Diversity Requirements
As part of its educational mission, the Newhouse School encourages students to value, embrace and support diversity in society and the media. While diversity is considered in many courses in your major, one course, in particular, will be devoted to the topic of U.S. diversity. In addition, we hope that you will also take courses outside your major that will help you develop an understanding and appreciation of diversity.
Students may fulfill the Newhouse Diversity Requirement by choosing ONE of the following:
- COM 344: Diversity and Media Issues (1 Newhouse credit) and one three-credit, upper-division Arts and Sciences course from the following list (upper-division is defined as 300-level as 300-level or above). Students may take these two courses in the same semester or in different semesters.
- COM 346: Race, Gender, and the Media (3 Newhouse credits)
- COM 348: Beauty and Diversity in the Fashion Media (3 Newhouse credits)
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
| AAS 302 | Contemporary African American Theater |
| AAS/WGS 303 | Black Women Writers |
| AAS/PSC 306 | African American Politics |
| AAS/HST 332 | African American History: Through the 19th Century |
| AAS/HST 333 | African American History: After the 19th Century |
| AAS/REL 345 | African American Religious History |
| AAS/SOC 353 | Sociology of the African American Experience |
| AAS 361/HOA 386 | Art of the Black World |
| AAS 367 | Protestant Movements & African American Art and Literature |
| AAS/HST 402 | Slavery and Abolition |
| AAS 408 | Masters of American Black Music |
| AAS 409 | History of Jazz, 1940 to Present |
| AAS/SOC 410 | Seminar on Social Change |
| AAS/SOC 413 | There Goes the Neighborhood: US Residential Segregation |
| AAS/SOC 416 | Race, Crime, and Punishment |
| AAS/SOC/WGS 427 | New York City: Black Women Domestic Workers |
| AAS 433 | Harlem Renaissance: Literature and Ideology |
| AAS/HST 434/ANT 494 | Underground Railroad |
| AAS 465 | The Image of Blacks in Art and Film |
| AAS 501 | African American Sociological Practice: 1900-1945 |
| AAS 503 | Black Paris: Studies in Literature, Culture, and Intellectual Life |
| AAS/HST 510 | Studies in African American History |
| AAS/WGS 512 | African American Women’s History |
| AAS/WGS 513 | Toni Morrison: Black Book Seminar |
| AAS 540 | Seminar: African American Studies |
ANTHROPOLOGY
| ANT/NAT 323 | Peoples and Cultures of North America |
| ANT/NAT 445 | Public Policy and Archaeology |
| ANT/NAT 456 | Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Popular Culture |
| ANT/NAT 459 | Contemporary Native North American Issues |
| ANT/NAT 461 | Museums and Native Americans |
| ANT 494/AAS/HST 434 | Underground Railroad |
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
| CSD 303 | Communications in the Classroom |
| CSD 477 | Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings (Prerequisite: CSD 451) |
ECONOMICS
| ECN/WGS 325 | Economics and Gender (Prerequisite: ECN 203 or ECN 101/102) |
| ECN/WGS 358* | Economics of US Poverty and Discrimination (Prerequisite: ECN 203 or ECN 101/102) |
ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES
| ETS 355 | The Politics of the English Language |
| ETS/WGS 360 | Topics in Reading Gender and Sexualities |
| ETS 450 | Reading Ethnicity |
| ETS 460 | Topics in Reading Class and Economic Materiality |
GEOGRAPHY
| GEO 311 | The New North Americas |
| GEO 440 | Race and Space |
| GEO/WGS 576 | Gender, Place, and Space |
HISTORY
| HST 330 | The Iroquois |
| HST/AAS 332 | African American History: Through the 19th Century |
| HST/AAS 333 | African American History: After the 19th Century |
| HST 340/WGS 342 | Women in America: 17th Century to the Civil War |
| HST/WGS 349 | Women in America: Civil War to Present |
| HST 387/REL/WGS 341 | Women, Abolition, and Religion in 19th Century America |
| HST/QSX/WGS 389 | LGBT History |
| HST/WGS 396 | Women and the American Frontier |
| HST/AAS 402 | Slavery and Abolition |
| HST/AAS 434/ANT 494 | Underground Railroad |
| HST/AAS 510 | Studies in African American History |
HISTORY OF ART
| HOA 386/AAS 361 | Art of the Black World |
| HOA 387/NAT 346 | Native North American Art |
| HOA 440/WGS 449 | Women in Art (Prerequisite: HOA 105 or HOA 106 or WGS 101) |
HISTORY OF MUSIC
| HOM 372 | Music in Multicultural America |
| HOM/WGS 473 | Women, Rap, and Hip-Hop Feminism |
| HOM/WGS 494 | Music and Gender |
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
| LAS/SPA 481 | The Literature of Latinos in the United States |
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER STUDIES
| QSX/PSC 384 | Sexuality and the Law |
| QSX/HST/WGS 389 | LGBT History |
| QSX/WGS 438 | Trans Genders and Sexualities |
| QSX/WGS 447 | Sexualities and Genders in World Teen Cultures |
| QSX/SOC/WGS 456 | LGBT Studies in Sociology |
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
| NAT/ANT 323 | Peoples and Cultures of North America |
| NAT 346/HOA 387 | Native North American Art |
| NAT/REL 347 | Religion and the Conquest of America |
| NAT/REL 348 | Religion and American Consumerism |
| NAT/SOC 441 | Federal Indian Policy and Native American Identity |
| NAT/SOC 444 | Contemporary Native American Movements |
| NAT/ANT 445 | Public Policy and Archaeology |
| NAT/ANT 456 | Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Popular Culture |
| NAT/ANT 459 | Contemporary Native North American Issues |
| NAT/ANT 461 | Museums and Native Americans |
PHILOSOPHY
| PHI 411 | Philosophies of Race and Identity |
| PHI/WGS 441 | Topics in Feminist Philosophy |
POLITICAL SCIENCE
| PSC/AAS 306 | African American Politics |
| PSC/WGS 319 | Gender and Politics |
| PSC 328/WGS 318 | American Social Movements |
| PSC/QSX 384 | Sexuality and the Law |
| PSC 386/SOC/WGS 354 | Gender, Militarism, and War |
PSYCHOLOGY
| PSY/WGS 329 | Biopsychological Perspectives on Women’s Health (Prerequisite: PSY 205 and 209) |
| PSY 379 | The Social Psychology of Stigma (Prerequisite: PSY205 or 209 and PSY 274) |
| PSY 475 | Social Influences on Human Sexual Behaviors (Prerequisites: PSY 205 or 209) |
RELIGION
| REL/WGS 341/HST 387 | Women, Abolition, and Religion in 19th Century America |
| REL/AAS 345 | African American Religious History |
| REL/NAT 347 | Religion and the Conquest of America |
| REL/NAT 348 | Religion and American Consumerism |
SOCIOLOGY
| SOC/WGS 305 | Sociology of Sex and Gender |
| SOC 343 | The Deviance Process |
| SOC/AAS 353 | Sociology of the African American Experience |
| SOC/WGS 354/PSC 386 | Gender, Militarism, and War |
| SOC/WGS 364 | Aging and Society |
| SOC 377 | Class, Status, and Power |
| SOC/AAS 410 | Seminar on Social Change |
| SOC/AAS 413 | There Goes the Neighborhood: US Residential Segregation |
| SOC/AAS 416 | Race, Crime, and Punishment |
| SOC/DSP 424 | Representations of Ability and Disability |
| SOC/WGS 425 | Feminist Organizations |
| SOC/AAS/WGS 427 | New York City: Black Women Domestic Workers |
| SOC/DSP/WGS 432 | Gender and Disability |
| SOC/WGS 433 | Race, Class, and Gender |
| SOC/WGS 435 | Sexual Politics |
| SOC/DSP 438 | Disability and Popular Culture |
| SOC/DSP 440 | Sociology of Disability |
| SOC/NAT 441 | Federal Indian Policy and Native American Identity |
| SOC/NAT 444 | Contemporary Native American Movements |
| SOC 448 | The Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination |
| SOC/QSX/WGS 456 | LGBT Studies in Sociology |
SPANISH
| SPA/LAS 481 | The Literature of Latinos in the United States |
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
| WGS 301 | Feminist Theory |
| WGS/AAS 303 | Black Women Writers |
| WGS/SOC 305 | Sociology of Sex and Gender |
| WGS 318/PSC 328 | American Social Movements |
| WGS/PSC 319 | Gender and Politics |
| WGS/ECN 325 | Economics and Gender |
| WGS/SWK 328 | Human Diversity in Social Contexts |
| WGS/PSY 329 | Biopsychological Perspectives on Women’s Health |
| WGS/REL 341/HST 387 | Women, Abolition, and Religion in 19th Century America |
| WGS 342/HST 340 | Women in America: 17th Century to the Civil War |
| WGS/HST 349 | Women in America: Civil War to Present |
| WGS/SOC 354/PSC 386 | Gender, Militarism, and War |
| WGS/ECN 358* | Economics of US Poverty and Discrimination |
| WGS/ETS 360 | Topics in Reading Gender and Sexualities |
| WGS/SOC 364 | Aging and Society |
| WGS 365 | Negotiating Difference: Coming of Age Narratives |
| WGS/HST/QSX 389 | LGBT History |
| WGS 395 | Gender and Popular Culture |
| WGS/HST 396 | Women and the American Frontier |
| WGS 414 | Communication and Gender |
| WGS/SOC 425 | Feminist Organizations |
| WGS/AAS/SOC 427 | New York City: Black Women Domestic Workers |
| WGS/DSP/SOC 432 | Gender and Disability |
| WGS/SOC 433 | Race, Class, and Gender |
| WGS/SOC 435 | Sexual Politics |
| WGS/QSX 438 | Trans Genders and Sexualities |
| WGS/PHI 441 | Topics in Feminist Philosophy |
| WGS/CFE 444 | Schooling and Diversity |
| WGS/QSX 447 | Sexualities and Genders in World Teen Culture |
| WGS 449/HOA 440 | Women in Art |
| WGS/QSX/SOC 456 | LGBT Studies in Sociology |
| WGS/HOM 473 | Women, Rap, and Hip-Hop Feminism |
| WGS/HOM 494 | Music and Gender |
| WGS/AAS 512 | African American Women’s History |
| WGS/AAS 513 | Toni Morrison: Black Book Seminar |
| WGS/GEO 576 | Gender, Place, and Space |
WRITING
| WRT 423 | African American Rhetoric (Prerequisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213) |
| WRT 424 | Studies in Writing, Rhetoric, and Identity (Prerequisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213) |
*Notes:
Students may receive credit for either ECN/WGS 258 Poverty and Discrimination in America OR ECN/WGS 358 Economics of US Poverty and Discrimination, but not both courses.