UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Degree Requirements

University Requirements

ACD (American Cultural Diversity) - select one course

  • ANTH 322/ SOCI 322 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3)
  • COMS 213 Intercultural Communication (3)
  • COMS 220 Communication and Anti-Racism (3)
  • CROP 318 Migrant Farmworkers in America (3)
  • ECON 312 Political Economy of Diversity (3)
  • ENGL 203 Literature of the African American Experience (3)
  • ENGL 208 Literature of the Native American Experience (3)
  • ENGL 228 Literature of Environmental Justice (3)
  • ENGL 252 Multicultural Education: Language, Literature, Media, and Philosophy (3)
  • GEOG 237 Poverty in the United States (3)
  • GEOG 265 Mapping and Spatial Justice (3)
  • HIST 206 Native American and the United States (3)
  • HIST 207 African American History (3)
  • JOUR 315 Race, Class and News (3)
  • JOUR 317/ WGSS 317 Queer Media (3)
  • MNGT 330 Managing Workplace Diversity (3)
  • MUS 255 History of Jazz (3)
  • POLS 212 The Politics of Equality and Inequality in the United States (3)
  • PSYC 385 Psychology of Prejudice and Racism (3)
  • SASA 230 Playwrights of Color (3)
  • SOCI 220 Sociology of Diversity (3)
  • TED 252 Foundations of Multicultural Education (3)
  • TED 325 Diversity in Early Childhood (3)
  • WGSS 200 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3)
  • WGSS 350 Introduction to LGBTQ+: Genders and Sexualities (3)

GP (Global Perspectives) - select one course

  • AGEC 250 World Food and Population (3)
  • AGEC 470 Agribusiness International Study (3)
  • ANSC 250 Animal Care and Use: A Global Perspective (3)
  • ANTH 234 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion (3)
  • ART 291 Asian Art History (3)
  • BIOL 209 Global Issues of Cancer (3)
  • BIOL 277 Taiwan Biomed Study Abroad (3)
  • BIOL 278 Costa Rica Education Abroad (3)
  • BIOL 308 HIV/AIDS: Science and Society (3)
  • CROP 287 Tropical Agriculture, Culture, and Enviornment (3)
  • ECON 329 Global Topics in African, Asian, and Latin American Econ Dev (3)
  • ECON 340 Contemporary International Trade (3)
  • ENGL 214/ WGST 214 Women's Literature (3)
  • ENGL 230 International Short Fiction (3)
  • ENGL 234 Modern Novels (3)
  • ENGL 306/ FILM 306 Postcolonial Film and Literature (3)
  • ENGL/ FILM 317 Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema (3)
  • ESM 218 International Experience in Resilience Planning (3)
  • ESM 242 Tropical Restoration Experience (3)
  • GEOG 340 Europe (3)
  • GEOG 342 Latin America (3)
  • GEOG 344 Asia and Oceania (3)
  • GEOL 250 Geological Destinies of Nations (3)
  • HIST 201 Intro to Asian Civilization (3)
  • HIST 202 Introduction to Latin American Civilizations (3)
  • HIST 203 The Mediterranean: A Survey (3)
  • HIST 209 Introduction to African History (3)
  • HIST 211 History of Japan and Films (3)
  • HIST 222 Love, Sex, and Marriage in the Pre-Modern World (3)
  • HIST 333 Silk, Spices, and Silver (3)
  • HIST 382 Culture and Civilization of Italy (3)
  • HIST 292 History of Agriculture: Origins to 1800 (3)
  • HIST 393 War and Society (3)
  • HUM 312 Arts and Ideas II: The Baroque to the Postmodern (3)
  • INTS 200 Introduction to International Studies(3)
  • INTS 365 Contemporary Europe (3)
  • INTS 371/ POLS 371 The Politics of German-speaking Europe (3)
  • INTS 377 Semester Abroad: Europe (6)
  • JOUR 350 Mass Communication in the Global Age (3)
  • MKTG 355 International Marketing (3)
  • MNGT 355 International Business (3)
  • MUS 106 Music and Movies (3)
  • MUS 300 World Music (3)
  • PHIL 245 Eastern Religions and Islam (3)
  • POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)
  • POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations (3)
  • SASA 227 World Puppetry (3)
  • SMGT 420 The Built Environment and Sustainability (3)
  • SOCI 231 Sociology of Globalization (3)
  • SOCI 395/ ANTH 395 Belize Study Tour (3)
  • TED 327 Australia: An Integrated Cultural Study (3)
  • WIS 305 Scotland: Society and Globalization (3)

These two University Undergraduate Requirements (ACD and GP) are part of the larger General Education and University Requirements (GEUR) Program.  The General Education portion of the GEUR program includes the requirements for Communicating Effectively; Demonstrating Knowledge of Past and Present Human Behavior; Applying Scientific Principles to the Natural World; and Evaluating Individual Responsibility to Self, Society, and the World.  A list of approved General Education courses can be found on the General Education Requirements website.   Note that, in general, GEUR courses can count wherever they have been approved, which means that some courses may satisfy more than one graduation requirement.