Major in Ethnic Studies, Community Organizing and Institutional Change Concentration

The Community Organizing and Institutional Change concentration in the Ethnic Studies major offers students the opportunity to learn the history and methods diverse communities have used to seek civil rights. With a focus on recognizing, listening, respectfully engaging, and effectively organizing community efforts to create a more equitable society, students will be able to help guide organizations and institutions. Through courses focused on policy, organizing, and institutional change, students will recognize and respond to contemporary issues.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program of study, students will be able to:

1. Illustrate a critical understanding of structural, endemic, and institutional racism and discrimination.
2. Develop analytical skills to analyze and evaluate racism and discrimination in communal and organizational structures.
3. Create plans, programs, instruction, or policy solutions based on analysis and evaluations.
4. Develop analytical and practical skills in applying intersectional analyses and coalitional building across differences.

Effective Spring 2024

Students in the Ethnic Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all Ethnic Studies courses required for the major.

Community Organizing and Institutional Change Concentration Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ETST 260	Contemporary Indigenous Issues	3
ETST 265/EDUC 265	Culture of Care in Schools	3
ETST 324	Asian-Pacific Americans and the Law	3
ETST 330	African American Resistance and Self-Creation	3
ETST 332	Contemporary Chicanx Issues	3
ETST 364/HIST 364	Asian American Social Movements, 1945-Present	3
ETST 365	Global Environmental Justice Movements	3
ETST 414/ANTH 414	Development in Indian Country	3
ETST 432	Latinx Routes to Empowerment	3
ETST 444/SOC 444	Federal Indian Law and Policy	3
SPMT 314	Inclusive Sport Organizations	3

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Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program: Students in the Ethnic Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all Ethnic Studies courses required for the major.