.: Requirements

Academic Exploration Component: Participants take at least 6 credits in this category, including Soc/Anth 301 (required) and one or two courses chosen from the list of focus courses.

Soc/Anth 301: Introduction to Diversity and Stratification (3 cr.). All participants must take this course because it provides a foundation for understanding the history, process, and dimensions of diversity and stratification in the U.S. and the global arena.

Focus Course(s): Participants select one or more courses from the following list of diversity focused courses (3-6 cr.). The focus courses provide intensive engagement with critical theory, empirical research, cultural diversity and/or issues of human conflict.

Soc 422 Religion, Culture & Society
Soc 423 Social Stratification
Soc 424 Sociology of Gender
Soc/Anth 427 Racial and Ethnic Relations
Anth 462 Human Issues in International Development
Anth 220 Peoples of the World
Anth 329 North American Indians
JS 422 Inequalities in the Justice System
Psy 315 Psychology of Women

Comm 331 Conflict Management
Comm 335 Intercultural Communication
Comm 432 Gender and Communication
Comm 491 Communication and Aging
JAMM 340 Cultural Diversity in the Media
JAMM 449 Media Criticism
JAMM 490 Global Media

Application Component: Participants take at least 3 credits in this category and can apply up to 6 credits toward the certificate.

Experiential Learning (0-3 cr.). This includes diversity-focused internships, service learning, or a fieldschool in the student's field of study. Participants can apply up to three credits of experiential learning toward the certificate requirements. Must be approved by coordinators.