Related Courses

ANT 101--Human Nature/Human Culture
This course is designed to focus student participation on discovering and understanding what it means to be human.  The interdependency of human biology and culture are deciphered through a modern anthropological perspective.

ANT 343--North American Indians
This course concentrates on the Native peoples of North American (north of Mexico) immediately following the arrival of Europeans.  The cultural patterns of representative groups will be studied intensively in each major region of North America.  The region by region survey will be preceded by a brief discussion of the place of origin and time of arrival of the first people in the New World.  This course will not be considering contemporary Native American issues.  Prerequisite:  ARC 200 recommended.

EFN 205--Understanding Human Differences
The course will focus on human differences and the factors which influence these differences, specifically group identifications.  It will explore the interaction between misperceptions and ethnocentric perspectives which foster the development of prejudicial attitudes. It will explain the effect of prejudicial attitudes on expectations for "different" others (stereotyping) and on behavior toward those others (discrimination).  It will examine diverse groups in our society and how membership in one or more of these groups affects one's sense of identity and one's opportunities.

ENG 460--Literature of American Ethnic and Minority Cultures
Study of selected works representative of American ethnic and minority cultures, including American Indian, Chicano, and Jewish.  Emphasis will vary according to the interests of students and the instructor.  For the current content, consult the instructor or the department chairperson.  Prerequisite:  three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 461--American Indian Literature
A study of a broad range of American Indian literature, both traditional and contemporary, in cultural and historical contexts.  Prerequisite:  three credits in 200-level English courses.

HIS 306--History of Ethnic America
The role and impact of immigrants and ethnic minorities on the political, economic and cultural development of the United States from colonial times to the present.  Emphasis on the immigrant experience--the problems of immigrant adjustment, patterns of immigrant mobility and assimilation, and the persistence of ethnicity and ethnic tensions.  Offered once a year.

HIS 309--History of African-American Protest
This course traces the history of African-American protest strategies and movements, with a focus on the modern Civil Rights movement.  The course examines the ways in which these struggles shaped American politics generally, but focuses on major themes and problems in history of African Americans' struggles of racial justice, including questions of integration versus separatism, proposals to "repatriate" to Africa, appropriate responses to the violence of institutionalized racism, the roles and perspectives of women, European-Americans, working-class and middle-class African-Americans in anti-racist politics, and strategies for economic empowerment.  Offered once every three years.

HIS 310--Native American History
A survey of Indian history in North America from European contact to the present, with primary emphasis upon the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  A major theme to be explored will be Indian patterns of resistance to white-imposed policies.  Offered once every year.

PHL 230--Multicultural Philosophy
This survey course will examine philosophical ideas and systems that are generated from a wide range of cultural traditions.  It will first explore a variety of multicultural philosophical traditions within the United states and then within the global context.  The aim of this search will be to broaden and deepen our understanding and appreciation of the multiplicity of philosophical perspectives which are part of an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and globalized world.  Prerequisite:  PHL 100.  Offered Sem. I.

POL 300--Urban Politics
An in-depth analysis of the forms, functions, and problems of urban governments with special attention to metropolitan areas.  Field work and the materials of contemporary urban politics will be used.  Prerequisite:  POL 101 or 102.  Offered Sem. II.

POL 342--Ethnic Politics in Contemporary America
A survey of some major political philosophies of the western world from the French Revolution through the 20th Century:  Burke, Mill, Bentham, Marx, Shaw, Ford, Camus, Leary, et al.  Prerequisite:  POL 101 or 102 or 251.  Offered every other year.

POL 372--Constitutional Law III
A careful examination of U.S. Supreme Court rulings on racial and gender discrimination.  Prerequisite:  POL 101 or 102 or 221.  Offered every two years.

PSY 282 Cr. 3 Cross-Cultural Psychology

An orientation to the definitions, concepts, theories, and methodologies of cross-cultural psychology. Included is an examination of cultural and ecological factors and their influences on perceptual and cognitive processes, personality, language, and other psychological variables. Prerequisite: PSY 100. Offered Fall, Spring.  

SOC 225--Racial and Ethnic Minorities
An investigation into the social dynamics shaping racial and ethnic minority experience in America.  Processes of prejudice formation and prejudice reduction are discussed.  The nature of institutional discrimination and institutional racism is analyzed in proper socio-historical context.  Minority group achievements and legacies are emphasized.  Contemporary issues and assessment of minority group progress in America are vigorously examined.

SOC 311--Rural and Urban Sociology
Basic sociological concepts and principles are applied to life in rural vs. urban communities.  Focus will be on the political economy, the culture, and social problems of rural people in comparison to urban people.  Prerequisite:  SOC 110 or 120 or 200 or ANT 101.

SPA 425--Hispanic Literature in the United States
Backgrounds, literary influence and major works of an emerging new literature of the United States, written by Hispanic minorities.  Works are read in the original language or in translation.  Prerequisite:  SPA 303, 304, 305.  Offered Sem.  II.

W-S 230--Women's Diversity:  Race, Class and Culture
This course explores the diversity of women's experience in America as it has been affected by race, ethnicity, class, and other factors, and the effects of gender on women of different groups.  Issues that have united and divided women in movements for social change are also addressed.