Minor Requirements

THE ETHNIC STUDIES MINOR CONSISTS OF A TOTAL OF SEVEN (7) COURSES.

Students wishing to minor in Ethnic Studies have TWO (2) options:
of taking two (2) four-unit lower division courses in the history and theoretical dimensions of ethnic diversity in the United States from the sequence ETHN 1A-B-C and five (5) upper division approved elective courses. OR
of taking two (2) four-unit upper division courses in analytic and comparative study of ethnicity: ETHN 100 & ETHN 190 and five (5) upper division approved elective courses.

OPTION [1] - LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS + MINOR ELECTIVES (see below)

Choose two (2) four-unit lower division courses from (ETHN 1A, ETHN 1B, ETHN 1C):

ETHN 1A. Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Population Histories of the United States (4)
ETHN 1B. Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Immigration and Assimilation in American Life (4)
ETHN 1C. Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States (4)

OPTION [2] - UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS + MINOR ELECTIVES (see below)

Both ETHN 100 AND ETHN 190 are required four-unit upper division courses for Option 2.

ETHN 100. Theories and Methods in Ethnic Studies (4)
ETHN 190. Research Methods: Studying Racial and Ethnic Communities (4)

MINOR ELECTIVES:

Please note: at least TWO (2) , but no more than THREE (3) of the five (5) elective courses must be selected from either the Ethnic Studes History and Social Sciences courses (listed below in section 2B)
OR the Ethnic Studies Literature and Cultural Expressions courses (listed below in section 2D). No more than two (2) independent study courses (ETHN 197,198, or 199) may be used to satisfy this requirement.

You may use courses from the Language, Ethnicity, and Institutional Discourses group (listed below in section 2C) for the remaining elective courses, but courses from other departments may NOT be used.

2B. Ethnic Studies - History and Social Sciences courses:

ETHN 103 Environmental Racism
ETHN 104 Race, Space, and Segregation
ETHN 105 Ethnic Diversity and the City
ETHN 107 Ethnographic Field Work in Racial and Ethnic Communities
ETHN 108 Race, Culture, and Social Change
ETHN 109 Race and Social Movements
ETHN 112A History of Native Americans in the United States I
ETHN 112B History of Native Americans in the United States II
ETHN 116 The U.S. - Mexican Border in Comparative Perspective
ETHN 117 Organic Social Movements
ETHN 118 Contemporary Immigration Issues
ETHN 119 Multiracial Societies in the Americas
ETHN 120 Race and Performance: The Politics of Popular Culture
ETHN 121 Contemporary Asian-American History
ETHN 123 Asian-American Politics
ETHN 125 Asian-American History
ETHN 126 Comparative Filipino & Vietnamese American Identities and Communities
ETHN 127 Sexuality & Nation
ETHN 129 Asian & Latina Immigrant Workers in the Global Economy
ETHN 130 Social and Economic History of the Southwest I
ETHN 131 Social and Economic History of the Southwest II
ETHN 134 Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern American Society
ETHN 149 African American History in the 20th Century
ETHN 151 Ethnic Politics in America
ETHN 152 Law and Civil Rights
ETHN 159 Topics in African American History
ETHN 160 Black Politics and Protest in the Early 20th Century
ETHN 161 Black Politics and Protest Since WWII
ETHN 163 Leisure in Urban America
ETHN 165 Sex and Gender in African American Communities
ETHN 166 The Black Press and Social Change
ETHN 167 African-American History in War and Peace: 1917 to the Present
ETHN 170A Origins of the Atlantic World c. 1450-1650
ETHN 170B Slavery and the Atlantic World
ETHN 180 Topics in Mexican-American History
ETHN 181 American Slave Communities in Comparative Perspective
ETHN 182 Segregation, Freedom Movements, and the Crisis of the 20th Century
ETHN 183 Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Class
ETHN 184 Black Intellectuals in the 20th Century.
ETHN 187 Black Nationalism
ETHN 188 African Americans, Religion, and the City
ETHN 189 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies

Special Studies: *

ETHN 197 Field Work in Racial and Ethnic Communities
ETHN 198 Directed Group Studies
ETHN 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research

*Only two (2) will be counted in fullfillment of this requirement. Permission of instructor required for enrollment

2C. Ethnic Studies - Language, Ethnicity, and Institutional Discourses:

ETHN 120 Race and Performance: The Politics of Popular Culture
ETHN 140 Language and American Ethnicity
ETHN 141 Language, Culture, and Inequality
ETHN 142 Medicine, Race, and Global Politics of Inequality
ETHN 144 Bilingual Communities in the USA
ETHN 145 Spanish Language in the US
ETHN 164 African Americans & the Mass Media
ETHN 185 Discourse, Power, and Inquality
ETHN 186 The Ethnic Press in the U.S

2D. Ethnic Studies - Literature and Cultural Expressions Courses:

ETHN 101 Ethnic Images in Film
ETHN 110 Cultural World Views of Native Americans
ETHN 111 Native American Literature
ETHN 120 Race and Performance: The Politics of Popular Culture
ETHN 122 Asian-American Culture and Identity
ETHN 124 Asian-American Literature
ETHN 126 Comparative Filipino & Vietnamese American Identities and Communities
ETHN 128 Hip Hop: The Politics of Culture
ETHN 132 Chicano Dramatic Literature
ETHN 133 Hispanic-American Dramatic Literature
ETHN 135A Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1848 to 1960
ETHN 135B Contemporary Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1960 to Present
ETHN 136 Topics in Chicano/a-Latino/a Cultures
ETHN 138 Chicano Poetry
ETHN 139 Chicano Literature in English
ETHN 146A Chicano Theatre Ensemble
ETHN 148 Latino/a and Chicano/a Literature
ETHN 168 Comparative Ethnic Literature
ETHN 172 Afro-American Prose
ETHN 173 Afro-American Poetry
ETHN 174 Themes in Afro-American Literature
ETHN 175 Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
ETHN 176 Black Music/Texts: Communication and Cultural Expression
ETHN 178 Blues: An Oral Tradition
ETHN 179A Jazz Roots and Early Development (1900-1943)
ETHN 179B Jazz since 1946: Freedom & Form

GRADING:

To satisfy the requirements for the minor, lower- and upper-division courses must be completed with a P, C-, or better grade.
Except for independent study course electives (ETHN 197,198,199) which are always taken with a Pass/No Pass grade option, students minoring in Ethnic Studies may take one course, either lower- or upper-dvision, with a Pass/No Pass grade option.

If you are an undergraduate and you want to declare an Ethnic Studies minor or major, follow the steps on: Tritonlink under "Tools" click on "Major and Minor".

For more information, please contact:

Yolanda Escamilla, Undergraduate Coordinator
Email: yescamilla@ucsd.edu