Required Courses (6 Credits)
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 SOC-3220
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SOC-3220 Cultural Diversity in the United StatesCultural Diversity in the United States investigates and explains the cultural, racial, and ethnic diversities in the United States through the lens of sociological investigation. Using fundamental tools of sociological inquiry and cultural learning, students engage in a sociohistorical discovery of various waves of immigration, amalgamation, and assimilation to the United States. Political and policy initiatives that have affected diversity movements and the development of civil society in the United States are also examined. Advisory: This is an upper-level course. Students should have knowledge equivalent to an introductory sociology course. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Cultural Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 COM-3350
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COM-3350 Intercultural CommunicationThis course presents a theoretical and practical approach to the study of intercultural communication. The focus is on the many elements and processes involved in the sending and receiving of messages across cultures with an aim to increase sensitivity to and understanding of intercultural differences and similarities, leading to more effective communication. Students study basic concepts, principles, and practical skills for improving communication between persons from different ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Advisory: This is an upper-level communications course. Students should have knowledge equivalent to an introductory communications course before enrolling. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
Choose 2 courses from the selection of Diversity Certificate course options (6 Credits)
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 PSY-2700
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PSY-2700 Psychology of Gender | Psychology of Gender | 3 |
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 SOC-3760
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SOC-3760 Women and Social ActionThis course examines participation in collective action and social movements by women and girls as a way to better understand contemporary social life. Social movements organized around gender issues and identities are important sources of social change in modern societies around the world. Women and Social Action analyzes the dynamics of women's collective action and movement activism, both locally and globally. Students pay close attention to the role of organizations, resources, leadership, strategies, and broader social currents: political, economic, and historical. The course has a special focus on mobilization by women of color in the United States and grassroots organizing by gender activists in the Global South. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Women and Social Action | 3 |
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 HIS-2100
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HIS-2100 American Civil Rights MovementAmerican Civil Rights Movement provides a comprehensive history of the people, stories, events, and issues behind the post–World War II struggle for justice in America. The course focuses on one of the most significant movements in American history, a movement that changed those who participated in it, made America a more democratic society, gave rise to a host of other movements that transformed the face of American culture, and influenced and created a new generation of American leadership. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | American Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 HIS-3061
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HIS-3061 African American HistoryThis course examines the histories, cultures, struggles and accomplishments of African American people from their involuntary arrival from Africa to the present. The course acknowledges the diversity and complexity of the experiences of African Americans as they struggle to assert their rightful place in the accounts of United States history. Students will study major social events, processes, and key concepts in African American history from early beginnings in indigenous Africa through the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights era, Black Power, Black Feminism, Black Lives Matter, the Obama Presidency and into the present. Students will work to minimize ethnocentric biases by deconstructing some of the misrepresentations of African Americans and exploring their positive and significant contributions throughout the history of the United States. Advisory: This is an upper-level course. Students should have knowledge equivalent to an introductory history course. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | African American History | 3 |
| class=sc-coursenumber sc-programtable-column-1 SOC-1010
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SOC-1010 Our Changing World: An Introduction to Sociology | Our Changing World: An Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 12