Ethnic Social Studies Certificate: 241

Program Requirements

All students should review the Program Advising Guide and consult an advisor.

• ANTH 201 - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology 3 semester hours
• HIST 240 - Civil Rights in America 3 semester hours
• SOCY 233 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 semester hours

Program Electives

Select three from the following seven courses from two separate disciplines:

• HIST 235 - The History of African Americans to 1865 3 semester hours
• HIST 236 - The History of African Americans Since 1865 3 semester hours
• HIST 209 - History of Asian Americans 3 semester hours
• HIST 211 - History of Latinos in the United States 3 semester hours
• POLI 230 - Introduction to International Conflict Resolution 3 semester hours
• POLI 252 - Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Politics 3 semester hours
• SOCY 250 - Globalization Issues 3 semester hours

Total Credit Hours: 18

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

• Identify and explicate the differences between ethnic groups and the creation and maintenance of ethnic group identities.
• Describe and explain the relationship tensions of ethnic groups within the context of a larger society.
• Identify issues related to the migrant/transnational experience within the U.S. and a global context.
• Apply newly found internalized understanding of these issues to a diverse work situation.
• Challenge stereotypes and promote an understanding of the heterogeneous, complex and fluid nature of ethnic identities.
• Enhance communication with different ethnic groups in the work place and in the community at large.

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