Course Detail
Human Diversity
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 27, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: ARR
Meeting Times: ARR
Location
Campus: Online
Building: OL
Room: ARR
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 3
Subject Code: SOC
Course Number: 125
Section Number: 51
CRN: 38229
Tier: 1
Instruction TypeOnline Lecture
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 15
Filled Seats: 10
Maximum Seats: 25
Comments: 14-week online course. See term start and end dates listed above. Proctored tests are required in this course; they may be taken on campus or via an approved remote testing service. Please review the orientation information on the course Canvas homepage. High-speed internet access is required.
Course Description: Prerequisite: Reading proficiency.
Human Diversity introduces historical, theoretical, and cultural themes related to diversity, including oppression as a result of ageism, racism, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religious and spiritual affiliations, and ethnicity. Students will integrate information from historical and theoretical perspectives to view and analyze current and anticipated future issues of diversity. (F,S,Su,O)
Human Diversity introduces historical, theoretical, and cultural themes related to diversity, including oppression as a result of ageism, racism, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religious and spiritual affiliations, and ethnicity. Students will integrate information from historical and theoretical perspectives to view and analyze current and anticipated future issues of diversity. (F,S,Su,O)
Faculty Information
Name: Melanie Gowdy
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Classification: Adjunct
Credentials: Master of Social Work: Univ Of Missouri - St Louis
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E-Mail: mgowdy@jeffco.edu
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Bio: Melanie Gowdy defines herself as an eclectic Social Work Practitioner. Specializing in macro community practice, Melanie dedicates herself to empowering communities through agency and the pursuit of social justice. As an adjunct instructor at both Jefferson College and Washington University Brown School of Social Work, she has helped equip the next generation of social justice advocates. As a social worker at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, she has been an advocate for some of our state`s most vulnerable residents. As Director of Social Work Services at 1st Choice In-Home Care Services, she empowers individuals to live with dignity.
Some of Melanie`s accomplishments are being awarded UMSL`s Community Building Fellowship and being featured in the St. Louis Business Journal`s People on the Move as well as the St. Louis American`s Health Profile. A strong believer in being an agent of change she believes in the capacity of the human spirit to grow, thrive, and shine. Melanie enjoys a good book, a good nap, and good trouble.
Some of Melanie`s accomplishments are being awarded UMSL`s Community Building Fellowship and being featured in the St. Louis Business Journal`s People on the Move as well as the St. Louis American`s Health Profile. A strong believer in being an agent of change she believes in the capacity of the human spirit to grow, thrive, and shine. Melanie enjoys a good book, a good nap, and good trouble.
