Communication (major hours: 42)
AND
Ethnic Studies (major hours: 33 / minor hours: 18)
Like Ethnic Studies, Communication is interdisciplinary and includes inquiry by social
scientists, humanists, and critical and cultural studies scholars. Moreover, both majors
prepare students for several career paths, because both focus on how people use
messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels,
and media. Communication offers three sequences in which Ethnic Studies will give
you an edge in the job market no matter which sequence you choose--Strategic
Communication, Journalism, or Communication Studies.
As our world becomes smaller and more interconnected, it is more likely that you will encounter people from
other cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Whether you work in a large international organization, a work team or
small group, or are in a college classroom, communicating with others who have backgrounds different from
your own is unavoidable. Therefore, it is important to develop an understanding and awareness of cultural
values, ethnocentrism, and intercultural communication competence.
The National Communication Association “has identified cultural competence as a significant skill necessary for
addressing the ability to speak to “divergent norms, varying communicative expectations, and the languages of
various stakeholder groups” in order to avoid “communication practices conflicting with each other, negating
organizational goals and producing unintended consequences.” It is essential to cultivate comprehension and
mindfulness of cultural values and intercultural communication competence, and Ethnic Studies prepares
students for this.
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)