I. ASCRC General Education Form
Group
Group IX: American and European Perspectives
Anthropology
102
Dept/Program
Course #
Course Title
Prerequisite
Race and Minorities
None
Credits
03
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
8/25/08
Instructor
Gregory R. Campbell
Phone / Email
-2478/
Program Chair
J. Douglas
Dean
G. Fetz
III. Description and purpose of the course: General Education courses must be introductory
and foundational. They must emphasize breadth, context, and connectedness; and relate course
content to students’ future lives: See Preamble:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/gened/GEPreamble_final.htm
IV. Criteria: Briefly explain how this course meets the criteria for the group. See:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/ASCRCx/Adocuments/GE_Criteria5-1-08.htm
This course focuses on issues relating to the
Courses focus on either area and can be
comparative in content or approach. The experiences of minority peoples in the
United States. It is broad, in that it explores
courses are broad in theme, geography,
the political, economic, and social aspects of
or chronology. They are foundational
the minority experience. It is foundational in
and prepare students for further study by that it introduces core anthropological
raising core questions of an academic
principles and questions such as the
relationship between biology and culture,
discipline.
and issues of social equality.
V. Student Learning Goals: Briefly explain how this course will meet the applicable learning
goals. See: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/ASCRCx/Adocuments/GE_Criteria5-1-08.htm
Issues relating to race and minorities date to
Demonstrate informed and reasoned
the first European contacts with Native
understanding of American and/or
Americans in the U.S. Racism and other
European historical and contemporary
issues relating to minorities remain a part of
behavior, ideas, institutions, and culture
American culture and the American
experience today.
Analyze and evaluate what is distinctive Part of the course address the distinctive
features of the minority experience in the
and significant about the American
U.S. as compared to ethnicity and the
and/or European experience and legacy
minority experience in other countries.
VII. Syllabus: Paste syllabus below or attach and send digital copy with form. ⇓ The syllabus
should clearly describe how the above criteria are satisfied. For assistance on syllabus
preparation see: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/syllabus.html
Course:
Professor:
Office:
Office Phone:
Anthropology 102S: Race and Minorities.
Gregory R. Campbell
Social Science Building, Room 231
243-2478
Gregory.campbell@mso.umt.edu
Course Description: Race, ethnicity, and minority are powerful cultural and social constructs
in American society. This course will explore from a critical anthropological perspective the
concept of race to assess its validity as a biological and socio-cultural category. In the latter
portion of the course, we will examine the relationship between race, ethnicity, and minority
status among the major ethnic groups of the United States, outlining their political, economic,
and cultural struggles for societal equality.
Course Objectives: 1. Students will comprehend the nature, structure, and historical
development of race and ethnicity in the United States and how those constructs have affected
societal relationships. 2. Students will understand the role of critical race theory in explaining
social phenomena. 3. Students, employing qualitative and quantitative data, will assess and
evaluate the significance of race and ethnicity as social phenomena.
Required texts:
G. Campbell, Many Americas. Kendall Hunt Publishers
Course Reading Assignments: All students are required to read materials as assigned by the
instructor. You are responsible for all the materials for the tests.
Optional texts: The works below offer you supplemental reading and insight into issues of
race, racism, and ethnicity. Those of you that are interested in these matters should have these
works in your library.
F. Yarbrough, Race and the Cherokee. University of Pennsylvania Press
D. Fixico, American Indians in the Modern World. AltaMira Press
F. Negron-Muntaner, ed., Sovereign Acts. South End Press
R. Edmunds, Enduring Nations. University of Illinois Press
Extra credit: For those who would like to strive for a superior grade, a student can obtain one
or more of the optional readings and write a critical review relating the work to the course
content. The extra credit will be worth 30 possible points per book. The assignment is due the
last lecture day of class. No late assignments will be accepted after that day.
Course requirements: There are two exams during the course, a midterm (100 points) and
final (100 points). The structure and content of the test will be disclosed during the test review.
Grading is on a straight point system.
*Please note: As an instructor of a general education course, you will be expected to provide
sample assessment items and corresponding responses to the Assessment Advisory Committee.