Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement and Awareness (IDEA) Minor

This is an 18-credit minor intended to enhance student learning and exposure to the concepts of Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement and Awareness, and to also encourage students to engage with the minor in meaningful ways.

 

Required Courses

SOC 150	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Or
SWK 201	Ethnicity, Diversity & Cultural Awareness	3

Self and Cultural Awareness (Select 2 courses in this area)

GEO 400	Cultural Geography	3
GEO 403	Geographies of Popular Culture	3
HIST 302	West Virginia & the Appalachian Region	3
HIST 341	Twentieth Century Russia	3
HIST 371	South & Southeast Asian History	3
HIST 373	East Asian History	3
HIST 380	History of Middle East	3
HIST 385	History of Africa	3
HIST 390	History of Latin America	3
HIST 419	Holocaust in History & Memory	3
MUS 263	Small Instrumental Ensemble	0
REL 301	Literature of Hebrew Bible	3
REL 310	New Testament Literature	3
REL 450	Philosophy of Religion	3

Social Impact (Select 2 courses in this area)

CJ 236	Criminology	3
CJ 238	Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice	3
POLS 324	Politics of Development	3
POLS 325	International Political Economy	3
POLS 326	Latin American Politics	3
POLS 327	European Politics	3
POLS 328	International Organizations	3
POLS 417	Politics of Inequality	3
SWK 316	Social Welfare in Appalachia	3
SWK 403	Family and Child Welfare	3
SOC 301	Sociology of Aging	3
SOC 302	Marriage and Family Relations	3
SOC 304	Sociology of Food and the Environment	3
SOC 310	Sociology of the Body	3
SOC 312	Sociology of Disability	3
SOC 320	Victimology	3
SOC 350	Social Stratification	3
SOC 368	Sex and Gender	3
SOC 402	Social Minorities	3

Communications and Critical Reasoning (Select 1 Course in this area)

ENG 315	Multicultural Studies in Literature	3
ENG 330	Appalachian Literature	3
ENG 490	World Literature I	3
ENG 492	World Literature II	3
LING 315	Sociolinguistics	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3