Diverse Communities Requirement
Embracing the university’s aim of graduating students who are committed to creating a just and equitable society, Diverse Communities (or “J”) courses focus on historically marginalized groups (based on gender, race, class, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexuality, and other forms of difference) and are framed by theories that lend understanding to the analysis of structural inequalities. These courses seek to foster an informed and reasoned openness to, and understanding of, difference. They also invite students to consider how marginalized groups resist oppression and have agency in spite of structural exclusion and discrimination.
Students must earn 3 credits of Diverse Communities coursework.
A Diverse Communities course may simultaneously fulfill another degree requirement or any other General Education Program or Additional Baccalaureate requirement(s).
NOTE: A Diverse Communities designation may only transfer into WCU if the course from a student's prior institution has been submitted to and approved by the Diverse Communities Committee of the Curriculum and Academic Policies Council (CAPC). To receive credit for this type of course, students must submit a Course Substitution Request to the Office of the Special Assistant for Academic Policy.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 321 | American Indian Today | 3 |
| ANT 347 | The Cultures of Cities | 3 |
| ANT 360 | Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| CLS 165 | Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| CLS 203 | African Studies | 3 |
| CLS 258 | Women's Literature I | 3 |
| CLS 259 | Women's Literature II | 3 |
| CLS 260 | World Literature I | 3 |
| CLS 333 | Latina Writing | 3 |
| CLS 335 | Latino Literature in the U.S. | 3 |
| CPL 120 | Leadership Theories for Today's Society | 3 |
| CRJ 360 | Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 370 | Gender, Crime, and Justice | 3 |
| CSD 270 | Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication | 3 |
| EDA 325 | Culturally Responsive Teaching for Diverse Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDR 200 | Literacy, Diversity, & Equity in K-12 Classrooms | 3 |
| EFR 301 | United in Cultural Diversity: France and Germany in the European Union | 3 |
| EGE 301 | United in Cultural Diversity: Germany and France in the European Union | 3 |
| EGP 326 | Families and Community Relations | 3 |
| ENG 240 | Language, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 |
| ENG 382 | Teaching English Language Learners PK-12 | 3 |
| ESP 309 | Latin America on Film (in English) | 3 |
| ESP 316 | Latin American Avant-Gardes and Mass Media | 3 |
| ESP 324 | Latinos in the U.S. | 3 |
| ESP 333 | Latina Writing | 3 |
| ESP 335 | Latino Literatures in the US | 3 |
| GEO 204 | Introduction to Urban Studies | 3 |
| GEO 312 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| HEA 109 | Health Issues of Women | 3 |
| HEA 110 | Transcultural Health: Principles and Practice | 3 |
| HIS 214 | Do No Harm? The Pursuit of Justice in the History of Medicine | 3 |
| HIS 324 | Race & Nation in the Russian Empire | 3 |
| HIS 349 | The Jew in History | 3 |
| HIS 362 | Violence in America | 3 |
| HIS 368 | Gay America | 3 |
| HIS 373 | African-American History | 3 |
| HIS 381 | The Forgotten Queens of Islam | 3 |
| HIS 424 | World of Communism | 3 |
| HIS 451 | Women and Gender in American History | 3 |
| HON 312 | Educational Systems and Social Influence | 3 |
| HON 322 | Developing Leadership with ELLs in the Classroom & Community | 3 |
| KIN 246 | Sport, Wellness, and Society | 3 |
| KIN 254 | Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction | 3 |
| LAN 382 | Teaching English Language Learners PK-12 | 3 |
| LIN 140 | Language, Power, and Ideology | 3 |
| LIN 211 | Language Communities in the US and Canada | 3 |
| LIT 203 | African American Literature II | 3 |
| LIT 213 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 303 | Intro to Multi-Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
| MDC 250 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| MHL 125 | Perspectives in Jazz | 3 |
| MHL 180 | Global Soundscapes: Music, History, and Society | 3 |
| MPT 331 | Music Therapy Principles I (Pediatrics) | 3 |
| MUE 332 | Music Methods and Materials II | 3 |
| NSG 109 | Health Issues of Women | 3 |
| NSG 216 | Healthy Aging in the New Millennium | 3 |
| NSG 222 | Transcultural Healthcare Delivery | 3 |
| NSG 234 | Gender and Sexual Minority Health | 3 |
| NTD 200 | Nutrition and Culture | 3 |
| PAX 301 | Global Perspectives in Peace and Justice | 3 |
| PHI 130 | Religion in the United States | 3 |
| PHI 180 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 220 | Introduction to Islam | 3 |
| PHI 280 | Philosophy and Film | 3 |
| PHI 373 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 390 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| PHI 407 | Queer Theory | 3 |
| PSC 201 | Politics of Diversity in the U.S. | 3 |
| PSC 301 | Gender and Politics | 3 |
| PSC 323 | Racial/Ethnic Politics | 3 |
| PSC 340 | Latin American Culture and Politics | 3 |
| PSC 348 | African Politics and Society | 3 |
| PSY 120 | Multicultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 362 | History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 448 | Field Experience in Psychology III | 3 |
| PSY 449 | Field Experience in Psychology IV | 3 |
| SPA 322 | Latin America on Film (in Spanish) | 3 |
| SWO 225 | Race Relations | 3 |
| SWO 351 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II | 3 |
| THA 250 | Race and Gender in American Theatre | 3 |
| WOS 100 | Body Politics: Gender, Culture, and Representation | 3 |
| WOS 225 | Intro to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WOS 227 | Let's Talk About Race | 3 |
| WOS 240 | How to Do Things with Feminism | 3 |
| WOS 250 | Women's Self Representation | 3 |
| WOS 260 | Globalization and the Ethics of Sustainability | 3 |
| WOS 303 | Intro to LGBTQ+ Sexualities & Activism in the U.S. | 3 |
| WOS 305 | Intellectual Roots of Western Feminism | 3 |
| WOS 306 | Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
| WOS 310 | Feminist Activism | 3 |
| WOS 335 | Gender, Race and Science | 3 |
| WOS 381 | The Forgotten Queens of Islam | 3 |
| WOS 399 | Women of Color and Material Culture | 3 |
| WOS 407 | Queer Theory | 3 |
| WOS 410 | Feminist Research Methodologies | 3 |
| WRH 210 | Multicultural Writing | 3 |
| WRH 301 | The Rhetorics of Black Americans | 3 |
| WRH 333 | African American Autobiography | 3 |
