Minor in Diversity Studies
The minor in Diversity Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. The minor provides for an interdisciplinary approach to Diversity Studies with conceptual frameworks for exploring new perspectives which recover the history and creative expressions previously excluded by the traditional approaches to higher education. The minor fosters students' development of self, voice, and moral vision to prepare students to live and work effectively in a pluralistic society and a global world. Students will explore issues related to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, and physical ability and disability. Using the courses available students may design a special focus based on their interest or career path. Relevant courses may be substituted with approval from the director of the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies. The two required core courses (6 hours) are DVST 3301, which offers a general, multidisciplinary and comparative survey of diversity, and DVST 3320, which provides students with a global view of diversity issues.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| Introduction to Social and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Introduction to Global Social and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Electives | ||
| Choose 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| International Food and Fiber Systems | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Advanced Cultural Theory | ||
| Culture And Film | ||
| Latin American Cultures | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Mexican American Culture | ||
| Body Talk: Gestures, Communication, and Society | ||
ANTH 3332 | ||
| Archaeology of Mesoamerica | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective | ||
| Language, Culture and Society | ||
| Issues in Contemporary Art | ||
| Race and Representation | ||
| Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | ||
| Women and Criminal Justice | ||
COMM 3316F | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication across Social Contexts | ||
| Communication and Training Across Differences | ||
| Rhetoric of Protest Movements | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| British Literature before 1785 | ||
| British Literature since 1785 | ||
| The Southwest in Film | ||
| Literature in Translation | ||
| Early Global Drama in English | ||
| Black Literature | ||
| Chicana/o/x Narrative and Social History | ||
| Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region | ||
| Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in Texts | ||
| Women's Writing | ||
| Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Geography | ||
| Geography of Latin America | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Geography of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
| Geography of Texas | ||
GEO 3332 | ||
| Geography of East Asia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| World Population | ||
| Social Geographies of the American City | ||
| History of Mexican America to 1865 | ||
| History of Mexican America from 1865 | ||
| African American History to 1877 | ||
| African American History from 1877 | ||
| History of Europe, 1815-1919 | ||
| History of Europe Since 1919 | ||
| U.S. Women's History to 1877 | ||
| U.S. Women's History since 1877 | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| The Spanish Borderlands of North America, 1513-1821 | ||
| The U.S. - Mexico Border and Borderlands | ||
| African American History, 1619-Present | ||
HIST 3368L | ||
HIST 3368S | ||
| Texas History | ||
HIST 3373C | ||
HIST 3373D | ||
HIST 3375A | ||
HIST 3375E | ||
| History of the Blues | ||
| The Desegregation of the South from 1930-1970 | ||
| The History of Democracy and Education in the U.S. | ||
| Immigration and US History | ||
HIST 4318W | ||
HIST 4318Z | ||
HIST 4325 | ||
HIST 4350E | ||
| Black Women and Protest in U.S. History | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| Latina/o/x Histories | ||
HIST 4374A | ||
HIST 4375B | ||
| The History of Texas Music | ||
| Protest, Reform, and Social Change in U.S. History | ||
| America in the 1960s: A History of Movements and Ideas | ||
HON 2309M | ||
HON 2390K | ||
HON 2390L | ||
HON 3380D | ||
| Service Learning: A Study Abroad Course | ||
HON 3393Y | ||
HON 3394C | ||
| Historical Discourses on Sex Trafficking: From ‘White Slavery’ to the Present | ||
| International Culture Course | ||
| The Myths of Western Civilization | ||
| Introduction to Latina/o Studies | ||
| Latina/o Communities, and Societal Transformations | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| International Advertising | ||
| Audience and Representation in Media | ||
| International Communication | ||
| Latinas/Latinos and the Media | ||
| International Business | ||
MKT 3385 | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
PH 3330 | ||
| Issues in Human Sexuality | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Latin American Philosophy | ||
| Themes in Africana Philosophy | ||
| Metropolitan Politics | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| African Politics | ||
| Government and Politics of Latin America | ||
| Government and Politics of Asia | ||
| Politics of Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| African American Politics | ||
| Latina/o Politics | ||
| Islamic Law and Politics | ||
| Economic Development in Latin America | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Hate | ||
PSY 4390S | ||
| World Religions | ||
| Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | ||
| Asian Religious Traditions | ||
| Philosophical Issues in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India | ||
| Buddhism | ||
| Sociology of Latinos & Immigration | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Globalization and Development | ||
| Gender and Society | ||
SOCI 3375M | ||
| Populations in Social Work | ||
SPAN 3305 | ||
SPAN 3306 | ||
| Latin American Civilization | ||
| The Latin American Novel | ||
| Hispanic Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Latin American Theatre and Performance | ||
| Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
