Anoka Ramsey Community College

Diversity Studies

Program Information

• Program Goals

  By completing this program, students will achieve the following learning goals:

  1. Demonstrate an informed familiarity with the life experiences of marginalized groups based on the social construction of race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion, and other marginalized identities;
  2. Apply communication and other interpersonal skills that reflect an awareness of diversity in the form of race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion, and other marginalized identities; and
  3. Analyze contemporary systemic patterns of oppression in the United States.

• Completion Requirements

  • A minimum of 12 semester credits must be completed at ARCC.
  • A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in courses numbered 1000 or above at ARCC.
  • A minimum grade of C must be earned in all program and additional requirements.
  • All course requirements must be complete before a certificate will be awarded.
  • To complete your program, please submit the appropriate application found here.
  • The requirements of this program are subject to change without notice.

• Program Requirements

  10 credits
  CMST 2210	Intercultural Communication	3
  SOC 1111 OR  SOC 1200/INTS 1200	General Sociology (fall) / Introduction to Sociology (spring) OR Introduction to Diversity Studies	3
  SOC 2207	Social Inequalities	3
  SOC 2291/INTS 2291^	Capstone Course for Diversity Studies Certificate Program	1

  ^Course requires Instructor permission.  

• Additional Requirements

  6 credits
  Choose 6 credits from the following:
  ASL 1103	Deaf Culture	3
  BUS 1103	Human Relations in the Workplace	3
  EDUC 2031	Introduction to Special Education	4
  EDUC 2050	Human Relations and Multicultural Education	3
  HIST 2280	History of Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States	4
  HPER 1102	Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco	3
  HUM 1511	Introduction to Islam and Culture	3
  HUM 2233/WGST 2233	Women in American Culture	3
  PHIL 1115	Comparative World Religions	3
  PHIL 1180	Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy	3
  PHIL 1200	Medical Ethics	3
  PSYC 1135	Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders	2
  PSYC 2120/WGST 2120*	Psychology of Women	3
  PSYC 2250*	Abnormal Psychology	3
  SOC 1145/WGST 1145	Gender in Society	3
  SOC 2221*	Social Problems	3
  SPAN 1112/HUM 1112	Spanish and Latin American Culture: Conquest to present	3
  SPAN 1600/HCCC 1600/NURS 1600	Spanish for Healthcare Professionals	3

   *Course has prerequisite - see course schedule or catalog description.

• Program Sequence

  The sequence that follows is suggested for full-time students. Part-time students will need more time to complete this program; many courses are offered in the evening.

  FIRST YEAR
  First Term		Second Term
  CMST 2210	3	SOC 2207	3
  SOC 1111 or SOC/INTS 1200	3	SOC 2291/INTS 2291	1
  Elective	3	Elective	3
  TOTAL	9	TOTAL	7

• Program Credits

  Program Requirements	10
  Additional Requirements	6
  Total	16

• Important Links

  Official Program Guidesheet

  Course Schedule

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