Diversity and Identity

Consider how multiple kinds of difference—ethnic, racial, gender, and sexual—impact individuals and societies in the past and present.

Diversity and Identity Co-Curricular Experiences

Diversity and Identity Courses

ANTH 001: Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 003: Introduction to Anthropological Archaeology Units: 4
ANTH 100: History of Anthropological Thought and Practice Units: 4
ANTH 110: Migration, Diaspora and Transnational Belonging Units: 4
ANTH 111: The Anthropology of Globalization Units: 4
ANTH 112: Political Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 113: Urban Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 114: Social Memory Units: 4
ANTH 116: Indigenous Activism in the Americas Units: 4
ANTH 117: The Anthropology of Citizenship Units: 4
ANTH 120: Introduction to Medical Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 121: Ethnomedicine Units: 4
ANTH 122: Anthropological Perspectives on Religion and Healing Units: 4
ANTH 124: Ethnopsychology Units: 4
ANTH 126: Anthropological Approaches to Gender Units: 4
ANTH 134: Dynamics of Small-scale Societies Units: 4
ANTH 140: Cultural Heritage Policy and Practice Units: 4
ANTH 141: Writing Narrative for Archaeology Units: 4
ANTH 142: Archaeology of Colonialism Units: 4
ANTH 144: Archaeology of Religion Units: 4
ANTH 149: Topics in Anthropological Archaeology Units: 4
ANTH 150: Race and Human Variation Units: 4
ANTH 155: Paleodemography Units: 4
ANTH 170: Ethnographic Methods Units: 4
ANTH 172: Ethnohistory Units: 4
ANTH 174: Lithic Artifact Analysis Units: 4
BIO 124: Microbial Evolution Units: 4
BIOE 150: Bioengineering Design Units: 3
CCST 060: Introduction to Chicano/a Culture and Experiences Units: 4
CCST 113: Latino and Immigrant Health Units: 4
CHN 001: Elementary Chinese I Units: 4
CHN 002: Elementary Chinese II Units: 4
CHN 003: Intermediate Chinese I Units: 4
CHN 004: Intermediate Chinese II Units: 4
COGS 005: Introduction to Language and Linguistics Units: 4
COGS 122: Modeling Social Behavior Units: 4
COGS 149: Music, Language, and Cognition Units: 4
COGS 161: Experimental Philosophy Units: 4
COGS 178: The Cognitive Science of the Emotions Units: 4
COGS 179: The Cognitive Science of Religion Units: 4
CRES 001: Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Units: 4
CRES 020: Introduction to Asian American Studies Units: 4
CRES 027: Local Harvest, Global Industry: History of the Production and Consumption of Food Units: 4
CRES 043: African Civilization Units: 4
CRES 100: Theories in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Units: 4
CRES 101: Race and the Media Units: 4
CRES 102: Race, Gender, Sexuality Units: 4
CRES 110: Interdisciplinary Methods in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Units: 4
CRES 120: Race, Law and Civil Rights Units: 4
CRES 121: Critical Refugee Studies Units: 4
CRES 122: Comparative Immigrations Units: 4
CRES 123: Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 4
CRES 124BR: African American History 1877 to Present: Research Units: 4
CRES 150: Asians in the Americas Units: 4
CRS 195: Community Research and Service Experience Units:
ECON 120: Economics of the Environment and Public Policy Units: 4
ECON 140: Labor Economics Units: 4
ECON 142: The Economics of Gender and Poverty Units: 4
ECON 149: Economics of Sports Units: 4
ENG 011: Introduction to World Literature in English Units: 4
ENG 018: Crime and Horror in Victorian Literature and Culture Units: 4
ENG 031: Introduction to African-American Literature and Culture Units: 4
ENG 032: Introduction to Chicano/a Culture and Experiences Units: 4
ENG 033: Literature and Sexuality Units: 4
ENG 062: Literature and Gender Units: 4
ENG 063: 20th Century Women Writers Units: 4
ENG 064: LGBT Fiction Units: 4
ENG 067: Environmental Ethics in Beast Fables Units: 4
ENG 100: Engaging Texts: Introduction to Critical Practice Units: 4
ENG 103: British and American Literature, 1830-1940 Units: 4
ENG 109: Encounters with Islam in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Literature Units: 4
ENG 113: U.S. Latino/a Literature Units: 4
ENG 114: Latinos/as in Children’s Literature and Film Units: 4
ENG 115: Chicano/a Literature Units: 4
ENG 116: Literature and History of the 1960s Units: 4
ENG 155: Toni Morrison and James Baldwin Units: 4
ENG 185: Reading from the Margin Units: 4
ENGR 190: Engineering Capstone Design Units: 4
FRE 001: Elementary French I Units: 4
FRE 002: Elementary French II Units: 4
FRE 003: Intermediate French I Units: 4
FRE 004: Intermediate French II Units: 4
FRE 103: French Composition and Conversation Units: 4
GASP 003: Introduction to Visual Culture Units: 4
GASP 006: Global Art History Units: 4
GASP 007: Music in Society Units: 4
GASP 030A: Latin Music Ensemble Units: 2
GASP 030C: Swing Band Units: 2
GASP 031A: Latin Dance Ensemble Units: 2
GASP 031C: Swing Dance Ensemble Units: 2
GASP 041A: Performative Storytelling Units: 2
GASP 055A: Arts of Asia Units: 4
GASP 055B: Arts of the Islamic World Units: 4
GASP 056: Contemporary Art Units: 4
GASP 057: History and Practice of Photography Units: 4
GASP 059: Topics in Visual Culture Units: 4
GASP 060: Introduction to Film Analysis Units: 4
GASP 065A: Bollywood Units: 4
GASP 066A: The American Musical Units: 4
GASP 070B: Music of the Atlantic World Units: 4
GASP 076A: Social Dance Units: 4
GASP 079A: Topics in Music Units: 4
GASP 079B: Topics in Dance Units: 4
GASP 103T: Music, Language, and Cognition Units: 4
GASP 119: Topics in Public Art Units: 4
GASP 144A: Art for Social Change Units: 4
GASP 156B: South Asia After Europe: Visual Cultures of Colonialism & Post-colonialism Units: 4
GASP 157: Critical Photography Units: 4
GASP 158B: Women, Gender, and Art in Islamic Cultures Units: 4
GASP 160: Film Theory and Criticism Units: 4
GASP 171: Museums as Contested Sites Units: 4
GASP 172B: Global Popular Music Units: 4
GASP 173A: Theory and Method of Ethnomusicology Units: 4
GASP 174A: Music, Gender, and Sexuality Units: 4
GASP 190: Theories of Expressive Culture Units: 4
HIST 016: Forging of the United States, 1607-1877 Units: 4
HIST 017: Twentieth-Century America Units: 4
HIST 027: Local Harvest, Global Industry: History of the Production and Consumption of Food Units: 4
HIST 043: African Civilization Units: 4
HIST 051: The History of Things: A Contemporary History of the World Units: 4
HIST 055: Arts of the Islamic World Units: 4
HIST 055A: Arts of Asia Units: 4
HIST 070: History of the Middle East to 1500 Units: 4
HIST 071: History of the Middle East since 1500 Units: 4
HIST 106: Topics in the History of Women and Gender Units: 4
HIST 107: Topics in Urban History Units: 4
HIST 115: Topics in African History Units: 4
HIST 116: History of Decolonization in the Twentieth Century Units: 4
HIST 123: Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 4
HIST 124A: African American History to 1877 Units: 4
HIST 124B: African American History 1877 to Present Units: 4
HIST 124BR: African American History 1877 to Present: Research Units: 4
HIST 133: Topics in Nineteenth Century U.S. History Units: 4
HIST 135: Literature and History of the 1960s Units: 4
HIST 137: Gender, Race, and Slavery in American History Units: 4
HIST 138: Topics in Visual Culture Units: 4
HIST 141: The African Diaspora Units: 4
HIST 143: West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World Units: 4
HIST 156B: South Asia After Europe: Visual Cultures of Colonialism & Post-colonialism Units: 4
HIST 158: Topics in Middle Eastern History Units: 4
HIST 172: Europe and the Early Modern Atlantic World Units: 4
HIST 181: Historical Geography of North America Units: 4
HIST 187R: White Supremacy and White Violence in the US: Research Units: 4
JPN 001: Elementary Japanese I Units: 4
JPN 002: Elementary Japanese II Units: 4
JPN 003: Intermediate Japanese I Units: 4
JPN 004: Intermediate Japanese II Units: 4
JPN 103: Advanced Japanese I Units: 4
JPN 104: Advanced Japanese II Units: 4
ME 170: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Units: 3
MIST 130: Statistical Data Analysis and Optimization in R for Decision Support Units: 4
MGMT 118: Women in Executive Leadership Units: 4
MGMT 122: Teams and Organizations Units: 4
MSE 120: Materials Capstone Design Units: 3
NSED 100: Project Based Instruction: Assessment and Management for Beginning Teachers Units: 4
NSED 120: Classroom Interactions in Science and Mathematics: A Focus on Equity in Urban and Rural Schools Units: 4
PH 111: Social Epidemiology Units: 4
PH 113: Latino and Immigrant Health Units: 4
PHIL 109: Philosophy of Law Units: 4
PHIL 172: Experimental Philosophy Units: 4
POLI 001: Introduction to American Politics Units: 4
POLI 009: Community Mobilization and Politics Units: 4
POLI 106: Urban Politics Units: 4
POLI 111: Liberty, Equality and the Constitution Units: 4
POLI 127: Race, Gender, and Politics Units: 4
POLI 140: Transitions to Democracy Units: 4
POLI 158: Politics of Human Rights Units: 4
PSY 124: Health Disparities Units: 4
PSY 130: Developmental Psychology Units: 4
PSY 132: Development in the Family Context Units: 4
PSY 133: Neurodevelopmental Cognitive, Language and Learning Disorders Units: 4
PSY 134: Adolescent Development Units: 4
PSY 142: Abnormal Psychology Units: 4
PSY 145: Human Sexuality Units: 4
PSY 151: The Psychology of Stereotyping and Prejudice Units: 4
PSY 152: Psychological Perspectives on Cultural, Racial and Ethnic Diversity Units: 4
PSY 170: Industrial and Organizational Psychology Units: 4
SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology Units: 4
SOC 009: Community Mobilization and Politics Units: 4
SOC 020: Social Problems Units: 4
SOC 030: Social Inequality Units: 4
SOC 035: Introduction to Political Sociology Units: 4
SOC 060: Introduction to Sociology of Gender Units: 4
SOC 107: Law and Society Units: 4
SOC 108: Advanced Topics in Criminology Units: 4
SOC 110: Social Movements, Protest and Collective Action Units: 4
SOC 111: Environmental Sociology Units: 4
SOC 118: Hate Crime Units: 4
SOC 120: Sociology of Culture Units: 4
SOC 130: Social Stratification Units: 4
SOC 131: Urban Inequality Units: 4
SOC 132: Sociology of Education Units: 4
SOC 134: Sports and Society Units: 4
SOC 135: Sociology of Work Units: 4
SOC 155: Sociology of the Family Units: 4
SOC 160: Gender and Society Units: 4
SOC 161: Sociology of Sexuality Units: 4
SOC 180: Advanced Issues in Race and Ethnicity Units: 4
SOC 181: Chicanos in U.S. Society Units: 4
SPAN 001: Elementary Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 002: Elementary Spanish II Units: 4
SPAN 003: Intermediate Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 004: Intermediate Spanish II Units: 4
SPAN 010: Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 4
SPAN 011: Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Units: 4
SPAN 050: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures Units: 4
SPAN 060: Introduction to Chicano/a Culture and Experiences Units: 4
SPAN 100: Engaging Texts: Introduction to Critical Practice Units: 4
SPAN 105: Hispanic Cultures I Units: 4
SPAN 106: Hispanic Cultures II Units: 4
SPAN 107: Spanish for Health Professionals Units: 4
SPAN 108: Spanish for Business and Management Units: 4
SPAN 111: Empire, The Postcolonial, and Representation: Reading East & West Units: 4
SPAN 112: Chicano/a Literature Written in Spanish Units: 4
SPAN 113: U.S. Latino/a Literature Units: 4
SPAN 114: Latinos/as in Children’s Literature and Film Units: 4
SPAN 115: Chicano/a Literature Units: 4
SPAN 122: Spanish (Peninsular) 18-19 Centuries Units: 4
SPAN 123: Spanish (Peninsular) 20-21 Centuries Units: 4
SPAN 130: The Transatlantic Baroque Units: 4
SPAN 131: Transatlantic Modernismo Units: 4
SPAN 140: Latin American Colonial Literature Units: 4
SPAN 143: Latin American Literature since Independence Units: 4
SPAN 144: Caribbean Literatures and Cultures Units: 4
SPAN 145: Novel of the Latin American Dictator Units: 4
SPAN 146: Latin American Film and Fiction Units: 4
SPAN 147: Latin American Boom Units: 4
SPAN 148: The Narrative World of Mario Vargas Llosa Units: 4
SPAN 150: Asians in the Americas Units: 4
SPAN 151: Diasporas and Exiles in Latin America Units: 4
SPAN 153: Bilingualism and Borders in Hispanic Literatures Units: 4
SPAN 154: Hispanic Drama and Performing Units: 4
SPAN 170: Spanish Linguistics Units: 4
SPAN 172: History of the Spanish Language Units: 4
SPAN 173: Erotic Novel and Film Units: 4
SPAN 175: Spanish in the U.S. Units: 4
SPAN 177: Sociolinguistics and Latino Health Units: 4
SPAN 180: Topics in Hispanic Languages and Cultures Units: 4
SPAN 181: Topics in Literature and Culture Units: 4
SPAN 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units:
WH 140: Cultural Heritage Policy and Practice Units: 4
WH 181: Historical Geography of North America Units: 4
WH 185: Ethnic Geography Units: 4
WRI 141: Writing Narrative for Archaeology Units: 4

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