2024-2025 U.S. Cultures and Communities (formerly U.S. Diversity) Courses

AMD 1650 Dress and Diversity in Society. Cr. 3.
AMD 4580 / A M D 5580 / WGS 4580 / WGS 5580 Queer Fashions: History, Culture, and the Industry. Cr. 3.

AFAM 2010 Introduction to African and African American Studies. Cr. 3. 

AESHM 4620X Black Lives Matter: Fashion, Politics, and Resistance Movements. Cr. 3.

AMIN 2010 Native People in American Culture. Cr. 3.

AMIN 2050 American Indians in the Movies. Cr. 3. 
AMIN 2100 Introduction to American Indian Studies. Cr. 3. 
AMIN 2250 / ANTHR 2250 American Indians of Iowa. Cr. 3. 
AMIN 2400 / ENGL 2400 Introduction to American Indian Literature. Cr. 3. 
AMIN 3110 Federal Indian Law and Policy. Cr. 3.
AMIN 3120 American Indian Education. Cr. 3. 
AMIN 3130 / NREM 3130 Native Land, Resources, and Water. Cr. 3.
AMIN 3240 / ANTHR 3240 Health and Native American Communities. Cr. 3.
AMIN 3270X Native American Agriculture. Cr. 3.

ANTHR 3220 / ANTHR 5220 / AMIN 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America. Cr. 3. 

ARCH 3210 History of the American City. Cr. 3.

ARTGR 3880 / ARTGR 5880 Graphic Design History/Theory/Criticism II. Cr. 3.

ARTH 3860 American Art to 1945. Cr. 3. 
ARTH 3950 Art and Theory Since 1945. Cr. 3. 

BIOL 3070 / WGS 3070 / WISE 3070 Women in Science and Engineering. Cr. 3. 

CJ 3330 / USLS 3330 Latino/as/x in the Criminal Justice Complex. Cr. 3. 
CJ 3350 / AFAM 3350 Race, Ethnicity, and the US Criminal Justice System. Cr. 3. 
CJ 3600 / USLS 3600 Latinas and Victimization. Cr. 3.

COMST 2100 Communication and U.S. Diversity. Cr. 3.

CRP 3250 Introduction to Housing. Cr. 3. 

ECON 3210 / WGS 3210 Economics of Discrimination. Cr. 3. 

EDUC 4050 Social Justice Education and Teaching: Early Childhood and Elementary. Cr. 3.
EDUC 4060 Social Justice Education and Teaching: Secondary. Cr. 3.
EDUC 4200 / EDUC 5200 / USLS 4200 Bilingualism & The Education of Latinx Youth. Cr. 3.
EDUC 4590 / EDUC 5590 Critical Approaches to Teaching Children’s and Adolescent Literature. Cr. 3.

ENGL 3460 / AMIN 3460 American Indian Literature. Cr. 3. 

FSHN 4420 Issues in Food & Society. Cr. 2. 
FSHN 4630 / NUTRS 5630 Community Nutrition & Health. Cr. 3. 

GLOBE 3300 / VMPM 3300 Global Health Disparities. Cr. 3.
GLOBE 4940C Service Learning: U.S. Diversity Project. Cr. 3. 

HS 1670X The Science of Health Behavior Change. Cr. 3.

HDFS 2390 Consumer Issues. Cr. 3.
HDFS 2400 Literature for Children. Cr. 3. 
HDFS 2700 Family Communication and Relationships. Cr. 3. 
HDFS 2760 Human Sexuality. Cr. 3.
HDFS 2830 Personal and Family Finance. Cr. 3.
HDFS 3600 Housing and Services for Families and Children. Cr. 3. 
HDFS 3870 Applying Evidence-Based Practices in Human Services. Cr. 3.
HDFS 4790 Family Dynamics through a Social and Cultural Lens. Cr. 3.

HIST 3530 / AFAM 3530 History of African Americans I. Cr. 3.
HIST 3540 / AFAM 3540 History of African Americans II. Cr. 3.
HIST 3710 / USLS 3710 Mexican American History. Cr. 3.
HIST 3720 / USLS 3720 Latina/o History. Cr. 3.
HIST 3800 / WGS 3800 History of Women in Science, Technology, and Medicine. Cr. 3.
HIST 3860 / WGS 3860 History of Women in America. Cr. 3.
HIST 4570 / WGS 4570 History of American Sexualities. Cr. 3. (approved April 2023)
HIST 4690X History of Racial Violence in Europe and the United States, 1865-1945. Cr. 3.
HIST 4730 / AFAM 4730 / USLS 4730 Civil Rights and Ethnic Power. Cr. 3.

JLMC 1400 Identity, Diversity and the Media. Cr. 3.
JLMC 4770 Diversity in the Media. Cr. 3. 

KIN 3600 Sociology of Physical Activity and Health. Cr. 3.

LA 2720 Landscape Studies. Cr. 3. 
LA 2740 The Social & Behavioral Landscape. Cr. 3. 

LDST 3220 Leadership in a Diverse Society. Cr. 3.
LDST 3330 / WGS 3330 Women, Gender, and Leadership. Cr. 3.

MGMT 4720 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations. Cr. 3.

MUSIC 4720 History of American Music. Cr. 3.

NRS 4400 Population and Community Health Nursing. Cr. 3. 

PHIL 2350 Ethical Issues in A Diverse Society. Cr. 3.

POLS 3330 Democracy and Diversity in America. Cr. 3.
POLS 3370X Health Politics and Policy. Cr. 3.
POLS 3390 / CJ 3390 / PHIL 3390 Liberty and Law in America. Cr. 3. 

POLS 3530 Immigration Policy. Cr. 3.
POLS 3850 / WGS 3850 Women in Politics. Cr. 3.

PSYCH 3460 / WGS 3460 Psychology of Women. Cr. 3.
PSYCH 3470 / USLS 3470 U.S. Latino/a Psychology. Cr. 3.

RELIG 2100 Religion in America. Cr. 3.
RELIG 3340 / AFAM 3340 Africana Religions. Cr. 3.

SOC 2350 Social Problems and American Values. Cr. 3. 
SOC 2770 / RELIG 2707 Religion and Society. Cr. 3.
SOC 3270 / WGS 3270 Gender and Sexualities in Society. Cr. 3. 
SOC 3300 / AFAM 3300 Race and Ethnic Relations. Cr. 3.
SOC 3310 Social Class and Inequality. Cr. 3. 
SOC 3500 Human Diversity in Agriculture and the Food System. Cr. 3. 

SPED 2100X Disability in a Diverse Society. Cr. 3.

SPAN 3050 / USLS 3050 Spanish for Heritage Speakers. Cr. 3.

SPCM 2160 America Speaks: Great Speakers and Speeches in American History. Cr. 3. (approved April 2023)
SPCM 3230 / WGS 3230 Gender and Communication. Cr. 3.

UST 1050 George Washington Carver Academy Seminar: Freshman
UST 1060 George Washington Carver Academy Seminar: Freshman
UST 2050 GWC/MVP Scholar Seminar
UST 3210 NCORE Scholars: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Cr. 3.

USLS 2110 Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Studies. Cr. 3. 

WGS 2010 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies. Cr. 3. 
WGS 2030 Introduction to Lesbian Communities. Cr. 3. 
WGS 2050 Introduction to Queer Studies. Cr. 3. 
WGS 4010 Feminist Theories. Cr. 3.
WGS 4250 / WGS 5250 Intersections of Race, Class and Gender. Cr. 3.

WISE 2010 Foundations in Development for Women* in STEM. Cr. 3. 

WLC 2100 / ANTHR 2100 Introduction to Asian American Studies. Cr. 3.

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