Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Major

Requirements

Students must take 1 Gateways course:

(Gateways courses provide a broad introduction to core concepts of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in order to demonstrate the relevance of race and ethnicity in academic inquiry.)

1. AFST 260

   Black Europe Course count

   As published: “Black Europe”
   1
2. ANTH 277

   Coming of Age at the Border Course count

   As published: “Coming of Age at the Border”
   1
3. CRES 130

   Global Afro-Asia Course count

   As published: “Global Afro-Asia”
   1
4. HIST 126

   Colonial Latin America Course count
   1
5. HIST 134

   Spirit Worlds: Early America Course count

   As published: “Spirit Worlds: Early America”
   1
6. HIST 196

   African Colonial Lives Course count

   As published: “African Colonial Lives”
   1
7. HIST 198

   Modern Africa Since 1800 Course count

   As published: “Modern Africa Since 1800”
   1
8. POLS 110

   Race and Ethnicity Politics Course count

   As published: “Race and Ethnicity Politics”
   1
9. RELS 103

   Race and Religion Course count

   As published: “Race and Religion”
   1

Students must take 1 Frameworks course:

(Frameworks courses are centered on one or more theoretical traditions or methodologies applicable to multiple tracks.)

1. ANTH 264

   Race, Racism and Anthropology Course count

   As published: “Race, Racism and Anthropology”
   1
2. CRES 299-F04

   The Foundations of CRES
3. CRES 310

   Abolition Rhetoric Course count

   As published: “Abolition Rhetoric”
   1
4. SOCL 203

   Race & Power Course count

   As published: “Race & Power”
   1

Students must take 3 Intermediate Courses in focus track 1

(Intermediate courses focus on a particular topic relevant to the study of race, racialization, and ethnicity from any disciplinary perspective.)

1. HIST 204

   Civil War and Reconstruction Course count

   As published: “Civil War and Reconstruction”
   1
2. HIST 229

   The Asian American Experience Course count

   As published: “The Asian American Experience”
   1
3. HIST 296

   South Africa & Apartheid Course count

   As published: “South Africa & Apartheid”
   1
4. MUSC 236

   From Blues to Rap Course count

   As published: “From Blues to Rap”
   1
5. SOCL 213

   Race, Crime, and Justice Course count

   As published: “Race, Crime, and Justice”
   1

Students must take 1 Advanced Seminar or equivalent project.

(Advanced Seminar and Capstone courses foster students' ability to facilitate critical discussions informed by leading research in the field.) Examples include:

1. ANTH 386

   Global Queer Activism Course count

   As published: “Global Queer Activism”
   1
2. CRES 340

   Asian American Literature Course count

   As published: “Asian American Literature”
   1
3. CRES 371

   Contemporary African American Literature and

   As published: “Contemporary African American Literature and Culture”
   1
4. PSYC 337

   Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse
   2

Students must take 4 additional electives (excluding Gateways) 2