Diversity and Social Justice Requirement
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About the Diversity and Social Justice Requirement
Lake Washington Institute of Technology's mission is to prepare students for today's careers and tomorrow's opportunities. In today's culturally diverse global workforce, this mission goes beyond teaching our students the technical skills they will use in their industry. It is important that our students have the knowledge and skills that prepare them for the multicultural workspace they are entering and the broader communities in which they will live.
To help accomplish this mission, starting 2021-2022 academic year Lake Washington
Institute of Technology began requiring a course on diversity and social justice (DSJ)
for all students seeking a certificate of proficiency, an associate degree, or an
applied bachelor's degree. The required course dives deep into concepts of diversity
and social justice. This requirement does not add costs to degree requirements and
no additional time is needed to meet degree requirements.
Students taking Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) classes, would be invited to choose
from a variety of DSJ designated classes. The entire course will be dedicated to or
contextualized around diversity and social justice. Some of the DSJ designated classes
are technical, program-specific classes, while others are General Education courses.
To be approved and designated as a Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) course, student
learning outcomes, and course content must satisfy four learning outcomes: one learning
outcome that focuses on communication, one learning outcome that focuses on appreciating
differences, and two learning outcomes that focus on power, privilege, inequity.
Approved Diversity and Social Justice Courses 2023-2024
Below are lists of approved Diversity and Social Justice courses in general education and professional programs, as of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Please note that not all the sections of these courses meet the Diversity Requirement. To choose sections that meet the diversity requirement, please use the “Diversity and Social Justice” course attribute value in the Class Schedule.
| Department | Course, Instructor |
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| Science |
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| Humanities |
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| Math |
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| Social Science |
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| English |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
|---|---|
| Business Technology |
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| Human Resource Management |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
|---|---|
| Architectural Technology |
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| Baking Arts |
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| Design |
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| Digital Gaming & Interactive Media |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
|---|---|
| Welding Technology |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
|---|---|
| Medical Assisting |
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| Behavioral Health |
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| Nursing |
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| Occupational Therapy Assistant |
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| Physical Therapy Assistant |
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| Funeral Services |
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| Dental Hygeine |
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| Public Health |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
|---|---|
| Computer Software Design |
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| Computer Security and Network Technology |
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| Department | Course, Instructor |
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| High School |
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