Minor in Cultural Competency
The multidisciplinary minor in Cultural Competency enhances the perspectives of students working within culturally diverse communities on a national, international, and global scale. Students completing this minor will be better prepared to thrive and be successful in a diverse workplace. The minor is beneficial to students whose career path requires them to be effective professionals, such as teachers, nurses, social workers, journalists as well as technicians, engineers, and scientists. Area focus, such as East Asia, the Middle East, South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean, as well as LGBTQ+ and disabilities, is an integral part of the minor.
The minor requires 18 credit hours of course work and independent study. Within these 18 credit hours, nine credit hours must be taken outside the student’s primary discipline. The student must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at SIUC.
Core Requirements – 9 (CH)
ANTH 470A: People and Cultures- Africa
AFR 499: Special Topics in Africana Studies
AFR 499B: Philosophy of Race
Elective Courses – 9 (CH)*
AFR 495: African Cultural Continuties: Study Abroad
AFR 360 or HIST 361: Race and History in the United States
AFR 449:
AFR 472: Psychology of Race and Racism
AFR 487:
ANTH 202: America's Diverse Cultures
ANTH 204: Latino Cultures in America
ANTH 240D: Introduction to Social-Cultural Anthropology
CMST 201: Performing Culture
CMST 241: Communication Skills in the Global Workplace
CMST 301I: Communication Across Cultures
CMST 441: Advanced Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice
CMST 448: Intercultural Training
CCJ 203: Crime, Justice, and Social Diversity
CCJ 340: Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice
PSYC 223: Diversity in the Workplace
PSYC 233: Psychology of Gender in Diverse Context
PSYC 334: Psychology of African American Experience
SOC 215: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States
SOC 435: Social Inequality
SOC 437: Sociology of Globalization and Development
SOC 438: Sociology of Ethnic Relations in World Perspective
SOC 455: Racial Inequality
WGSS 426: Gender, Culture, and Language
WGSS 456:
WGSS 489: Women, State, and Religion in the Middle East
*subscript: Other relevant courses as approved by the Director of the School of Africana and Multicultural Studies.
Students who wish to enroll in this minor must consult with the Director of the School of Africana and Multicultural Studies: Fr. Joseph Brown (jbrownsj@siu.edu)