SOC 251 - Transformational Workplace

5 CR

Previously: AMST 200, CES 200.
How do workplaces evolve to reflect fairness and respect for all? How do cultural factors shape organizational structures and opportunities? What strategies can foster environments where everyone can thrive? Through case studies and real-world examples, this course examines how social hierarchies and systemic barriers can sometimes persist in professional settings, and explores practical tools for creating workplaces that prioritize belonging, collaboration, and justice. Students will gain actionable skills to lead and support meaningful change in organizational culture. Note: Satisfies Social Sciences credit.

Course Outcomes

Examine why diversity and inclusion is important in all workplaces
Critically assess and reflect upon one’s own identity and unconscious biases
Analyze how oppression, power, discrimination, and harassment is created and reproduced in the workplace
Review, evaluate, and select management tools that best support a more equitable work environment.

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Cultural Diversity

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