Understanding Diverse Perspectives

(LER–DIV)

Students must demonstrate an understanding of the range of human experiences and perspectives across social categories, such as gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious background, able-bodiness, or sexual orientation. Designated courses across the curriculum that emphasize one or more of these categories fulfill this requirement.

• AFR 200 - Introduction to Africana Studies (4 Cr.)
• AFR 219 - Cultural Psychology (course now inactive)
• AFR 270 - African American History I (course now inactive)
• ANT 234 - Religion, Myth, and Symbol (3 Cr.)
• ANT 238 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.)
• ANT 275 - Language Myths (3 Cr.)
• ARB 230 - Intro to Modern Arab Culture: Dissenting Voices, Liberating Visions (3-4 Cr.)
   
• COM 213 - Making Sense of Popular Culture (3 Cr.)
• COM 257 - Intercultural Communication (4 Cr.)
• COM 311 (new course beginning in 2017)
• ED 103 - Adolescent Development (3 Cr.) - course now inactive
• ED 104 - Child and Adolescent Development (3 Cr.)
• ENG 222 - Women and Literature (3 Cr.)
• ENG 249 - The Legacy of Slavery (3 Cr.)
• ENG 240 - Medieval Literature (course now inactive) 
• ENG 256 - Multiethnic American Literature (3 Cr.)
• ENG 275 - Literature of the Harlem Renaissance (3 Cr.)
• ENG 285 - Contemporary Literature From India, Africa, and Australia (3 Cr.)
• FR 245 - Bouillon De Culture-Introduction to French Studies (4 Cr.)
• FR 256 - Readings in French: A la Page - course inactivated 10/2/2015
• FR 258 - Current Events in Fifth-Republic France (4 Cr.)
• GER 250 - Special Topics in Modern German Culture (4 Cr.)
• HIS 110 (course inactive, now HIS 210)
• HIS 111 (course inactive, now HIS 211)
• HIS 113 (course inactive, now HIS 213)
• HIS 116 (course inactive, now HIS 216)
• HIS 117 (course inactive, now HIS 217)
• HIS 125 (course inactive, now HIS 225)
• HIS 123 - Latin Rhythms: Histories of Music, Dance (4 Cr.)
• HIS 204 - Tumultuous Centuries: Modern Japan (4 Cr.)
• HIS 210 - Survey: Early American History (4 Cr.)
• HIS 211 - Survey: Modern American History, Culture (4 Cr.)
• HIS 213 - Survey: Becoming East Asia (4 Cr.)
• HIS 216 - Survey: Europe, Classical to 1789 (4 Cr.)
• HIS 217 - Survey: Modern Europe, 1789-Present (4 Cr.)
• HIS 225 - Survey: Latin America: The Colonial Period (4 Cr.)
• HIS 227 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.)
• HIS 254 - The Jews of Russia Under Tsars, Soviets, and in the Post-Soviet Era (4 Cr.)
• HIS 268 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Present (4 Cr.)
• HIS 270 - African American History I (4 Cr.)
• HIS 288 - Empires of Difference (4 Cr.)
• HIS 295 - Latin American History: National Period (4 Cr.)
• JS 105 - The Jewish Experience (3 Cr.)
• JS 114 - Jewish Humor (new course starting in fall 2017)
• JS 208 - Philosophy of Religion (3 Cr.)
• JS 257 - The Jews of Russia Under Tsars, Soviets, and in the Post-Soviet Era (4 Cr.)
• JS 270 - Current Trends in Israeli Cinema (3 Cr.)
• LAM 105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (3 Cr.)
• LAM 225 - Latin American History: From Pre-Columbian Era to Independence (4 Cr.)
• LAM 268 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to the Present (course now inactive)
• LAM 268 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to the Present (4 Cr.)
• LAM 280 - Selected Topics in Latin American Studies (3 Cr.)
• LAM 295 - Latin American History: National Period (4 Cr.)
• MUS 109 - The History of Jazz (3 Cr.)
• PHL 105 - Personal and Community Ethics (3 Cr.)
• PHL 115 - Race, Gender, and Sexuality (3 Cr.)
• PHL 208 - Philosophy of Religion (3 Cr.)
• PHL 237 - Queer Theory (3 Cr.)
• PSC 192 (course now inactive)
• PSY 219 - Black Psychology (4 Cr.)
• RLG 130 - Introduction to World Religions (3 Cr.)
• RLG 207 - Islamic Thought (3 Cr.)
• RLG 208 - Philosophy of Religion (3 Cr.)
• RLG 212 - New Religious Movements (3 Cr.)
• RLG 236 - Womanist Theology (3 Cr.)
• RLG 237 - Black Religious Thought I (3 Cr.)
• RLG 273 - Queer(y)ing Religion (3 Cr.)
• RUS 253/353 - The Soul of Russia: Russian Culture and Civilization (3/4 Cr.)
• RUS 353/253 - The Soul of Russia: Russian Culture and Civilization (4/3 Cr.)
• SOC 212 - New Religious Movements (3 Cr.)
• SOC 220 - Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations (4 Cr.)
• SP 240 - The Critical Pedagogue: Teaching Spanish as a Cross-Cultural Transformative Process (3 Cr.)
• SP 263 - Spanish in the Workplace: Language and Culture (4 Cr.)
• SP 265 (course now inactive)
• SP 294 - Survey of Latin-American Literatures and Cultures: Visión de los Vencidos, an Alternative Perspective (3 Cr.)
• SPE 100 - Special Education: Historical, Philosophical, and Legal Foundations (4 Cr.)
• WGS 311 (new course beginning in 2017)
• WL 250 - Special Topics in Modern German Culture (4 Cr.)
• WL 253 - The Soul of Russia: Russian Culture and Civilization (3 Cr.)
• WL 353 - Soul of Russia: Russian Culture and Civilization (4 Cr.)
• WS 100 - Confronting Inequality: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary American Society (3 Cr.)
• WS 150 - Women’s Experiences in Global Perspectives (3 Cr.)
• WS 192 - Politics for Every Woman (3 Cr.)
• WS 222 - Women and Literature (3 Cr.)
• WS 227 - Becoming Visible: Fictions of International Female Identity (3 Cr.) (only if course taken prior to fall 2015)
• WS 230 - Intersectionality: Diverse Feminisms (3 Cr.)
• WS 236 - Womanist Theology (3 Cr.)
• WS 237 - Gender and Migration in a Global Perspective: I Detect an ‘Accent’ Where are You Originally From? (3 Cr.)
• WS 242 - Women and Environmental Justice (3 Cr.)