The interdisciplinary minor in race and ethnicity will provide an interdisciplinary theoretical background on relevant ethnic and racial issues and train students to develop analytic tools for studying ethnic and racial issues.  The minor provides opportunities for students to develop nuanced understandings of race and ethnicity in cross-cultural and comparative perspectives.  

Curriculum

Students enrolling in the minor will be required to complete 18 credit hours.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
One Required Course
SOCL 122	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
Theories of Race and Ethnicity
Choose one at least one of the following		3
ANTH 105	Human Biocultural Diversity
ANTH 304	Anthropological Theory
CJC 372	Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice
HIST 374	Black Politics
HIST 378	Latina/o History
HIST 380	Introduction to African-American History
PHIL 389	Contemporary Issues (Critical Philosophy of Race)
PLSC 218	African-American Politics
PLSC 300A	Contemporary Political Issues: American Politics
SOCL 228	Sociology of the African-American Experience
Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Racism
Choose at least one of the following		3
ANTH 203	Violence, Social Suffering, and Justice
ANTH 332	Language, Race, and Inequality
CJC 345	Social Justice and Crime
HIST 359F	Genocides in the Modern World
HIST 360A	Slavery and Abolition: Then & Now
PLSC 316	Politics of Genocide
PLSC 390	Urban Politics
PSYC 239	Understanding Bias and Inclusivity
PSYC 360	Understanding Prejudice
SOCL 250	Inequality in Society
SOCL 252	Global Inequalities
THEO 203	Social Justice and Injustice
Historical, Cultural, and Contemporary Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Issues
Choose at least one of the following		3
ANTH 208	Language and Identity
ANTH 211	Peoples of Latin America
ANTH 213	Culture in Africa
ANTH 216	Cultures of Migration
ANTH 217	Mexican Culture & Heritage
ANTH 242	Mesoamerican Archaeology and Survivance
CJC 375	Punishment and Society
ENGL 282B	African-American Literature 1700-1900
ENGL 284	Asian American Literature
ENGL 313	Border Literatures
HIST 389B	Topic: Gender, Race, & Class in US History
PLSC 334	Urban Policies and Problems
SOCL 234	City, Suburbs & Beyond
SOCL 245	Sociology of Education
SOCL 280	Topics in Contemporary Sociology (U.S. Immigration)
Additional Elective
Choose one additional elective course from either the Theories of Race and Ethnicity; Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Racism; or Historical, Cultural, and Contemporary Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Issues areas		3
Race and Ethnicity Capstone
One required course
SOCL 380	Internship	3-6
Total Hours		18

Additional Requirements

As an interdisciplinary minor, students are required to count no more than two of the six courses from the same major/discipline towards the minor, with the exception of the capstone class. 

Suggested Sequence of Courses

The below sequence of courses is meant to be used as a suggested path for completing coursework.  An individual student’s completion of requirements depends on course offerings in a given term as well as the start term for a major or graduate study.  Students should consult their advisor for assistance with course selection.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Term 1		Hours
SOCL 122	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
	Hours	3
Term 2
Theories of Race and Ethnicity Elective		3
Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Racism Elective		3
	Hours	6
Year 2
Term 3
Historical, Cultural, and Contemporary Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Issues Elective		3
Additional Elective Course		3
	Hours	6
Term 4
SOCL 380	Internship	3-6
	Hours	3
	Total Hours	18

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of their studies, students minoring in this minor will be able to:

• Understand theories of race and ethnicity;
• Evaluate racial and ethnic inequality; and
• Apply a race and ethnicity lens to the analysis of historical, cultural, and contemporary issues.