International and Diverse Perspectives
As our world becomes increasingly ecologically, socially, politically, and economically interdependent, it is critical that graduates understand multicultural, diverse, and global perspectives. The complexity of the modern world demands that students attain a heightened awareness both of the interdependence of the cultures of the world and of the diversity of voices that contribute to life in the United States.
Complete one course designated as either IDP, IP, or DP (2 or more credits) or study abroad for one semester (including during the summer at an approved study abroad program) earning at least a C- in 10 or more credits. Students can propose a 2 credit CIV 111 project to fulfill this requirement. There needs to be a good justification for a project in lieu of a course and a faculty sponsor is required. Please complete this project application form (.docx) [PDF version] and submit it to Erica Andree.
Students may choose to propose a project that spans two terms when appropriate to the project goals. See the form for more information about this option.
Upon completion of this requirement students will be able to:
- demonstrate an interdisciplinary or disciplinary understanding of cultural diversity through the examination of various languages, values, and practices from around the world.
- demonstrate an understanding of how social categories (for example, race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, language, religion or belief, or other forms of social differentiation) and social and cultural context influence one’s understanding of the world or point of view.
- explain how cultural self-awareness promotes effective cross-cultural interaction.
Courses That Meet the International and Diverse Perspectives Requirement | Credits: | |
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ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 4 |
ANTH 140 | Introduction to Comparative Religions | 4 |
ANTH 203 | Contemporary Pacific Studies | 4 |
ANTH 204 | Prep Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
ANTH 205 | Travel Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
ANTH 206 | Sex, Gender, Culture | 4 |
ANTH 207 | Good Food: Eating and Community | 4 |
ANTH 240 | Topics in Comparative Religion | 4 |
ANTH 241 | Introduction to World Music | 4 |
ANTH 304 | Prep Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
ANTH 305 | Travel Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
ANTH 311 | Medicine, Body, and Culture | 4 |
ANTH 355 | Indigenous Land Rights and Research | 2 |
ANTH 368 | Trinidad Culture and Society: Travel | 2 |
ARTHI 270 | Global Art History I: Prehistoric - 14th Century | 4 |
ARTHI 271 | Global Art History II: 15th Century - Present | 4 |
ARTHI 276 | Art and Architecture of Asia | 4 |
ARTHI 280 | Women, Gender & Sexuality in Art | 4 |
ARTHI 342 | Islamic Art and Architecture | 4 |
ASL 255 | Introduction to Deaf Culture | 2 |
BA 312 | International Business | 4 |
BIOL 166 | Natural History Galapagos and Ecuador Travel | 2 |
BIOL 366 | Advanced Natural History: Galapagos/Ecuador Travel | 2 |
DANC 280 | World Dance and Culture | 4 |
DS 200 | Introduction to Disability Studies | 2 |
ECON 341 | International Trade and Development | 4 |
EDUC 300 | Intro to Early Childhood Education | 4 |
EDUC 308 | Learning Communities I | 2 |
EDUC 309 | Learning Communities II: Diversity | 2 |
EDUC 335 | Education for Social Justice | 2 |
EDUC 372 | Ecuadorian Experience: Language, Culture, and Education | 2 |
EDUC 467 | Tapalpa, Mexico: Teaching Practicum | 3 |
ENGL 220 | Literature and Human Concerns: Latinx Poetry | 4 |
ENGL 223 | Native American Literature | 4 |
ENGL 227 | World Literature: Magical Realism | 4 |
ENGL 236 | Postmodernism in Film and Literature | 2 |
ENGL 324 | PostCol Lit: Tales of Conquests Retold | 4 |
ENGL 336 | Postmodernism in Film and Literature II | 2 |
ENGW 222 | Travel Writing Prep | 2 |
ENGW 226 | Travel Writing | 2 |
ENGW 326 | Travel, Write, and Publish | 2 |
ENV 131 | Intro to Environmental Issues in Hawaii | 2 |
ENV 132 | Environmental Issues in Hawaii | 2 |
ENV 210 | Tropical Environmental Biology | 4 |
ENV 320 | Advanced Tropical Environmental Biology | 4 |
FREN 308 | France Today | 4 |
FREN 309 | French Popular Culture | 4 |
FREN 320 | Women's Writing in Francophone World | 4 |
FREN 385 | Seminar in French | 4 |
FREN 408 | France Today | 4 |
FREN 409 | French Popular Culture | 4 |
FREN 420 | Women's Writing in Francophone World | 4 |
FREN 485 | Seminar in French | 4 |
GER 301W | Topics in German Studies | 4 |
GER 306 | From Ruins to Reunification | 2 |
GSS 113 | Islamic Mid-East: 570-1300 | 4 |
GSS 200 | Introduction to Queer Studies | 4 |
GSS 201 | Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies | 4 |
GSS 206 | Sex, Gender, Culture | 4 |
GSS 211 | Preparation for Travel to India | 2 |
GSS 247 | Gender and Sexuality in Victorian America | 4 |
GSS 265 | Gender, Sexuality, and Sport | 2 |
GSS 303 | Advanced Gender and Sexuality Theory | 4 |
GSS 310 | Travel in India: Gender Society Service | 2 |
GSS 311 | Medicine, Body, and Culture | 4 |
GSS 316 | Gender and Sexuality | 4 |
GSS 321 | Women's Writing in Francophone World | 4 |
GSS 361 | Psychology of Gender | 4 |
GSS 363 | Gender, Sexuality, and Performance | 4 |
GSS 365 | Advanced Gender, Sexuality, and Sport | 2 |
GSS 421 | Women's Writing in Francophone World | 4 |
HIST 113 | Islamic Mid-East: 570-1300 | 4 |
HIST 115 | East Asian Civilization | 4 |
HIST 211 | Japan Past and Present with Film | 4 |
HIST 216 | History of Modern Japan | 4 |
HIST 232 | The Holocaust | 4 |
HIST 233 | WWII: Global and Social Issues | 4 |
HIST 239 | Latin America I: Conquest-Independence | 4 |
HIST 246 | American West: Hist Memory Pop Culture | 2 |
HIST 247 | Gender and Sexuality in Victorian America | 4 |
HIST 260 | Sports in America | 4 |
HIST 318 | The Business of Capitalism in East Asia | 4 |
HIST 319 | Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire | 4 |
HIST 370 | Crime, Corruption, and Scandal | 4 |
HUM 204 | Chinese Cultural Study | 4 |
HUM 207 | German Film in English | 4 |
HUM 211 | Preparation for Travel in India | 2 |
HUM 213 | Introduction to Japanese Literature | 4 |
HUM 215 | Modernity in Japanese Narrative | 4 |
HUM 222 | Introduction to East Asian Studies | 4 |
HUM 260 | U.S. Latinas/os and Pop Culture | 4 |
HUM 310 | Travel in India: Gender Society Service | 2 |
HUM 311 | Global Skills I: Prepare | 2 |
HUM 312 | Global Skills II: Engage | 1 |
HUM 313 | Global Skills III: Leverage | 1 |
HUM 360 | Advanced Topics: U.S. Latina/o Studies | 4 |
IS 201 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
IS 220 | Introduction to International Studies | 4 |
IS 222 | Introduction to East Asian Studies | 4 |
IS 235 | Costa Rica: Travel Prep | 2 |
IS 236 | Costa Rica: Travel | 2 |
IS 311 | Global Skills I: Prepare | 2 |
IS 312 | Global Skills II: Engage | 1 |
IS 313 | Global Skills III: Leverage | 1 |
IS 318 | The Business of Capitalism in East Asia | 4 |
JAPN 401 | Topics in Contemporary Literature | 4 |
JAPN 402 | Selected Issues in Japanese Press | 4 |
JAPN 485 | Seminar in Japanese Studies | 4 |
KINES 340 | Psychosocial Factors in Kinesiology | 4 |
KINES 208 | Surfology | 2 |
KINES 388 | Advanced Surfology | 2 |
MUS 241 | Introduction to World Music | 4 |
MUS 341 | Music in World Religions | 4 |
OL 110 | Introduction to Expedition Planning | 1 |
OL 310 | International Expedition | 2 |
PH 353 | Applied Disability and Health | 4 |
PH/PSY 265 | Indigeneity, Culture, and Health (pre-travel to New Zealand) | 2 |
PH/PSY 465 | Indigeneity, Culture, and Health (travel to New Zealand) | 2 |
PHIL 305 | Asian Philosophy | 4 |
PHIL 355 | Philosophy or Religion in Context | 2 |
PHIL 306 | Islamic Philosophy | 4 |
PHIL 371 | Travel to Greece | 2 |
POLS 180 | The United States in World Affairs | 4 |
POLS 231 | Contemporary Middle East | 4 |
POLS 232 | Current Events in the Middle East | 2 |
POLS 239 | Latin America I: Conquest-Independence | 4 |
POLS 241 | Latin America II: Independence-Present | 4 |
POLS 330 | National Systems and Global Challenges | 4 |
POLS 340 | Security, Rights, and Globalization | 4 |
POLS 345 | International Political Economy | 4 |
POLS 386 | Race & American Political Thought | 4 |
PSY 160 | Cultural Psychology | 4 |
PSY 202 | Health Psychology | 4 |
PSY 242 | Psychology of Intergroup Relations | 4 |
PSY 310 | Community Psychology | 4 |
PSY 342/442 | Explore Psychology in London | 2 |
PSY 361 | Psychology of Gender | 4 |
PSY 411 | Applied Psychology Practicum | 4 |
PH 204 | Prep-Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
PH 205 | Travel Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
PH 304 | Prep Samoa: Well-Being and Culture | 2 |
PH 311 | Medicine, Body, and Culture | 4 |
PH 325 | Global Health | 4 |
REL 140 | Introduction to Comparative Religions | 4 |
REL 240 | Topics in Comparative Religion | 4 |
REL 341 | Music in World Religions | 4 |
SCI 261 | Science & History of Info in UK: Travel | 2 |
SOCWK 220 | Preparation for Travel to Costa Rica | 2 |
SOCWK 368 | Trinidad Culture and Society: Travel | 2 |
SOC 250 | Social Justice and Social Change | 2 |
SOC 305 | Racism and Ethnicity in Hawaii | 2 or 4 |
SOC 316 | Gender and Sexuality | 4 |
SOC 318 | Racism and Ethnicity in Hawaii-Travel | 2 |
SOC 347 | Global Cap Neo-Colonial Inequalities | 4 |
SOC 360 | Critical Race Theory | 4 |
SOC 395 | Filipinos in the US | 4 |
SPAN 325 | Mexican-American Cultural Exploration | 4 |
SPAN 406 | Special Topics Spanish American Studies | 4 |
SPED 305 | Exceptionalities | 2 |
THEA 363 | Gender, Sexuality, and Performance | 4 |
THEA 371 | Travel to Greece | 2 |