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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-

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