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Minor in U.S. Ethnic Studies

University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 55 courses 18 total credits

About This Program

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of History > U.S. Ethnic Studies Minor Ethnic Studies is the comparative study of the historical, political, social, and cultural realities that have created the United States’ diverse ethnic and racial populations. In the program, students develop skills in critical thinking, comparative analysis, social theory, data analysis, and communication. The Ethnic Studies Minor builds on the existing faculty and programmatic strengths in CLASS to benefit students. Ethnic Studies is an exciting degree that prepares students to enter the workforce and function effectively and critically as informed citizens in a diverse multicultural society. The minor offers a solid liberal arts education for students considering admission to graduate or professional schools and careers in education, law, medicine, public health, social work, counseling, journalism, business, city planning, politics, psychology, international relations, or creative writing. Ethnic Studies Minor Requirements: A minimum of 18 semester credit hours from the following approved list of courses. At least 12 of the semester credit hours must be taken in residence. At least 12 of the semester credit hours must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level. No more than 6 credits can count towards both CORE and the minor. No more than 3 credits can count for credit toward another major or minor. A 2.00 minimum grade point average over all courses applied to the minor is...

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 18 credits

Part 2

A combination of 4 courses (12 credit hours) from the following list. Approval by academic advisor necessary to insure no more than 2 courses (6 credit hours) are focus exclusively on the same single ethnic group. Comparative courses are not subject to this limit:

Code Course Title Credits
AAS 3301 Hip Hop History and Culture 3
AAS 3348 African Americans and the Law 3
AAS 3350 Slavery and Race Relations 3
AAS 4373 Black Leadership 3
AAS 4377 Seminar On W.E.B. Dubois 3
ANTH 2351 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
ANTH 3312 Mex-Amer Culture 3
ANTH 4363 Race, Racialization and the Politics of Culture 3
CCS 2350 Perspectives Cultural Studies 3
COMM 4357 Intercultural Communication 3
AAMS 3310 Asian American in Popular Culture 3
AAMS 4300 Asian American Cultures and Communities 3
ENGL 3349 Native American Literature 3
ENGL 3360 Survey of African-American Lit 3
ENGL 3361 Mexican American Lit 3
ENGL 3363 African-American Fiction 3
ENGL 3366 Jewish-American Literature 3
ENGL 4364 Minorities in Lit 3
HDFS 4315 Culture and Diversity in Human Development 3
HIST 2301 Texas History 3
HIST 2348 U.S. Latino/a Histories 3
HIST 3316 Race and Racism in American Science and Medicine 3
HIST 3317 Immigrants and Immigration in US History 3
HIST 2327 Chicano History to 1910 3
HIST 2328 Chicano History since 1910 3
HIST 3338 Native American History 3
HIST 2381 African American Hist to 1865 3
HIST 2382 African American History since 1865 3
KIN 3305 Sociological and Cultural Aspects of Kinesiology and Sport 3
MAS 3342 Mexican Immigration To the US 3
POLS 3368 Race,Gender & Ethnic Politics 3
POLS 3372 Latino Politics 3
POLS 3376 Black Political Thought 3
PSYC 4344 Cultural Psychology 3
SOC 3324 Hispanic Identity 3
SOC 3326 Immigration in US Society 3
SOC 3327 Racial and Ethnic Relations 3
SOC 3372 Mexican American Family 3
SPAN 3331 Mexican American Literature 3
SPAN 3345 Hispanic Folklore of the Southwest 3
SPAN 3374 Span American Culture & Civ 3
SPAN 3375 United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization 3
SPAN 4368 Mexican Literature in the Twentieth Century 3
GSL 2353 Introduction to Latino Cultural Studies 3
GSL 3366 Latin American and Latino Film Studies 3
GSL 3380 American Jewish Culture 3
GSL 4362 Seminar in Latin American and Latino Literatures 3
GSL 4367 Voices from Exile and Diaspora 3
GSL 4381 Seminar in Latin American and Latino Cultural Studies 3
WGSS 3322 Intersectionalities of Race, Class, Age, Disability & Gender 3

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