Program: Certificate in Ethnic and Racial Studies - Southern Oregon University

Apr 29, 2025

2023-24 Catalog

(28 credits)

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

Ethnic and Racial Studies Certificate Requirements (28 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 (20 credits)

Take at least 20 credits from the list below, up to 8 of which may be lower-division. No more than three electives can be from the same prefix.

ARTH 450 / ARTH 550 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art 4 credits
CCJ 388 - Race, Crime, & Justice 4 credits
COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits
COMM 460F - International Fashion, Textiles, and Communication 4 credits
EC 330 / GSWS 330 - Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Economy 4 credits
ED 460 - Multicultural Education 4 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 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
MUS 203 - Jazz and Justice 4 credits
MUS 205 - Rock History from 1900 - 1959 4 credits
MUS 206 - Rock Music of the 1960s-1970s 4 credits
MUS 207 - 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 368A - Queer Indigenous Studies 4 credits
NAS 368B - Indigenous Masculinities 4 credits
NAS 368C - Decolonizing Transgender 4 credits
NAS 368D - Indigenous Solidarities 4 credits
NAS 440 / NAS 540 - American Indian Identities 4 credits
PSY 472 - Sustainable Compassion 4 credits
SOAN 213 - Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 credits
SOAN 310A - Latinx in Oregon 4 credits
SOAN 315 - Health Issues in the Rural United States 4 credits
SOAN 323 - Sociology of Sports 4 credits
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
UGS 325 - Diversity Dialogues 4 credits
Notes:
- Other courses may be approved to count for the Ethnic & Racial Studies certificate upon petition to the program coordinator.
- Students are strongly advised to plan their course of study with the program coordinator.