The American Ethnic Studies minor in Sociology addresses the concepts of race and ethnicity and the experiences of different racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Requirements for a minor in American Ethnic Studies are 20 hours, including:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 12 | |
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Sociological Theory | ||
or SOC 383 | Statistics | |
or SOC 482 | Social Research | |
| Electives | 8 | |
Option A - Students take 8 hours spread across two different people groups in Group 1 | ||
Option B - 4 hours from Group 1 and 4 hours from Group 2 | ||
| Group 1: | ||
| Courses addressing different racial/ethnic groups in the United States: Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, and Native American. | ||
| Asian American | ||
| Asians in America | ||
| Black/African American | ||
| Diverse Traditions in 20th- and 21st-Century American Literature (when topic is "African American Literature") | ||
| Jazz History | ||
| Black Political Thought | ||
| Latino/Hispanic | ||
| Introduction to Latin American and Latina/o Studies | ||
| Latino Cultures in the United States | ||
| Native Peoples | ||
| Exploring the Global Past (when topic is "Africans, Europeans, and Natives in the Atlantic World") | ||
| Group 2: | ||
| Courses addressing different topics involving race/ethnicity. | ||
| History of Art & Architecture II | ||
| Messages, Influence, and Culture | ||
| Communication and Diversity | ||
| Teaching Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Students and Cross-cultural Tutoring | ||
| American Cities & Suburbs | ||
| Topics in History (Race, Justice, and Reconciliation in the U.S.) | ||
| American Music | ||
| Race & Justice | ||
| Immigration | ||
| Race and Politics in the United States | ||
| Race, Class, and Justice | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |