Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Studies Minor
The Diversity Minor is intended to give students a broad understanding of human diversity, social inequality, and social (in)justice(s). Upon completion of the minor, students will have foundational knowledge of socially constructed identities such as race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, age, ethnicity, religion, and nationality.
Requirements for the Minor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Studies (15 credits)
One introductory course, one course from the race/ethnicity, one course from the gender/sexuality requirement, and one course from the class requirement. Students must also
select one course from one of the following required categories: global perspectives and cultural diversity, or government policies.
Introductory Course: (3 Credits)
SOCI1101 or SOCI1201 Introduction to Sociology
Requirement 1: Race/ Ethnicity (3 Credits)
- CRIM1112 Race/Gender/Crim Justice Syst
- CMLGY3201 Race & Crime
- AFAM1100 Intro African Amer Studies
- AFAM2100 The New Jim Crow
- AFAM2600 Current Issues African-Amer
- AFAM3201 Race & Crime
- AFAM3356 African Americans & New Media
- AFAM3357 Soc of the African Amer Family
- AFAM3358 Sociology of the Black Church
- AFAM3359 Sociology of Race, Rap & Relig
- HIST3102 Race in America
- HUMN3000 Dealing with Diversity
- LATS2000 Growing Up Latino
- LITS2140 African-American Literature
- LITS2503 or SPAN2503 Topics in Latino Studies
- LITS3202 American Writers: Race in Black & White
- LITS3203 Contemporary Black Literature
- SPAN2507 Latin American Culture & Civ
- GOVT2206 American Minority Politics
- PSYC3339 Psychology of Prejudice
- SOCI2251 Race and Ethnicity or SOCI3312 Ethnic and Race Relations
- SOCI3320 Race, Generation, & Immigration
- SOCI3440 Women & Race in Modern Britain
Requirement 2: Gender/ Sexuality (3 Credits)
- AFAM2500 Black Male Experiences
- AFAM2501 Black Female Experiences
- CRIM1112 Race/Gender/Crim Justice Syst
- COMM2866 Women and Minorities in the Media
- FREN3051 Sex and Politics in French Lit
- HIST2504 Gender & Race in Latin America
- INTER1007 Gender and Identity
- INTER1015 Women & Culture
- LITS2122 LGBTQ+ Literature
- LITS3154 Women’s Autobiography
- LITS3343 Theories of Gender/Sexuality
- LITS2121 Women Writers
- LITS2070 Sex & Politics in French Lit
- LITS2269 Sex & Violence in Middle Ages
- PHIL2217 Sex and Revolution: 19th-Cent
- GOVT2071 Gender and Public Policy
- SOCI2314 Sex, Knowledge, and Power
- GOVT2070 Women & American Politics
- SOCI3030 Gender in Contemporary World
- SOCI3314 Sociology of Gender
- COMM3501 Communication and Gender
Requirement 3: Class/ Socioeconomic Issues (3 Credits)
- ANTH3403 Global Poverty, Cult & Reprod
- CMLGY2990 Crime in the City
- CMLGY3020 Race, Class & Policing
- COMM2861 Mass Communication
- CRIM1130 Working W/Children & Families
- CRIM1135 Soc. Justice & Struct. Inequal
- CRIM2203 Crime and Inequality
- GEOG2600 Urban Geography
- SOCI3313 Social Inequality
- SOCI3329 Social Class in Amer & World
- SOCI3330 Crime and Inequality
- SOCI3345 The Underclass
- SOCI3351 Urban Sociology
- SOCI3355 Social Welfare Policy
Select one course from requirement 4 OR 5
Requirement 4: Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity (3 Credits)
- ANTH1202 Cultural Anthropology
- ARAB2506 Arab Culture and Civilization
- BIOL1221 Biological Diversity
- BIOL1008 Ecology for Life
- CHIN2100 Chinese Culture
- FREN3007 French Culture and Civ
- FREN3553 Francophone Literature
- GLOB6711 Genocide: American Perspective
- HIST2292 Asian Cultural History
- HIST2501 Colonial Latin America
- HIST2502 Modern Latin America
- INTER2101 Globalization: Nature, Causes and Consequences
- INTER2103 Ethics, Human Rights and Globalization Seminar
- JAPN2506 Japanese Culture and Civ
- LANG2410 or SPAN3456 Spanish Culture & Civilization
- LANG2411 or SPAN2507 Latin American Culture & Civ
- LITS2050 Voices of India
- LITS3073 Irish Literature
- LITS3071 Contemp. African Lit & Culture
- LITS3061 Contemporary World Literature
- LITS2035 American Writers in Italy
- LITS3324 Caribbean Literature
- GOVT2130 International Relations
- GOVT3011 Human Rights in Global Environment
- SPAD2025 Global Perspectives in Sports
- SPAD3003 Sports & Society
- SOCI3325 Urban Cult: A World of Cities
- COMM1105 Intercultural Communication
Requirement 5: Government Policies and Social Practices (3 Credits)
- ANTH3349 War & Crime
- GEOG2500 Global Development
- CMLGY3017 Reimagining Justice
- CRIM1120 Intro to Jurisprudence
- CRIM3319 Courts & Judicial Process
- CRIM1103 Criminal Law
- CRIM2201 Police & Society
- CRIM2202 Corrections, Parole, & Probation
- GOVT2030: Supreme Court
- GOVT3240: Law and Society
- GOVT2300: Citizenship, Service, & Civic Engagement
- GOVT1200, CMLGY1210: Introduction to Law
- GOVT3245, EDUC3245: School Law
- GOVT3210, CMLGY3307: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- GOVT3250: Racial Justice and Social Policy
- HIST2106 Ethical Issues in History
- LITS3350 Monsters and Bad States
- LITS3810 Politics, Law & Literature
- LITS3323 Colonial & Postcolonial Lit
- PHIL1117 Legal Issues and Human Rights
- GOVT2606 Ethics and Politics
- GOVT3240 Law and Society
- SOCI2810 Social Problems & Contemporary World
- SOCI3337 Social Movements & Social Change
- SOCI4200: AI, Technology and Social Change
- SOCI3344: Schools and Society
- SOCI4000: Sociological Theory
- CMLGY3017 Reimagining Justice