Global & U.S. Diversity
Emerson's curriculum emphasizes a global perspective and prepares students to work and live in an increasingly interconnected and multicultural world. Graduating students have a basic understanding of the pluralism of American society and the world at large.
Through courses in “Global and U.S. Diversity,” students gain an understanding of the historical, artistic, and/or political contexts of cultural traditions and an appreciation of the value of diversity itself as a democratic and intellectual strength. Students may fulfill the Global and U.S. Diversity requirement simultaneously with any other requirement.
Global Diversity (4 credits)
Choose from the following courses:
| Course Code | Course Information |
|---|---|
| CC 203 | Intercultural Communication |
| HI 201 | Non-Western World History |
| HI 204 |
Islam in the World |
| IN 142 |
African Civilizations |
| IN 148 | Politics, Film, and Literature in Latin America |
| IN 203 |
Post-Colonial Cultures |
| IN 370 | Topics in Global Studies |
| JR 570 |
Global Journalism |
| LI 211 |
Topics in Global Literature |
| LI 381 | Global Literatures |
| LI 396 | International Women Writers |
| LI 423 | Topics in Literature |
| MU 203 |
Perspectives in World Music |
| PH 112 |
Religion in Eastern Cultures |
| SO 206 |
Gender in a Global Perspective |
| VM 214 | History of Non-Western Art I: Asia and the Mideast |
| VM 215 |
History of Non-Western Art II: Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas |
| VM 410 |
Seminar in Non-Western Art |
| VM 418 | Transnational Asian Cinema |
| VM 509 |
Post-Colonial Film |
U.S. Diversity (4 credits)
Choose from the following courses:
| Course Code | Course Information |
|---|---|
| CC 344 | Rhetoric of Social Movements |
| CD 153 | Images of the Disabled |
| HI 203 |
Social Movements in the U.S. |
| HI 211 | African-American History |
| HS 102 |
First-Year Honors Seminar II (Honor students only) |
| IN 220 | Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Identity |
| IN 223 | Blacks, Whites, and Blues |
| JR 555 |
Reporting Issues of Cultural Diversity |
| LI 208 | U.S. Multicultural Literatures |
| LI 209 |
Topics in U.S. Multicultural Literature |
| LI 210 | American Women Writers |
| LI 361 |
Native American Literature |
| LI 382 |
African-American Literature |
| MU 139 |
History of Jazz |
| PL 332 | Civil Rights |
| PL 334 | Development of the U.S. Welfare State |
| SO 200 |
Communities and Race Relations |
| TH 313 |
African-American Theatre and Culture |
| VM 511 | Black American Independent Cinema I |
| VM 512 |
Black American Independent Cinema II |
| VM 519 |
Communication Ethics and Cultural Diversity |
World Languages (8 credits)
Students must demonstrate qualification (i.e., the completion of an Elementary II-level course) in a single foreign language or in American Sign Language. Bilingual students or students who completed three years of high school study in any one foreign language will have the World Language requirement waived.
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Phone
617-824-7876
Office Location & Hours
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Monday–Friday
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Email
advising@emerson.edu
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