Major Requirements

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Major Requirements for Ethnic Studies

10 course credits, including:  

•  Cultural Anthropology (ANT 101)
•  Human Relations (EDU 240)
• Introduction to Ethnic Studies (EST 123)
• Multicultural Psychology (PSY 276)
• Race and Ethnic Relations (SOC 348)
• Readings/Research in Ethnic Studies (EST 485)
  (An EST 485 project proposal must must be submitted to and approved by the project advisor and the ethnic studies committee)
• Four courses selected from the following list of electives, at least two of which must be at the 300 level and no more than three of which may be chosen from one department:
  • West Indian People and Culture (ANT 206 )
  • Cross-Cultural Love and Family (ANT 208)
  • Cultural Expressions in Ceramics (ART 105 )
  • Ceramics, when taught in Mexico (ART 202)
  • Topics in Non-Western Art (ART 261)
  • African Art (ART 263)
  • American Indian Art: Gender and the Marketplace (ART 266)
  • Studies in African-American Literature (ENG 351)
  • Multicultural Literature (ENG 367)
  • Introductory Seminar in History, when the topic is ``The Holocaust'' (HIS 116)
  • Federal Indian Policy (HIS 251)
  • American Lives, when the topic is ``African-Americans'' (HIS 255)
  • Colonial America (HIS 350)
  • United States Social History Since 1940 (HIS 354)
  • African-Americans in U.S. History (HIS 356)
  • Seminar in American History, when the topic is ``Japanese-Americans'' (HIS 357)
  • Jazz History (MUS 220 )
  • Asian Philosophy (PHI 301)
  • Seminar in International Relations and Comparative Government, when the topic is ``Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts in Today's World'' (POL 335)
  • Race, Sex, and the Constitution (POL 361)
  • Urban Politics and Policy (POL 367)
  • Religions of Ancient Mexico (REL 335)
  • Judaism (REL 342)
  • Holocaust and Response (REL 362)
  • Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization (RUS 281)
  • Contemporary Native Americans (SOC 248)
  • Women: Oppressions and Resistances (SOC 343)
  • Civil Rights and Western Racism (SOC 376)
  • Latinos in the U.S. (SPA 383)
  • Latin American Culture and Civilization (SPA 385)
  Similar courses, if approved in advance by the ethnic studies advisor, may also be chosen as electives. Students are encouraged to participate in relevant study-abroad programs. To count such programs toward an interdisciplinary major in ethnic studies, students must obtain the approval of the ethnic studies advisor in advance.

Recommended Course Sequence

Notes:

• An EST 485 project proposal must must be submitted to and approved by the project advisor and the ethnic studies committee