IIAS WES Clusters (AAAS & ANTH)
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Cluster# 1 - Social Justice, Activism and Civic Engagement
Cluster #2 - Gender and Intersectionality
Cluster #3 - Global Consciousness and Human Rights
Cluster #4 - Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies
Cluster #5 - Global Diversity
IIAS Cluster #1—Social Justice, Activism and Civic Engagement
| Course | Title | WES Level | Category | Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)* | Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)** |
| AAAS 2100 | Forms of Black Consciousness | 1 | SC | ||
| AAAS 2800 | Serious Laughter, African American Humor | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | The 1619 Project | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Rebellions and Revolution in the Black World | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Black Lives Matter: Race, State Violence, and Social Movements | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective | 2 | SC | X | |
| Forensic Anthropology | 2 | LP | |||
| Ethnicity/Multiculturalism | 3 | LNP | X |
IIAS Cluster #2 – Gender and Intersectionality
| Course | Title | WES Level | Category | Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)* | Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)** |
| AAAS 2800 | Black Feminist Thought | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Beyonce & Black Feminisms | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Motherhood Denied: Race, Class, Gender, and Reproductive Rights | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 3100 | The Black woman: Historical Perspective/Contemporary Status | 3 | LNP | X | |
| AAAS 3900 | Women Writers in Contemporary Black Literature from 19th Century to the Present | 3 | GP | X |
IIAS Cluster #3 – Global Consciousness and Human Rights
| Course | Title | WES Level | Category | Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)* | Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)** |
| AAAS 2000 | Introduction to AAAS | 1 | IE | ||
| AAAS 2100 | Forms of Black Consciousness | 1 | IE | ||
| AAAS 2800 | Global Africa: Past and Present | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Apartheid South Africa | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 3000 | African American History, Culture and Experience to 1865 | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 3010 | African American History, Culture and Experience, 1866 Present | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800/ | African Diaspora | 2/3 | SC/GP | X | |
| ANTH 4530 | Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights | 3 | GP |
IIAS Cluster #4 – Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies
| Course | Title | WES Level | Category | Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)* | Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)** |
| AAAS 2800 | Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Climate Change in African American Communities | 2 | SC | X | |
| Principles of Cultural Anthropology | 2 | SC | X | ||
| ANTH 3300 | Anthropology of Climate Change | 3 | GP | ||
| World Cultures: TBA (ex: Asia) | 3 | GP | X | ||
| Cultures of Latin America | 3 | GP | X |
IIAS Cluster #5 – Global Diversity
| Course | Title | WES Level | Category | Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)* | Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)** |
| Peoples of the World | 1 | IE | |||
| Race, Biology, and Culture | 2 | ST | X | ||
| Principles of Cultural Anthropology | 2 | SC | X | ||
| Intro Biological Anthropology | 2 | LS | |||
| Anthropology through Film | 2 | ATP | |||
| Indigenous North America | 2 | SC | X | ||
| AAAS 2800 | The 1619 Project | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Roots of Jazz | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Rebellions and Revolution in the Black World | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Apartheid South Africa | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Motherhood Denied: Race, Class, Gender, and Reproductive Rights | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Black Lives Matter: Race, State Violence, and Social Movements | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | Serious Laughter: African American Humor | 2 | SC | X | |
| AAAS 2800 | African Diaspora: The Americas | 2/3 | SC/GP | X | |
| Ethnicity/Multiculturalism | 3 | LNP | X | ||
| World Cultures: TBA (usually Asia) | 3 | GP | X | ||
| / AAAS 2800 | The African Diaspora: Peoples and Cultures | 3 | GP | X | |
| Cultures of Latin America | 3 | GP | X |
WES Requirements
| (12 Courses) | WES Requirements |
| 4 Courses | Level 1: Foundations |
| 6 Courses | Level 2: Exploration & Discovery |
| 2 Courses | Level 3: Connections |
Category Keys
| Key | Category |
| ATP | Artistic Theory and Practice |
| GP | Global Perspectives |
| IE | Inquiry & Engagement |
| LNP | Local & National Perspectives |
| LS | Scientific Literacy with a Lab |
| SC | Societies & Culture |
| ST | Science and Technology |
PLEASE NOTE: No more than three courses can be taken with the same prefix.
*Courses designated as DI fulfill the Diversity & Inclusion requirement of one course in Level 2 or 3.
**Courses designated as PS fulfill the Planetary Sustainability requirement of one course in Level 2 or 3.