Race and Ethnicity Minor

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This minor provides a multi-disciplinary approach to race and ethnicity in the United States in which you gain skills and perspectives critical to thriving in diverse communities and workplaces. The minor includes many categories of the General Education Program, allowing you to pursue a distinct race and ethnicity track within the GEP.

This minor is administered by the Department of History and International Studies .

Consists of a minimum of 24 credits.

Take a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:

Take a minimum of 9 credits from the following courses:

Courses must be from at least two different disciplines:

ENGL 278 - Asian American Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 279 - Chicano and Chicana Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 280 - American Indian Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 282 - Black Literature 3 cr.
HIST 279 - Environmental Justice 3 cr.
HIST 289 - African American History 3 cr.
HIST 291 - Latino American History 3 cr.
HIST 292 - Native American History 3 cr.
HIST 293 - Asian American History 3 cr.
MUS 105 - Survey of Jazz History 3 cr.

Take 9 credits from the following courses:

ENGL 382 - Ethnic Literature of the United States 3 cr.
ENGL 386 - Major Authors of Ethnic Literature 3 cr.
HIST 382 - U.S. Immigration and Migration History 3 cr.
HIST 393 - Wisconsin Indians 3 cr.
POLI 309 - Tribal Governments in the United States 3 cr.
POLI 315 - Minority Group Politics 3 cr.
PSYC 322 - Psychology and Culture 3 cr.
REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict 3 cr.
REL 311 - American Religious History 3 cr.
SOC 327 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SOC 343 - Cultural Perspectives of Family 3 cr.
SOC 364 - Social Services in Native American Communities 3 cr. * or
SW 364 - Social Services in Native American Communities 3 cr. *
SOC 370 - Sociology of Globalization 3 cr.
SOC 380 - Sociology of Immigration 3 cr.
SW 365 - Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations 3 cr.

Note

* you may not receive credit in both SOC 364 and SW 364 .