Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity

Requirements

There are two pathways to completing the Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity requirement. Which pathway a student takes depends on whether they have met Indiana State University's Non-Native Language (NNL) requirement in high school.

Non-Native Language Requirement: 4 semesters of a single high school foreign language with a grade of C- or better.

Students who have NOT met the Non-native Language Requirement in high school are required to take:

Two courses (6 credits) at ISU in a single or multiple non-native languages, (select from 101 and 101, or 101 and 102), or two courses (6 credits), from an accredited college or university, in a single language, including American Sign Language.International

Students who HAVE met the Non-Native language requirement in high school are required to take:

One GPCD course (3 credits)

Learning Outcomes/Rubric

Learning Objectives

There are two pathways within the GPCD category: Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity. All courses meet the Common Learning Objectives; every course also meets the learning objectives of one of the pathways.

Common Learning Objectives

Examine one’s own and global cultures through multiple lenses, such as race, ethnicity, gender, social class, environment, economics, target language, and/or other social characteristics.
Demonstrate an understanding of the socially constructed nature of culture.

Global Perspectives Learning Objectives

Demonstrate an understanding of the contemporary and/or historical interaction between global human and natural systems (e.g., social, economic, political, or environmental) and various cultures and worldviews.
Analyze one or more global contemporary and/or historical issues using various cultures, worldviews, and/or global systems (e.g., social, economic, political, or environmental/natural, etc.).

Cultural Diversity Learning Objectives

Critically examine how culture shapes one’s own and other worldviews.
Demonstrate an understanding of the way in which cultures and/or languages are impacted by and adapting to globalizing influences.

Skill Applied Learning Requirements

Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop critical thinking skills.
Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop information literacy skills.
Include a graded writing component, which whenever possible is developmental.

Category Learning Objectives Student Evaluation

Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity

Approved courses

Model syllabi

Policies

International students will take the designated Global Perspective and Cultural Diversity course.

Students on the Non-Native Language pathway, with a certified learning disability, must work with the Center for Student Success to meet the Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity requirement.

Note: Students who took non-native languages in high school, but did not take two years in a single language earning a C- or better should take the language placement test at ISU to see if they can place into a non-native language class at a higher level. If they take the higher-level course and earn a C+ or better, they will have met the non-native language pathway.