Autumn 2025 Newark Campus

Archaeology and Human Diversity, Lessons from the Past

• Anthropology 1101
• R. Cook
• LeFevre 160
• T/Th 9:35 - 10:55 a.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Examines how power relations shaped racial, ethnic, and gender identities in ancient societies by examining archaeological sites like Tutankhamen's tomb, Stonehenge, Machu Pichu, and Great Zimbabwe and shows how these and other sites have been misrepresented in the media and misused by governments to promote racism and inequality. 

GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Archaeology and Human Diversity, Lessons from the Past

• Anthropology 1101
• R. Cook
• LeFevre 160
• T/Th 11:10 - 12:30 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Examines how power relations shaped racial, ethnic, and gender identities in ancient societies by examining archaeological sites like Tutankhamen's tomb, Stonehenge, Machu Pichu, and Great Zimbabwe and shows how these and other sites have been misrepresented in the media and misused by governments to promote racism and inequality. 

GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Race, Ethnicity, Gender Diversity and Human Biology

• Anthropology 2210
• S. Aubry
• LeFevre 160
• M/W/F 11:30 - 12:25 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Focuses on the history of pseudoscience in the biological study of race, ethnicity, gender diversity, and human sexuality; evaluates modern scientific studies relating to human biological diversity. 

GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Visual Culture: Investigating Diversity and Social Justice

• Art Education 2600
• J. Richardson
• T/Th 9:35-10:55 a.m.
• 3 credit hours.

A study of the artists, the artworks, and art worlds from diverse ethnic cultures in North America. This course will develop students' skills in writing, reading, critical thinking, and oral expression and foster an understanding of the pluralistic nature of institutions, society, and culture(s) of the United States. 

Prerequisites: Not open to students with credit for 2367.01, 2367.01H, or 2600H. 

GE writing and communication course: level 2 and VPA and diversity social diversity in the United States course. GE foundation writing and info literacy and literature, visual and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 24 students.

Information Search, Evaluation and Use

• Arts and Sciences 2120
• D. Newman
• Online, 2nd 7 Weeks
• 2 credit hours.

This seven-week course will help you develop skills and habits that will allow you to responsibly find, consume, create, and share information online. Among these habits is the creation of a search strategy, critical evaluation of online sources, and the use of copyrighted materials. We hope you leave this course as an intentional, reflective, and critical consumer of information.

Limit of 25 students.

Academic Online Research

• Arts and Sciences 2121
• K. Blocksidge
• Online, 1st 7 Weeks
• 2 credit hours.

The purpose of this course is to help you develop skills and habits that will help you to be successful on research assignments in college, as well as situations that require you to use information in your professional, personal, and civic lives. In other words, we hope you leave this course as an intentional, reflective, and critical consumer of information.

Limit of 25.

Intro to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

• Comparative Studies 1100
• C. Cash
• M/W 11:10 - 12:30 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

This introductory course is designed to survey some of the current preoccupations in the Humanities, especially as they relate to culture, power, and identity. Instructors of 1100 seek to present relevant issues in comparative cultural study, employing a mix of cultural theory, current events, and literature, visual, and performing arts with a focus on race, ethnicity, and gender. 

Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit for 1100H.

GE literature and diversity global studies course. GE foundation literature, visual and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Intro to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

• Comparative Studies 1100
• J. Low
• ONLINE
• 3 credit hours.

This introductory course is designed to survey some of the current preoccupations in the Humanities, especially as they relate to culture, power, and identity. Instructors of 1100 seek to present relevant issues in comparative cultural study, employing a mix of cultural theory, current events, and literature, visual, and performing arts with a focus on race, ethnicity, and gender. 

Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit for 1100H.

GE literature and diversity global studies course. GE foundation literature, visual and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Literature and Ethnicity

• Comparative Studies 2105
• C. Cash
• M/W 9:35 - 10:55 a.m.
• 3 credit hours.

This course examines literary representations of ethnicity refracted through experiences of racialization and gender in an American cultural context. 

Prerequisite: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course. 

GE literature and diversity social diversity in the United States course. GE foundation literature, visual and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.
 

Limit of 35 students.

Citizenship, Justice, and Diversity in Literatures, Cultures and Media

• English 3110
• J. Siders
• M/W 9:35 - 10:55.
• 3 credit hours.

Since the beginning of the modern nation state, cultural texts (poems, novels, films, pamphlets, zines, short stories, advertisements, comics, etc.) have been the essential medium through which the discourse of citizenship has been developed, constructed, refined, and debated. In this course student examine a range of literary periods, genres, and media focused on citizenship and social justice. 

Prerequisite: Completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course. 

GE theme citizenship for diversity and just world course.

Limit of 24 students.

World Regional Geography

• Geography 2750
• K. Madsen
• M/W 8:00 - 9:20 a.m.
• LeFevre 164
• 3 credit hours.

Develops students' knowledge of world geography through the twin concepts of region and globalization; focuses on culture, society, politics, economy, and interplay between people and environments.

Prerequisites: Not open to students with credit for 200 or 2750H (200H).

GE social science human, natural, and economic resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral science course. SS Admis Cond course.

Limit of 30 students.

World Regional Geography

• Geography 2750H
• K. Madsen
• M/W 8:00 - 9:20 a.m.
• LeFevre 164
• 3 credit hours.

Develops students' knowledge of world geography through the twin concepts of region and globalization; focuses on culture, society, politics, economy, and interplay between people and environments.

Prerequisites: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2750 (200) or 200H.

GE social science human, natural, and economic resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral science course. SS Admis Cond course.

Limit of 30 students.

Space, Power and Political Geography

• Geography 3600
• K. Madsen
• M/W 9:35 - 10:55 a.m.
• LeFevre 164
• 3 credit hours.

Political geographic thought; territory and territoriality; borders and scale; space, power and uneven development; states and statecraft; and the politics of nations, regions and localities. 

Prerequisites: Not open to students with credit for 460 or 460H. 

GE social science organizations and polities course. GE foundation social and behavioral sciences course.

Limit of 24 students.

Multiple Americas: U.S. History from Colonialism to Reconstruction

• History 2001
• M. Mangus
• ONLINE
• 3 credit hours.

An introduction to the history of what would become the United States, from the Colonial period to Reconstruction, with an emphasis on race, gender and ethnicity. Topics include colonization, the dispossession and enslavement of African and Native peoples, gender roles, immigration, the conquest and settlement of the Southwest, and the events that moved America both toward and away from equality. 

Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit for 1151. 

GE historical study and diversity social diversity in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Multiple Americas: U.S. History from Colonialism to Reconstruction

• History 2001
• M. Mangus
• M/W 2:20 - 3:40 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

An introduction to the history of what would become the United States, from the Colonial period to Reconstruction, with an emphasis on race, gender and ethnicity. Topics include colonization, the dispossession and enslavement of African and Native peoples, gender roles, immigration, the conquest and settlement of the Southwest, and the events that moved America both toward and away from equality. 

Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit for 1151. 

GE historical study and diversity social diversity in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Introduction to the Native American People of the Andes

• History 2111
• A. Dueñas
• M/W 12:45 - 2:05 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Introductory survey of the history of the Native American peoples of the Andes from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. 

Prerequisite or concurrent: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 368.02. 

GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

Limit of 35 students.

History of Mexico

• History 3106
• A. Dueñas
• M/W 9:35 - 10:55 a.m.
• 3 credit hours.

This course offers an intersectional study of the history of Mexico, highlighting the importance of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity from the precolonial era to the present day. Throughout the semester we will examine patterns of conflict and negotiation, including ways in which everyday people participated in and influenced cultural and political events. 

GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 24 students.

Introduction to Landscape Architecture

• Landscape Architecture 2000
• T. Baba
• ONLINE
• M 10:20 - 11:15 
• 1 credit hour.

Introduction to the profession of Landscape Architecture and the breadth of Landscape Architectural projects and practice. 

This course is graded S/U.

Limit of 12 students.

Introduction to Comparative Religion

• Religious Studies 2370
• C. Cash
• ONLINE *To be taught synchronously online
• T/Th 3:55 - 5:15 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Introduction to the academic study of religion through comparison among major traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.) and smaller communities. 

Prerequisite: English 1110 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2370H or Comparative Studies 2370H or 2370. 

GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Native American Religions

• Religious Studies 3672
• J. Low
• M/W 11:10 - 12:30 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Comparative survey of indigenous religions of North America; patterns and diversity in religious experience, cosmologies, myths, rituals, social organizations, and sacred roles. 2370 recommended. 

Prerequisites: English 1110 or equiv.; for students following the new GE system, completion of GE foundation writing and information literacy course. Not open to students with credit for Comparative Studies 3672. 

GE cultures and ideas course and diversity social diversity in the United States course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

Limit of 24 students.

Issues in Social Justice: Race, Gender and Sexuality

• Social Work 1140
• R. Donchess
• T 10:20 - 12:10 p.m.* Hybrid course: online and in-person
• 3 credit hours.

Examines the history of social oppression directed at certain minority populations in the United States and its impact on their current opportunities and lived experiences. The primary purpose is to analyze how racism, sexism, heterosexism and institutionalized discrimination based on ethnicity affect the social welfare and well-being of those living in the United States. 

GE diversity social diversity in the United States course. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations

• Social Work 32503
• K. Toler
• Th 5:30 - 8:15 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

Foundation knowledge and a social work perspective for working with diverse populations, especially those who are oppressed and marginalized. 

Prerequisite: 1140, or any Race, Ethnicity and Gender Diversity GE course. 

Prerequisite or concurrent: Social Work 3501.

Limit of 40 students.

Social Justice and Social Welfare Policy

• Social Work 3201
• K. Shockley McCarthy
• ONLINE
• 3 credit hours.

This course will introduce students to social policy analysis and strategies to promote social justice through advocacy. Students will learn how social policy shapes the development, design, and delivery of social welfare programs and how policy contributes to social justice (and injustice). Students will learn different strategies to pursue social justice. 

Prerequisites: Social Work 1120, and enrollment in Social Work major.

Limit of 40 students.

Social Foundations of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Social Class

• Sociology 1102
• M. Scott
• ONLINE
• 3 credit hours.

In this course students explore how people's lives are shaped by their race, gender, ethnicity, and social class. The course emphasizes the ways in which these identities and social positions are constructed, along with their consequences. 

Prerequisites: Not open to students with credit for 1101, 1101H, 1101E, Rural Sociology 1500 or equivalent. 

GE social science organizations and polities course and diversity social diversity in the United States course. GE foundation social and behavioral sciences and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender

• Sociology 2463
• R. Schneider
• M/W 9:35 - 10:55 a.m.
• 3 credit hours.

The study of social inequality with a focus on inequalities by race/ethnicity, gender, and class. 

Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit for 3463. 

GE social sciences human, natural, and economic resources course. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Social Foundations of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Social Class

• Sociology 1102
• V. Espinosa
• T/Th 11:10 - 12:30 p.m.
• 3 credit hours.

In this course students explore how people's lives are shaped by their race, gender, ethnicity, and social class. The course emphasizes the ways in which these identities and social positions are constructed, along with their consequences. 

Prerequisites: Not open to students with credit for 1101, 1101H, 1101E, Rural Sociology 1500 or equivalent. 

GE social science organizations and polities course and diversity social diversity in the United States course. GE foundation social and behavioral sciences and race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.

Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender

• Sociology 2463
• R. Schneider
• ONLINE
• 3 credit hours.

The study of social inequality with a focus on inequalities by race/ethnicity, gender, and class. 

Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit for 3463. 

GE social sciences human, natural, and economic resources course. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender diversity course.

Limit of 35 students.