Ethnic Studies Minor Curriculum

Form to Declare a Minor

Additional Courses (Exceptions)

Course Requirements:

BASIC Competencies (six credits required from two different disciplines)

CRJ 427 Struggle for Justice

CRJ 380 Diversity and Multiculturalism in Community Policing

ETS 307 Topics in Race and Racism

GEOG 464 Race, Gender and the Environment

HIST 479 Race and Ethnicity in American History

SOC 490 Class, Race and Gender

SOC 379 Ethnic and Race Relations

PSC 353 Identity Politics in the United States

PSY 431r Psychological Aspects of Racial Differences

WMST 461 White Identity, Race & Racism

Comparative (six credits required)

ANTH 201 Peoples and Cultures of the World

ANTH 205 Ethnic Groups in Contemporary Societies (may be transferred in)

ENGL 345 Literature of Ethnic Minorities in the U.S.

ENGL 497b Ethnicity, Gender and American Identity

FLL 470 Literature and Multiculturalism

GEOG 460 Ethnic Geography

HDFS 438 Children and Families in a Multi-ethnic Society

MUS 431 Exploring World Music

Students choose six more credits from the following, which may be in the same field of concentration if they choose. Students may propose substitution courses with Board approval. Substitution courses may be new or temporary classes that meet the minor's criteria. Students must have a total of nine upper division credits in the minor.

Native American

ANTH 345 American Indian Art

ANTH 400e/ENG 494aNative American Literature

ANTH 400f/ENG 494b Literature of Native Americans and European Americans

ANTH 400b Indians of the Great Basin

ANTH 400a Indians of North America

APEC 436 Natural Resource Use in Native American Economies

HIST 418 History of U.S. American Indian Relations

Latino

FLL 450 Hispanic Women's Literature in Translation

HIST 320 Hispanic Culture in the U.S.

SPAN 222 Hispanic America and Its Culture

ANTH 401a Contemporary Latin American Society

GEOG 476 Latin America

HIST 227 Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I

HIST 228 Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II

HIST 347 History of Mexico

HIST 344r Andean Ethnohistory

HIST 345r The History of Society and Culture in Brazil

HIST 439 Religion and Society in Latin America

HIST 442 Women in Latin America

PSC 407e Political Systems of Latin America

Africa and the African Diaspora

ANTH 401c People and Cultures of Africa

HIST 230 History of Africa I

HIST 293 Introduction to African American History

HIST 340 Modern African Diaspora and Popular Cultures

HIST 433a The African American Freedom Struggle

Asian

ANTH 401d People and Cultures of Southeast Asia

CHIN 221 China and Its Culture

ECON 461 Chinese Economy

HIST 211 History of East Asia I

HIST 212 History of East Asia II

HIST 450a Modern Chinese History

JPN 221 Japan and Its Culture

PSC 407b Political Systems of East Asia

PSC 407f Political Systems of China

OLD CURRICULUM- THROUGH 2004:

Nine of the 18 required credit hours must be completed in courses covering multiple ethnic minority groups. Students are required to select three courses from the following list:

ENGL 493- Ethnicity, Gender, and American Identity
ERS 288- Cultural Issues and Natural Resources
ES 307- Topics in Race and Racism
GEOG 460- Ethnic Geography
GEOG 464 -Race, Gender and the Environment
HDFS 438- Children and Families in a Multiethnic Society
PSY 433- Psychological Aspects of Racial Differences
SOC 379- Ethnic and Race Relation

Choose one of the following elective concentrations and select 3 elective courses
(9 credits) from that list. Students may not use a combination of both lists.

Domestic Elective Courses:

AGEC 436- Natural Resource Use in Native American Economics
ANTH 345-American Indian Art
ANTH 427- Native American Literature
ANTH 428- Literature of Native Americans & European Americans (cross-listed with ENGL 428)
ANTH 461- Indians of the Great Basin
ANTH 462- Indians of North America
CRJ 427- Struggle for Justice
ENGL 345- Literature of Ethnic Minorities in the U.S.
ENGL 427- Topics in Multicultural Literature
ENGL 428- Literature of Native Americans & European Americans
(Cross-listed with Anth 428)
HCS 401- Human Diversity and Multiculturalism
HIST 293 - Introduction to African American History
HIST 320- Hispanic Culture if the U.S.
HIST 418- History of U.S. American Indian Relations
HIST 433 - African American Freedom Struggle since 1865
MUS 421- Gender and Ethnicity in American Music
PSC 353- Ethnic Politics in the United States
SOC 490- Class, Race, and Gender
SW 463 - Social Work in Health care Settings: Underserved Populations

International Elective Courses:

ANTH 201- Peoples and Cultures of the World
ANTH 464 -Contemporary Latin American Society
ANTH 467- People and Cultures of Southeast Asia
ANTH 489 -People and Cultures of Africa
GEOG 476- Latin America
HIST 243- History of East Asia I
HIST 244- History of East Asia II
HIST 343 -Latin America I
HIST 344 -Latin America II
HIST 347- History of Mexico
HIST 348- Social History of the Andean World
HIST 349- History of Brazil
HIST 441- Religion and Society in Latin America
HIST 442- Women in Latin America
HIST 450 -Modern Chinese History
JAPAN 221- Japan and its culture
PSC 429- Politics and History of Anti-Semitism
PSC 414- Government and Politics in East Asia
PSC 415- Government and Politics in Latin America
PSC 417- Government and Politics in China
SPAN 222- Hispanic America and its Culture