Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives
Required Credits: 6
All Iona College students are required to take six (6) credits in the Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives (DCCG) area. Three (3) credits must be in a foreign language and three (3) credits must be in a course that does not focus on the acquisition of a foreign language.
A DCCG course may fulfill another area of the Core, but it does not simultaneously fulfill the same number of credits. For example:
- A course in Fine and Performing Arts may be designated as a DCCG course. Such a course can fulfill 3 credits in the DCCG area but it cannot simultaneously fulfill 3 credits of the Fine and Performing Arts requirements within the Humanities area and vice-versa.
- The course Criminal Justice 360 –Terrorism can fulfill the DCCG core requirement and a course in the Violence ICT, so it may count toward both core areas. It fulfills 3 credits of DCCG at the same time as being one of the three integrated courses of the Violence ICT.
The DCCG requirement applies to all undergraduate majors in either School.
Courses will have a special designation in PeopleSoft and the catalog to let you know that it is designated to fulfill your DCCG requirements. Please check with the Core Director or your adviser for more information.
Choose one (1) course:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| FRE 150 | Beginning French Culture Through Conversation |
| FRE 250 | Intermediate French Culture Through Conversation |
| FRE 305 | Advanced Composition I |
| FRE 307 | Advanced Conversation I |
| GER 150 | Beginning German Culture Through Conversation |
| ITA 150 | Beginning Italian Culture Through Conversation |
| ITA 250 | Italian Culture Through Conversation |
| ITA 305 | Advanced Italian Composition I |
| ITA 307 | Advanced Italian Conversation I |
| JPN 103 | Elementary Japanese |
| JPN 203 | Intermediate Japanese |
| LAT 103 | Elementary Latin I |
| LAT 203 | Intermediate Latin |
| SPA 150 | Beginning Hispanic Culture through Conversation |
| SPA 250 | Intermediate Hispanic Culture Through Conversation |
| SPA 255 | Conducting Business in Hispanic Cultures |
| SPA 304 | Spanish for Hispanics |
| SPA 305 | Advanced Spanish Composition I |
| SPA 307 | Advanced Spanish Conversation I |
Choose one (1) course:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BEC 325 | Dimensions of International Business |
| BLW 302 | Current Issues in Immigration Law |
| BLW 415 | International Law and Business |
| CRJ 360 | Terrorism |
| ECO 300 | Comparative Economic Growth and Development |
| ECO 415 | Economics of Global Resources |
| ECO 416 | International Economics |
| ENG 365 | African American Literature |
| ENG 372 | Multi-cultural Writers of America |
| ENG 384 | Images of Women in Modern American Literature |
| ENG 444 | Postcolonial Literature |
| FLM 362 | International Film |
| FPA 202 | Music Appreciation |
| FPA 209 | Women in Music |
| FPA 225 | Theatre History I: The Ancient Greek Theatre to the Renaissance |
| FPA 226 | Theatre History II: The Renaissance to the Modern Theatre |
| FPA 236 | History of Popular Music in America |
| FPA 237 | Music in World Cultures |
| FPA 240 | Introduction to World Dance Forms |
| GEO 305 | General World Geography |
| GEO 415 | Economics of Global Resources |
| HST 319 | America’s Recent Past |
| HST 337 | The Immigrant Experience |
| HST 338 | The Vietnam Wars |
| HST 345 | The History of Violence |
| HST 355 | The Soviet Experiment and Post-Soviet Successor States |
| HST 360 | Historical Geography |
| HST 368 | Europe in the Contemporary World |
| HST 370 | Russia Under the Romanovs (1613-1917) |
| HST 372 | Eastern Europe Under Communism and After |
| HST 374 | Revolution in the Modern World |
| HST 381 | African Civilization |
| HST 382 | Africa in the Modern World |
| HST 385 | The Modern Middle East |
| HST 386 | The Iranian World |
| HST 391 | China: From Confucianism to Communism |
| HST 392 | Japan: From Ancient Myth to Constitutional Monarchy |
| HST 393 | A History of Southern Asia |
| HST 396 | The Emergence of Modern Latin America |
| ITA 260 | Italian Civilization |
| ITA 261 | Italian American Experience |
| ITA 265 | Dante’s Inferno |
| ITA 266 | Sinners and Saints: Dante’s Purgatorio and Paradiso |
| MNG 414 | International Management |
| MNG 415 | International Human Resource Management |
| MSC 326 | Race and Gender in Mass Communication |
| MSC 399 | International Mass Communication |
| POL 203 | Introduction to Global Politics |
| POL 337 | Gender and Politics |
| POL 347 | Comparative Politics: The Non-Western World |
| POL 362 | International Relations |
| POL 364 | International Law and Organizations |
| POL 365 | Contemporary Global Politics |
| POL 371 | Politics of Global Health |
| POL 373 | Global Cities and the Environment |
| PSY 321 | Psychology of Human Sexuality |
| RST 205 | Buddhist Wisdom |
| RST 215 | Islam: History, Belief, Practice |
| RST 310 | The Religious Traditions of China |
| RST 324 | Christian Sexual Ethics |
| RST 326 | Theology of Christian Service |
| RST 327 | The Holocaust and the Churches |
| RST 330 | Women, Gender, and Religion |
| RST 343 | Sufism: Traditions of Islamic Mysticism |
| RST 345 | Note to Self: Sacred Music & Poetry |
| RST 370 | Creative Peacemaking |
| SCS 108 | Introduction to American Sign Language |
| SCS 109 | American Sign Language and Deaf Culture II |
| SCS 220 | Intercultural Communication |
| SCS 221 | Gender Differences in Human Communication |
| SOC 202 | Science, Society, and Self |
| SOC 304 | Sociology of Health, Illness & Madness |
| SOC 322 | Race and Ethnic Relations |
| SOC 324 | Sex and Gender Roles in Modern Society |
| SOC 372 | Sociology of Popular Culture |
| SOW 2200SL | Sustainability and Community: An Environmental Justice Perspective |
| SOW 2210 | Introduction to Social Work |
| SOW 2220 | Human Behavior and Social Environment: Human Diversity (Department consent needed for non-majors) |
| WST 334 | Gender Differences in Human Communication |
| WST 337 | Gender and Politics |
