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Diversity Course Requirement

The purpose of Kent State’s diversity requirement is to help educate students to live in a world of diverse communities, many of which are becoming increasingly permeated with cultural and ideological differences. The study of diversity is intended to promote awareness of local and global differences, to identify shared values, to improve understanding of one’s own culture, and to encourage people to explore and respect differences.

The diversity requirement is part of the university’s broader efforts to encourage, both at the university and beyond, the development of communities in which all members and their contributions are recognized and valued. Diversity courses provide opportunities for students to learn about such matters as the history, culture, values and notable achievements of people other than those of their own national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, physical and mental ability, and social class. Diversity courses also provide opportunities to examine problems and issues that may arise from differences, and opportunities to learn how to deal constructively with them.

Undergraduate students at Kent State are required to complete a two-course diversity requirement, consisting of one with a domestic (U.S.) focus and one with a global focus. One course must come from the Kent Core. The second course may be taken as a second Kent Core, within a major or minor, or as a general elective; or, with dean's approval, by completing one semester of study in another country.

Diversity with Domestic Focus
Diversity with Global Focus

Diversity Criteria and Guidelines

Courses marked K also fulfill the Kent Core; those marked W also fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

Domestic Diversity Focus



Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM)
K
11001 Introduction to Conflict Management (3)


Communication Studies (COMM)
K
26000 Criticism of Public Discourse (3)


35912 Gender and Communication (3)


Economics (ECON)


32083 Economics of Poverty (3)


English (ENG)


21001 Introduction to Ethnic Literature of the United States (3)


21002 Introduction to Women's Literature (3)


21003 Introduction to LGBT Literature (3)


33011 African-American Literature (3)


34021 Women's Literature (3)


35301 LGBT: Critical Perspectives (3)


Geography (GEOG)
K
17064 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)


Gerontology (GERO)
K
14029 Introduction to Gerontology (3)


History (HIST)
K
12070 History of the United States: The Formative Period (3)
K
12071 History of the United States: The Modern Period (3)


41056 History of Colonial America, 1492-1714 (3)


41057 Eighteenth-Century America, 1714-1789 (3)


41070 American Social and Intellectual History, 1876-Present (3)


Honors (HONR)
K
13397 Colloquium: U.S. History I (3)
K
13497 Colloquium: U.S. History II (3)
K
15297 Colloquium: American Politics (3)


Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)


24011 Interpersonal Relationships and Families (3)


Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC)
K
20001 Media, Power and Culture (3)


Justice Studies (JUS)


37311 Minorities in Crime and Justice (3)


37411 Women in Crime and Justice (3)


Pan-African Studies (PAS)
K
23002 Black Experience II: 1865 to Present (3)


30010 African and African-American Philosophies (3)


33100 African-American Family in Historical Perspectives (3)


33110 The Black Woman: Historical Perspectives (3)


33171 The African-American Community (3)


33310 Latinos, the African Diaspora and American Society (3)


Philosophy (PHIL)


31035 Philosophy and Justice (3)


31040 Women and Philosophy (3)


31070 African and African-American Philosophies (3)


31072 American Indian Philosophies (3)


Physical Education Professional (PEP)


25059 Sport in Society (3)


Political Science (POL)
K
10100 American Politics (3)
K
10301 Diversity in American Public Policy (3)


40183 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (3)


40470 Women, Politics and Policy (3)


Psychology (PSYC)
K   11762 General Psychology (3)
K   20651 Child Psychology (3)
K   21211 Psychology of Adjustment (3)
K
22221 Multicultural Psychology (3)


40625 Development of Gender Role and Identity (3)


Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (RPTM)


36040 Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Leisure Services (3)

  36085 Leisure and Culture (3)


Sociology (SOC)
K
12050 Introduction to Sociology (3)


32560 Sociology of Families (3)


32565 Sociology of Gays/Lesbians (3)


32570 Inequality in Societies (3)


42315 Sociology of Changing Gender Roles (3)


42568 Race and Ethnic Studies (3)


42879 Aging in Society (3)


Special Education (SPED)


23000 Introduction to Exceptionalities (3)


Technology (TECH)
W
31000 Cultural Dynamics of Technology (3)


Theatre (THEA)


41113 Theatre in a Multi-Cultural America (3)


41114 Gay and Lesbian Theatre (3)


Women's Studies (WMST)


30000 Colloquium in Women's Studies (3)

Global Diversity Focus



Anthropology (ANTH)


18210  
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
K   

18420 Introduction to Archaeology (3)


38240 Culture and Personality (3)


48212 Kinship and Social Organization (3)


48250 Culture and Curing (3)


48260 Culture Conflict (3)


48630 Pacific Island Cultures (3)
W
48830 Human Behavioral Ecology and Evolution (3)


Architecture (ARCH)


45610 (Re)constructing Architecture (3)


Art History (ARTH)
K
22020 Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (3)


42025 Art of West Africa (3)


42026 Art of Nigeria (3)


42027 Art of Central Africa (3)


Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM)


21010 Cross-Cultural Conflict Management (3)


22020 International Conflict Resolution (3)
W
41010 Reconciliation Versus Revenge: Transitional Justice (3)


Classical Studies (CLAS)
K
21404 The Greek Achievement (3)
K
21405 The Roman Achievement (3)


Communication Studies (COMM)


35852 Intercultural Communication (3)


English (ENG)


34011 World Literature in English (3)


Dance (DAN)
K
27076 Dance as an Art Form (3)


Geography (GEOG)
K
17063 World Geography (3)
K
22061 Human Geography (3)


32080 Politics and Place (3)


36065 Cities and Urbanization (3)


37040 Geography of Africa (3)


37050 Geography of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (3)


37066 Geography of Europe (3)


37070 Geography of East and Southeast Asia (3)


37079 Geography of South Asia (3)


37084 Geography of South America (3)


37085 Geography of Central America and Mexico (3)


History (HIST)
K
11050 History of Civilization I (3)
K
11051 History of Civilization II (3)


31140 Modern Latin America (3)


31143 The African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)
W
42397 Colloquium: Women in Europe from Antiquity to Renaissance (3)
W
42497 Colloquium: Women in Modern Europe (3)


Honors (HONR)
K
13197 Colloquium: History of Civilization I (3)
K
13297 Colloquium: History of Civilization II (3)
K
15397 Colloquium: World Politics (3)
K
15497 Colloquium: Comparative Politics (3)


Modern and Classical Language Studies (MCLS)


21417 Multiculturalism in Today's Germany (3)


22217 Diversity in Today's Russia (3)


23217 The Francophone Experience (3)


28404 The Latin American Experience (3)


28405 The Spanish Experience (3)


30376 Novels of Pierre Loti (3)


37143 The African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)


Music (MUS)
K
22121 Music as a World Phenomenon (3)


Pan-African Studies (PAS)
K
23001 Black Experience I: Beginnings to 1865 (3)


24407 Caribbean Studies (3)


34000 Introduction to the African World View (3)


37143 The African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)


Philosophy (PHIL)
K
11001 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
K
21001 Introduction to Ethics (3)
K
21020 Comparative Religious Thought I (3)
K
21021 Comparative Religious Thought II (3)


31075 Philosophy and Multiculturalism (3)


Political Science (POL)
K
10004 Comparative Politics (3)
K
10500 World Politics (3)


30530 Asian Politics (3)


30540 African Politics (3)


30550 Latin American Politics (3)


40540 Politics of Development (3)


40560 Human Rights and Social Justice (3)


Sociology (SOC)
K
22778 Social Problems (3)


42575 Family Patterns: A World Perspective (3)


Theatre (THEA)
K
11000 The Art of the Theatre (3)