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Certificate in Diversity and Intercultural Competency
The Certificate in Diversity is designed to prepare students to be familiar with different types of diversity as well as the contexts and theories related to diversity. Diversity is defined differently according to one's own perspective, and this certificate prepares students for negotiating diverse cultures and identities in different fields of study. The certificate also enables students to understand the impact of diversity in local, world, and national contexts.
Students are required to complete 18 credit hours with a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0, including
- At least nine hours must be completed at the 300-level or above.
- Six credit hours must be taken in the humanities
- Six credit hours must be taken in the social sciences
- Coursework towards the certificate must cover at least three of the following areas: sex and gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, religion, age/generation, nationality, or class.
Humanities Courses
| Dept. | Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Area | Minimum Grade |
| AFRO-A | 169 | Introduction to African American Literature | 3 | Race and Ethnicity | C- |
| ANTH-E | 105 | Culture and Society | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| EDUC-M | 300 | Teaching in a Pluralistic Society | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Age/Generation, Class | C- |
| ENG-L | 207 | Women and Literature | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Class | C- |
| ENG-L | 374 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 | Race and Ethnicity | C- |
| ENG-L | 378 | Studies in Women and Literature | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Class | C- |
| ENG-L | 383 | Studies in British or Commonwealth Culture | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Nationality | C- |
| ENG-L | 389 | Feminist Literary and Cultural Criticism | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| FINA-A | 150 | African, New World and Oceanic Art | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A* | 343 | American Art *can only be taken when focus is on diversity issues | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A | 362 | Art of Japan | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A | 402 | Arts of Native North America | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A | 451 | Art of the South Pacific | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A | 452 | Art of Pre-Columbian America | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A | 458 | Topics in the Ethnographic Arts | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| FINA-A | 485 | Women and Gender in the Visual Arts | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| FREN-F | 363 | Introduction a la France Moderne | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| FREN-F | 415 | La Culture Francophone | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| FREN-F | 461 | La France Contemporaine | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| PHIL-P | 170 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality | C- |
| PHIL-P | 334 | Buddhist Philosophy | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality | C- |
| PHIL-P | 374 | Early Chinese Philosophy | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Age/Generation, Nationality | C- |
| PHIL-P | 394 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality, Class | C- |
| REL-R | 152 | Jews, Christians, and Muslims | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality | C- |
| REL-R | 153 | Religions of Asia | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality | C- |
| REL-R | 245 | Introduction to Judaism | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality | C- |
| REL-R | 257 | Introduction to Islam | 3 | Religion | C- |
| REL-R | 364 | Topics in Gender and Western Religion | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality, Religion | C- |
| SPAN-S | 301 | The Hispanic World I | 3 | Sex and Gender, Nationality | C- |
| SPAN-S | 302 | The Hispanic World II | 3 | Sex and Gender, Nationality | C- |
| SPAN-S | 303 | The Hispanic World III | 3 | Sex and Gender, Nationality | C- |
| SPAN-S | 363 | Introduccion a la cultura hispanica | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| SPAN-S | 407 | Survey of Spanish Literature I | 3 | Sex and Gender, Class | C- |
| SPAN-S | 408 | Survey of Spanish Literature II | 3 | Sex and Gender, Nationality, Class | C- |
| SPAN-S | 411 | Spain: The Cultural Context | 3 | Religion, Nationality | C- |
Social Sciences Courses
| Dept. | Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Area | Minimum Grade |
| CJUS-P | 335 | Race, Gender, and Inequality in the Criminal Justice System | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Class | C- |
| CJUS-P | 362 | Sex Offenders | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| CJUS-P | 375 | American Juvenile Justice System | 3 | Age/Generation | C- |
| CJUS-P | 423 | Sexuality and the Law | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| HIST-A | 260 | Early American Women's History | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| HIST-A | 261 | Modern American Women's History | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| HIST-A | 310 | Survey of American Indians I | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion | C- |
| HIST-A | 356 | African-American History II | 3 | Race and Ethnicity | C- |
| HIST-A | 381 | Civil Rights Era in the U.S. | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity | C- |
| HIST-B | 315 | European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality | C- |
| HIST-B | 359 | Europe, 1789-1848 | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| HIST-B | 360 | Europe, 1848-1914 | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| HIST-B | 361 | Europe in the Twentieth Century, 1914-1945 | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Nationality | C- |
| HIST-F | 100 | Issues in Latin American History: Introduction | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Nationality, Class | C- |
| HIST-F | 216 | History of Slavery in the Americas | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Class | C- |
| HIST-F | 232 | Upheaval in the 20th Century Latin America | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Nationality, Class | C- |
| HIST-F | 341 | Latin America: Conquest and Empire | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Class | C- |
| HIST-F | 342 | Latin America: Evolution and Revolution | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Nationality, Class | C- |
| HIST-G | 100 | Introduction to Asian History | 3 | Religion, Nationality | C- |
| HIST-G | 200 | Issues in Asian History | 3 | Religion, Nationality | C- |
| HIST-G | 300 | Issues in Asian History | 3 | Religion, Nationality | C- |
| HIST-H | 101 | The World in the Twentieth Century | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Class | C- |
| HIST-H | 103 | Europe: Renaissance to Napoleon | 3 | Religion, Nationality | C- |
| HIST-H | 104 | Europe: Napoleon to the Present | 3 | Religion, Nationality | C- |
| POLS-Y | 107 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 | Nationality, Class | C- |
| POLS-Y | 109 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | Nationality, Class | C- |
| POLS-Y | 324 | Women and Politics | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| POLS-Y | 335 | West European Politics | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| POLS-Y | 337 | Latin American Politics | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| POLS-Y | 354 | Nationalism | 3 | Nationality | C- |
| POLS-Y | 369 | Asian Politics | 3 | Nationality, Class | C- |
| PSY-P | 305 | Psychology and Cultures | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Nationality | C- |
| SOC-R | 320 | Sexuality and Society | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality | C- |
| SOC-R | 326 | Masculinity and Society | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| SOC-R | 463 | Inequality and Society | 3 | Sex and Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity | C- |
| SOC-S | 163 | Social Problems | 3 | Sex and Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Class | C- |
| SOC-S | 301 | Topics in Gender | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| SOC-S | 304 | Global Issues in Gender | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| SOC-S | 308 | Global Society | 3 | Sex and Gender, Religion | C- |
| SOC-S | 313 | Religion and Society | 3 | Religion | C- |
| SOC-S | 331 | Sociology of Aging | 3 | Age/Generation | C- |
| SOC-S | 335 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 | Race and Ethnicity, Class | C- |
| SOC-S | 338 | Sociology of Gender Roles | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| SOC-S | 360 | Topics in Social Policy | 3 | Class | C- |
| SOC-S | 413 | Gender and Society | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |
| SOC-S | 419 | Social Movements and Collective Action | 3 | Sex and Gender, Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity | C- |
| SOC-W | 100 | Gender Studies | 3 | Sex and Gender | C- |