Racial Issues Graduation Requirement

These courses at Metropolitan State have been approved to meet the Racial Issues Graduation Requirement (RIGR). Other courses may be approved in the future and there are courses at other institutions approved to meet the requirement (PDF).

Note: Students must complete at least 3 credits to meet this requirement.

Learn more about RIGR, including the requirement's criteria, purpose and how to request a review of coursework not included here for the RIGR requirement.

ID Sort descending	Course title	Goals	Credits
ANSO 329	Race and Ethnicity: Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives ANSO 329	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
APL 341	Race Class Narrative APL 341	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ARTS 370	Critiquing Racism in Art ARTS 370	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ARTS 3700	Critiquing Racism in Art ARTS 3700	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
BIOL 107	Biology, Race, and Racism BIOL 107	Goal 3: Natural Sciences Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
CJS 360	Diversity in Criminal Justice CJS 360	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
COMM 333	Intermediate Intercultural Communication COMM 333	Goal 8: Global Perspective Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
COMM 372	Health Communication COMM 372	Goal 1: Communication Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
DENH 320	Management of Oral Healthcare Delivery DENH 320	Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	3
EDU 430	Historical and Cultural Foundations of Urban Education EDU 430	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	3
ETHS 100	Introduction to Ethnic Studies ETHS 100	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 1000	Introduction to Ethnic Studies ETHS 1000	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 200	Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture ETHS 200	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 2000	Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture ETHS 2000	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 231	Global Native and Indigenous Studies ETHS 231	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 8: Global Perspective Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 2310	Global Native and Indigenous Studies ETHS 2310	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 8: Global Perspective Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 232	American Indians in Minnesota ETHS 232	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	2
ETHS 2320	American Indians in Minnesota ETHS 2320	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	2
ETHS 244	African Americans in Minnesota ETHS 244	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	2
ETHS 2440	African Americans in Minnesota ETHS 2440	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	2
ETHS 250	Latino/Hispanic Cultural Competency: Introductory Concepts ETHS 250	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 2500	Latino/Hispanic Cultural Competency: Introductory Concepts ETHS 2500	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 252	Latinas/os in Minnesota ETHS 252	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	2
ETHS 2520	Latinas/os in Minnesota ETHS 2520	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	2
ETHS 262	Asian Americans in Minnesota ETHS 262	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	2
ETHS 2620	Asian Americans in Minnesota ETHS 2620	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	2
ETHS 270	Global Blackness ETHS 270	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 8: Global Perspective Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 2700	Global Blackness ETHS 2700	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 8: Global Perspective Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 302	Immigrant Communities and the Trajectories of Othering ETHS 302	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3020	Immigrant Communities and the Trajectories of Othering ETHS 3020	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 303	The Politics of Racial Resistance and Protest in the United States ETHS 303	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3030	The Politics of Racial Resistance and Protest in the United States ETHS 3030	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 304	Environmental Justice and Public Policy ETHS 304	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 10: People and the Environment Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3040	Environmental Justice and Public Policy ETHS 3040	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 10: People and the Environment Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 305	Major Issues in U.S. Race Relations ETHS 305	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3050	Major Issues in U.S. Race Relations ETHS 3050	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 306	Politics of Mixed Racial Identity ETHS 306	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3060	Politics of Mixed Racial Identity ETHS 3060	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 309	Race and Public Policy ETHS 309	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3090	Race and Public Policy ETHS 3090	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 311	Understanding Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States ETHS 311	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3110	Understanding Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States ETHS 3110	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 315	Color of Incarceration ETHS 315	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3150	Color of Incarceration ETHS 3150	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 316	Race and Religion ETHS 316	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3160	Race and Religion ETHS 3160	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 318	Trauma and Traumascapes: Identity, Legacy, and Memory ETHS 318	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3180	Trauma and Traumascapes: Identity, Legacy, and Memory ETHS 3180	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 324	Race, Identity, and the Internet ETHS 324	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3240	Race, Identity, and the Internet ETHS 3240	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 326	Race and Work in American Life ETHS 326	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3260	Race and Work in American Life ETHS 3260	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 327	Racial and Ethnic Futurisms: Presence, Empowerment, and Imagination ETHS 327	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3270	Racial and Ethnic Futurisms: Presence, Empowerment, and Imagination ETHS 3270	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 332	Topics in Contemporary Native North America ETHS 332	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3320	Topics in Contemporary Native North America ETHS 3320	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 332A	Topics in Contemporary Native North America ETHS 332A	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 342	Contemporary Issues in Black America ETHS 342	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3420	Contemporary Issues in Black America ETHS 3420	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 352	Latina/o Cultural Politics ETHS 352	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3520	Latina/o Cultural Politics ETHS 3520	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 361	History of Asian Americans ETHS 361	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3610	History of Asian Americans ETHS 3610	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 363	Asian American Women: Myths and Realities ETHS 363	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3630	Asian American Women: Myths and Realities ETHS 3630	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 370	Black Thought ETHS 370	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
ETHS 3700	Black Thought ETHS 3700	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 375	Black Life in Wealth and Poverty ETHS 375	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3750	Black Life in Wealth and Poverty ETHS 3750	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 381	Race and Racism: Philosophical Problems ETHS 381	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
ETHS 3810	Race and Racism: Philosophical Problems ETHS 3810	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
GNDR 270	Gender, Race and Popular Culture GNDR 270	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	3
GNDR 375	Intersectionality GNDR 375	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HIST 310	American Indian History HIST 310	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HIST 315	The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s HIST 315	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HIST 364	Slavery and Resistance in North America and the Caribbean HIST 364	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HIST 373	US-Japanese Relations from a Racial Perspective HIST 373	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 8: Global Perspective Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HRM 335	Understanding and Addressing Race in the Workplace HRM 335	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HSCD 303	Racial and Cultural Considerations for Alcohol and Drug Counseling HSCD 303	Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HSCD 304	Substance Use and Native Americans HSCD 304	Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HSCI 358	Racism and Health HSCI 358	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HSER 395	Intersection of Race and Diversity in Human Services HSER 395	Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HUM 335	Land, Knowledge, and Identity Through Indigenous Languages HUM 335	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 10: People and the Environment Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
HUM 364	The Harlem Renaissance HUM 364	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
IDST 317	Women in Minnesota Life: Education, Politics and Social Change IDST 317	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
IDST 3170	Women in Minnesota Life: Education, Politics and Social Change IDST 3170	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
IDST 370	Cinema, Self and Other IDST 370	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
IDST 3700	Cinema, Self and Other IDST 3700	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
LING 316	The Nature of Language LING 316	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 8: Global Perspective Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
LING 326	Language and Culture LING 326	Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Goal 8: Global Perspective Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
LIT 315	Gender and Race in Literature and Film LIT 315	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
LIT 332	Adolescent Literatures LIT 332	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
LIT 361	African-American Literature LIT 361	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
LIT 362	Black Women Writers LIT 362	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
LIT 363	Native American Oral and Written Narratives LIT 363	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
LIT 364	Literature by Immigrants of Color LIT 364	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 8: Global Perspective Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
LIT 368	Asian American Literature LIT 368	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement Community Engagement	4
LIT 383	Latinx Literature of the U.S. LIT 383	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
MGMT 360	Managing a Diverse Workforce MGMT 360	Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4
PHIL 366	Race and Racism: Philosophical Problems PHIL 366	Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal Racial Issues Graduation Requirement	4