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In an increasingly interconnected world, it is important to have a broad understanding of cultures and institutions around the world in order to promote intellectual flexibility, cultural understanding and informed citizenship

Outcome (s): Demonstrate an informed and attentive knowledge of global diversity across the spectrum of differences by:

  • Demonstrating specific knowledge of the cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political aspects of one or more countries or nations other than the United States;
  • Explaining/describing the implications or consequences of these characteristics to human endeavors

Diversity requirements, consisting of Global Diversity and U.S. Diversity coursework, comprise six hours of the general education curriculum. Students must complete three credit hours of coursework in Global Diversity, and three credit hours of


Below is a list of Global Diversity courses that have been approved for inclusion in the general education curriculum.

Global Diversity Approved Courses

Course Number Course title Credits Also Counts As Prerequisite
ART 1040 Global Indigenous Art 3 Humanities
ART 2050 Survey of Western Art History I 3 Humanities
ART 2060 Survey of Western Art History II 3 Humanities
ART 2610 Explorations of Global Comics 3 Humanities
BLST 1050 Classical African Civilizations 3
BLST 2130 African Politics 3
BLST 4470 South Africa & the Socio Politics of Apartheid 3 YES
BSAD 2700 Globalization of Business Enterprise 3 Social Science
CMST 4570 Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace 3 YES
CRCJ 4750 International Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 YES
CRCJ 4760 Terrorism 3 YES
CYBR 1100 Introduction to Information Security 3
ENGL 2470 Survey of Native American Literature 3 Humanities YES
ENGL 2510 Global Explorations: Medieval to Early Modern World 3 Humanities YES
ENGL 3280 Irish Literature I 3 Humanities YES
ENGL 3290 Irish Literature II 3 YES
FREN 1110 Elementary French I 5 Humanities
GEOG 1000 Fundamentals of World Regional Geography 3 Social Sciences
GEOG 1020 Introduction to Human Geography 3 Social Sciences
GERM 1110 Elementary German I 5 Humanities
HIST 1000 World History to 1500 3 Humanities
HIST 1010 World History Since 1500 3 Humanities
HIST 1050 Classical African Civilizations 3
HIST 2030 History of Medicine: From Antiquity to the Present 3 Humanities
HIST 2480 History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present 3 Humanities
HIST 2510 Ancient Greece: Bronze Age to Classical Eras 3 Humanities
HIST 2520 Ancient History - Rome 3
HIST 2620 Modern Britain 3
HIST 2720 Russia: from the Crimean War to the Present 3
HIST 2810 History of China: From the Manchu Conquest to the Present 3
HIST 2820 Japan: From Warring State to the Modern Day 3
INST 2130 Global Challenges 3 Social Sciences
ISQA 3420 Managing in a Digital World 3 YES
JAPN 1110 Elementary Japanese I 5 Humanities
LLS 1000 Latin America: An Introduction 3 Social Studies
LLS 2480 History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present 3 Humanities
LLS 2800 Special Topics in Latino/Latin American Studies: Humanities 3 Humanities
LLS 2810 Music in Latin American Culture 3 Humanities
LLS 3680 Government and Politics of Latin America 3 YES
LLS 4240 Social Transformations in Latin American 3 YES
LLS 4250 Crisscrossing the Continent: Latin American Migrations 3 YES
LLS 4280 International Relations of Latin America 3 YES
LLS 4780 Urban Latin America 3 YES
MEDH 2030 History of Medicine: From Antiquity to the Present 3 Humanities
MUS 1080 Music of the People: The World 3 Humanities
MUS 2810 Music in Latin American Culture 3 Humanities
PHHB 4650 Global Health 3 YES
PHIL 2040 Introduction to East Asian Philosophy 3 Humanities
PHIL 3490 Gender and Philosophy 3 YES
PSCI 1000 Introduction to Political Science 3 Social Sciences
PSCI 2130 African Politics 3
PSCI 2210 Introduction to International Relations 3 Social Sciences
PSCI 2500 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Social Sciences
PSCI 3230 Gender and Global Politics 3 YES
PSCI 3500 European Politics 3 YES
PSCI 3580 Government and Politics of Russia and the Post-Soviet States 3 YES
PSCI 3640 Government and Politics in China and East Asia 3 YES
PSCI 3680 Government and Politics of Latin America 3 YES
PSCI 3700 Government and Politics of the Middle East 3 YES
PSCI 4200 International Relations of East Asia 3 YES
PSCI 4210 International Relations of the Middle East 3 YES
PSCI 4280 International Relations of Latin America 3 YES
PSCI 4370 Generals and Politicians: Civil-Military Relations 3 YES
PSCI 4470 South Africa & the Socio Politics of Apartheid 3 YES
PSCI 4520 Politics of France 3 YES
PSCI 4620 Islam and Politics 3 YES
PSCI 4630 Asian Politics 3 YES
RELI 1010 Religions of the World 3 Humanities
RELI 2020 Religion and Human Rights 3 Humanities
RELI 2150 Hebrew Scriptures 3 Humanities

RELI 2160

New Testament: History, Literature and Society 3 Humanities
RELI 2170 Qur'an 3 Humanities
RUSS 1110 Elementary Russian I 3 Humanities
SOC 3840 World Population and Social Issues 3 YES
SOC 4240 Social Transformations in Latin America 3 YES
SOC 4250 Crisscrossing the Continent: Latin American Migrations 3 YES
SOC 4470 South Africa & the Socio Politics of Apartheid 3 YES
SOC 4780 Urban Latin America 3 YES
SPAN 1110 Elementary Spanish I
3 Humanities
SUST 1000 Introduction to Sustainability 3 Social Science
WGST 3230 Gender and Global Politics 3 YES
WGST 3490 Gender and Philosophy 3 YES

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Diversity Learning

A general education requires exposure to cultures and institutions around the world; as well as within one's own society, in order to promote intellectual flexibility, cultural understanding and informed citizenship.

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If you have questions about general education, please contact us at unogened@unomaha.edu. 

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