UAR 46:
Challenges Facing First-Gen Students In Their Transition To College
This course will focus on the multiple perspectives relating to why women and first generation students experience challenges to successfully navigating paths in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professions and majors. Students will explore how such constructs as power, privilege, and identity play a role in their academic and future careers. Connections to theoretical works of stereotype threat, cultural capital, and belonging will also be emphasized. Throughout the course, students will learn and enhance foundational skills aimed at supporting their trajectory in STEM majors and ultimately, STEM careers.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2