The LS&A faculty added the Race & Ethnicity requirement
in 1991 after long and thoughtful discussion. The faculty does
believe that because racial and ethnic intolerance has fundamentally
affected the development of contemporary American society and
because its effects will continue to be felt well into the future, all students should take at least one course that deals on a
fairly sophisticated level with topics such as the historical
development of racism, and the social, political, and economic
effects of racism and other types of discrimination.
Courses approved to meet the Race & Ethnicity requirement
will address issues arising from racial or ethnic intolerance.
In approving the requirement, the faculty of the College made
the following statements:
Required content. All courses satisfying
the requirement must provide discussion, consistent with disciplinary
approaches, of:
the meaning of race, ethnicity, and racism;
racial and ethnic intolerance and resulting inequality as
it occurs in the United States or elsewhere;
comparisons of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, social class, or gender.
Required focus.
Every course satisfying the requirement must devote substantial, but not
necessarily exclusive, attention to the required content. Courses
may meet this requirement by various means consistent with disciplines
or fields of study, and faculty members from all departments
are urged to think creatively about how their fields might contribute
to the requirement.
Although it is hoped that many of these courses will focus
on the United States, it is not required that they do so. Courses
that deal with these issues in other societies, or that study
them comparatively, may also meet the requirement.
Students who are new to the College of LS&A (that is, first time enrolled as an LS&A student) in the Fall Term
of 1991, and thereafter, must (in any term before
graduation) receive credit for one of the approved
Race and Ethnicity (R&E) courses. Each term's listing will
vary as courses are added or deleted by the College of LS&A
Curriculum Committee. The College offers several courses taught
by a number of different departments each term. Although the
list of courses that meet this requirement varies from term to
term, all such courses are designed to give students exposure
to questions focusing on the meaning of race and racism, racial
and ethnic intolerance and resulting inequality, and comparisons
with other types of discrimination.
Prerequisites & Distribution: (1-4).
(Excl). May be elected twice for credit. Repetition requires
permission of the department. Laboratory fee required.
Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).
(R&E). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted
to those who have completed or are enrolled in AMCULT 315.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily
for first- and second-year students. (4). (SS). (R&E). May
not be repeated for credit. Does not count toward anthropology
concentration requirements.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily
for first- and second-year students. (4). (SS). (R&E). May
not be repeated for credit. Does not count toward anthropology
concentration requirements.
Section 002 -- Psychology and
the Study of Racial Differences.
Instructor(s):
Elizabeth Ruth Cole
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. (Cross-Area Courses).
May not be included in a concentration plan.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. (Cross-Area Courses).
May not be included in a concentration plan.
Prerequisites & Distribution: An introductory
course in sociology or CAAS; CAAS 201 recommended. (4). (SS).
(R&E). May not be repeated for credit. (African-American
Studies).
Prerequisites & Distribution: COMM 351
or 371 strongly recommended. (3-4). (Excl). May be elected for
a maximum of 8 credits. May be elected more than once in the
same term.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
Taught in English. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).
(R&E). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted
to those who have completed or are enrolled in HISTORY 377.
Prerequisites & Distribution: A course
in East European and/or Jewish history, and Comparative Politics
is recommended. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Distribution: A course
in East European and/or Jewish history, and Comparative Politics
is recommended. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. May not be included
in a concentration plan in psychology.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. May not be included
in a concentration plan in psychology.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. May not be included
in a concentration plan in psychology.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission
of instructor (admission by application). Intended for juniors
and seniors. PSYCH 122 recommended. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated
for credit. May be used as an experiential lab in the Psychology
concentration. A total of six credits of Psychology letter-graded
experiential courses may be counted for the Psychology concentration.
Prerequisites & Distribution: SWC Writing
Assessment. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore
standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others
need permission of instructor. (4). (Introductory Composition).
May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee may be required.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. May not be included
in a concentration plan.
Section 004 -- Transforming America:
Immigrants Then and Now.
Instructor(s):
Pedraza
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (SS). May not be repeated for credit. May not be included
in a concentration plan.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission
of instructor (admission by application). Intended for juniors
and seniors. SOC 122 recommended. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated
for credit.
Prerequisites & Distribution: SPANISH
275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. Conducted
in Spanish. (3). (Excl). May be elected twice for credit.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year
students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register
for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor.
(3). (ID). May not be repeated for credit.
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