Ethnic and Racial Studies Minor

The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity with a primary focus on the lived experiences, perspectives, theories, and scholarship of and on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Jewish, and Muslim communities within the United States. Some courses will focus on one ethnic or racialized group and geographic area while other courses will work comparatively and internationally.

Students working toward a minor in Ethnic & Racial Studies are required to meet with the ERS coordinator to declare the minor. Students must meet all applicable requirements listed in the Minors section of this catalog, including the minor residence requirement.

Ethnic and Racial Studies Minor Requirements (24 credits)

Required Courses (8 credits)

ERS 201 - Introduction to Ethnic and Racial Studies 4 credits
NAS 410 - Native, Ethnic, and Racial Studies in Action 4 credits

Electives (16 credits)

Take at least 16 credits from the list below, up to 8 of which may be lower-division. No more than two electives can be from the same prefix.

ARTH 450 / ARTH 550 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art 4 credits
CCJ 388 - Race and Crime 4 credits
COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits
COMM 460F - International Fashion, Textiles, and Communication 4 credits
ED 460 - Multicultural Education 3 credits
ENG 381A - Narratives of Captivity 4 credits
ENG 381B - Slave Narratives 4 credits
ENG 405 - Reading/Writing and Conference 1 to 12 credits (when the topic is Critical Race Theory and Teaching)
ENG 443 - Chicanx Literature 4 credits
ENG 447B - Race in Britain: Literature after 1945 4 credits
ENG 447E - The Harlem Renaissance 4 credits
ENG 447F - African American Literature: Urban Realism 4 credits
ENG 447G - African American Women and Unknowability 4 credits
ENG 448A - James Baldwin 4 credits
ENG 454 - U.S. Ethnic Literature 4 credits
ERS 199 - Special Studies 1-4 credits
ERS 299 - Special Studies 1-4 credits
ERS 309 - Practicum 1-8 credits
ERS 399 - Special Studies 1-4 credits
ERS 401 - Research 1-4 credits
ERS 405 - Reading and Conference 1-4 credits
ERS 407 - Seminar 1-4 credits
ERS 409 - Practicum 1-8 credits
ERS 501 - Graduate Research 1-4 credits
ERS 505 - Reading and Conference 1-4 credits
ERS 507 - Seminar 1-4 credits
GSWS 302 - Contemporary U.S. Women’s Movements 4 credits
GSWS 343 / SOAN 343 - Gender, Race, and the Body 4 credits
IS 380 - Regional and Country Studies 4 credits (when the topic is Re-Imagining Africa)
MUS 203 - American Jazz 4 credits
MUS 205 - Rockin’ in the Free World: Rock History from 1900-1959 4 credits
MUS 206 - Hey, Hey, My, My, Rock and Roll Will Never Die: Rock Music of the 1960s-1970s 4 credits
MUS 207 - On the Cover of the Rolling Stone: Rock Music from the 1970s-Present 4 credits
MUS 208 - Hip Hop Revolution: Rap Music and Culture in Contemporary America 4 credits
NAS 301 - Tribal Critical Race Theory 4 credits
NAS 368 - Native American Topics 4 credits
NAS 440 / NAS 540 - American Indian Identities 4 credits
SOAN 213 - Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 credits
SOAN 315 - Health Issues in the Rural United States 4 credits
SOAN 323 - Sociology of Sports 4 credits
SOAN 336 - Topics in Global/Local Interconnections 4 credits (when the topic is Global/Local/Latinx in Oregon)
SOAN 337 - Racial and Ethnic Relations 4 credits
SOAN 338 - Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care 4 credits
SOAN 455 - USA Migration Studies 4 credits
Notes:
- Other courses may be approved to count for the Ethnic & Racial Studies minor upon petition to the program coordinator.
- Students are strongly advised to plan their course of study with the program coordinator.

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