Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Major
Requirements
Majors in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies will take ten courses in (or cross-listed with)
CRES, such as the following sample courses:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Students must take 1 Gateways course: | |
| (Gateways courses provide a broad introduction to core concepts of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in order to demonstrate the relevance of race and ethnicity in academic inquiry.) | |
| Black Europe | |
| Coming of Age at the Border | |
| Colonial Latin America | |
| Spirit Worlds: Early America | |
| African Colonial Lives | |
| Modern Africa Since 1800 | |
| Students must take 1 Frameworks course: | |
| (Frameworks courses are centered on one or more theoretical traditions or methodologies applicable to multiple tracks.) | |
| Race, Racism and Anthropology | |
| Abolition Rhetoric | |
| Race & Power | |
| Students must take 3 Intermediate Courses in focus track 1 | |
| (Intermediate courses focus on a particular topic relevant to the study of race, racialization, and ethnicity from any disciplinary perspective.) | |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | |
| The Asian American Experience | |
| South Africa & Apartheid | |
| From Blues to Rap | |
| Race, Crime, and Justice | |
| Students must take 1 Advanced Seminar or equivalent project. | |
| (Advanced Seminar and Capstone courses foster students' ability to facilitate critical discussions informed by leading research in the field.) | |
| Students must take 4 additional electives (excluding Gateways) 2 | |
Note: The listed courses are just examples. We have many other designated courses at all levels.
| 1 | Students choose their Focus Track in fall of their junior year. |
| 2 | At least two electives must be outside of the U.S./North American context |