The minor in Diversity Studies has two purposes: to teach students about diversity of the United States, with a special focus on gender, and to help students find innovative ways of living within a pluralistic society. For the purposes of this minor, "diversity" encompasses cultural, racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, generational, and physical diversities within the United States. "Gender" is understood as a subset of diversity, and includes the physiology, sociology, or psychology of gender difference, sexual identities, gender stereotypes, and/or social, economic, cultural and historical structures relating to men's and women's status.
The minor is intended to complement students' majors. Its interdisciplinary design introduces students to the different ways the disciplines conceptualize, investigate, and analyze issues of diversity. The program of study will also aid students in refining and expressing their own ideas about diversity, and will encourage them to bring new perspectives to bear on their other areas of study. A capstone seminar will provide students with theoretical tools to integrate the material from their courses with their research or career choices in a sophisticated manner.
Direct all questions related to the Diversity Studies minor to the director of the Diversity Studies Minor: Dr. Deb Esty, in the Psychology Department.
Diversity Studies
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Computer Code: DVST
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15 hours will be selected from a menu of existing courses (Gender Studies and Diversity Studies lists below), and students will also take a 3 credit capstone seminar (DST-463) that will provide students with theoretical tools to integrate the knowledge from the various classes they have taken into a final research project.
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Minimum credits required: 18 (* = Prerequisite Required)
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Required Course: 3 credits
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DST
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463
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Seminar in Diversity Studies
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3 credits
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This is an integrative seminar intended to help students achieve an ability to deal with complex problems relating to the diversity of American society. The course is intended to help students integrate the knowledge they have acquired from their elective courses; conceptual issues will be of great importance. The seminar will culminate in a research paper or other appropriate project. The seminar, which may be team taught, will deal with selected topics chosen by the professors offering the course.
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Elective courses:
Choose 15 credits from the following course listing. Choose at least one course from the Gender Studies course list and one from the Diversity Studies course list. To foster an interdisciplinary perspective on diversity, no more than two courses from a single department and no more than two Gender Studies courses may count toward the minor.
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Gender Studies courses:
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CAS
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328
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Studies in Communication (when taught as Gender Communications)
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3 credits*
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ENG
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336
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Early American Women's Narratives
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4 credits*
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HPE
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263
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The History of Women in Sport
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3 credits
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HPE
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263
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Gender, Health, and Equity
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3 credits
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MUC
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363D
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Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship
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2 credits
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POL
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208D
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Special Legal Studies: when offered as "Women & Law" or "Sex and the Law"
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1-3 credits
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PHL
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207D
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Feminist Philosophy
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4 credits
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PHL
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271D
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Philosophy of Sexuality
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3-4 credits
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PSY
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215D
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Psychology of Women
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4 credits*
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REL
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293D
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Race, Religion & Gender in Movies
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3 credits
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REL
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393
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Religion, the Body, and Gender
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4 credits
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SOC
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290D
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Gender Roles
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3 credits
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Seminar and Topics courses as deemed appropriate
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Diversity Studies courses:
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BUS
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409D
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Behavioral Theories of Management
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3 credits*
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CAS
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277D
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Media and Diversity
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3 credits*
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CAS
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285D
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Introduction to Intercultural Communication
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3 credits*
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CAS
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328D
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Studies in Communication (when taught as Diversity in America)
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3 credits*
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ECN
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341D
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Episodes in the Economic History of North America &
the Caribbean
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4 credits
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ECN
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356D
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Urban Economics
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3 credits
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HIS
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170D
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Diversity in America
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3 credits
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HIS
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260D
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Topics in History (when taught as African-American History)
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3-4 credits
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LDR
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202D
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Contemporary Problems in Leadership
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3 credits
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MUL
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228FD
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Jazz History
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2 credits
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POL
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202
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Major Policy Issues: when topic is appropriate
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1-3 credits
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POL
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263D
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Seminar (when topic is Civil Rights)
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2 credits
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POL
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304D
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Urban Politics
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3 credits
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POL
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333D
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Contemporary Political Voices at the Margins
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3 credits
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PSY
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345D
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Multicultural Psychology
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4 credits
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REL
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106I
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Hinduism
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2 credits
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REL
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108I
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Islam
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2 credits
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REL
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110
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Judaism
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3 credits
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REL
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115D
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African-American Religious Experience
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3 credits
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REL
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193D
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Seminar (when taught as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or King and American Racism)
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3 credits
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REL
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211D
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Jewish Liturgical Year
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3 credits
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REL
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218D
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American Religious Pluralism
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3 credits
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REL
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293D
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Seminar (when taught as History of Gospel Music)
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3 credits
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SOC
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201D
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Social Problems
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4 credits
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SOC
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301D
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Social Inequalities
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3 credits
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SOC
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302I
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Racial & Cultural Minorities
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3 credits
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SOC
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330D
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Protests, Movements and Social Change
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3 credits*
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Seminars and Topics courses as deemed appropriate.
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