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Why choose Race and Ethnic Studies at North Central?

The Race and Ethnic Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that enables students to think critically about the enduring role of race and ethnicity in social, political and economic arrangements in the U.S. and beyond. With this minor, students will learn to see race and ethnicity as sites of power, resistance and transformation.

Courses draw from history, literature, political science, sociology, anthropology, art and economics, to create a curriculum with a social justice focus that is needed to make students effective citizens. The minor will distinguish students upon graduation and expand their employment options. It can also provide a strong academic foundation for further studies and professional pursuits that need an understanding of race and ethnicity.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN

  • Connecting historical injustices to present-day social justice issues
  • Providing expertise on matters related to race and ethnicity in the United States and globally
  • Understanding racial inequalities in relation to education, criminal justice, immigration, public policy, and more

then a minor in RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES might be for you.

 

In the Classroom

Coursework topics:

  • Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies
  • Critical Theories of Race and Ethnicity
  • Indigenous Peoples, State and Order
  • Native Nations of North America: Homelands, Reservations and Urban Indian Communities
  • Mayas, Aztecs and Their Neighbors: Heart of the Earth
  • African American Art
  • Latin American Art
  • Equity and Access in Systems of Education
  • Black Narrative
  • Black Lives Matter: Race and Writing
  • Cosmopolitan 20th–21st Century England: Global Identities in British Literature and Culture
  • African American History
  • History of the American West
  • Lincoln and the Civil War Era
  • India, Empire and Violence
  • Immigration and U.S. Ethnic Identity
  • Consumerism and Black Culture
  • From Slavery to Prisons: Race and the Carceral State
  • Black Lives Matter: Making A Movement
  • Philosophy of Race and Gender
  • Race/Ethnicity: Conflict and Change

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Race and Ethnic Studies Minor

The minor in Race and Ethnic Studies offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that enables students to think critically about the enduring role of race and ethnicity in social, political and economic arrangements in the U.S. and beyond. With this minor, you will learn to see race and ethnicities as sites of power, resistance and transformation.

For additional programs and courses in this department, see Race and Ethnic Studies

A minimum of 20 credit hours, including:

Core Courses

Elective Courses

A minimum of 12 credit hours from the following that must include courses from at least two departments outside of the student's major

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Interim Program Coordinators

Megan Paustian, Associate Professor of English | mcpaustian@noctrl.edu

Sohinee Roy, Associate Professor of English | sroy@noctrl.edu

 

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