Ethnic Social Studies Certificate: 241

: 241

This course of study emphasizes interdisciplinary knowledge about the role of ethnicity in its national and global contexts. The curriculum provides students with the tools to critically analyze the history and politics of race and ethnicity within U.S. society; the formation of cultural knowledge; and the study of power, community, and social justice from an inter-ethnic perspective.

Program Requirements

All students should 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

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.