The Bachelor of Arts major in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies requires 30 semester hours of CRES-prefix and CRES-attribute courses passed with a grade of "C-" or better and a maximum of 12 hours below the 30000 level. A minor in any field is required. Courses counted for the CRES major may not be counted for any other major or minor (except for the Associated Requirements, which may be double-counted for multiple programs of study).
Requirements:
Required Core Courses (6 hours)
Recommended Core Courses
| CRES 10103 | Engaging Difference and Diversity in America | 3 |
Electives (24 hours)
The eight required courses must meet the following criteria:
1. Students must take at least five courses in CRES or in its associated disciplines, and at least 50% of their course content must be related to race/ethnicity.
2. Students must take at least one course that considers the larger context surrounding race and ethnicity, including intersections with class, gender, or sexuality and/or larger systems of power or contestation surrounding race and ethnicity. The approved courses must have at least 25% of their content related to race/ethnicity.
3. Students must take at least one course of the eight courses that focus on race and ethnicity outside the U.S.
4. Students must take at least six upper-division courses in CRES or in its associated disciplines.
5. No more than five of the eight courses may focus on a particular race or ethnic group.
6. No more than five of the eight courses may be in any single discipline.
Note: If students take CRES 10103, it can count as one of their eight elective classes.
A list of approved courses, along with the appropriate subcategory designations, can be found in the catalog and will be maintained by the program and the registrar.
Elective Category 1: Primary Courses
| AAAS 10103 | Engaging Difference and Diversity in America | 3 |
| ANTH 30323 | Migration: Crossing Borders, Crossing Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH 30333 | Mexican American Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 30433 | Mexican-American Folklore: Traditions of La Raza | 3 |
| ARHI 20093 | Art of Mexico from 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| CRES 10103 | Engaging Difference and Diversity in America | 3 |
| CRES 20103 | Intro to Black Studies | 3 |
| CRES 30303 | Feminisms of Color | 3 |
| CRES 30403 | Transnational Gender & Sexuality | 3 |
| CRES 30503 | Crimmigration | 3 |
| CRES 30993 | Special Topics in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| CRES 40903 | Independent Study in CRES | 1.00-20.00 |
| CRES 40993 | Internship & Field Research Experience | 3 |
| CRJU 30853 | Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| EDUC 50503 | Foundations of Language Acquisition | 3 |
| EDUC 50213 | Seminar in Bilingual Education | 3 |
| ENGL 20213 | Global Women's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 20533 | The American Dream | 3 |
| ENGL 20553 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 20563 | Introduction to Latina/o Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 20573 | Introduction to Native American Literatures | 3 |
| ENGL 20593 | Introduction to Literatures of the Global African Diaspora | 3 |
| ENGL 20993 | Non-Western Literature: African Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 30573 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 30683 | Post-Colonial Anglophone Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 30693 | U.S. Multi-Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 30703 | Contemporary Latinx Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 30713 | Mexican American Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 30853 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 30863 | Literature of the Middle East and North Africa | 3 |
| ENGL 30883 | Transnational Arabs: the Middle East and North Africa in Diaspora | 3 |
| ENGL 40533 | Toni Morrison | 3 |
| FREN 40123 | Seminar in French Studies | 3 |
| FREN 40143 | Non-European French Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| HIST 10703 | African American Experience Since 1619 | 3 |
| HIST 10713 | Multicultural America: A Historical Survey | 3 |
| HIST 10723 | History of Latinas/os in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 10833 | History of Islamic Slavery | 3 |
| HIST 30613 | History of Working People in America | 3 |
| HIST 30823 | The Chicano/a Movement, Latino/a Politics, and Immigration Rights | 3 |
| HIST 30833 | The Civil Rights Movement in America | 3 |
| HIST 30923 | The United States and Latin America | 3 |
| HNRS 20403 | Faith and Social Movements | 3 |
| HNRS 20613 | Race and Sports | 3 |
| HNRS 20623 | The Genius of Hip Hop | 3 |
| HNRS 20813 | Philosophy and Science of Social Justice | 3 |
| JOUR 20003 | Diversity and the Media | 3 |
| LTNX 20003 | Introduction to LTNX Studies | 3 |
| NURS 10403 | Introduction to Health Disparities in African Americans | 3 |
| NURS 20403 | Health Disparities in African Americans | 3 |
| POSC 31523 | The Civil Rights Movement in America | 3 |
| POSC 31543 | The Chicano/a Movement, Latino/a Politics, and Immigration Rights | 3 |
| RELI 10043 | Understanding Religion: Society and Culture | 3 |
| RELI 20503 | Africa and the African Diaspora: History, Religion, and Culture | 3 |
| RELI 20513 | Africa and the African Diaspora: History, Religion, and Culture | 3 |
| RELI 30163 | Women and Early Christianity | 3 |
| RELI 30343 | Black Religion in United States | 3 |
| RELI 30463 | Being Latina/o and Religious in the U.S. | 3 |
| RELI 30493 | Latina/o Religion, Law and Identity | 3 |
| RELI 30843 | Latina Feminist Religious Thought | 3 |
| SOCI 30343 | Sociology of Race and Racism | 3 |
| SOCI 30443 | Social Movements and Protest | 3 |
| SOCI 30863 | Gender Politics: International Perspectives | 3 |
| SOCI 40803 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOWO 40863 | Social Work with Groups and Families | 3 |
| SPAN 31803 | Service-Learning in the Latino Community | 3 |
| SPAN 42003 | Hispanic Literature in USA | 3 |
| SPAN 41803 | Afro-Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| STCO 16103 | Diversity | 3 |
| WGST 30193 | Queer Theories | 3 |
| WGST 30303 | Feminisms of Color | 3 |
| WGST 30403 | Transnational Gender & Sexuality | 3 |
| WRIT 30603 | Rhetoric of Social Media | 3 |
| WRIT 30613 | Writing Cross-cultural Differences | 3 |
Electives Category 2: Contextual Clues
Elective Category 3: Global Courses
Associated Requirement: Research Methods (3 hours)
Associated Requirement: Career Preparation (1 hour)
A grade of C- or better is required in each of the associated requirements below. Courses listed here may be double-counted towards multiple programs of study.
Associated Requirement: Foreign Language
All students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree must demonstrate competency in a foreign language as specified in the "Graduation Requirements" section of this catalog.
A list of approved courses, along with the appropriate subcategory designations, can be found in the catalog and on the department website.
Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies Minor
The minor in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies requires 18 semester long hours of CRES-prefix and CRES attribute courses passed with a grade of "C-" or better and a maximum of 9 hours below the 30000 level. Courses counted for the CRES minor may not be counted for any other major or minor.
Recommended Core Course
| CRES 10103 | Engaging Difference and Diversity in America | 3 |
Recommended to students prior to taking 20003 but not required.
Required Core Courses (3 hours)
| CRES 20003 | Gateway Seminar in Critical Race Theory | 3 |
Electives (15 hours)
The five required courses must meet the following criteria:
1. Students must take at least three upper-division courses in CRES or in its associated disciplines from any of the program’s course subcategories.
2. No more than three of the five courses may focus on a particular race or ethnic group.
3. No more than three of the five courses may be in any single discipline.
Note: If students take CRES 10103, it can count as one of their five elective classes.
Students may also take CRES 30003 Interdisciplinary Inquiry and/or CRES 40003 Capstone Seminar to fulfill the elective requirement.
A list of approved courses, along with the appropriate subcategory designations, can be found in the catalog and will be maintained by the program and the registrar.
Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies Emphasis
Requirements
Recommended Core Course
| CRES 10103 | Engaging Difference and Diversity in America | 3 |
Recommended to students prior to taking 20003 but not required.
Core Courses (3 hours)
| CRES 20003 | Gateway Seminar in Critical Race Theory | 3 |
Electives (12 hours)
The five required courses must meet the following criteria:
1. Students must take at least three upper-division courses in CRES or in its associated disciplines from any of the program’s course subcategories.
2. No more than three of the five courses may focus on a particular race or ethnic group.
3. No more than three of the five courses may be in any single discipline.
Note: If students take CRES 10103, it can count as one of their five elective classes.
Students may also take CRES 30003 Researching Inequality and/or CRES 40003 Capstone Seminar to fulfill the elective requirement.
A list of approved courses, along with the appropriate subcategory designations, can be found in the catalog and will be maintained by the program and the registrar.