Students must complete 15 credits of Cultures & Communities coursework in order to earn the certificate: 3 credits in a section of the required CC core course in addition to 12 credits in CC approved courses. In addition to coursework students must engage in 15-20 hours of community engagement through a Service Learning experience.<\/p>\n
The summary below outlines the five areas of the CC Certificate distribution requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n Area 1 (core course):<\/strong> Multicultural America (3 credits). Currently offered as English 150, History 150, or Women’s Studies 150 (satisfies Humanities and Cultural Diversity GER requirements); Anthropology 150, Sociology 150, or Urban Studies 150 (satisfies Social Sciences and Cultural Diversity GER requirements).<\/p>\n Area 2:<\/strong> Cultures and Communities of the United States (3 credits). Issues and methods in the comparative study of cultures and communities of the U.S. May be fulfilled by appropriate accredited GER or Cultural Diversity courses in any discipline, school, or college. Students may also opt to take a second MA 150 course in another discipline to satisfy their area 2 requirement.<\/p>\n Area 3:<\/strong> Global Perspectives on Culture and Community: (3 credits). Issues and methods in the comparative study of cultures and communities outside North America and Europe. May be fulfilled by appropriate accredited GER courses in any discipline, school, or college or through an appropriate study abroad experience.<\/p>\n Area 4:<\/strong> Art, Culture, and Community: (3 credits). May be fulfilled by courses that relate the theory and production of art (dance, music, visual arts, film, and theater) to cultural and community contexts. Restricted to certain courses in the College of the Arts & Architecture.<\/p>\n Area 5:<\/strong> Science, Culture, and Society: (3 credits). Includes courses that examine how scientific knowledge may be understood in relation to issues in culture and society. May be fulfilled by enrollment in classes with a Natural Sciences or Social Sciences accreditation.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/graph.microsoft.com\/v1.0\/sites\/panthers.sharepoint.com:\/sites\/LS:\/lists\/www\/items?%24expand=fields(%24select=GuestLinkManual,Title,File\/ServerRelativeUrl)&%24orderby=fields%2FdocOrder%20asc&%24filter=fields%2ForgLevel1%20eq%20'factSheets'%20and%20fields%2ForgLevel2%20eq%20'CULT COMM'\n\n