Ethnic Studies, BA

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Major Requirements

The major consists of eleven (11) courses total; two (2) lower division and nine (9) upper division

Lower Division Core

Upper Division Core

Methods Course

(Choose one from the following list. Other courses may be taken with the approval of the Program Director)

Six Upper Division Electives

Students will take two (2) courses from each of the following categories: Ethnic Groups and Identity; Arts and Literature; and Socioeconomics and Inequality.

Ethnic Groups and Identity:

This area includes courses that address the role ethnicity plays in one’s individual, social, and political experiences and identity. The courses listed below are representative of courses that address some of the above particularities. Other courses accepted with approval by Program Director.

Arts and Literature:

Within Ethnic Studies, the role of Arts and Literature is not only to reflect the social reality of ethnic experiences in the United States, but also to shape and transform that reality. Students will examine competing notions of identity and community that emerge in the literary and artistic expressions of U.S. writers and artists of color. The courses listed below are representative of courses that address some of the above particularities. Other courses accepted with approval by Program Director.

Socioeconomics and Inequality:

This area includes courses that address the relationship between race and ethnicity and economic, political, and social inequalities in contemporary society. The courses listed below are representative of courses that address some of the above particularities. Other courses accepted with approval by Program Director.

Note

In addition, new courses are approved on a term-to-term basis.