Ethnic Studies Minor

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The Ethnic Studies minor comprises 6 courses-2 lower division and 4 upper division:

Lower Division (2)

Ethnic Studies Theory (1)

ES 101 - Critical Race Theory
(OR other Theory course approved by Program Director)

Upper Division Electives (3)

Select any three (3) courses from any of the following categories: Ethnic Groups and Identity; Arts and Literature; Socioeconomics and Inequality. Additional courses may be approved on a term-to-term basis.

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.