Essential Studies Courses

Essential Studies courses form the core education for UND undergraduate students.

To use a course to meet your Essential Studies (ES) requirements, it must be on the approved list in the semester you take it. This is important because the curriculum may change. A course that was on the approved list in the past may have been modified to meet a different ES requirement or it could have been dropped.

Requirements

Essential Studies requirements for Intercultural Knowledge and Skills changed in Fall 2020. Students are still required to complete 2 courses in the area but rather than completing courses focusing on Global (G) and US (U) Diversity; students will instead be required to complete courses on Diversity of Human Experience (D) and Analyzing Worldviews (W).

If you began at UND in Fall 2020 or later, you must follow the requirements which include Diversity of Human Experience and Analyzing Worldviews as meeting the Intercultural Knowledge and Skills Special Emphasis area. Those courses are posted in the course catalog. (link to course catalog coming soon)

Students who began at UND prior to Fall 2020, may follow their catalog year requirements which include Global and US Diversity courses as meeting the Intercultural Knowledge and Skills Special Emphasis area. Those courses are listed below. Student may choose to follow requirements from the most recent catalog and instead complete Diversity of Human Experience and Analyzing Worldview courses. Speak with your advisor about making a change to your catalog if you would prefer to follow these requirements.

Global Diversity Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Anthropology 100	Introduction to Anthropology	3
*Anthropology 171	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3
Anthropology 172	Introduction to Archaeology	3
Anthropology 200	World Prehistory	3
Anthropology 360	Environmental Change & Culture	3
Anthropology 371	Cultural Dynamics	3
Anthropology 377	North American Archaeology	3
Anthropology 379	Culture Area Studies	3
Anthropology 385	Antiquities, Culture and Law	3
Aviation 372	Global Perspectives in Aviation History	3
Business Administration 325	Business Research Writing and Culture	3
Chinese 101	First Year Chinese I	4
Chinese 201	Second Year Chinese I	4
Classical Studies 101	First Year Latin I	4
Classical Studies 201	Second Year Latin I	4
*Communication 402	Intercultural/International Communication	3
Communication Sciences & Disorders 425	Language, Multiculturalism and Communication Disorders	3
English 228	Diversity and Global Literatures	3
*French 101	First Year French I	4
*French 201	Second Year French I	4
*Geography 151	Human Geography	3
*Geography 161	World Regional Geography	3
*German 101	First Year German I	4
German 201	Second Year German I	4
German 206	Germany in a Global World	3
German 306	Contextualizing Culture: Introduction to German Studies	3
*History 101	Western Civilization I	3
*History 102	Western Civilization II	3
History 105	World Civilizations I	3
History 106	World Civilizations II	3
History 230	History of Modern Science	3
Honors 381	Exploring Global Diversity Through the Humanities	3-4
Honors 382	Exploring Global Diversity Through the Social Sciences	3-4
Humanities 225	Advanced Integrated Social Science	2-4
Indian Studies 385	Sustainable Communities	3
Music 203	Music and Culture	3
*Norwegian 101	First Year Norwegian I	4
*Norwegian 201	Second Year Norwegian I	4
*Nutrition & Dietetics 335	World Food Patterns	3
Philosophy 282	Asian Philosophy	3
Philosophy 315	Philosophy of Race and Postcolonialism	3
Political Science 225	Comparative Politics	3
*Psychology 421	Diversity Psychology	3
Public Health Education 103	Introduction to Global Health	3
Philosophy 104	Religions of the West	3
Philosophy 105	Religions of Asia	3
Philosophy 227	Mysticism and Spirituality in Religion	3
Philosophy 245	Death and Dying	3
Philosophy 316	Daoism and Confucianism	3
Philosophy 320	Hinduism	3
Philosophy 380	Buddhism	3
*Spanish 101	First Year Spanish I	4
Spanish 201	Second Year Spanish I	4
*Women and Gender Studies 225	The Study of Women	3

U.S. Diversity Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
*Communication 102	Communication and the Human Community	3
*Counseling 250	Dialogue on US Diversity	3
English 229	Diversity in U.S. Literature	3
English 365	Black American Writers	3
English 367	American Indian Literature	3
Geography 262	Geography of North America I	3
*History 103	United States to 1877	3
*History 104	United States Since 1877	3
History 260	Slaves, Citizens, and Social Change	3
History 332	Women in American History to 1865	3
History 333	Women in American History Since 1865	3
History 371	African-American History Since 1877	3
Honors 101	Inquiry in the Humanities	3
Honors 102	Inquiry in the Social Sciences	3
Honors 372	Advanced Social Science Colloquium on US Diversity	3
Humanities 224	Integrated Social Science Inquiry	2-4
Indian Studies 121	Introduction to American Indian Studies	3
Indian Studies 151	Popular Culture and American Indians	3
Indian Studies 171	Hollywood Indians	3
Indian Studies 181	Native North America to 1600	3
Indian Studies 201	History of the Sioux	3
Indian Studies 203	History of the Ojibwe	3
Indian Studies 207	History of the Three Affiliated Tribes	3
Indian Studies 221	North American Indians before 1815	3
Indian Studies 222	North American Indians since 1815	3
Indian Studies 311	Health and American Indian Cultures	3
Indian Studies 346	Gender in American Indian Cultures	3
Indian Studies 395	Ethnohistory of North America	3
Nursing 331	Patient & Family-Centered Care	3
Nursing 490	Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research, & Practice	3
Occupational Therapy 451	Multicultural Competency in OT	3
Philosophy 355	Social & Political Philosophy	3
Political Science 318	American Political Thought	3
Recreation & Tourism Studies 260	Inclusion in Recreation Settings	3
*Rehab & Human Srvc 250	Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation	3
*Sociology 110	Introduction to Sociology	3
Sociology 250	Diversity in American Society	3
*Teaching & Learning 433	Multicultural Education	3
*Women and Gender Studies 200	Introduction to Gender Studies	3

Use Military Courses for ES Requirements

Current members of the U.S. Armed Forces and its veterans can now receive credit for military training. There are more than 130 approved military training courses that will count toward Essential Studies requirements.