Difference, Power and Discrimination (DPD)

EOU DPD courses

Beginning Fall 2010, students admitted to Eastern Oregon University seeking a bachelors degree will be required to complete a minimum of 4 credits of Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) coursework. 

Courses listed with the (** xxxx) after the effective date are courses where the DPD outcome can be added to a previous term if the course was taken with a C- or better after the (**date) listed.  

The following courses meet the diversity requirement:

• ANTH 312 - Native People of North America Credits: 5 ^{[effective spring 2015 (**fall 1997)]}
• ANTH 380 - Native Peoples Oregon Credits: 5 ^{[effective winter 2015]}
• BA 220 - Gender, Work & Society*SSC Credits: 4
• BA 347 - Workplace Diversity Credits: 4
• CH 352 - Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion Credits: 4
• CH 380 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Education and Promotion Credits: 4 ^{[effective spring 2023]}
• COM 315 - Media, Power & Difference*AEH Credits: 4
• COM 325 - Intercultural Communication*AEH Credits: 4 ^{[effective winter 2015]}
• COM 346 - Rhetoric of Horror: Society and Identity*AEH Credits: 4 _{[effective spring 2025]}
• COM 353 - Communication for Social Change Credits: 4
• COM 356 - Reel Patriotism: Military and War in Popular Culture*AEH Credits: 4 _{[effective spring 2025]}
• COM 465 - Participatory Culture/Iden*AEH Credits: 4
• ECED 418 - Multicultural Education in Early Childhood Credits: 4
• ED 115 - Introduction to Education: Oregon Teacher Pathway Credits: 4
• ED 130 - Cultural Differences in American Education Credits: 2 ^{[effective fall 2017]}
• ED 462 - Language & Cognition in L2 Learners Credits: 3
• ENGL 257 - Indigenous American Lit/Film*AEH Credits: 4 ^{[effective summer 2022]}
• ENGL 390 - Multicultural Lit/Film*AEH Credits: 2-4
• ENGL 395 - Gender in Lit/Film*AEH Credits: 2-4
• FSA 345 - Multiculturalism in Emergency Services Credits: 4
• HIST 105 - Slavery/Freedom in America*SSC Credits: 3
• HIST 201 - US History to 1865*SSC Credits: 5
• HIST 202 - US History Since 1865*SSC Credits: 5 ^{[effective fall 2006]}
• HIST 305 - The Pacific World in Global History Credits: 5
• HIST 312 - The History of Women in Sports Credits: 5
• HUM 112 - Intro American Lang & Culture*GTW Credits: 4
• HUM 113 - Topics: American Lang/Culture*GTW Credits: 4
• HUM 114 - Global Perspective/American Lang & Culture*GTW Credits: 4 ^{[effective spring 2016]}
• MUS 204 - Popular Music in America*AEH Credits: 3 ^{[effective spring 2015]}
• MUS 304 - Down In The Boondocks*AEH Credits: 2 ^{[effective spring 2016]}
• PHIL 102 - Ethics, Politics & Law*AEH Credits: 5
• POLS 101 - American National Government*SSC Credits: 5
• POLS 102 - Politics and Law*SSC Credits: 5
• POLS 221 - International Relations*SSC Credits: 5
• PSY 436 - Psychology of Diversity Credits: 5
• SOC 204 - General Sociology*SSC Credits: 5 ^{[effective fall 2010 (**fall 1998)]}
• SOC 316 - Sociology of Poverty Credits: 3
• SOC 333 - Sociology of Disability Credits: 5
• SOC 336 - Social Change & Social Justice Credits: 3
• SOC 338 - Sociology of Families Credits: 5 ^{[effective spring 2015 (**spring 2004)]}
• SOC 360 - Gender & Power*SSC Credits: 5 ^{[effective winter 2015 (**fall 2001)]}
• SOC 373 - Gender, Race & Crime Credits: 2
• SOC 375 - Sociology of Food*SSC Credits: 5
• SOC 423 - Community Service and Social Change Credits: 5
• SOC 445 - Inequality & Diversity Credits: 5
• SPED 412 - Reconceptualizing dis/Ability Credits: 3
• SPED 414 - Issues in Special Education Credits: 2
• SSCI 115 - Democracy Freedom & American Ideal*SSC Credits: 5
• THEA 260 - Theatre History*AEH Credits: 5
• THEA 362 - Irish Drama Credits: 3 ^{[effective spring 2015]}
• THEA 363 - Banned Plays Credits: 3
• WR 360 - Literacy, Discrimination, Power Credits: 3

EOU courses ended by EPCC and/or no longer current DPD classes

COM 335 - Communication, Gender & Culture Credits: 3 course ended summer 2020
COM 365 - Participatory Culture/Iden Credits: 4 course ended spring 2022
ED 360 - Multicultural Amer Soc Credits: 3 course ended winter 2020
GEND 395 - Gender in Literature/Film Credits: 4 course ended fall 2012
HIST 230 - Women & Gender in Modern Europe*AEH Credits: 5 course ended spring 2023
HIST 311 - Immigration Nation*AEH Credits: 5 course ended spring 2023
HWS 352 - Cultural Comp in Hlth Ed & Hlth Promo Credits: 4 course ended summer 2020
REL 101 - Introduction to Religion Credits: 5 course ended fall 2015
REL 102 - Introduction to World Religion Credits: 5 course ended fall 2015
SPED 318 - Issues in Special Education Credits: 2 DPD ended summer 2023
SPED 325 - Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality Credits: 2 course ended fall 2023

DPD Rubric

https://www.eou.edu/registrar/files/2019/10/DPD.Rubric-Dec2011.pdf