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ETHS 200 EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY 3 cr.

Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to work successfully in pluralistic classrooms and professional environments.  The implications of individual and institutional discrimination will be examined through culturally significant characteristics (such as race, culture, socioeconomic status, language, ability, gender, gender identification, and sexual orientation) of individuals and groups within the United States, and the intersections between them. This course will have a primary emphasis on Wisconsin Teacher Standards 3, 6, and 10 and will involve fieldwork. Cross-listed with ED 200.

ETHS 201 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES 4 cr.

Provides an overview of the social, historical, and cultural experiences of ethnic and racial groups in the United States, specifically African Americans, Native American Indians, Asian Americans, and Latinos/as. Among other issues, the course examines patterns of racial and ethnic interactions, using theoretical concepts from a variety of disciplines and social forces and institutions that affect race relations in the U.S.

ETHS 317 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3 cr.

Intercultural communication is the study of how individuals perceive and react to cultural rules and how           we can communicate effectively with people of different cultures. Cross-listed with COMMS 317.

ETHS 242 LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES 4 cr .

An introduction to African-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Native-American, and Asian-American literature. Selections represent a variety of genres and periods. Cross-listed with ENG 242 F1. (Prerequisite: ENG 110)

ETHS 222 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 4 cr.

An introduction to the nature and diversity of human society and culture through an examination of specific cross-cultural cases. A comparative study of social, political, and economic organization, patterns of religious and aesthetic orientations, gender, culture and personality, as well as processes of sociocultural persistence and change. Cross-listed with ANTH222 F4.

ETHS 309 RACE & ETHNICITY 4 cr.