences to assess human-ecological systems.
- Demonstrate proficiency with critical thinking, analysis of problems, and synthesis of data.
- Communicate and collaborate with multiple audiences of diverse backgrounds and interests. Specifically, be able to write for and talk with both experts and lay persons utilizing multiple approaches.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 211 | +*INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA | 3 |
| or ANTH 215 | +*PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA | |
| ANTH 250 | +LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 3-4 |
| or ANTH 380 | *GLOBAL CONFLICTS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES | |
| ANTH 251 | +*LANGUAGE IN THE USA | 3-4 |
| or SOC 206Z | *SOCIAL PROBLEMS | |
| COMM 226 | +INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| COMM 427 | CULTURAL CODES IN COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| ENG 212 | +*LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN | 4 |
| or ENG 360 | *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
| SOC 430 | GENDER AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| or SOC 452 | SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION | |
| Total Credits | 23-25 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
A minimum of 15 upper-division credits are required in the option
Option Code: 050