The Diversity Studies Leadership Minor is an interdisciplinary academic program intended to provide students with a foundational understanding of issues surrounding diversity and inclusion with a focus on the core themes of religion and spiritual traditions, race and ethnicities, gender and sexuality, and age and abilities. Students with an interest in international studies, as well as careers in business, communications, economics, education, environmental science, history, and politics, are invited to consider this minor as a supplement to their major.
Degree Requirements
Required Course
3 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- IDS3333 - Issues in Diversity Studies (3)
Restricted Electives
15 Total Credits
- Complete 1 of the following
General- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- COM4461 - Intercultural Communication (3)
- SYO3530 - Social Power and Inequality (3)
- SYO4323 - Community and Diversity (3)
- SYP4454 - Global Inequality and Society (3)
- EDF2085 - Introduction to Diversity for Educators (3)
- ANT2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts (3)
- ANT3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies (3)
- ANT3212 - Peoples of the World (3)
- ANT4702 - Culture, Inequality and Global Development (3)
- CPO4784 - Political and Economic Inequality in Comparative Perspective (3)
- PAD4446 - Multiculturalism in Public Administration (3)
- PLA4472 - Employment Discrimination Law (3)
- PLA4830 - World Legal Systems (3)
- POS3233 - Public Opinion (3)
- THE4212 - Global Theatre (3)
Religion and Spiritual Traditions- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- REL2300 - World Religions (3)
- REL3403 - Christianity (3)
- REL3363 - Islam (3)
- JST3005 - Tenets of Judaism (3)
- REL3340 - Buddhism (3)
- REL3333 - Hinduism (3)
- REL3123 - Asian Religions in America (3)
- ANT3245 - Native American Religions (3)
- PHI3720 - Faith and Reason (3)
- SYO4200 - Religion in Society (3)
Gender and Sexualities- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- HUM3326 - Theories of Sex and Gender in Humanities (3)
- HUM4823 - Queer Theory in the Humanities (3)
- SYD3800 - Sex and Gender in Society (3)
- SYD4810 - Women in Contemporary Society (3)
- WST3621 - Theories of Masculinity (3)
- WST3603 - Introduction to Gender Studies (3)
- WST3015 - Introduction to Women's Studies (3)
- THE3254 - Queer Theatre (3)
- PLA4886 - Sexuality, Gender, & the Law (3)
- WST3460 - Women, Race and Struggle (3)
- WST3610 - Gender and Technology (3)
- ENC4523 - Writing and Identity (3)
Age and Abilities- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- SYP4732 - Minority Aging (3)
- SYO4133 - Family and Aging in Society (3)
- SYP4730 - Aging in Society (3)
- ASL2510 - Issues of Deafness (3)
- GEY3001 - Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Overview (3)
- HSC3559 - Disabilities in American Society (3)
- PLA4530 - Legal Issues of the Elderly (3)
Race and Ethnicities- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- AML3615 - Harlem, Haiti, and Havana (3)
- SYD3700 - Race and Ethnicity (3)
- SYD3772 - Race and Social Media (3)
- WST3460 - Women, Race and Struggle (3)
- ANT3451 - Race Matters: Anthropological Approaches to Racism (3)
- ENC4523 - Writing and Identity (3)
- ANT4702 - Culture, Inequality and Global Development (3)
- SYP4454 - Global Inequality and Society (3)
- HUM3806 - Critical Race Theory (3)
Diversity and Inclusion Specialization- Earn at least 15 credits from the following types of courses: Any five upper division courses from the approved list of courses in any thematic concentration may be selected for this option with approval of the Interdisciplinary Studies office.
Grand Total Credits: 18
