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General Ethinic Studies

Requirements for the Minor

Students opting to minor in Ethnic Studies take classes that demonstrate the breadth of the Program’s course offerings. A minor in Ethnic Studies is granted to the student who (1) meets the university requirements for graduation with a bachelor’s degree, (2) fulfills eighteen (18) hours of course work from the classes listed below, (3) takes Ethnic Studies 2500—Introduction to Ethnic Studies and (4) takes at least one class from three of the four Ethnic Studies Program Sequences—Asian Pacific American, American Indian, Chicana/o and African American Studies.  Consultation with an Ethnic Studies advisor is required.

Required

  • ETHNC 2500  Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)

ETHNC Experience Courses  (Two of the following)

  • ETHNC 2550  African American Experiences (3)
  • ETHNC 2560  Chicana/o Experiences (3)
  • ETHNC 2570  American Indian Experiences  (3)
  • ETHNC 2580  Asian Pacific American Experiences (3)
  • ETHNC 2590  Pacific Islander Experiences  (3)

Intersection of Race and Gender (One the following)

  • ETHNC 3860  La Chicana  (3)
  • ETHNC 3870  American Indian Women (3)
  • ETHNC 3880  Asian Pacific American Women (3)
  • ETHNC 4020  Black Feminist Thought (3)
  • ETHNC 5000  bell hooks Seminar  (3)
  • ETHNC 5830 Chicana Feminist Theories (3)

Contemporary/Cultural Issues (One of the following)

  • ETHNC 3520  Asian Pacific American Contemporary Issues  (3)
  • ETHNC 3540  Contemporary Black Thought  (3)
  • ETHNC 3600  American Indian in Modern Society (3)
  • ETHNC 4010  Black Popular Culture (3)
  • ETHNC 4015  Asian Americans & Popular Culture (3)
  • ETHNC 4200  Chicana/o Expression (3)
  • ETHNC 4330  Chicana/o Culture via Film (3)
  • ETHNC 5450  Communication and Culture (3)
  • ETHNC 5540  Media and Diversity (3)

Electives (One of the following)

  • ETHNC 3300  Peoples of Utah (3)
  • ETHNC 3700  Masterpieces of Mexican Literature (3)
  • ETHNC 3740  American Indian Literature (3)
  • ETHNC 3750  Asian Pacific American Literature (3)
  • ETHNC 3760  African American Literature I (3)
  • ETHNC 3761  African American Literature II (3)
  • ETHNC 3770  Chicana/o Literature (3)
  • ETHNC 3180  Indian Land, Waters, and Resources (3)
  • ETHNC 3190  Racial and Ethnic Politics (3)
  • ETHNC 3290  Ethnic Minority Families (4)
  • ETHNC 3365  Ethnic Minorities in the United States (3)
  • ETHNC 3400  Intercultural Communication (3)
  • ETHNC 3420  American Racism  (3)
  • ETHNC 3450 Intergroup Relations:  Our Prejudices and Stereotypes (3)
  • ETHNC 4540  Chicana/o History Since 1849 (3)
  • ETHNC 4560  Chicana/o Civil Rights Movement (3)
  • ETHNC 4600 Asian Pacific American History (3)
  • ETHNC 4670  History of Native American Peoples  (3)
  • ETHNC 4690 African American History, 1619-1890 (3)
  • ETHNC 4700  African American History Since 1890 (3)
  • ETHNC 5100 Asian Pacific American Literature Seminar (3)