CRES 200 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (4 credits)

This introductory course is a gateway course required for all "Critical Ethnic Studies" minors and will draw upon various interdisciplinary approaches and critical debates to understand the constructions and intersections of race and ethnicity both within the United States and globally. The class will discuss both historical and contemporary debates, theoretical frameworks and various interdisciplinary methodological approaches within Ethnic Studies and Transnational Ethnic Studies to instill an understanding of the discipline of "Critical Ethnic Studies."

Prerequisites: INQS 125.

Typically offered: Spring Semester, Annually

(GLOBAL PLURALISM, U.S. PLURALISM)

CRES 265 RACE & ETHNICITY (4 credits)

Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Historical knowledge of role of race in formation of U.S.; current state of dominant-minority relations. (Listed as CRES 265 and SOAN 265)

(INDIVID/SYSTEMS/SOCIETIES, U.S. PLURALISM)