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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
ANTH 329 Race and Ethnicity: Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives ANTH 329
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
COMM 372 Health Communication COMM 372
  • Goal 1: Communication
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
3
ETHS 100 Introduction to Ethnic Studies ETHS 100
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
ETHS 200 Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture ETHS 200
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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 232 American Indians in Minnesota ETHS 232
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
2
ETHS 244 African Americans in Minnesota ETHS 244
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
2
ETHS 250 Latino/Hispanic Cultural Competency: Introductory Concepts ETHS 250
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ETHS 252 Latinas/os in Minnesota ETHS 252
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
2
ETHS 262 Asian Americans in Minnesota ETHS 262
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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 302 Immigrant Communities and the Trajectories of Othering ETHS 302
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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 305 Major Issues in U.S. Race Relations ETHS 305
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ETHS 306 Politics of Mixed Racial Identity ETHS 306
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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 311 Understanding Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States ETHS 311
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ETHS 315 Color of Incarceration ETHS 315
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
ETHS 316 Race and Religion ETHS 316
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ETHS 318 Trauma and Traumascapes: Identity, Legacy, and Memory ETHS 318
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 327 Racial and Ethnic Futurisms: Presence, Empowerment, and Imagination ETHS 327
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ETHS 352 Latina/o Cultural Politics ETHS 352
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
ETHS 370 Black Thought ETHS 370
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ETHS 375 Black Life in Wealth and Poverty ETHS 375
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
3
GNDR 375 Intersectionality GNDR 375
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 370 Cinema, Self and Other IDST 370
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
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 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 362 Black Women Writers LIT 362
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
MGMT 360 Managing a Diverse Workforce MGMT 360
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • 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 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
POL 313 Democracy, Politics, and Punishment POL 313
  • 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
PSYC 212 Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology PSYC 212
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
3
PSYC 356 Early Childhood Development within a Social/Cultural and Historical Context PSYC 356
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
3
PSYC 374 Psychology of Racism: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination PSYC 374
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
RELS 333 Race and Religion RELS 333
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
SCRW 320 Excluded Voices of American Cinema SCRW 320
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
SOC 329 Race and Ethnicity: Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives SOC 329
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
SOWK 341 Comparative Racial/Ethnic Analysis I SOWK 341
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
SOWK 542 Comparative Racial/Ethnic Analysis II SOWK 542
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
TCID 375 Environmental Communication TCID 375
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
  • Community Engagement
4
TCID 391 Race and Identity in Video Games TCID 391
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
2
THEA 300 Black Women Playwrights: Staging Empowerment THEA 300
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
3
WRIT 300 Creative Writers, Identity and Race in the Twin Cities WRIT 300
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4