Ethnic and Race Studies
The Ethnic and Race Studies program employs high-quality interdisciplinary scholarship to encourage critical discussion and gain deeper understanding of communities of color in the United States. Engagement with content and theory about ethnically and racially diverse communities will help students develop critical thinking skills and perspectives, expand their comfort level with civic engagement, and build cultural competence in working with diverse groups. The Ethnic and Race Studies program is academically rigorous, methodologically inclusive, interdisciplinary, and engages in critical inquiry of experiences of racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
The major is 35 credits minimum, 28 credits upper division.
| Required for Major: | ||
| ERS 101 | Introduction to Ethnic and Race Studies | 4 |
| ERS 401 | Ethnic and Race Studies Seminar | 4 |
| Elective Credits | ||
| Electives credits must be taken at least from 3 different disciplines | ||
| ART 105 | American Art | 4 |
| CRIM 430 | Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Crime | 4 |
| ENGL 350 | Studies in African-American Literature | 4 |
| ENGL 353 | Gender and Literature: U.S. Diversity | 4 |
| ENGL 361 | Contemporary Chicano Literature | 4 |
| or SPAN 361 | Contemporary Chicano Literature | |
| HIST 326 | Civil War: Slavery to Civil Rights | 4 |
| POLS 210 | Multiculturalism, Race & Politics in U.S | 4 |
| POLS 413 | Music and the Civil Rights Movement | 4 |
| RLTH 378 | Asian Religions in the United States | 4 |
| SOC 200 | Sexuality and Society | 4 |
| or SOC 300 | Sexuality and Society | |
| SOC 204 | American Indian Studies | 4 |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 4 |
| or WOMS 210 | Introduction to Gender Studies | |
| SOC 318 | Immigration in the Global Age | 4 |
| SOC 360 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 4 |
| TA 101 | Introduction to the Theatre Arts | 4 |
Courses
Lower Division
ERS 101. Introduction to Ethnic and Race Studies. (4).
This introductory Ethnic Studies class draws upon interdisciplinary approaches to understand and problematize the study of race and ethnicity in the United States. The class will discuss the social construction of race and ethnicity coupled with the intersectionality of identify and positionality across race, class, gender and sexuality.
Upper Division
ERS 401. Ethnic and Race Studies Seminar. (4).
Seminar discussions are designed to synthesize and assess knowledge in Ethnic Studies courses. Field work is required to apply theories and concepts to everyday experiences of people of color.