Program: Perspectives on a Diverse World - Eastern Michigan University

Apr 03, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Students are to choose

one course in Global Awareness | GEGA
one course in US Diversity | GEUS

Courses applicable to Perspectives on a Diverse World may also be listed as courses within Knowledge of the Disciplines. Students may NOT use the same course to meet both General Education requirements. Courses taken to satisfy General Education requirements may also count towards major or minor requirements.

Note for Veterans Upon receipt of an official DD214 (honorable discharge), the General Education Program will recognize a student’s military service by only requiring completion of the Global Awareness or U.S. Diversity requirement, not both.

Global Awareness [GEGA]

Because of the interconnectedness of nations, very few organizations function solely in the U.S. We all need to understand the world in which we live; to be informed citizens, we need to be able to think about and understand other cultures. By studying a number of nations or one nation in depth, students learn the skills for understanding other cultures. Choose one course from the following

U.S. Diversity [GEUS]

College is often the first place where students are placed in an environment with people unlike them. We all need to learn respect for other persons, and such respect comes with knowledge. An understanding of and appreciation for diversity is central in employment, civic participation, and life more generally. Choose one course from the following

A
AFC 101 - Introduction to Africology and African American Studies [GEUS] 3 hrs
AFC 232 - Politics in the African American Experience [GEUS] 3 hrs
AGIN 212 - Introduction to Gerontology [GEUS] 3 hrs
ANTH 214 - U.S. Racial and Cultural Minorities [GEUS] 3 hrs
ANTH 237 - Native North American Cultures [GEUS] 3 hrs
B
BMMT 205 - Women in Business [GEUS] 3 hrs
C
CHL 208 - Multicultural Children’s Literature [GEUS] 3 hrs
CTAC 260 - Gender Communication [GEUS] 3 hrs
CTAC 265 - Communicating and LGBT Community [GEUS] 3 hrs
CTAC 275 - Interracial/Interethnic Communication [GEUS] 3 hrs
CTAR 151 - African American Theatre: An Introduction [GEUS] 3 hrs
H
HIST 115 - What is an American? [GEUS] 3 hrs
HIST 116 - Intro to American Indian History [GEUS] 3 hrs
L
LEGA 221 - American Immigration Process [GEUS] 3 hrs
LITR 160 - African American Literature [GEUS or GEKH] 3 hrs
LITR 161 - Native American Literature [GEUS or GEKH] 3 hrs
LITR 163 - Jewish-American Literature and Culture [GEUS] 3 hrs
LITR 164 - Introduction to Asian American Literature [GEUS] 3 hrs
P
PLSC 215 - Civil Rights and Liberties in a Diverse US [GEUS] 3 hrs
R
RLST 275 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in the U.S. [GEUS or GEKH] 3 hrs
S
SOCL 214 - U.S. Racial and Cultural Minorities [GEUS] 3 hrs
SPGN 251 - Introduction to Inclusion and Disabilities Studies in a Diverse Society [GEUS] 3 hrs
W
WGST 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies [GEUS] 3 hrs
WGST 202 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality [GEUS] 3 hrs
WGST 205 - Women in Business [GEUS] 3 hrs
WGST 260 - Gender Communication [GEUS] 3 hrs
WGST 265 - Communicating and LGBT Community [GEUS] 3 hrs
WGST 275 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in the U.S. [GEUS or GEKH] 3 hrs
For a complete list of General Education requirements, click here .