A group of Ethnic Studies students in front of a community art project.

The Global Race, Power, and Resistance concentration offers students an Ethnic Studies focus on transnationalism, diaspora, and migration processes highlighting the impacts of colonialism, racial and ethnic ideologies, and imperialism on a global scale. This concentration prepares students for positions in federal, state, and local government, working in public policy, NGOs (Non-Government Organizations) and international organizations like the United Nations, immigration reform and policy.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Illustrate a critical understanding of key concepts related to transnationalism, diaspora studies, migration, colonialism, the formation of racial/ethnic ideologies, and imperialism.
  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.

Freshman
AUCCCredits
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)1A3
ETST 100Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)1C3
Arts and Humanities3B6
Biological and Physical Sciences3A3
Quantitative Reasoning1B3
Social and Behavioral Sciences3C3
Electives 9
 Total Credits 30
Sophomore
 
ETST 205Ethnicity and the Media (GT-SS3)1C3
Critical Histories in Ethnic Studies (select one course from the following: 3
African American History (GT-HI1)3D 
Asian American History (GT-HI1)3D 
Chicanx History and Culture (GT-HI1)3D 
Native American History (GT-HI1)3D 
Intersectionality and Coalitional Politics (select 6 credits from the following): 6
Introduction to Queer Studies  
La Chicana in Society  
Introduction to Critical Disability Studies  
Queer Studies and Women of Color  
Queer Indigenous Studies  
Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes  
Indigenous Consciousness and Gender  
Black Feminism(s)  
Disability, Race, Gender in the Environment  
Creative Expressions and Social Change (select 3 credits from the following): 3
Introduction to Native American Literature  
Introduction to Chicano Literature  
Introduction to Indigenous Studies (GT-AH2)3B 
African American Creative Expression (GT-AH1)3B 
Racial Representations of Black Athletes3C 
African American Studies  
Ethnicity and Film--Asian-American Experience  
Black Cinema and Media  
Gynaehorror--Horror Films, Race, Female Body  
Advanced Topics in African American Studies  
Queer Creative Expressions  
Indigenous Film and Video  
Latinx Creative Expression  
Native American Literature  
Chicanx Film and Video  
Advanced Writing 23
Biological and Physical Sciences3A4
Electives 8
 Total Credits 30
Junior
 
ETST 305Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S. 3
ETST 398Ethnic Studies Research Methods and Writing 3
Concentration Electives (see list below) 6
Upper-Division Electives 18
 Total Credits 30
Senior
 
ETST 404Race Formation in the United States4A,4B3
ETST 493Capstone Seminar4C3
Concentration Electives (see list below) 6
Upper-Division Electives1 18
 Total Credits 30
 Program Total Credits: 120

Global Race, Power, & Resistance Concentration Concentration Electives

ETST 130West Africa in Global and Local Perspective1
ETST 256Border Crossings--People/Politics/Culture (GT-SS3)3
ETST 257Antisemitism Uncovered--Rhetoric to Violence3
ETST 261Latinx Populations in the U.S.3
ETST 322A/WS 322AStudy Abroad--Ghana: Youth Development, Transnational Perspectives3
ETST 370Caribbean Identities3
ETST 371The Modern Caribbean3
ETST 412Africa and African Diaspora3
ETST 441Indigenous Knowledges3
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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 ProgramStudents in the Ethnic Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all Ethnic Studies courses required for the major.

Freshman
Semester 1CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)X 1A3
ETST 100Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)X 1C3
Arts and HumanitiesX 3B3
Biological and Physical SciencesX 3A3
Elective X 3
 Total Credits   15
Semester 2CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
Arts and HumanitiesX  3
Quantitative ReasoningX 1B3
Social and Behavioral SciencesX 3C3
Electives X 6
 Total Credits   15
Sophomore
Semester 3CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
ETST 205Ethnicity and the Media (GT-SS3)X 1C3
Intersectionality and Coalitional Politics (See Program Requirements tab and terms offered for each course)X  6
Advanced Writing X 23
Biological and Physical SciencesX 3A4
 Total Credits   16
Semester 4CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
Critical Histories in Ethnic Studies (see Program Requirements tab and terms offered for each course)X 3D3
Creative Expressions and Social Change (see Program Requirements tab and terms offered for each course)X  3
Electives X 8
 Total Credits   14
Junior
Semester 5CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
ETST 305Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S.X  3
Concentration Elective (see Program Requirements tab)X  3
Upper-Division Electives X 9
 Total Credits   15
Semester 6CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
ETST 398Ethnic Studies Research Methods and WritingX  3
Concentration Elective (see Program Requirements tab)X  3
Upper-Division Electives X 9
 Total Credits   15
Senior
Semester 7CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
ETST 404Race Formation in the United States   3
Concentration Elective (see Program Requirements tab)X  3
Upper-Division Electives X 9
 Total Credits   15
Semester 8CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
ETST 493Capstone Seminar   3
Concentration Elective (see Program Requirements tab)X  3
Upper-Division Electives X 9
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.X   
 Total Credits   15
 Program Total Credits:   120