Ethnic Studies Minor

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The objectives of the Ethnic Studies minor include: offering a space to study the experiences and contributions of Latin@s and Chican@s, to understand the diversity of perspectives, to analyze the causes and consequences of racial and ethnic hierarchies in society, to prepare students to contribute knowledgably to the contemporary discourse on Latin@s and Chican@s relations in local and global communities, to make connections between academic learning and one’s own life experience, and to learn about the contributions of Latin@ and Chican@s in their varied social and cultural roles in the United States and the world.

Ethnic Studies Core Requirements

ANTH 1140 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 313 - Social Inequality Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2530 - Introduction to Latino/a Literature Credit Hours: 3
or
LALS 2240 - Hispanics, Chicanos, and Latinx: History, Politics, Migration, Identities and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 347 - Latin-American History and Politics: Colonial Period Credit Hours: 3
or
HIST 348 - Latin-American History and Politics: Modern Period Credit Hours: 3
LALS 496 - Senior Seminar in Latin American and Latinx Studies Credit Hours: 3
NATV 1150 - Introduction to American Indian Studies Credit Hours: 3

Total Core Requirements 15

Guided Electives

College of Arts and Sciences

CJUS 467 - The Drug Wars Credit Hours: 3
HIST 467 - The Drug Wars Credit Hours: 3
LALS 467 - The Drug Wars Credit Hours: 3
POLS 467 - The Drug Wars Credit Hours: 3
COMM 400 - Cross-Cultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 340 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 403 - Modern Revolutions Credit Hours: 3
LALS 403 - Modern Revolutions Credit Hours: 3
POLS 403 - Modern Revolutions Credit Hours: 3
HIST 412 - Inter-American Relations Credit Hours: 3
LALS 412 - Inter-American Relations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 412 - Inter-American Relations Credit Hours: 3
HIST 413 - Central America Credit Hours: 3
LALS 413 - Central America Credit Hours: 3
POLS 413 - Central America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 418 - Colonialism Credit Hours: 3
LALS 418 - Colonialism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 418 - Colonialism Credit Hours: 3
HIST 420 - Economic Development of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
LALS 420 - Economic Development of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
POLS 420 - Economic Development of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
LALS 400 - Latin American Musical Influences in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
LALS 417 - History of the Chicano Credit Hours: 3
SOC 460 - Social Movements/Social Change Credit Hours: 3

College of Education

BLED 401 - Current Issues in Language Minority Education Credit Hours: 3
BLED 2130 - Multicultural Education Credit Hours: 3
BLED 416 - Indo-Chicano Cultures and Pedagogy Credit Hours: 3
BLED 417 - Mexican Culture and Pedagogy Credit Hours: 3
BLED 431 - Language Arts in Spanish Credit Hours: 3
LALS 431 - Indigenous Health Practices & Curanderismo Credit Hours: 3
or
AIS 431 - Indigenous Health Practices & Curanderismo Credit Hours: 3

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Ethnic Studies Minor

Ethnic Studies Core Requirements

Total Core Requirements 15

Guided Electives

College of Arts and Sciences

College of Education

School of Criminal Justice

School of Business

Credit Hours 3

Total Credit Hours 18