The Diversity & Global Perspectives Requirement (6 Hours)
Diversity and Global Perspectives courses prepare students to live and work in a diverse society and a connected, interdependent world. These courses prepare students to understand diversity within their own society, the role of culture in shaping human lives, and the relations among groups of people. Dimensions of diversity include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, physical or mental ability, religion, language, socio-economic status, and sexual orientation. While any two MX courses will fulfill the requirement, a student whose first course is in a language is encouraged to fulfill the second requirement with a second course in that language.
Diversity and Global Perspectives courses must address at least two of the following:
1. Culture: Focus on at least one culture through the study of one or more of the following: social structures, religions, historical traditions and customs, languages, politics, economics, etc.
2. Diversity: Explore the diverse backgrounds and characteristics found among humans through the examination of at least one of the following: age, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, or social class.
3. Global Perspectives: Compare and understand some factor or set of issues in different cultures in a global context. For examples, see lists in criteria 1 and 2.
Some courses may carry designation for Diversity (X)/Global Perspectives (M) and one of the distribution requirements. However, a single course may only be applied to one of these requirements. For example, GEND 101 may be applied to the Diversity & Global Perspectives requirement OR the Civilization & Culture requirement but may not fulfill both.