Minor in Multicultural Society
The Multicultural Society Minor is designed to provide students with a critical understanding of historical and contemporary issues, addressing the intersections of race and ethnicity with class, gender, and other forms of difference and hierarchy across various social groups. The MSM contributes to the decompartmentalization of knowledge about specific social groups, recognizing the interconnectedness of historical experiences in regional, transnational, transborder, and global contexts, as well as the social, political and economic implications of multicultural processes.
Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Select two courses from below: | 6 | |
| Intro-African Amer Studies | ||
| Asian American Studies | ||
| Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat | ||
| Latina/o Presence in the U.S. | ||
| Intro to Indigenous Studies | ||
| Introduct to Religious Studies | ||
| Introduction to Womens Studies | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Field I | ||
| Select 6 hours of upper division elective courses from one of the following fields: | 6 | |
| African American Studies | ||
| Asian Studies | ||
| Chicano Studies | ||
| Jewish Studies | ||
| Latin American and Border Studies | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Studies | ||
| North American Studies | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Courses focusing on the study of multicultural identities and social processes or contributing to multicultural perspectives in any academic discipline, ART, ARTE, ARTH, ENG, ANTH, SOC, HIST, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, among others | ||
| Field II | ||
| 6 hours of advanced course work from any combination of disciplines listed above, different from Field I | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Multicultural Society Minor for Non-Liberal Arts Major
Offering a 12-credit Multicultural Society minor specifically for non-Liberal Arts students, such as those in engineering and business, provides a valuable opportunity to enhance students’ career readiness in a globally interconnected world. Many business programs already offer 12-credit minors, making the Multicultural Society minor a comparable option for students outside of Liberal Arts, particularly as it includes six credit hours in foreign language courses. Health, engineering, and STEM students often face credit requirements in their major courses that can make it challenging to pursue a traditional 18-credit minor. A 12-credit option ensures accessibility and flexibility, offering an opportunity to learn a language that will be beneficial in their careers and equipping non-Liberal Arts students with cross-cultural skills and perspectives that are highly valued by employers in today’s diverse workforce.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Field I | ||
| Select 6 hours of upper division elective courses from one of the following fields: | 6 | |
| African American Studies | ||
| Asian Studies | ||
| Chicano Studies | ||
| Jewish Studies | ||
| Latin American and Border Studies | ||
| North American Studies | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Humanities | ||
| Courses focusing on the study of multicultural identities and social processes or contributing to multicultural perspectives in any academic discipline. ART, ARTE, ARTH, ENG, ANTH, SOC, HIST, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, among others. | ||
| Field II | ||
| 6 hours of foreign language (all six credits should be in the same language sequence) | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |