Diversity Requirements
You must complete a minimum of two courses that focus primarily on cultural diversity. At least one course must be in US Diversity and at least one in Global Cultures.
US Diversity Course Requirement: 3 units
One course must be selected from the following US Diversity course lists.
Courses satisfy both General Education and US Diversity requirements:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAM/HIST 231 | African American History | 3 |
| AIST/HIST 230 | American Indian Histories Past and Present | 3 |
| AIST/ENGL 252 | American Indian Literature | 3 |
| AIST/ANTH 261 | Peoples and Cultures of Native North America | 3 |
| AIST/ANTH 362W | California Indians (W) | 3 |
| ANTH/AIST 261 | Peoples and Cultures of Native North America | 3 |
| ANTH/AIST 362W | California Indians (W) | 3 |
| ARTH 130 | Art History Survey: 1800 to the Present | 3 |
| CHLD 252 | Child Development | 3 |
| CHLD 255 | Marriage and Family Relationships | 3 |
| CHLD 333W | Children's Gender and Sexuality Development (W) | 3 |
| CHLX/HUMN/LANC 254 | Chicana/o Arts and Ideas | 3 |
| CMSD 156 | Language and Culture of Deaf Americans | 3 |
| CMST 235 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CRIM 250 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ENGL/AIST 252 | American Indian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 264W | American Ethnic and Regional Writers (W) | 3 |
| ENGL 338W | Environmental Rhetoric (W) | 3 |
| ENGL 350W | Science, Technology and the Literature of Cultural Change (W) | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Multicultural Literature: Issues and Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 364W | American Ethnic and Regional Literature in Focus (W) | 3 |
| GEOG 105 | California Cultural Landscapes | 3 |
| GEOG 106 | American West Decolonized | 3 |
| GEOG 352 | The United States | 3 |
| HIST/AIST 230 | American Indian Histories Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST/AFAM 231 | African American History | 3 |
| HIST/WMST 335 | Gender and Sexuality in American History | 3 |
| HIST 341 | American Environment | 3 |
| HIST 341W | American Environment (W) | 3 |
| HNRS 393 | Leadership, Power, and Change: Theory to Practice | 3 |
| HUMN/CHLX/LANC 254 | Chicana/o Arts and Ideas | 3 |
| HUMN 300 | Conservatives and Liberals | 3 |
| HUMN 300W | Conservatives and Liberals (W) | 3 |
| INST 110 | Introduction to International Engagement | 3 |
| INST 110W | Introduction to International Engagement (W) | 3 |
| JOUR 210 | Pop Culture and Media Innovation | 3 |
| JOUR/WMST 211 | Gender and Sexuality in Media | 3 |
| KINE 295 | Disability and Physical Activity in the Media | 3 |
| LANC/CHLX/HUMN 254 | Chicana/o Arts and Ideas | 3 |
| LANC 355 | Bilingualism in North America | 3 |
| LEGL 112 | Law, Politics, and Justice | 3 |
| LEGL 365W | Theories, Practices, and Administration of Justice (W) | 3 |
| LEGL/MCGS 401W | Sexual Minorities Law/Politics (W) | 3 |
| MCGS/RELS 224 | Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America | 3 |
| MCGS/RELS 224W | Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America (W) | 3 |
| MCGS/SOCI 240 | Food Justice | 3 |
| MCGS/THEA 315 | Performance of Identity | 3 |
| MCGS 350 | Issues in Racial and Ethnic Equity | 3 |
| MCGS/LEGL 401W | Sexual Minorities Law/Politics (W) | 3 |
| MJIS/RELS 204W | The Stories of Judaism (W) | 3 |
| MJIS/RELS 205 | Antisemitism and Islamophobia | 3 |
| MUSC 291 | American Music: Its History and International Influence | 3 |
| NFSC 200 | Health at Every Size: A Non-Diet Approach to Wellness | 3 |
| NFSC 200W | Health at Every Size: A Non-Diet Approach to Wellness (W) | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Ethics for College Life and Beyond | 3 |
| PHIL 336 | American Indian Environmental Philosophies | 3 |
| PHIL 337 | Philosophy of Race | 3 |
| PHIL 337W | Philosophy of Race (W) | 3 |
| PSYC 151 | Socio-Cultural Context of Psychological Development | 3 |
| PSYC 391 | Psychology of Prejudice, Hate, and Violence | 3 |
| QTST 310 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities | 3 |
| QTST 310W | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities (W) | 3 |
| RELS/MJIS 204W | The Stories of Judaism (W) | 3 |
| RELS/MJIS 205 | Antisemitism and Islamophobia | 3 |
| RELS/MCGS 224 | Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America | 3 |
| RELS/MCGS 224W | Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America (W) | 3 |
| SOCI 133 | Sociology of Sexuality | 3 |
| SOCI/MCGS 240 | Food Justice | 3 |
| SOCI 335 | Women, Work, and Family | 3 |
| SOCI 420 | Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| SOSC 302 | Temporal Concepts: California Ethnic History | 3 |
| THEA 254 | History of the American Musical: Oklahoma! to Hamilton | 3 |
| THEA/MCGS 315 | Performance of Identity | 3 |
| WMST 170 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| WMST/JOUR 211 | Gender and Sexuality in Media | 3 |
| WMST/HIST 335 | Gender and Sexuality in American History | 3 |
| WMST 339 | Cultural Images of Women | 3 |
Courses satisfy the US Diversity, but not the General Education requirement:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAM 211 | Sport, Power, and African American Athletes | 3 |
| AFAM/MUSC 296 | African American Music | 3 |
| AFAM 320 | Hip Hop Culture | 3 |
| AFAM/POLS 435 | Black Political Thought | 3 |
| AIST 203 | Visual Sovereignty: American Indian Film | 3 |
| AIST 410 | Contemporary North American Indian Issues and Identities | 3 |
| AIST 425 | American Indian Sovereignty and U.S. Federal Law | 3 |
| CHLX/MADT 203 | Latinx Film: Representation, Resistance, and Disruption | 3 |
| CHLD 451 | Working with Families in Diverse Communities: Advanced | 3 |
| CHLX 358 | Latinx in Contemporary Society and Social Justice | 3 |
| CHLX 410 | Latinx Gender and Sexualities | 3 |
| CHLX 416 | Latinx in the Labor Market | 3 |
| CHLX 420 | Latina & Chicana Power | 3 |
| ECON 333 | Economics of Discrimination | 3 |
| ENGL 458 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 459 | Later American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 467 | Teaching Multicultural Literature | 3 |
| HIST 316 | Museums, Monuments, and Memorials: A Reckoning | 3 |
| HIST 333 | California History for Primary School Teachers | 3 |
| HIST 345 | Race, Power, and Privilege in American History | 3 |
| HIST 352 | Early American History | 3 |
| HIST 353 | Nineteenth-Century US History | 3 |
| HIST 354 | Twentieth-Century US History | 3 |
| HIST 355 | Topics in Contemporary US History | 3 |
| HIST 433 | The Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 442 | The Westward Movement | 3 |
| HIST 445 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 446 | History of the American South | 3 |
| MADT/QTST 201 | Queer and Trans Film | 3 |
| MADT/CHLX 203 | Latinx Film: Representation, Resistance, and Disruption | 3 |
| MCGS/POLS 327 | The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States | 3 |
| MCGS 380W | Gender, Race, Sexuality, Science, and Society (W) | 3 |
| MCGS 495W | Senior Seminar in Multicultural and Gender Studies (W) | 3 |
| MUSC/AFAM 296 | African American Music | 3 |
| NFSC 429W | Cultural Food (W) | 3 |
| PHHA 328 | Health Equity | 3 |
| PHIL 357 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| POLS/MCGS 327 | The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States | 3 |
| POLS/AFAM 435 | Black Political Thought | 3 |
| QTST/MADT 201 | Queer and Trans Film | 3 |
| QTST 320 | Queer and Trans California | 3 |
| QTST 370 | Coloring Queer: Imagining Communities | 3 |
| RHPM 326W | Recreation Therapy and Inclusion (W) | 3 |
| SWRK 200 | Diversity and Social Justice | 3 |
| WMST 300W | Feminist Theory (W) | 3 |
Global Cultures Course Requirement: 3 units
One course must be selected from the following Global Cultures course lists.
Courses satisfy both the General Education and Global Cultures requirements:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ABUS 390 | World Food and Hunger Issues | 3 |
| AFRI/ANTH 376W | Africa: Continuity and Change (W) | 3 |
| ANTH 112 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 113 | Human Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| ANTH 116 | Power, Violence, and Inequality | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | 3 |
| ANTH/ASST 200 | Asia Today and Tomorrow | 3 |
| ANTH 333 | Nature, Culture, Environment | 3 |
| ANTH 340 | Anthropology of Food | 3 |
| ANTH 340W | Anthropology of Food (W) | 3 |
| ANTH/AFRI 376W | Africa: Continuity and Change (W) | 3 |
| ANTH 377 | The Islamic World | 3 |
| ANTH 377W | The Islamic World (W) | 3 |
| ARAB 101A | Beginning Arabic I | 4 |
| ARAB 102A | Beginning Arabic II | 4 |
| ARAB 201 | Intermediate Arabic I | 4 |
| ARAB 202 | Intermediate Arabic II | 4 |
| ARTH 100 | Art Appreciation: Multicultural Perspectives | 3 |
| ARTH 110 | Art History Survey: Prehistory to Medieval | 3 |
| ARTH 120 | Art History Survey: Renaissance to 1800 | 3 |
| ARTH 150 | Survey of Arts of the Americas, Oceania, and Africa | 3 |
| ASST/ANTH 200 | Asia Today and Tomorrow | 3 |
| CHLD 272 | Children in a Changing World | 3 |
| EFLN 170 | English as a Foreign Language | 3 |
| ENGL 203 | Global Adaptations of Shakespeare in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 258W | World Literature (W) | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Beginning French I | 4 |
| FREN 102 | Beginning French II | 4 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 4 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French II | 4 |
| GEOG 102 | Peoples, Places, and Environments | 3 |
| GEOG 301W | Global Economic Geography (W) | 3 |
| GEOG 303 | Geography and World Affairs | 3 |
| GEOG/LAST 357 | Lands and Peoples of Latin America | 3 |
| GERM 101 | Beginning German I | 4 |
| GERM 102 | Beginning German II | 4 |
| GERM 201 | Intermediate German I | 4 |
| GERM 202 | Intermediate German II | 4 |
| HIST 101 | World History to 1400 | 3 |
| HIST 102 | World History since 1400 | 3 |
| HIST 205W | Global Environmental History (W) | 3 |
| HIST/MEST 261/RELS 202 | Islam and the World | 3 |
| HIST 305 | Catastrophe, Memory, and Society | 3 |
| HIST/WMST 326 | Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History | 3 |
| HIST/MEST 362 | Middle Eastern Empires | 3 |
| HIST/MEST 362W | Middle Eastern Empires (W) | 3 |
| HIST/MEST 363 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST/LAST 382 | Modern Mexico | 3 |
| HIST/LAST 382W | Modern Mexico (W) | 3 |
| HNRS 101 | Arts | 3 |
| HUMN 224W | Asian Film and Literature (W) | 3 |
| HUMN 281 | Food and Film | 3 |
| HUMN 281W | Food and Film (W) | 3 |
| INTR 102 | Politics of the Developing World | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Beginning Italian I | 4 |
| ITAL 102 | Beginning Italian II | 4 |
| ITAL 201 | Intermediate Italian I | 4 |
| ITAL 202 | Intermediate Italian II | 4 |
| JAPN 101 | Beginning Japanese I | 4 |
| JAPN 102 | Beginning Japanese II | 4 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese I | 4 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| KINE 247 | World Sports and Games | 3 |
| LANC 340W | World Literature in Translation (W) | 3 |
| LANC 380 | Language and Culture in Film | 3 |
| LAST 110 | Latin America Today | 3 |
| LAST 120 | Latin American Film and Culture | 3 |
| LAST/GEOG 357 | Lands and Peoples of Latin America | 3 |
| LAST/HIST 382 | Modern Mexico | 3 |
| LAST/HIST 382W | Modern Mexico (W) | 3 |
| MEST/HIST 261/RELS 202 | Islam and the World | 3 |
| MEST/HIST 362 | Middle Eastern Empires | 3 |
| MEST/HIST 362W | Middle Eastern Empires (W) | 3 |
| MEST/HIST 363 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| MUSC 290 | World Music | 3 |
| NFSC 310 | Global Nutrition | 3 |
| PHIL 323 | Moral Issues in Parenting | 3 |
| PHIL 323W | Moral Issues in Parenting (W) | 3 |
| PHIL 341 | Justice and Global Issues | 3 |
| PHIL 341W | Justice and Global Issues (W) | 3 |
| PSSC 390 | Food Forever: Comparisons of Sustainable Food Production Systems | 3 |
| PSSC 392 | World Food and Fiber Systems | 3 |
| RELS 110 | Introduction to Spiritual Traditions of Asia | 3 |
| RELS 180 | Introduction to Spirituality and Religion in California | 3 |
| RELS 202/HIST 261/MEST 261 | Islam and the World | 3 |
| RELS 247W | Religion, Ethics, and Ecology (W) | 3 |
| RELS 264 | Dying, Death, and Afterlife | 3 |
| RELS 264W | Dying, Death, and Afterlife (W) | 3 |
| RELS/WMST 275 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| RELS/WMST 275W | Women and Religion (W) | 3 |
| RELS 332 | World Religions and Global Issues | 3 |
| RELS/SOCI 341 | Science, Technology, and Religion | 3 |
| SOCI/RELS 341 | Science, Technology, and Religion | 3 |
| SOCI 354 | Global Perspectives on Ethnicity and Nationalism | 3 |
| SOCI 370 | Population and Migration | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 201B | Intermediate Spanish for Business | 4 |
| SPAN 201C | Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 202N | Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| THEA 251 | World Theatre | 3 |
| WMST 233 | Women Internationally | 3 |
| WMST/RELS 275 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| WMST/RELS 275W | Women and Religion (W) | 3 |
| WMST/HIST 326 | Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History | 3 |
Courses satisfy the Global Cultures, but not the General Education requirement:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 140 | Asian Art Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 464 | Modern World Literature | 3 |
| HIST 373 | Premodern East Asia | 3 |
| HIST 374 | Modern East Asia | 3 |
| HIST 380 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 381 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 475 | Modern China | 3 |
| JAPN 330W | Japanese Culture and Civilization (W) | 3 |
| PSYC 341 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 356 | Genocide | 3 |
| SOSC 303 | Cultural Concepts: Human Social Evolution | 3 |
| SOSC 303W | Cultural Concepts: Human Social Evolution (W) | 3 |