Studies in Race

Different views of what "race" is and has been, the importance of personal and social racial identities, the impact of racism on individuals and institutions across cultures, historically, and in the United States today--all of these are studied in courses in the Studies in Race area of the Core. The knowledge and the communication skills gained in these courses help students better understand a critical aspect of their society and their own experience. Such understanding is essential for living and working in our racially-diverse world.

The Required Course Identifiers (RCI) of Studies in Race courses are important indicators of Core credit. Unlike the courses in other Core areas, but like Writing-Intensive courses, Studies in Race courses may fulfill a requirement for another Core area at the same time that they meet the Studies in Race requirement. Some even meet the Studies in Race requirement, another Core requirement, and the requirement for Writing-Intensive courses. The following RCI codes are specific to Studies in Race courses:

RA - Studies in Race and the Arts

RC - Studies in Race and Composition

RG - Studies in Race and International Studies

RN - Studies in Race and Individual and Society

RS - Studies in Race

RU - Studies in Race and American Culture

WR - Studies in Race and Writing-Intensive

XA - The Arts, Studies in Race, and Writing-Intensive

XC - American Culture, Studies in Race, and Writing-Intensive

XN - The Individual and Society, Studies in Race, and Writing-Intensive

XS - International Studies, Studies in Race, and Writing-Intensive

These RCI codes appear in parentheses next to the course numbers in the course list below.

See Finding a Core Course on the Core Curriculum general description page for a full list of the Core RCI codes.

Note that Studies in Race courses may also have non-Studies in Race versions that do not meet the Studies in Race requirement.

Requirement: One 3-credit course from this list.

Core students can also choose from GenEd Race & Diversity (GD) courses to satisfy their Core Studies in Race requirement.

The Studies in Race requirement applies to Temple undergraduates who matriculated as freshmen in fall 1993 (having completed fewer than 15 semester hours before then) through spring 2008, and to transfer students matriculating as Temple undergraduates in fall 1994 and after, who are not classified as Core-to-Core. Freshman who matriculate in fall 2008 and after complete the GenEd Race & Diversity requirement (GD).

Note: Core courses no longer offered by departments have been removed from this list, but students who took them will receive Core credit, as indicated in their DARS document. Questions about Core courses can be answered by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies.