Minor in Diversity Studies

The graduate minor in Diversity Studies requires 9 semester credit hours.

The Diversity Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to increase their knowledge of their own culture as well as the cultures of diverse groups in the United States and our global society. The minor offers opportunities to learn about cultural variation in human behavior across different cultures, and about theories and methods of how to work and conduct research with culturally diverse populations using a global perspective. Students will explore issues related to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, and physical ability and disability in these specialized topics.

Required Courses
DVST 5310Social Groups and Society: Theories & Issues3
DVST 5320Global Perspectives: Race, Ethnicity, and Social Stratification3
Prescribed Electives
Choose 3 hours from the following:3
Latin American Cultures
Peoples and Cultures of Africa
Mexican American Culture
Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective
Language and Power in Schools and Society
Creativity: Theories, Research, Practices, and Issues
Multicultural Teaching and Learning
Analysis of Race, Class, and Crime
Race and Ethnicity in Crime and Criminal Justice
Communication Theory
Gender and Communication
Language Issues in Multicultural Environments
Specializations in Rhetoric and Composition
Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region
Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region
Studies in Rhetorical Theory
Problems in Language and Literature
Qualitative Research Methods
Population and Sustainability
Ethnohistory
HIST 5315A
Queer History: GLBT Histories in the United States
HIST 5316B
HIST 5323A
HIST 5324B
HIST 5324C
HIST 5325A
HIST 5345N
Music and Social Movements
HIST 5345O
HIST 5345Q
African American History
HIST 5351C
HIST 5351F
China and the Modern World
HIST 5395E
Mass Media and Society
Analyzing Representation in Media
Global Media Issues
Transnational Perspectives on Hispanic and Spanish-Language Media
Global Media Strategy in Advertising and Public Relations
Themes in Africana Philosophy
PSY 5360P
RDG 5350
Seminar on the Sociology of Gender
Race, Ethnicity, Aging, and Dementia
Seminar in Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 5388B
SOCI 5388F
Seminar in Globalization & Development
Representations of Women in U.S. Culture: 1800 to Present
Gender, Sex, and Society: Comparative Perspectives
Total Hours9