Florida International University is a public university established in 1965 at University Park, United States. Founder president Chuck Perry started FIU from an abandoned building. FIU is the fourth-largest university in the United States, the second-largest in Florida, and the largest university in South Florida in terms of enrollment.
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In this fully on-line course, students will explore the ways that theories of racial and gendered differences in the Atlantic World influenced film, music, sports, and popular culture.
Goal I. Global Perspectives. Outcome 1: Students will identify and describe global perspectives regarding racial and gendered differences. Students explore the ways race and gender, presumably fixed identities, are also informed by ideological, political and socioeconomic contexts.
The best classes often are those in which students express a diversity of ideas, thoughts, and opinions. The classroom is a space in which students should feel free to challenge each other intellectually, yet respectfully.
Please review the FIU's Policies webpage. The policies webpage contains essential information regarding guidelines relevant to all courses at FIU, as well as additional information about acceptable netiquette for online courses.
One of the greatest barriers to taking an online course is a lack of basic computer literacy. By computer literacy we mean being able to manage and organize computer files efficiently, and learning to use your computer's operating system and software quickly and easily.
Please visit our ADA Compliance webpage for information about accessibility involving the tools used in this course. Please visit Blackboard's Commitment Accessibility webpage for more information. For additional assistance please contact FIU's Disability Resource Center.
In order to make the most out of this course, you are expected to present your own best effort. Any attempt at plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the, for the entire course.