GEP U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Note: This requirement applies to students matriculated Fall 2023 and after. Students matriculated prior to Fall 2023 should use the GEP U.S. Diversity requirement.
Requirement (3 Credit Hours)
- Choose course(s) from the university approved GEP U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion course list.
- Special Note: If a student changes a General Education course except for HES courses from a letter grade to credit-only (S/U), then the course will not satisfy the GEP requirements. Consult your academic advisor if you have questions.
Double-counting
- A course taken to satisfy a Major requirement may also satisfy this requirement if the course is on the approved GEP U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion course list.
- A course that satisfies the GEP U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requirement may also satisfy the Global Knowledge co-requisite if the course also exists on the university approved GEP co-requisite course list.
Rationale
The study of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the United States provides students the opportunity to consider questions of difference and culture, identity and community, privilege and oppression, and power and responsibility in our nation, and to gain an understanding of how these issues affect both individuals and communities.
Category Objectives
Each course in U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will provide instruction and guidance that help students to:
- Analyze how diverse identities shape and/or are shaped by cultural and societal influences. (For the purposes of the USDEI category, diverse identities include but are not limited to religious, gender, ethnic, racial, class, socioeconomic status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, and/or age identities.)
- Analyze and interpret the causes and consequences of historical, social, political, and/or economic processes that produce structured inequalities in the US.
- Examine and analyze how social actions and interactions between people of diverse identities affect equality and social justice in the US.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFS 241 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 | HUM, , I |
| AFS 248 | Survey of African-American Literature | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| AFS 305 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 | SS, , I |
| AFS 343 | African American Religions | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| AFS 344 | Leadership in African American Communities | 3 | IP, , I, USD |
| AFS 345 | Psychology and the African American Experience | 3 | , I, USD |
| AFS 346 | Black Popular Culture | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| AFS 372 | African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| AFS 373 | African-American History Since 1865 | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| AFS 375 | African American Cinema | 3 | , I, USD |
| AFS 380 | Black Feminist Theory | 3 | , I, USD |
| AFS 444 | African American and African Women Leaders | 3 | IP, , I |
| AFS 448 | African-American Literature | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| AFS 455 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| AFS 470 | The Red Record and The Birth of a Nation | 3 | HUM, , I |
| AFS 548 | African-American Literature | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| AFS 555 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| ANT 254 | Language and Culture | 3 | , I, SS, USD |
| ANT 310 | Native Peoples and Cultures of North America | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| ARS 346 | Black Popular Culture | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| BIO 440 | The Human Animal: An Evolutionary Perspective | 3 | , I, USD |
| COM 292 | Language, Communication, and Culture | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| COM 417 | Communication & Race | 3 | , I, USD |
| DAN 230 | The Horton Dance Technique and Legacy | 3 | , I, VPA |
| DAN 324 | U.S. Concert Dance History | 3 | VPA, USD, , I |
| ECI 305 | Equity and Education | 3 | , I, USD, IP |
| ECI 436 | Perspectives on English as a New Language | 3 | , I, USD |
| ECI 536 | Perspectives on English as a New Language | 3 | , I, USD |
| EED 411 | Diversity & Social Justice in Engineering Education | 3 | , I |
| EED 511 | Diversity & Social Justice in Engineering Education | 3 | , I |
| ENG 248 | Survey of African-American Literature | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| ENG 249 | Native American Literature | 3 | USD, HUM, , I |
| ENG 265 | American Literature I | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| ENG 266 | American Literature II | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| ENG 305 | Women and Literature | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| ENG 342 | Literature of Space and Place | 3 | , I, IP, HUM, USD |
| ENG 375 | African American Cinema | 3 | , I, USD |
| ENG 410 | Studies in Gender and Genre | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| ENG 448 | African-American Literature | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| ENG 466 | Transatlantic Literatures | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| ENG 470 | American Literature, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| ENG 476 | Southern Literature | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| ENG 548 | African-American Literature | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| ENV 250 | Diversity and Environmental Justice | 3 | , I, IP |
| FL 218 | The Harlem Renaissance in Paris: Paris Noir | 3 | VPA, , I, GK |
| FL 436 | Perspectives on English as a New Language | 3 | , I, USD |
| FL 536 | Perspectives on English as a New Language | 3 | , I, USD |
| HI 253 | Early American History | 3 | , I, USD, HUM |
| HI 254 | Modern American History | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| HI 320 | Religion in American History | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| HI 346 | The Civil War Era in Popular Culture | 3 | HUM, IP, , I, USD |
| HI 360 | U.S. Agricultural History | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| HI 366 | Native American History | 3 | USD, HUM, , I |
| HI 369 | Sexuality in U.S. History | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| HI 372 | African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| HI 373 | African-American History Since 1865 | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| HI 382 | History of Capitalism in America | 3 | HUM, IP, , I, USD |
| HI 383 | Law in the American Story | 3 | , I, IP, HUM |
| HI 446 | Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 | USD, , I, HUM |
| HI 448 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| HI 450 | U.S. Labor Since 1900 | 3 | , I, USD |
| HI 455 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| HI 462 | Southern History since the Civil War | 3 | USD, , I, HUM |
| HI 546 | Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 | USD, , I, HUM |
| HI 548 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| HI 555 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| HI 562 | Southern History since the Civil War | 3 | USD, , I, HUM |
| HON 314 | Society's Mirror: Literature in 20th-Century America | 3 | HUM, , I |
| HSS 201 | Transformative Texts in American Life: Engaging Across Difference | 3 | , I, HUM |
| IDS 210 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 | IP, , I, USD |
| IS 250 | Globalizing North Carolina | 3 | IP, , I, USD |
| LPS 302 | Diversity and Leadership in the Public Sector | 3 | , I, USD |
| MUS 206 | America's Music | 3 | VPA, , I |
| MUS 360 | Women In Music | 3 | , I, VPA |
| PHI 319 | Black Political Philosophy | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| PHI 320 | Philosophy of Race | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| PRT 238 | Diversity and Inclusion in Recreation and Sport | 3 | , I, USD |
| PS 303 | Race in U.S. Politics | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| PS 306 | Gender and Politics in the United States | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| PS 309 | Equality and Justice in United States Law | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| PS 313 | Criminal Justice Policy | 3 | , I, USD |
| PS 418 | Gender Law and Policies | 3 | , I, USD |
| PSY 345 | Psychology and the African American Experience | 3 | , I, USD |
| PSY 406 | Psychology of Gender | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| PSY 477 | Psychology of Aging | 3 | , I, SS |
| REL 320 | Religion in American History | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| REL 323 | Religious Cults, Sects, and Minority Faiths in America | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| REL 343 | African American Religions | 3 | , I, HUM, USD |
| REL 423 | Religion and Politics in America | 3 | , I, USD, HUM |
| SOC 202 | Principles of Sociology | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 203 | Current Social Problems | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 203A | Current Social Problems | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 204 | Sociology of Family | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 207 | Language and Society | 3 | SS, , I, IP |
| SOC 211 | Community and Health | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 212 | Race in America | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 304 | Gender and Society | 3 | SS, , I |
| SOC 305 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 | SS, , I |
| STS 210 | Women and Gender in Science and Technology | 3 | IP, , I, USD |
| SW 290 | The Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in the U.S. | 3 | IP, USD, , I |
| THE 340 | African American Theatre | 3 | , I |
| USDEI 295 | US Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Special Topic | 1-3 | , I |
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 | , I, USD |
| WGS 204 | Sociology of Family | 3 | SS, , I |
| WGS 210 | Women and Gender in Science and Technology | 3 | IP, , I, USD |
| WGS 215 | Abolitionist Futures | 3 | USD, , I, IP |
| WGS 220 | Men and Masculinity | 3 | , I, USD |
| WGS 304 | Gender and Society | 3 | SS, , I |
| WGS 305 | Women and Literature | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| WGS 306 | Gender and Politics in the United States | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| WGS 360 | Women In Music | 3 | , I, VPA |
| WGS 380 | Black Feminist Theory | 3 | , I, USD |
| WGS 406 | Psychology of Gender | 3 | SS, , I, USD |
| WGS 410 | Studies in Gender and Genre | 3 | HUM, , I, USD |
| WGS 418 | Gender Law and Policies | 3 | , I, USD |
| WGS 448 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |
| WGS 548 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 | HUM, USD, , I |