Minor Requirements Ethnic Studies Courses UW Ethnic Studies Courses
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Minor Requirements
A minimum of 20 credit hours are required and must include:
One Introductory Course
o Ethnic Studies 201 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4 credits)
o Anthropology 222(F4) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (4 credits)
o Other Approved Course*
One Global Course
o Anthropology 346 Myth and Shamanism (4 credits)
o Art 124 (F2) Global Perspectives in the Visual Arts (3 credits)
o Art 250 Art of Africa, Americas and Oceania (3 credits)
o Economics 290 Global Economics (4 credits)
o Economics 330 Comparative Economic Systems (4 credits)
o Economics 450 International Economics (4 credits)
o Economics 460 Money, Banking, International Capital Markets (4 credits)
o English 270 (F1) Introduction to World Literature (4 credits)
o English 370 World Literatures in English (4 credits)
o English 470 Focused Study of World Literature (4 credits)
o French 316 Language and the Fracophone World (4 credits)
o French 414 Language in the Media (4 credits)
o French 431 French Civilization (4 credits)
o French 432 Contemporary Francophone Culture (2-4 credits)
o French 438 Francophone Literature (4 credits)
o French 443 Film and Society (4 credits)
o History 111 (F6) East Asian Civilization (4 credits)
o History 112 (F6) Chinese Philosophy (4 credits)
o History 117 (F6) Modern China (4 credits)
o History 221 (F6) Modern Japan (4 credits)
o History 240 The Middle East (4 credits)
o History 341 European Holocaust (4 credits)
o Music 155 (F2) World Music (3 credits)
o Political Science 384 Politics of the Middle East (4 credits)
o Philosophy 112 (F7) Foundations of Chinese Philosophy (4 credits)
o Religious Studies 225 (F8) Intro to Major Religious Traditions (4 credits)
o Religious Studies 456 Selected Topics in Religious Studies (2-4 credits)*
o Spanish 314 Language in the Media (4 credits)
o Spanish 318 Language in the Hispanic World (4 credits)
o Spanish 414 Language in the Media (4 credits)
o Spanish 431 Spanish Civilization (4 credits)
o Spanish 432 Latin American Civilization (2-4 credits)
o Spanish 437 Latin American Literature (4 credits)
o Sociology 344 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (4 credits)
o Other Approved course*
A minimum of three additional courses in approved electives to support the minor **
o Art/ Ethnic Studies 162 (F2) Native American Cultural Expressions (3 credits)
o Art/ Ethnic Studies 264 (F2) Multicultural Art in the U.S.A. (3 credits)
o Art/ Ethnic Studies 362 Native American Art (3 credits)
o Communication Studies / Ethnic Studies 317 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
o Communication Studies/ Ethnic Studies 430 B Communication in Afro-American Communities (3 credits)
o Education/Ethnic Studies 200 Education in a Pluralistic Society (3 credits)
o Education/ Ethnic Studies 262 Foundations of Bilingual/ Bicultural Education (3 credits)
o English/ Ethnic Studies 242 (F1) Literature of American Minorities (4 credits)
o English / Ethnic Studies 250A (F1) Immigrant Narratives in Literature and Film (4 credits)
o English /Ethnic Studies 325 Ethnic American Literature (4 credits)
o English / Ethnic Studies 415 Black Women Writers (4 credits)
o English / Ethnic Studies 443 Focused Study of Ethnic American Literature (4 credits)
o Ethnic Studies 400 (HI) Fishing for Food (2 credits)
o Ethnic Studies 479 Independent Study (1-4 credits)
o Ethnic Studies 480 (HI) Transcultural Women (4 credits)
o Ethnic Studies Internship 495 (1-4 credits)
o History 271(F6) Selected Issues: Asian American Experience (4 credits)
o History/ Ethnic Studies 359 African American History (4 credits)
o History 363 Native American History (4 credits)
o Psychology 382 Multicultural Counseling (4 credits)
o Psychology 384/Ethnic Studies 381 (HI) Youth Development and Culture (4 credits)
o Philosophy /Ethnic Studies 307 (HI) Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 credits)
o Sociology/ Ethnic Studies 309 Race and Ethnicity (4 credits)
o Other Approved Course*
* Please see Ethnic Studies Program Director for approval.
** One of these courses must be a Human Issues course and will serve as the minor’s capstone.