Understanding diverse cultural viewpoints and international perspectives are essential in today’s world, personally, locally and globally.

Appreciation of other cultural traditions can immensely enrich our own lives, helping us to see what is valuable in our own culture and what we might learn from others.

The United States, including Michigan, is undergoing demographic changes in ethnicity that require multiculturally-sensitive leadership in businesses, educational institutions and communities. Equally, women and men are defining new roles and expectations.

We live in a global community where seemingly distant events—civil conflict, resource depletion, economic change—can vitally affect our own lives. Responsible citizenship requires that we understand the world outside our borders.

The College of Arts and Sciences offers a host of courses to help students understand and form their opinions about this complex and exciting new world…

African American Studies
History (World, African American, Native American, Women)
Anthropology
International Politics
Area Studies (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Russia) Language and International Trade
Art - Non-western and women’s
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Studies (Women’s Studies, History, English)
Bilingual Studies
Linguistics
Communications - intercultural and gender
Literature - Comparative, multicultural and post-colonial
Comparative Religion
Music - jazz
Earth Sciences
Philosophy - Non-western, feminist
Economics - International and women
Psychology - social psychology, women
Environmental Studies
Sociology (race, class, gender)
Foreign Languages
Theatre - African American and social change
Geography - World
Women’s Studies