Introduction

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The undergraduate certificate in cultural diversity studies is designed to appeal to undergraduate students with a background in any major. It will allow students to demonstrate to potential employers that they possess the multicultural skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the workplace. Students will enroll in department courses that focus on the historical context in which race and culture have emerged in the United States.

This certificate is also targeted to non-degree-seeking professionals who seek to acquire multicultural knowledge and the skills necessary to ensure their success in professional environments. Students will be encouraged to think critically about race and race relations. Their expanded understandings of the implications of race and culture in work environments will ensure employers that they offer the highest quality employees opportunities in employment or advancement.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Additional information about the undergraduate certificate in cultural diversity studies may be obtained from ethnic studies department at 303-556-6560 or email: ethnic_studies@ucdenver.edu

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program and all courses are available online.

Declaring This Certificate

• Please see your advisor.

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the certificate. 

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Certificate Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 12 ETST credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 6 ETST upper division (3000- level and above) credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all certificate courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the certificate GPA. Students cannot complete certificate or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
4. Students must complete all ETST credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Certificate Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. There are cross-­listed courses in a variety of departments, including history, political science and sociology. Any cross-listed course is acceptable, but the student should register for it under the ETST subject code. A complete listing of department offerings and cross-­listed courses can be obtained every semester from the Ethnic Studies Department web page or by calling our office for a copy.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take the following required Cultural Diversity Studies courses		6
ETST 2000	Introduction to Ethnic Studies	3
ETST 4165	Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace	3

Elective Courses 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take two Ethnic Studies courses		6
ETST 2010	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies	3
ETST 2024	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
ETST 2105	African American Contemporary Social Issues	3
ETST 2115	Genocide in the 21st Century: Darfur and Beyond	3
ETST 2145	The Gullah in Novel and Film	3
ETST 2155	African American History	3
ETST 2294	Race and the Media	3
ETST 2496	American Indian Literature	3
ETST 2606	The American Indian Experience	3
ETST 3254	Race and Ethnicity in the Inner City	3
ETST 3002	Ethnicity, Health and Social Justice	3
ETST 3036	American Indian Cultural Images	3
ETST 3108	Chicano/a and Latino/a History	3
ETST 3110	Indigenous Studies	3
ETST 3125	Multiracial Families and Communities	3
ETST 3129	Contemporary Latin American Literature	3
ETST 3155	The African Diaspora	3
ETST 3211	Hip Hop Music & Culture	3
ETST 3216	Federal Law and American Indians	3
ETST 3224	U.S. Middle East Culture and Religion	3
ETST 3230	African American Family	3
ETST 3272	Global Media	3
ETST 3274	Power, Poverty, Culture	3
ETST 3297	Social History of Asian Americans	3
ETST 3300	Shamanic Traditions	3
ETST 3307	Selected Topics: Asian Americans	3
ETST 3350	Colonial Latin America	3
ETST 3357	Asian American Literature	3
ETST 3365	Aztlan in the United States: Chicano History from 1821	3
ETST 3394	Literature of Social Protest from an Ethnic Perspective	3
ETST 3396	History of the American Indian	3
ETST 3408	Social Psychology of Latinos/as	3
ETST 3567	Asian American Women	3
ETST 3574	Topics in Ethnic Studies	3
ETST 3616	Selected Topics: American Indians	3
ETST 3697	Contemporary Asian American Experience	3
ETST 3838	History of the Mexican American in Colorado	3
ETST 3704	Culture, Racism and Alienation	3
ETST 4000	Research Methods in Ethnic Studies	3
ETST 4010	Problematizing Whiteness: Educating for Racial Justice	3
ETST 4020	Race, Culture and Immigration	3
ETST 4030	Race, Religion and Belonging in the United States	3
ETST 4144	Indigenous Political Systems	3
ETST 4146	Indigenous Politics	3
ETST 4156	The Arab-Israeli Peace Process	3
ETST 4165	Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace	3
ETST 4220	African-American Literature	3
ETST 4305	Women of Color Feminisms	3
ETST 4411	Modern Mexico	3
ETST 4515	The African American in Politics	3
ETST 4555	International Women's Resistance	3
ETST 4558	Chicano and Latino Politics	3
ETST 4574	Special Topics	3
ETST 4616	Selected Topics: Chicanos/as and Latinos/as	3
ETST 4710	Special Topics in Ethnic Studies	3
ETST 4726	North American Indian Art	3
ETST 4730	Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa	3
ETST 4768	Chicano/Chicana Narrative and Social History	3
ETST 4827	Women and the Law	3
PSCI 4457	American Political Thought *	3

*	The faculty are currently developing a cross-list between PSCI 4457 and ETST 4457, American Political Thought, and intend to offer it starting Fall 2021.  ETST 4457 will count as an elective course for the Cultural Diversity Studies Undergraduate Certificate.

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