English (major hours: 72)
AND
Ethnic Studies (major hours: 33 / minor hours: 18)
Ethnic Studies provides English students with a context for examining the
representation or conceptualization of race and racism in literature and creative nonfiction written by white and non-white authors. With Ethnic Studies focus on race, it is
important for students in literary studies to become conversant with Ethnic Studies
scholarship, because it will help them understand how and why authors present race,
racism, and other social issues related to race in novels and creative non-fiction.
Double majoring and/or minoring in Ethnic Studies shows how each racial group coped with the various facets
of racial oppression within a particular historical moment or at any given time. It provides a non-literary
context for issues that impacted non-white literature, including but not limited to the Harlem Renaissance,
lynching, and Jim Crow; growing up Chicano in an Anglo society, the Zoot Suit Riots, and migrant work;
colonization, American Indian boarding schools, and the Red Power Movement; or the myth of the Model
Minority, the building of the transcontinental railroad and Chinese labor, or the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Like Ethnic Studies, English prepares majors for a number of career choices: Marketing, Communications,
Management, Media, Law, Social Work, Medicine, Non-Profits, and more. However, Ethnic Studies give English
majors more of an edge by broadening their perspective and preparing them to work in an increasingly diverse
society. Upcoming demographic changes will make diversity skills and cultural competency in any field a must!
Ethnic Studies
Business Classroom Building, Suite 308
801-581-5206
Academic Advisor: Elizabeth Archuleta
Website: http://ethnic.utah.edu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/uofuethnicstudies
Email: ethnic.studies@umail.utah.edu
Email: elizabeth.archuleta@utah.edu
Sample Courses of Interest
Ethnic Studies Content Group
 ETHNC 2550 - African American Experiences 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 2560 - Chicana/o Experiences 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 2570 - American Indian Experiences 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 2580 - Asian Pacific American Experiences 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 2590 - Pacific Islander American Experiences 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3100 - US Third World Feminisms 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3365 - Ethnic Minorities in America 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3400 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3420 - American Racism 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3450 - Intergroup Relations: Our Prejudices and Stereotypes 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 5290 - Gender and Minorities Across the Lifespan 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 5350 - Diaspora, Transnationalism & U.S. Community 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 5450 - Communication and Culture 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 5540 - Media and Diversity 3 Credit(s)
African American Content Group
 ETHNC 3760 - African American Literature I 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3761 - African American Literature II 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4010 - Black Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4690 - African American History: 1619-1890 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4700 - African American History Since 1890 3 Credit(s)
American Indian Content Group
 ETHNC 3740 - American Indian Literature
 ETHNC 3870 - American Indian Women 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3600 - Native Americans in Modern Society: Implications for Social Policy 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4670 - History of Native American Peoples 3 Credit(s)
Asian Pacific American Content Group
 ETHNC 3520 - Asian Pacific American Contemporary Issues 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3750 - Asian American Literature 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3880 - Asian Pacific American Women 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4015 - Asian Americans and Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4600 - Asian Pacific American History 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 5430 - Asian Pacific American Politics 3 Credit(s)
Chicana/o Content Group
 ETHNC 3770 - Chicana/o Literature 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 3860 - La Chicana 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4330 - Chicana/o Culture via Media 3 Credit(s)
 ETHNC 4550 - Latinos in the United States 3 Credit(s)