Certificate in Cultural Diversity Studies
12 Credit Hours
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Identity are all issues that are not only timely, but necessary for a functioning democratic society. Fort Hays State University offers coursework from an array of academic fields that allows for an historical, theoretical, and research-based understanding of the contemporary social issues to Cultural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Identity. Along the way, take your own excursions into sociology, history, literature, philosophy, and/or political science. All courses are intentionally designed to appeal to all majors.
Once you have have taken the approved number of classes, you will be issued an official certificate that recognizes your successful completion of the Certificate in Cultural Diversity Studies at Fort Hays State University. Students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in each course to count it towards the certificate. (Classes will be offered both on-campus and online).
Students complete requirements by taking SOC 376/IDS 350: Diversity in the U.S., one course from history, and two additional courses from the electives section of the following list.
| CREDITS | V/C* | ||
| REQUIRED | |||
| SOC 376/IDS 350 | Diversity in the U.S. | 3 | V/C |
| ELECTIVES | |||
| SOC 145 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | V/C |
| SOC 310 | Gender & Society | 3 | V/C |
| SOC 333 | Global Forces in a Changing World | 3 | V |
| SOC 335 | Changing Faces of Culture | 3 | V |
| SOC 348 | Topics in Sociology: Latine/x American Culture & Heritage | 3 | V/C |
| SOC 348 | Topics in Sociology: Social Demography in Latin America & the U.S. | 3 | V/C |
| SOC 460 | Comparative Culture and Societies | 3 | V/C |
| SOC 647 | Comparative Cultural Anthropology: Archeology of the Southwest | 3 | V |
| SOC 675 | Seminar in Sociology: Food and Culture | 3 | V |
| ENG 125 | World Literature and the Human Experience | 3 | V/C |
| ENG 693 | Studies in World Literature: Global Women's Issues | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 300 | History of Sexuality in America | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 350 | Latin American Civilization | 3 | C |
| HIST 375 | LGBTQ World History | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 600 | Topics in History | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 600 | History Special Topics: History of Slavery in Latin America | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 600 | History Special Topics: History of U.S. Borderlands | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 604G | The American Civil Rights Movements | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 636 | The American Southwest | 3 | C |
| HIST 637 | Chicanos: A History of Mexican Americans | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 650 | African-American History | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 652 | Colonial Latin American | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 653 | Modern Latin America, 1810-Present | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 654 | Mexico | 3 | V/C |
| HIST 678 | Study Tour in History: Latin American Focus | 3 | V/C |
| PHIL 170 | World Religions | 3 | V/C |
| PHIL 370 | Eastern Philosophy | 3 | V/C |
| POLS 380 | Topics in Political Science: Latin American Politics and Policy | 3 | V |
| POLS 380 | Topics in Political Science: Latino Social & Political Protest Mvmts. | 3 | V |
| POLS 675 | Seminar in Political Science: Latino Politics | 3 | V |
| POLS 675 | Seminar in Political Science: Latino/a Political Theory & Philosophy | 3 | V |
| MLNG 624 | Latin American Civilization (Pre-req. MLNG 427, 428, or equiv.) | 3 | C |
| MLNG 658 | Survey of Latin American Literature (Pre-req. MLNG 427, 428, or equiv.) | 3 | V/C |
*(V=FHSU Online; C=On-Campus)
For more information about the Certificate on Cultural Diversity Studies, please contact Dr. Nicole English ( dnenglish2@fhsu.edu) certificate coordinator. More classes may be included later as the Certificate program grows. More classes may also be offered online over time. Other FHSU courses may be substituted as electives upon approval of certificate coordinator.
Please note:
It is the responsibility of students to inform the coordinator of the certificate program that they have completed the certificate requirements. Your certificate will not be awarded until you have completed the requirements and informed your coordinator of same. To ensure there is enough time to process your certificate, please inform your coordinator by the 21st day of the semester in which the certificate is to be awarded.
In order to verify certificate completion, the students must go into his/her Workday account, where the unofficial transcript can be found.From the unofficial transcript available to students, copy and paste each course completed toward the certificate (with grade earned showing) into an e-mail to be sent to the coordinator of the certificate. The student’s e-mail note to the certificate coordinator should beginwith an expression of the certificate earned, followed by the courses completed as documented from the unofficial transcript.
In summary, please e-mail your certification coordinator with:
- The certificate name.
- The courses completed from your unofficial transcript.
- Your name presented as you like for your certificate.
- Your mailing address.