2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Ethnic and Gender Studies, B.A.

Requirements for the Ethnic and Gender Studies Major - 42 Credits

Each student must take ten EGST courses (30 credits): 18 credits in the core and 12 credits in the thematic areas- one EGST class in each thematic area.
At least 9 credits in the thematic areas must be at the 300 level.
EGST 0230 and EGST 0390 : Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies will fulfill an elective requirement in one thematic area dependent on the focus of the course in a given semester.
Students are encouraged to take EGST 0398 : Ethnic and Gender Studies Internship (3-6 credits).
Students will also be required to complete at least one college semester of language study (including AP credit), or the equivalent. A student may also satisfy the language study requirement by passing a proficiency examination designed and administered by the Department of World Language Studies.

Required Major Core - 18 Credits

EGST 0101 - Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0102 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0201 - Critical Theories in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0202 - Research Methods: Exploration, Evidence and Engagement Credits: 3
EGST 0396 - Capstone Seminar in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0397 - Social Justice and Community Activism Credits: 3

Thematic Areas - 24 Credits

Two courses from each category, one must have an EGST prefix.

Identities – 6 Credits

EGST 0203 - Introduction to African American Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0204 - Introduction to Latino/a Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0205 - Introduction to Gay And Lesbian Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0206 - Introduction to Islamic Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0207 - Introduction to Native American Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0210 - U.S. Latino/a Literatures Credits: 3
EGST 0212 - Introduction to Asian American Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0220 - Religion, Gender, and Society Credits: 3
EGST 0230 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3

Approved elective courses

Students must select one elective course from the following:

HIST 0264 - African American History Credits: 3
PSYC 0210 - Psychology of Women Credits: 3

Cross-Cultural Literacies – 6 Credits

EGST 0208 - Hip Hop Cultures Credits: 3
EGST 0209 - Images in Black and Brown Credits: 3
EGST 0210 - U.S. Latino/a Literatures Credits: 3
EGST 0211 - Indian Cinema: Gender and Identity Credits: 3
EGST 0216 - Deviance and Culture Credits: 3
EGST 0230 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0232 - Puerto Rican Literatures Credits: 3
EGST 0304 - Representations of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Credits: 3
EGST 0356 - Activism in Asian American Communities Credits: 3
EGST 0312 - Queer Literature and Theory Credits: 3
or ENGL 0312 - Queer Literatures and Theory Credits: 3
EGST 0317 - Latino/a U.S.A. Credits: 3
EGST 0390 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3

Approved elective courses

Students must select one elective course from the following:

ART 0358 - African American Art Credits: 3
COMM 0212 - Film and Gender Credits: 4
COMM 0222 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
ENGL 0324 - Advanced Studies in Black American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 0327 - Contemporary Cross-Cultural Literature Credits: 3
LLIT 0201 - Women Writers of the Americas: Global Credits: 3
LLIT 0202 - Women Writers of the Americas: US Credits: 3
LLIT 0210 - Studies in the Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora Credits: 3

Social Policy and Social Justice – 6 Credits

EGST 0221 - Women in Modern Organizations Credits: 3
EGST 0225 - Institutional Racism in the U.S. Credits: 3
EGST 0230 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0303 - Seminar in Women’s Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0304 - Representations of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Credits: 3
EGST 0305 - Critical Race Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0353 - Unmasking the School to Prison Pipeline Credits: 3
EGST 0390 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3

Approved elective courses

Students must select one elective course from the following:

CRJU 0324 - Restorative Community Justice Credits: 3
ECON 0307 - Economics, Gender, Race & Ethnicity Credits: 3
GPS 0216 - Social Justice and the City Credits: 3
GPS 0252 - Cities of the Global South Credits: 3
GPS 0352 - Planning Green Sustainable Cities Credits: 3
LANG 0210 - Language Culture and Society Credits: 3
LLIT 0320 - U.S. Latino/a Drama Credits: 3
POLS 0211 - Comparative Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POLS 0340 - Politics and “The Family” Credits: 3
POLS 0335 - Feminist Political Thought Credits: 3
PSYC 0352 - Women and Mental Health Credits: 3
SOCI 0202 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
SOCI 0304 - Social Change Credits: 3
SOCI 0305 - Urban Sociology Credits: 3
SOCI 0315 - Sociology of Gender Credits: 3

Transnational – 6 Credits

EGST 0213 - Contemporary Issues in Islamic Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0217 - Culture and Personality Credits: 3
EGST 0230 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0235 - Queer Studies and Popular Cultures Credits: 3
EGST 0237 - U.S. Latino/a Diasporic Communities Credits:
EGST 0301 - Seminar in Postcolonial Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0302 - Seminar in Comparative Indigenous Studies Credits: 3
EGST 0315 - Masculinities Credits: 3
EGST 0355 - International Women’s Grassroots Movements Credits: 3
EGST 0390 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies Credits: 3

Approved elective courses

Students must select one elective course from the following:

ART 0357 - Islamic Art Credits: 3
COMM 0213 - Global Film Studies Credits: 4
CRJU 0333 - Terrorism Credits: 3
CRJU 0335 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credits: 3
GPS 0210 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GPS 0217 - Contemporary Global Issues Credits: 3
HIST 0215 - Introduction to the Middle East, Africa and Asia Credits: 3
HIST 0373 - Modern Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 0375 - U.S. - Latin America Relations Since 1898 Credits: 3
LCUL 0201 - Women in the Hispanic World Credits: 3
LCUL 0220 - Envisioning the Americas Credits: 3
LLIT 0310 - Seminar in Hispanic Studies Credits: 3
MGMT 0338 - International Business Credits: 3
POLS 0209 - International Relations Credits: 3
POLS 0211 - Comparative Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POLS 0224 - Politics of Developing Countries Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE or Common Core .