Race and Ethnicity Minor

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

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.

Consists of a minimum of 24 credits.

Take a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:

ENGL 284 - Introduction to Ethnic Literature in the United States Credits: 3
FLNG 250 - Introduction to World Languages Credits: 3
HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History Credits: 3
REL 111 - Religious Diversity in Modern America Credits: 3
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3

Take a minimum of 9 credits from the following courses:

Courses must be from at least two different disciplines:

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

Take 9 credits from the following courses:

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

Note

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