General Education Program

GE-G, Equity in a Diverse World

Courses in this category enhance understanding of citizenship and moral agency in today’s increasingly global society, exploring differences and similarities across diverse communities and cultures. Within its particular context, each course considers how the dynamics of race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, tribal and/or national identity have led to conflicts, violence, inequality or domination around the world and in the contemporary United States. Courses engage questions of social responsibility, equity, and citizenship confronting political, social, legal, or economic institutions during the present global era.

The following courses have been approved to satisfy the GE-G, Equity in a Diverse World requirement. Courses that meet this category are indicated with “w” suffix. This list also notes any additional GE requirements the course may satisfy.

updated: 1/3/2024

American Studies and Ethnicity

AMST 101mgw, Race and Class in Los Angeles
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 135mgw, Peoples and Cultures of the Americas
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 140gw, Borderlands in a Global Context
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 150gw, The American War in Viet Nam
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 215gw, Race and Mixed Race
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 220gmw, The Making of Asian America
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 250mgw, The African Diaspora
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 252mgw, Black Social Movements in the U.S.
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 274mw, Exploring Ethnicity through Film
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

AMST 325gw, The Middle East in Hollywood
also satisfies GE-A and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

AMST 331gw, The Black Atlantic: Narratives of Migration and Travel
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Anthropology

ANTH 315gw, Native North Americans
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

ANTH 324gw, Contemporary China: Cultural Politics and Social Realities
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Business Communication

BUCO 333mw, Communication in the Working World – Managing Diversity
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Cinema and Media Studies

CTCS 150gw, Vision of Diversity in the Cinematic Arts
also satisfies GE-B
This course is not for a general student audience. It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

Comparative Literature

COLT 382gw, Zen and Taoism in Asian Literature
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

COLT 395w, Urban Crossroads: Budapest
This course dose not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Communication

COMM 324mw, Intercultural Communication
This course does not satisfy any other GE requirement.

Critical Studies

CRIT 350gw, Global Art, Design and Visual Culture since 1960
also satisfies GE-B
This course is not for a general student audience. It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

Dance

DANC 312gw, African American Dance
also satisfies GE-A

DANC 333gw, Origins of Jazz Dance
also satisfies GE-A

Dramatic Arts

THTR 476mw, African American Theatre, Dance, and Performance
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

THTR 488mw, Theatre in the Community
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

East Asian Languages and Cultures

EALC 150gw, Global Chinese Cinema and Cultural Studies
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

EALC 255gw, Southeast Asian Literature and Film
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

French

FREN 260gw, Global Women’s Narratives
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

FREN 270gw, Black Europe
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

FREN 375mgw, Global Narratives of Illness and Disability
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Gender and Sexuality Studies

SWMS 210mgw, Social Analysis of Gender
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

SWMS 215gw, Introduction to Gender and Sexuality: International Perspectives
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies

HP 365mgw, Culture, Lifestyle, and Health
also satisfies GE-C
This course is not for a general student audience. It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

History

HIST 210gw, How to Be An American: Global Histories of U.S. Citizenship
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

HIST 265gw, Racism, Sexism, and the Law
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

International Relations

IR 101xgw, International Relations
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

IR 210gw, International Relations: Introductory Analysis
also satisfies GE-C
This course is not for a general student audience.  It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

IR 305w, Managing New Global Challenges
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

IR 308w, Economic Globalization
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.
This course is not for a general student audience.  It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

IR 382w, Order and Disorder in Global Affairs
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

IR 424w, Citizenship and Migration in International Politics
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.
This course is not for a general student audience.  It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

IR 444w, Theories of Global Society
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.
This course is not for a general student audience.  It is part of the curriculum for certain majors and pre-professional students.

Journalism

JOUR 200w, The Power and Responsibility of the Press
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Judaic Studies

JS 150gw, Jewish Histories of the Modern Middle East
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement
effective Fall 2024

JS 211gw, The Holocaust
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

JS 328gw, Blacks and Jews: Conflicts and Alliances
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

JS 402w, Jews, Judaism and Race
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.
effective Spring 2024

Law

LAW 101w, Law and the U.S. Constitution in Global History
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

LAW 200w, Law and Society
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

LAW 250w, Children and the Law
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

LAW 310w, Global Justice for Mass Atrocities and Genocide
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Linguistics

LING 115gw, Language and Society
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Middle East Studies

MDES 201w, The Middle East: Global and Environmental Perspectives
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

MDES 441w, Cities of the Middle East
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Music

MUSC 102gw, World Music
also satisfies GE-A

MUSC 200mgw, The Broadway Musical: Reflections of American Diversity
also satisfies GE-A

MUSC 250mgw, The Music of Black Americans
also satisfies GE-A

MUSC 320mgw, Hip-hop Music and Culture
also satisfies GE-A

Pharmaceutical and Regulatory Science

RXRS 202w, Comparative Neuropharmacology: A Kaleidoscope of Experiences
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

RXRS 413w, Globalization of the Biomedical Industry
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Philosophy

PHIL 166gw, Current Moral and Social Issues
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

PHIL 172mgw, Social Ethics for Earthlings and Others
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

PHIL 174gw, Freedom, Equality, and Social Justice
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

PHIL 178gw, Moral Dilemmas in the Legal Domain
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

PHIL 260gw, Ethical Theory and Practice
also satisfies GE-B and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Political Science

POSC 248gw, Human Rights
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

POSC 265gw, Environmental Challenges
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Public Diplomacy

PUBD 369w, Public Diplomacy and Global Citizenship
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Quantitative Biology

QBIO 115w, Ethics in Biology, Medicine and Statistics
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Religion

REL 336w, Re-Viewing Religion in Asian America
This course does not satisfy an additional GE requirement.

Sociology

SOCI 100mgw, Los Angeles and the American Dream
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

SOCI 225gw, Sociology of Health and the Body
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

SOCI 250mgw, Grassroots Participation in Global Perspective
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Spatial Sciences

SSCI 165Lgw, Sustainability Science in the City
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

SSCI 175gw, Food, Health and Place
also satisfies GE-C and the Dornsife Core Literacy requirement

Thematic Option

CORE 104gw, Change and the Future: Thematic Option Honors Program
also satisfies GE-C
This course is not for a general student audience. It is part of the curriculum for students in Thematic Option.