This is not a concentration or minor plan. It is a list of recommended courses for students interested in this field of study.

Pre-requisites: Many of these courses have pre- requisites. Please refer to the current LS&A Bulletin or course guide for information regarding which courses are required. It is important that pre-requisites are taken early in a student’s academic career so that they will be completed in time to take the desired course.

Those students interested in courses related to social diversity and social justice find this guide beneficial. Intergroup Relations courses offer experience in both 1) understanding and analyzing issues of diversity and justice, and 2) building specific practical skills in dealing with these issues in the “real” world. Students may find this curriculum guide useful in preparing for careers in social work, law, medicine, clinical psychology, education, business, and other socially diverse workplaces. Students may also use this guide to enter graduate school in social justice, become community organizers, enter politics, or engage in other professions directly relevant to social justice action. Importantly, students may study this area not merely for professional reasons, but in order to refine and actualize their own values as persons, family members, and community members.

Lower Division (100-299) Psychology Courses (in addition to an Introductory Psychology Course):

122 Intergroup Dialogues (SOC 122)

Breadth Courses:
These courses are recommended to be taken early in the student’s concentration plan as they serve as prerequisites to many upper division courses.

260 Introduction to Organizational Psychology
280 Introduction to Social Psychology
290 Introduction to the Psychology of Personality

Lab Courses:
The following courses may be used to satisfy a concentration lab requirement.

305 Practicum in Teaching and Leading Groups
310 Processes of Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation (SOC 320)
311 Practicum in Processes of Intergroup Dialogues (SOC 321)
317 Community Based Research (AMCULT 306)
318 Laboratory in Community Research (AMCULT 307)
319 Empowering Families and Communities (AMCULT 319)
320 Laboratory in Community Intervention (AMCULT 320)
381 Advanced Laboratory in Social Psychology (SOC 472)

Upper Division (300-499) Psychology Courses:
Students are advised to take as many upper-division courses as possible to fulfill concentration credit hours. Most students wishing to specialize in this area are advised to take more than the minimum 34 credits required.

315 Psychological Aspects of the Black Experience (CAAS 327)
316 The World of the Black Child (CAAS 331)
373 Introduction to Community Psychology
386 Attitudes and Social Behavior (SOC 386)
393 Political Psychology
411 Gender and Group Process in a Multicultural Context (WOMENSTD 419)
464 Group Behavior in Organizations
487 Current Topics in Social Psychology
488 Sociological Analysis of Deviant Behavior (SOC 465)
493 Psychological Perspectives on Culture and Ethnicity
581 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology

Interdisciplinary Courses:
These courses found across the university are recommended to give students a broad, interdisciplinary background in the area of intergroup relations. Students should consider how these courses may be used to satisfy other degree requirements (e.g. Area Distribution credit, Race and Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Upper Level Writing Requirements).

* Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not offered through the college of Literature, Science and Arts (LS&A). These courses may have special restrictions and students may need to contact the department or instructor about requirements to elect the course.

AMCULT 205 American Cultures
AMCULT 210 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
AMCULT 243/ WOMENSTD 243 Introduction to Study of Latinas in the U.S
AMCULT 302/ SOC 302 Introduction to American Society
AMCULT 304/ SOC 304 American Immigration
AMCULT 399 Race, Racism, and Ethnicity
AMCULT 401 Race and Racialization in the Americas
ANTHRCUL 324 Anthropology of Contemporary American Culture
ANTHRCUL 347/ CAAS 420 Race and Ethnicity
ANTHRCUL 422 Ethnography in America
ANTHRCUL 447 Culture, Racism, and Human Nature
ANTHRCUL 427/ CAAS 427/ WOMENSTD 427 African Women
ANTHRCUL 431 American Kinship
ANTHRCUL 438 Urban Anthropology
ANTHRCUL 440 Cultural Adaptation
ANTHRCUL 453/ CAAS 454 African-American Culture
CAAS 201 Introduction to Afro-American Studies
CAAS 203 Issues in Afro-American Development
CAAS 230/ HISTORY 274 Survey of Afro-American History I
CAAS 231/ HISTORY 275 Survey of Afro-American History II
CAAS 241/ WOMENSTD 231 Women of Color and Feminism
CAAS 333 Perspectives in Afro-American History
CAAS 336/ HISTORY 336/ WOMENSTD 336 Black Women in America
CAAS 426 Urban Redevelopment and Social Justice
CAAS 478/ LACS 400/ HISTORY 578 Ethnicity and Culture in Latin America
*MO 326 (OB 326) Workforce Diversity
POLSCI 332/ ECON 325 Inequality in the United States
POLSCI 353 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
POLSCI 361 Regional Conflict and Cooperation
POLSCI 368 Cooperation and Conflict in the International System
RCSSCI 381 Unteaching Racism
SOC 105 First-Year Seminar in Sociology
SOC 202 Contemporary Social Issues I
SOC 204/ LHSP 189 Intergroup Relations and Conflict
SOC205 Poverty, Race, and Health
SOC 303/ CAAS 303 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 304/ AMCULT 304 American Immigration
SOC 323/ CAAS 321 African American Social Thought
SOC 404/ AMCULT 404 Hispanic-Americans: Social Problems and Social Issues
SOC 410 The American Jewish Community
SOC 412 Ethnic Identity and Intergroup Relations
SOC 424 Social Seminar: Social Stratification
SOC 423/ AMCULT 421 Social Stratification
SOC 434/ CAAS 434 Social Organization of Black Communities
SOC 435 Urban Inequity and Conflict
SOC 447/ WOMENSTD 447 Sociology of Gender
SOC 521/ CAAS 521 African American Intellectual Thought
WOMENSTD 151 Feminism, Gender, and Chinese Modernity
WOMENSTD 245 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Studies
WOMENSTD 346 African-American Women in Context
WOMENSTD 350 Women and the Community
WOMENSTD 351 Women and the Community II