What You’ll Learn

This certificate will help you gain the expertise needed to:

1. Explain the nature of culture, political systems, economic systems, religion, and language and their impact on individuals.
2. Analyze the impact of humans on the earth, including issues pertaining to social, cultural, and environmental sustainability.
3. Explore diverse cultural contexts through examination of linguistics and intercultural communication.
4. Apply academic studies to world current events in an experiential setting.
5. Investigate current knowledge about human diversity in behavior and culture how multi-cultural interactions occur in the world.
6. Examine how culture influences health and illness on a global level, including global health challenges and disparities from a broad social, ecological, and cultural context.
7. Describe the study of music in rituals and the impact of cultures on musical styles, communication, and the arts.

Required Courses

Required courses

Course #	Course Title	Credits
Credits:		7
SOC298AA	Special Projects	1
学生可以选择以下课程(两个6 credit hours). These courses are broad survey classes. Classes with more specificity of topics will be in the elective category. The courses must have a Global Awareness (G) general education designation.
ASB100	Introduction to Global Health	3
ASB102	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3
COM263	Elements of Intercultural Communication	3
GCU102	Introduction to Human Geography	3
POS120	World Politics	3
PSY132	Psychology and Culture	3
REL100	World Religions	3
HES210	Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness	3
HIS102	History of Western Civilization 1789 to Present	3
MHL143	Music in World Cultures	3
SUS100	Introduction to Sustainability	3

Restricted Electives

Restricted Electives

Course #	Course Title	Credits
Credits:		8-9
In addition to the two Required Courses, students must choose 8-9 Restricted Elective credits. Students should focus their selection on the following areas, and take their electives within these areas.
Focus Area: Impact of Diverse Cultures on American Life
Issues to be studied in this area include, but are not limited to immigration, communication, education, pluralism, cultural diversity, popular culture.
Courses that qualify in this area must have a Cultural Diversity [C] general education designation.
Focus Area: Global Study of Cultures, Religions, Economics, and Politics
Issues to be studied in this area include, but are not limited to, women's rights, family planning, migration, religious diversity, human rights, origin and development of civilizations.
Courses that qualify in this area must have a Global Awareness [G] general education designation.
Focus Area: Science, Technology, and the World
Issues to be studied in this area include, but are not limited to, climate change, sustainability, environmental degradation, use of natural resources.
Courses that qualify in this area must have a Natural Science [SG] or [SQ] general education designation and include the following:
ASM104	Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution	4
BIO105	Environmental Biology	4
BIO107	Introduction to Biotechnology	4
CHM107	Chemistry and Society	3
GLG110	Geological Disasters and the Environment	3
GPH213	Climate and Weather	3

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