Intergroup Relations (IGR) offers a number of structured learning opportunities connected to identity, belonging and finding your place on campus.
ALA 171: Making the Most of Michigan
If you would like to learn more about yourself and others, get more connected to student groups, and learn about resources available at the University of Michigan, consider taking this course.
Students have said: “This course introduced me to a lot of new resources that I have actually been using"; “It was powerful, helpful, and was a comforting community! I truly feel more ready for UMich"; "ALA 171 really opened my eyes."
For more information about the course and how to enrol: https://igr.umich.edu/courses/making-most-michigan
ALA 220: Foundations of Intergroup Relations
Would you like to examine the history of various social identity groups in the United States, the theory behind the formation of different groups, and how bias can develop? Then consider this course.
This three-credit course also fulfills LSA's Race & Ethnicity requirement.
For more information about the course and how to enroll: https://igr.umich.edu/courses/foundations-intergroup-relations
If you would like to participate in semi-structured face-to-face meetings across different social identity groups, consider taking this course. Led by peer facilitators, dialogues will include topics that vary by semester, and may include race, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.
This three-credit course also fulfills LSA's Race & Ethnicity requirement and the social science distribution.
For more information about the course and how to enroll: https://igr.umich.edu/courses/intergroup-dialogues
ALA 221: Introduction to Social Justice and Intergroup Relations Education
This course explores the history and tradition of using education as a public good, a social intervention for justice, and a tool for the liberation of oppressed peoples.
This is a two-credit course.
For more information about the course and how to enroll: https://igr.umich.edu/course/introduction-social-justice-intergroup-relations-education