Global Diversity
Courses in this category focus on significant cultural, economic, geographical, historical, political, and/or sociological aspects of one or more countries or (indigenous) nations, and may include a comparative analysis to the United States.
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 coursework in U.S. Diversity to fulfill their diversity requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes
Successful students shall be able to do the following:
- recognize the cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political circumstances that produce different social and cultural systems;
- demonstrate specific knowledge of the cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political aspects of one or more countries or nations other than the United States;
- explain the interrelations among global economic, political, environmental and/or social systems; and
- explain ways in which identity is developed and how it is transmitted within and by members of the group or groups.
Please see the table below for 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 | Cross-Cultural Survey of 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 | |
| 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 | Native American Literature | 3 | Humanities | YES |
| ENGL 2510 | Literature of Western Civilization: Middle Ages to Enlightenment | 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 | |
| HED 4650 | Global Health | 3 | YES | |
| HIST 1000 | World Civilizations I | 3 | Humanities | |
| HIST 1010 | World Civilizations II | 3 | Humanities | |
| HIST 2510 | Ancient Greece: Bronze Age to Classical Eras | 3 | Humanities | |
| 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 | Introduction to Latino/Latin American Studies | 3 | Social Studies | |
| LLS 2800 | Special Topics in Latino/Latin American Studies: Humanities | 3 | Humanities | |
| LLS 2900 | Special Topics in Latino/Latin American Studies: Social Sciences | 3 | Social Sciences | |
| LLS 3680 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 | YES | |
| LLS 4280 | International Relations of Latin America | 3 | YES | |
| MUS 1080 | Music of the People: The World | 3 | Humanities | |
| PHIL 2040 | Introduction to East Asian Philosophy | 3 | Humanities | |
| PSCI 1000 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 | Social Sciences | |
| 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 4520 | Politics of France | 3 | YES | |
| PSCI 4620 | Islam and Politics | 3 | YES | |
| RELI 1010 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 | Humanities | |
| RELI 2020 | Religion and Human Rights | 3 | Humanities | |
| RELI 2150 | Hebrew Scriptures | 3 | Humanities | |
| RELI 2170 | Qur'an | 3 | Humanities | |
| RUSS 1110 | Elementary Russian I | 3 | Humanities | |
| SPAN 1110 | Elementary Spanish I |
3 | Humanities | |
| SUST 1000 | Introduction to Sustainability | 3 | Social Science | |
| WGST 3230 | Gender and Global Politics | 3 | YES |
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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