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Course List: Diverse Cultures
The following courses have been approved for inclusion in the university core of common studies. Unless noted as a dual application course, each course satisfies a three-credit-hour requirement in the knowledge area under which it is listed.
New courses are approved for the core of common studies each semester. Decisions about core credit for transfer courses, Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate and CLEP are made by college designees in consultation with the director of the core of common studies.
Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:
- ANTH 01 Introductory Anthropology
- ADPR 151 International and Multicultural Advertising and Public Relations
- ADPR 185 Cultural Identity Media and World Religions
Prereq: Jr. standing.
- ARSC 05-06 The Dynamics of Cross Cultural Engagement
Prereq: Enrollment in the residence hall Inclusive Leadership CommUNITY program. - CEEN 190 Decent and Affordable Housing
- EDUC 08 Introduction to Schooling in a Diverse Society
- EDUC 148 Critical Inquiry Into Contemporary Issues
Prereq: EDUC 008 - ENGL 147 Post-Colonial Literature
Prereq: Jr. standing. - ENGL 157 African American Literature ENGL 159 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in American Literature and Culture
Prereq: Jr. standing. - ENGL 177 Studies in Race and/or Ethnic Literature
Prereq: Jr. standing. - FREN 100 French Civilization
Prereq: FREN 040 or by departmental placement. - FREN 101 French Contributions to Western Civilization
- HEAL 25 Culture and Health
- HIST 71 Latin America
(Dual Application course: Also qualified in the Histories of Cultures and Societies knowledge area.) - HIST 77 Africa
(Dual Application course: Also qualified in the Histories of Cultures and Societies knowledge area.) - HIST 082 Survey of East Asian Civilization:
(Dual Application course: Also qualified in the Histories of Cultures and Societies knowledge area.) - HIST 120 African American History
Prereq: Soph. standing. - MANA 155 An Introduction to Diversity in Organizations
Prereq: Jr. standing. - ORLE 135 The Culturally Diverse Organization
Prereq: Enrolled in Professional Studies; ORLE 091 recommended. - PHIL 188: Eastern Philosophy
- PHIL 189 Africana Philosophy
- PHTH 112 Culture and Disability
Prereq: Consent of instructor. - PHAS 117 Ethics and Diversity in Health Care
- PSYC 112 The Psychology of Prejudice
Prereq: PSYC 001 (Dual Application course: Also qualified in the Individual and Social Behavior knowledge area.) - SOCI 163 Race and Ethnic Relations
Prereq: SOCI 001 recommended. - SOCI 165 Social Inequality
Prereq: SOCI 001 recommended. - SOCI 166 Race and Family
Prereq: SOCI 001, SOCI 021, or ANTH 101 recommended. - SPAN 102 Peoples and Cultures of Spanish America,
- SPAN 103 Contemporary Issues in the Hispanic World
Prereq: SPAN 100 or 102 - SPAN 171: US Latino/a Literature
- THEO 126 The Bible in the Jewish Community
Prereq: Jr. standing. and THEO 001; and one second-level course.


