The College is committed to the offering of culturally diverse courses and courses of study in its transfer-oriented programs. The faculty of Union County College believes that diversity in its offerings can only enhance the exchange of ideas, understanding of beliefs and widening of perspective implicit in the notion of a Liberal Education. A course which satisfies the diversity requirement should enable students to: Recognize needs and concerns common to culturally diverse peoples;Recognize contributions made to society by people from various nations and cultures;Recognize and explain the consequences of prejudicial and discriminatory attitudes and actions;Recognize why an understanding of diversity is particularly necessary in American society;Recognize that cultural practices relate to the geographical and historical conditions from which they arose.The menu of courses which satisfy the diversity requirement is subject to continual review and revision, current courses are: ASL 101 American Sign Language IASL 102 American Sign Language IIANT 101 Introductory AnthropologyANT 102 Cultural AnthropologyENG 209 World Literature IENG 210 World Literature IIENG 227 African American Literature IENG 228 African American Literature IIENG 245 Women in Literature IENG 246 Women in Literature IIBIO 113 Plants and PeopleBIO 118 Introduction to the Biology of WomenCOM 201 Issues in Mass MediaCOM 209 The Evolution of FilmGOV 203 Urban Government and PoliticsGOV 207 International PoliticsGOV 215 Women and American PoliticsGOV 216 Women and the Justice SystemHIS 103 Introduction to World History IHIS 104 Introduction to World History IIHIS 105 Afro-American History IHIS 106 Afro-American History IIHIS 201 United States History To 1865HUG 101 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on AgingIDH 104 Culture, Diversity and HealthcareMAT 130 Women in Mathematics and SciencePHI 209 Social JusticePSY 212 Psychology of AgingPSY 218 Psychology of WomenSOC 206 Minorities in American LifeSOC 218 Women and WorkURS 101 Introduction to Urban StudiesWMS 101 Introduction to Womens Studies
The menu of courses which satisfy the diversity requirement is subject to continual review and revision, current courses are:
Over the past six years, UCC has consistently been among the top three NJ County Colleges in generating audited non-credit student credit hours (2008).