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The Department of Ethnic and Gender Studies is one of only a few such interdisciplinary departments in New England and the first of its kind in the Massachusetts state college system. The major in Ethnic and Gender Studies and the two distinct, but interconnected minors offered by the department, Ethnic Studies, and Women and Gender Studies, share an emphasis on global diversity, cultural competency, and social justice efforts. The Ethnic and Gender Studies department reflects the University’s mission to increase the integration of diverse perspectives and content into students’ educational experience and to help foster a campus climate that respects the ideas and contributions of a culturally diverse community.

The interdisciplinary nature the major accommodates a wide range of student interests. By exposing students to new information about issues in gender and ethnic studies and developing their analytical skills through reading, writing, and speaking, the major complements all 24 of the University’s undergraduate degree programs and is thus an ideal second major. All of the programs in Ethnic and Gender Studies prepare students for graduate study and professional work in any number of fields in the humanities as well as the social sciences. The Ethnic and Gender Studies major also prepare students for any number of careers, including but not limited to:

• Teaching;
• Service professions;
• Communication fields;
• Natural and social sciences;
• Public non -profit and private organizations.

The Ethnic and Gender Studies major emphasizes multidisciplinary and comparative approaches to the study of race, class, ethnicity, culture and gender in one degree program. Course work in Ethnic and Gender Studies incorporates a framework that fosters the study of gender, culture, class, ethnicity, race and sexual orientation across the curriculum. Both theoretical and applied perspectives are embedded in a curriculum that addresses how all of these shape identities, literacies, public policies, and communities in local, U.S. and transnational contexts. Students will work with their departmental advisor to create an academic plan within the major. Community work will be emphasized with a capstone seminar and community activism course part of the core requirements and internships supported and encouraged. Thus the Ethnic and Gender Studies major will emphasize the relationship between academic knowledge and the development of a critical active citizenry.

Programs

• Ethnic and Gender Studies, B.A.
• Ethnic Studies Minor
• Women and Gender Studies Minor

Courses

• EGST 0101 - Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
• EGST 0102 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• EGST 0110 - Issues in Women’s Studies
• EGST 0201 - Critical Theories in Ethnic and Gender Studies
• EGST 0202 - Research Methods: Exploration, Evidence and Engagement
• EGST 0203 - Introduction to African American Studies
• EGST 0204 - Introduction to Latino/a Studies
• EGST 0205 - Introduction to Gay And Lesbian Studies
• EGST 0206 - Introduction to Islamic Studies
• EGST 0207 - Introduction to Native American Studies
• EGST 0208 - Hip Hop Cultures
• EGST 0209 - Images in Black and Brown
• EGST 0210 - U.S. Latino/a Literatures
• EGST 0211 - Indian Cinema: Gender and Identity
• EGST 0212 - Introduction to Asian American Studies
• EGST 0213 - Contemporary Issues in Islamic Studies
• EGST 0216 - Deviance and Culture
• EGST 0217 - Culture and Personality
• EGST 0220 - Religion. Gender and Society
• EGST 0221 - Women in Modern Organizations
• EGST 0225 - Institutional Racism in the U.S.
• EGST 0230 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies
• EGST 0301 - Seminar in Postcolonial Studies
• EGST 0302 - Seminar in Comparative Indigenous Studies
• EGST 0303 - Seminar in Women’s Studies
• EGST 0304 - Representations of Gender, Race and Ethnicity
• EGST 0305 - Critical Race Studies
• EGST 0312 - Queer Literature and Theory
• EGST 0353 - Unmasking the School to Prison Pipeline
• EGST 0355 - International Women’s Grassroots Movements
• EGST 0356 - Activism in Asian American Communities
• EGST 0390 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies
• EGST 0396 - Capstone Seminar n Ethnic and Gender Studies
• EGST 0397 - Social Justice and Community Activism
• EGST 0398 - EGST Internship

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