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Group IV - Studies in Discrimination, Culture and Diversity

(9 hours)

This group focuses on forms of discrimination (IV-A: Studies in Discrimination), the exploration of cultures and societies outside of the United States (IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition) and the history and continuing effects of racism for groups within the United States (IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States). To satisfy the Studies in Culture and Diversity requirement, students must select one option from each of Subgroups IV-A, IV-B and IV-C.

Subgroup IV-A: Studies in Discrimination (3 hours)

Central Michigan University recognizes the potential of applied experiences to impart an understanding of social and/or political marginalization due to identities or shared traits other than race in the United States - including but not limited to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic class, age, religion, or ability. Therefore, three options are available for meeting the requirement for Subgroup IV-A, Studies in Discrimination:

Option 1:

Complete at least three credits of study in a CMU faculty-led course that involves interacting with one or more groups of people inside or outside the United States that experiences social and/or political marginalization due to identities or shared traits other than race in the United States. To have the course count for credit in Subgroup IV-A: Studies in Discrimination, the faculty member leading the seminar must have approval from the General Education Committee prior to the experience. Information on completing the application can be found on the General Education website (https://www.cmich.edu/office_provost/AcademicAffairs/gened/Pages/Applied-Experiences.aspx).

OR

Option 2:

Complete three credits of applied coursework (e.g., internship, practicum, service-learning project) with one or more groups of people inside or outside the United States that experience social and/or political marginalization due to identities or shared traits other than race in the United States. Students must sign up with a faculty member who oversees the experience and, after completing the course, submit the proposal for credit in Subgroup IV-A: Studies in Discrimination for evaluation by the General Education Committee.

Information on completing the application can be found on the General Education Program website (https://www.cmich.edu/office_ provost/AcademicAffairs/gened/Pages/Applied-Experiences.aspx).

OR

Option 3:

Select from the following:
ANT 174Inequality in the Ancient World: Origins of Early States

3(3-0)

ART 141The Self and Other in Photography

3(3-0)

ASL 100Introduction to the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture

3(3-0)

BCA 350Women in Film

3(2-2)

BCA 351Queer Cinema

3(2-2)

BLR 325Women and the Law

3(3-0)

BLR 328Employment Law and Discrimination

3(3-0)

CSD 230Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Disabilities/Differences

3(3-0)

COM 362/WGS 362Gender Communication

3(3-0)

ENG 204/SOC 204/WGS 204LGBTQ Identities

3(3-0)

ENV 300Environmental Justice: Race, Gender, Poverty

3(3-0)

FMD 280/WGS 280Queer Fashion

3(3-0)

GEO 360Gender and Geography in the Midst of Globalization

3(3-0)

HDF 213/WGS 213Introduction to Human Sexuality

3(3-0)

HST 254Women in European History

3(3-0)

HST 255Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Selected Topics on Women and Work in United

3(3-0)

HST 331WITime Travelers for Social Justice

3(3-0)

HST 354/WGS 354Women in European History

3(3-0)

MTH 104/WGS 104Women in STEM Fields

3(3-0)

PES 304Youth Sports and Diverse Learners

3(3-0)

PHL 128Philosophical Perspectives on Poverty & Economic Injustice

3(3-0)

PSC 326/WGS 326Women and Politics

3(3-0)

REL 207/WGS 207Women in Religion

3(3-0)

REL 302/WGS 302Witchcraft, Magic, and Occult Phenomena

3(3-0)

REL 303/WGS 303Goddesses

3(3-0)

RPL 110Experience of Disability and Social Marginalization

3(3-0)

SOC 204/ENG 204/WGS 204LGBTQ Identities

3(3-0)

SOC 302Social Inequality

3(3-0)

SOC 317/WGS 317Sociology of Gender

3(3-0)

SPN 285Language and Foreign Accent Discrimination

3(3-0)

WGS 100How Gender Affects Our Lives

3(3-0)

WGS 104/MTH 104Women in STEM Fields

3(3-0)

WGS 204/ENG 204/SOC 204LGBTQ Identities

3(3-0)

WGS 207/REL 207Women in Religion

3(3-0)

WGS 254Women in European History

3(3-0)

WGS 280/FMD 280Queer Fashion

3(3-0)

WGS 302/REL 302Witchcraft, Magic, and Occult Phenomena

3(3-0)

WGS 303/REL 303Goddesses

3(3-0)

WGS 317/SOC 317Sociology of Gender

3(3-0)

WGS 326/PSC 326Women and Politics

3(3-0)

WGS 354/HST 354Women in European History

3(3-0)

WGS 362/COM 362Gender Communication

3(3-0)

These IV-A courses are approved for offering as WI: BLR 325, ENG 204, HST 255, HST 331WI, PSC 326, REL 207, REL 302, REL 303, SOC 204, WGS 100, WGS 204, WGS 207, WGS 302, WGS 326.

Subgroup IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition (3 hours)

Central Michigan University recognizes the potential for applied experiences to impart an understanding of diverse cultures. Therefore, four options are available for meeting the requirement in Subgroup IV-B:

Option 1:

Complete at least three credits of study at an institution of higher education located outside the United States. Students planning to study abroad must apply through the Office of Study Abroad (http://www.studyabroad.cmich.edu).

OR

Option 2:

Complete at least three credits of study in a CMU faculty-led course approved through the Office of Study Abroad and taught outside the United States. To have the course count for credit in Subgroup IV-B, the faculty member leading the course must have approval from the General Education Committee prior to the departure. Information on completing the application can be obtained on the General Education Program website (https://www.cmich.edu/office_provost/AcademicAffairs/gened/Pages/Applied-Experiences.aspx).

Pre-Approved Courses:

ASL 593Jamaica Study Abroad

3(Spec)

BIS 342Intercultural Business Communication Abroad

1-9(Spec)

HDF 320HDFS International Service Learning

3-6(Spec)

OR

Option 3:

Complete three credits of applied coursework (e.g., internship, practicum, service-learning project) outside the United States. Students must apply through the Office of Study Abroad. After completing the course, students submit an application for credit in Subgroup IV-B Studies in Global Cultures that is evaluated by the General Education Committee. Information on completing the application can be obtained on the General Education Program website (https://www.cmich.edu/office_provost/AcademicAffairs/gened/Pages/Applied-Experiences.aspx).

OR

Option 4:

Complete at least 3 credits at the 300 level or above from SPN, FRN, or GER, other than courses listed in other University Program subgroups.
OR

Option 5: Select from the following:

ANT 175Archaeology of the Americas

3(3-0)

ANT 321Cultures of Latin America

3(3-0)

ANT 322Cultures of Africa

3(3-0)

ANT 324Cultures of the South Pacific

3(3-0)

ARB 101Elementary Arabic I

4(4-0)

ARB 102Elementary Arabic II

4(4-0)

ART 489Islamic Art

3(3-0)

ASL 391American Deaf Culture via Study Abroad in France

3(3-0)

BCA 309/COM 309Mediated Communication and Global Identity

3(3-0)

CGL 201Introduction to Global Citizenship Study Abroad

3(3-0)

CGL 300Study Abroad Experience

1-6(Spec)

CHN 101Elementary Chinese I

4(4-0)

CHN 102Elementary Chinese II

4(4-0)

CHN 201Intermediate Chinese

4(4-0)

COM 309/BCA 309Mediated Communication and Global Identity

3(3-0)

ECO 281Economic Development of the Pacific Rim

3(3-0)

ENG 262European Literatures

3(3-0)

ENG 328Native American Literature and Film

3(3-0)

FRN 101Elementary French I

4(4-0)

FRN 102Elementary French II

4(4-0)

FRN 105Accelerated Elementary French

4(4-0)

FRN 201Intermediate French I

4(4-0)

FRN 202Intermediate French II

4(4-0)

GEO 373Latin America

3(3-0)

GER 101Elementary German I: Language and Culture

4(4-0)

GER 102Elementary German II: Language and Culture

4(4-0)

GER 105Accelerated Elementary German

4(4-0)

GER 201Intermediate German I

4(4-0)

GER 202Intermediate German II

4(4-0)

HON 207WIHonors Studies in Global Cultures: First Year Seminar

3(3-0)

HON 309Honors Global Citizenship

1-6(Spec)

HST 163The Latin American Experience

3(3-0)

HST 168Modern East Asia

3(3-0)

HST 176The African Experience

3(3-0)

HST 236Babylon and Beyond: Ancient Civilizations of the Near/Middle East

3(3-0)

HST 237Baghdad and Beyond: The Middle East from 600 C.E.

3(3-0)

HST 361/REL 361Sinners and Saints of Colonial Latin America

3(3-0)

HST 375Continuity and Change in Contemporary Africa, 1960s to the Present

3(3-0)

HST 379/HUM 340Race, Class and Power: South Africa in the 20th Century

3(3-0)

HUM 340/HST 379Race, Class and Power: South Africa in the Twentieth Century

3(3-0)

JPN 101Elementary Japanese I

4(4-0)

JPN 102Elementary Japanese II

4(4-0)

JPN 201Intermediate Japanese I

4(4-0)

JPN 202Intermediate Japanese II

4(4-0)

JRN 372The Asian Media and Cross-cultural Mass Communication

3(3-0)

LAT 101Elementary Latin I

4(4-0)

MUS 115Music of the Caribbean: Salsa to Reggae

3(3-0)

POR 105Accelerated Elementary Portuguese

4(4-0)

PSC 344East Asian Political Systems and Processes

3(3-0)

PSC 347Europe and the European Union

3(3-0)

PSC 348Latin American Political Systems

3(3-0)

PSC 370Gurus, Avatars, and Nukes: South Asian Politics

3(3-0)

REL 220Religious Traditions of China

3(3-0)

REL 221Religious Traditions of Japan

3(3-0)

REL 222Religious Traditions of India

3(3-0)

REL 314Islam

3(3-0)

REL 320The Buddhist Tradition

3(3-0)

REL 361/HST 361Sinners and Saints of Colonial Latin America

3(3-0)

SPN 101Elementary Spanish I

4(4-0)

SPN 102Elementary Spanish II

4(4-0)

SPN 105Accelerated Elementary Spanish

4(4-0)

SPN 201Intermediate Spanish I

4(4-0)

SPN 202Intermediate Spanish II

3(3-0)

SPN 214Intermediate Conversation and Composition

3(3-0)

TAI 399Theatre and the Holocaust

3(3-0)

Subgroup IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States (3 hours)

Central Michigan University recognizes the potential of for applied experiences to impart an understanding of racism and cultural diversity within the United States.

Therefore, three options are available for meeting the requirement for Subgroup IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States:

Option 1:

Complete at least three credits of study in a CMU faculty-led course that involves interacting with one or more of the major groups that experience both racism and invidious discrimination in the United States. To have the course count for credit in Subgroup IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity within the United States, the faculty member leading the seminar must have approval from the General Education Committee prior to the experience. Information on completing the application can be found on the General Education website (https://www.cmich.edu/office_provost/AcademicAffairs/gened/Pages/Applied-Experiences.aspx).

OR

Option 2:

Complete three credits of applied coursework (e.g., internship, practicum, service-learning project) with one or more of the major groups that experience both racism and invidious discrimination in the United States. Students must sign up with a faculty member who oversees the experience and, after completing the course, submit the proposal for credit in Subgroup IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity within the United States for evaluation by the General Education Committee.

Information on completing the application can be found on the General Education Program website (https://www.cmich.edu/office_provost/AcademicAffairs/gened/Pages/Applied-Experiences.aspx).

OR

Option 3:

Select from the following:

ANT 320North American Indian Cultures

3(3-0)

ANT 365Current American Indian Issues

3(3-0)

BLR 222The Search for Racial Justice through Law

3(3-0)

BLR 365Native American Justice Through Law

3(3-0)

CGL 145Racism and Discrimination in America through Dialogue

3(3-0)

CGL 350Latino Culture in the U.S.

3(3-0)

EDL 216Race in Higher Education

3(3-0)

ENG 329African American Literature

3(3-0)

ENG 382Racism and Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

3(3-0)

HDF 110Oppression: Roots and Impact on Human Development in the United States

3(3-0)

HON 208WIHonors Studies in Racism and Diversity in the U.S.: First Year Seminar

3(3-0)

HON 319Culture and Inequality in the U.S.

3(Spec)

HST 222WICherokees, Slaves and the Struggle for Racial Justice

3(3-0)

HST 323History of Native Americans

3(3-0)

HST 324'Death is Better than Slavery': African American History to 1877

3(3-0)

HST 325'By Any Means Necessary': African American History, 1877-Present

3(3-0)

JRN 380Racial and Cultural Diversity: Mass Media's Role

3(3-0)

PHL 345/PSC 325/REL 345/SOC 345The Civil Rights Movement

3(3-0)

PSC 125African-American Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 325/REL 345/SOC 345/PHL 345The Civil Rights Movement

3(3-0)

REL 140Religion, Race and Discrimination in America

3(3-0)

REL 240African-American Religion

3(3-0)

REL 345/PHL 345/PSC 325/SOC 345The Civil Rights Movement

3(3-0)

SOC 323Racism and Inequality

3(3-0)

SOC 345/REL 345/PHL 345/PSC 325The Civil Rights Movement

3(3-0)

SPN 390Chicano/Latino Experience in the US

3(3-0)

These IV-C courses are approved for offering as WI: BLR 222, BLR 365; HON 208WI; HST 222WI, HST 323, HST 324, HST 325; JRN 380; REL 140, REL 240.