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THE MINOR IN DIVERSITY STUDIESTo complete the Minor in Diversity Studies, students must complete 15 credit hours. These include one required three-credit course: INTD 241 . Course offerings are organized under three categories. Students must take four courses which must include at least one from each category to fulfill the remaining twelve credits. (Please note that some of these courses have prerequisites.) A) One required three-credit course: INTD 241 B) To fulfill the twelve remaining credits, students must take four courses which must include at least one from each of the following categories: I. Gender, Physicality, and Sexual Identities DRAM 230 ; ENGL 269 , 285 ; HDFS 201 , 259 ; POLS 204 / WS 204 ; PRLS 231 / WS 259 ; PRLS 251 / HDFS 268 ; PSYC / WS 246/W ; SOCI / AASI 221 ; SOCI / WS 241 ; SOCI / WS 245/W ; SOCI 252/W ; WS 252 , 266 , 267 , 269 II. Ethnicity, Culture, and Race AASI 201 ; DRAM 231/W ; ENGL 261 / PRLS 232 ; ENGL 262 / PRLS 233 ; ENGL 272 ; ENGL /AASI 274; ENGL 276 , 277 , 278W ; PRLS 210 ; PRLS 230 / WS 258 ; PSYC 270/W , 275 , 276 ; SOCI / AFAM / HRTS 235 , 236 ; SOCI / AFAM 240 ; SOCI 240W ; SOCI / JUDS 242 ; SOCI 242W ; 243/W III. History and Politics HIST / WS 215 , 237 , 238 , 246 ; HIST / AASI 268 ; HIST 278 / PRLS 220 ; HIST 284 / PRLS 221 ; HIST / AASI 294 ; POLS / WS 247 ; POLS 248 , 249 ; SOCI 268/W No more than one course in Diversity Studies can be counted towards both the student's major and the Diversity Studies in American Culture minor. No more than two courses may be taken within a single department. Classes not listed below, such as three-credit “Special Topics” courses, may be used to fulfill Diversity Studies requirements with the approval of the Director of Diversity Studies in American Culture. (If possible, students should seek such permission before taking the course.) The minor is offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For more information, contact Katharine Capshaw Smith. Phone:(860) 486-4048 |