Choose four courses below, one from each diversity topic:

Culture (One of the following)

• PSYC 230 - Psychology and Culture (3.00)
• PSYC 330 - Child Development and Culture (3.00)

Race and Ethnicity (One of the following)

• PSYC 255 - Psychology of the Black Experience in the United States (3.00)
• SOWK 255 - Psychology of the Black Experience in the United States (3.00)
• AFST 255 - Psychology of the Black Experience in the United States (3.00)
• SOCY 321 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3.00)

Gender (One of the following)

• PSYC 356 - The Psychology of Sex and Gender (3.00)
• GWST 356 - The Psychology of Sex and Gender (3.00)
• PSYC 357 - Psychology of Women (3.00)
• GWST 357 - Psychology of Women (3.00)

Social Change (One of the following)

• PSYC 387 - Community Psychology (3.00)
• PSYC 437 - Contemporary Social Issues: Making a Difference (3.00)

Electives: Choose five courses below, each from a different area.

For any area, an advisor-approved course focused on that area may substitute.  If you select one of the 400-level psychology seminars listed below, it is strongly encouraged that your main writing project for the course emphasizes that particular diversity area (e.g. if you take Psyc 421, you should write a paper on cultural differences in parenting or parenting attitudes.

The Global Community

• PSYC 230 - Psychology and Culture (3.00)
• PSYC 330 - Child Development and Culture (3.00)
• PSYC 421 - Parenting (3.00)
• AFST 350 - Psychology of Racism (3.00)
• SOWK 350 - Psychology of Racism (3.00)
• ANTH 211 - Cultural Anthropology (3.00)
• ANTH 424 - Psychological Anthropology (3.00)
• ASIA 100 - Introduction to Asian Studies (3.00)
• ASIA 300 - Topics in Asian Studies (3.00)
• GLBL 101 - Introduction to Global Studies (3.00)
• MLL 230 - World Language Communities (3.00)
• LING 230 - World Language Communities (3.00)
• SOCY 204 - Diversity and Pluralism: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (3.00)

The American Experience

• PSYC 421 - Parenting (3.00)
• PSYC 441 - Social/ Health Psychology (3.00)
• PSYC 465 - Family Psychology (3.00)
• AFST 350 - Psychology of Racism (3.00)
• SOWK 350 - Psychology of Racism (3.00)
• AMST 200 - What is an American? (3.00)
• AMST 352 - American Culture in Global Perspective (3.00)
• SOCY 201 - Social Problems in American Society (3.00)
• SOCY 204 - Diversity and Pluralism: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (3.00)

Socioeconomic Status

• PSYC 400 - Seminar in Developmental Psychology (3.00)
• PSYC 441 - Social/ Health Psychology (3.00)
• SOWK 200 - Social Issues - Social Action (3.00)
• SOCY 310 - Social Stratification and Inequality (3.00)

Sexual Orientation

• AMST 210 - Introduction to Critical Sexuality Studies (3.00)
• GWST 210 - Introduction to Critical Sexuality Studies (3.00)
• SOCY 334 - Sexual Diversity (3.00)

Gender

• PSYC 356 - The Psychology of Sex and Gender (3.00)
• GWST 356 - The Psychology of Sex and Gender (3.00)
• PSYC 357 - Psychology of Women (3.00)
• GWST 357 - Psychology of Women (3.00)

Disabilities

• PSYC 305 - The Exceptional Child (3.00)
• PSYC 365 - Children with Disabilities (3.00)

Religion

• AFST 230 - Comparative African Religions (3.00)
• RLST 230 - Comparative African Religions (3.00)
• ANTH 316 - Anthropology of Religion (3.00)
• RLST 316 - Anthropology of Religion (3.00)
• JDST 340 - Origins of Antisemitism (3.00)
• RLST 220 - Introduction to Comparative Religion (3.00)
• RLST 315 - Religious Influences in American Life (3.00)
• RLST 349 - The Sociology of Religion (3.00)

Social Change & Social Policy

• PSYC 387 - Community Psychology (3.00)
• PSYC 437 - Contemporary Social Issues: Making a Difference (3.00)
• AGNG 200 - Aging People, Policy and Management (3.00)
• GWST 200 - Studies in Feminist Activism (3.00)
• SOCY 205 - Civic Agency and Social Entrepreneurship (3.00)
• AMST 205 - Civic Agency and Social Entrepreneurship (3.00)
• POLI 205 - Civic Agency and Social Entrepreneurship (3.00)

Applied Experience

Note:  In consultation with one’s advisor, the student should complete a research or internship experience that provides them the opportunity to effectively apply psychological theory to diverse and/or marginalized populations.

• PSYC 397 - Research Experience in Psychology (1.00 - 3.00)
• PSYC 398 - Applied Psychology Internship (1.00 - 3.00)