History (major hours: 39)
AND
Ethnic Studies (major hours: 33 / minor hours: 18)
Like History, Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines anthropology,
geography, economics, philosophy, political theory, religion, art, and literature in the
development and function of society. However, history examines these areas through
a very different lens than does Ethnic Studies.
Ethnic Studies focuses on the contributions of ethnic and racial groups to the United States. It examines
historical events: how history is written, who gets to write it, and whose stories are validated; and the
narratives that get told. It examines history with a more critical look at how race has shaped events, how the
race and class of the history writer influences how the story is told, and how race influences the way later
generations will read and interpret events from the past.
Ethnic Studies faculty specialize in topics similar to those in History: “politics, . . . warfare, and intellectual life
as well as gender and women's history, medicine and science, colonialism and intercultural contact, religious
expression and practices, and environmental history.”
Like History, Ethnic Studies prepares students for careers in university and college teaching and research,
primary and secondary education, law, government, public service, journalism, libraries and museums,
international business, and medicine. Additionally, Ethnic Studies prepares students for understanding the role
that culture and race play in history, understanding the historical factors that have impacted the development
of diverse groups, and helping diverse students realize and celebrate the contributions the contributions their
ancestors have made to United States development.
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)