Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Requirements

These courses are required for a Diversity and Inclusion certificate.

Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion

A total of 13 credit hours within the following:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Core Course (3 credits): One of the following:
ANTH 372	Culture Theory
COMM 310	Media and Diversity
COUN 250	Dialogue on U.S. Diversity
ENGL 230	Analyzing Worldview through Story
LANG 380	Global Gateways
PHIL 285	Global Philosophy
POLS 215	Politics and Diversity
PSYC 421	Diversity Psychology
SOC 250	Diversity in American Society
SWK 493A	Special Topics (Diversity and International Social Welfare Through a Social Work Lens)
Area Courses (9 credits): One course (see class options listed below) from three of the following areas:
Sex, Gender, Sexuality
Race, Ethnicity, Nationality
Religion
Social/Economic Class
Ability
Age
Applied Experience (1 credit): Fulfilled using option(s) from this list, with individual plan approved for the Diversity & Inclusion Certificate
Workshop: Seminar courses related to diversity & inclusion, e.g., IMPACT, COUN 399
Internship/Co-op: Student must propose how experience relates to diversity
Contact hours: At least 50 contact hours in the forms of volunteer work, shorter workshops or presentations, conference attendance (diversity-specific), or others as approved by the College of Arts & Sciences
List of Possible Area Courses:
Sex/Gender/Sexuality
ANTH 375	Women in Prehistory
CJ 302	Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice
ENGL 357	Women Writers and Readers
HIST 332	Women in Early America
HIST 333	Women in Modern America
IS 346
PHIL 342	Advanced Ethics
PHIL 360	Feminist Philosophy
PSYC 210	Human Sexuality
PSYC 365	Psychology of Women and Gender
SOC 335	Families in a Changing Society
SOC 340	Sociology of Gender
WGS 200	Introduction to Gender Studies
WGS 225	Introduction to Women Studies
WGS 480	Feminist Theory
Race, Ethnicity, Nationality
ANTH 171	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 373	Indians of Latin America
ANTH 376	The Aztec, Maya and Inca
COMM 402	Intercultural/International Communication
ENGL 365	Black American Writers
ENGL 367	Indigenous Literatures
GEOG 151	Human Geography
GEOG 250	Introduction to Geopolitics
GERM 306	Contextualizing Culture: Introduction to German Studies
GERM 406	Literary Voices in Translation
HIST 105	World Civilizations I
HIST 106	World History II, 1000 CE-present
HIST 206	History of Canada's First Nations
HIST 250	The Civil Rights Movement
HIST 260	Slaves, Citizens and Social Change
HIST 328	Human Rights
HIST 345	The Ancient Near East
HIST 362	Modern China
HIST 370	African-American History to 1877
HIST 371	African-American History since 1877
HIST 391	The Invention of Latin American
HON 381	Worldviews through the Humanities
HON 382	Worldviews through the Social Sciences
IS 121	Introduction to American Indian Studies
IS 122
IS 123
IS 151	Popular Culture and American Indians
IS 171
IS 181
IS 200
IS 201	History of the Lakota
IS 202
IS 203	History of the Ojibwe
IS 204
IS 207	History of the Three Affiliated Tribes
IS 208
IS 221
IS 222
IS 230
IS 320
IS 344	Boarding Schools and Their Legacies
IS 348
IS 352
IS 354
IS 356	Law, Culture, and Communities
IS 358	American Indians and Sovereignty
IS 360	Oral Traditions in American Indian Cultures
IS 395
IS 410	Indigenous Identities
LANG 250	Topics in World Languages and Cultures
LANG 331	Foreign Literature in Translation
LANG 480	Capstone: Global Connections
NORW 350	Norwegian Culture
NORW 403	Great Literary Works of Norway
PHIL 315	Philosophy of Race Postcolonialism
POLS 120	Global Perspectives
POLS 321	International Human Rights
SOC 435	Racial and Ethnic Relations
Religion
HIST 304	The Holocaust
IS 352
PHIL 103	Introduction to Religious Studies
PHIL 105	Religions of Asia
PHIL 217	Religion in America
PHIL 227	Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 320	Hinduism
PHIL 334	Judaism
PHIL 338	Christianity
PHIL 356	Islam
PHIL 380	Buddhism
Social/Economic Class
ECON 105	Elements of Economics
IS 362
IS 385
PHIL 355	Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 450	Philosophy, Economics, and Politics
POLS 200	Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 115	Social Problems
SOC 407	Political Sociology
SOC 436	Social Inequality
Ability
IS 311
KIN 404	Adapted Physical Activity
RHS 250	Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation
RHS 260	Inclusion in Recreation Settings
RHS 350	Overview of Disabilities
T&L 251	Understanding Individuals with Different Abilities
Age
ENGL 359	Young Adult Literature
GEOG 459	Population Geography
PHIL 245	Death and Dying
PSYC 355	Adulthood and Aging
SOC 253	Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
SWK 311	Child Welfare
SOC 352	Aging and Society
SWK 313	Orientation to Gerontology
T&L 252	Child Development

The courses listed above do not exhaust all potentially relevant classes. Other classes with substantial focus and coursework dedicated to these topics, approaches, and issues that are not listed can be approved to meet the certificate requirements. Some courses (such as ENGL 415) may apply to the certificate when the topic of the particular section pertains. A course may be listed above under one particular area, but may also address another area and could be approved for that other area instead; for example, a course listed under Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality may also focus on Sex, Gender, and Sexuality and be used to fulfill that area. Language courses listed above are taught in English, but courses taught in another language may also be approved for the certificate. No more than two courses from the same department/prefix may be applied toward the completion of the certificate.

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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