Goals & Objectives
The Ethnic Studies Program's goals and objectives consist of the following:
- To educate the whole person through a rigorous and disciplined examination of the history and culture of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in the context of U.S. development
- To provide and opportunity for all students to gain an understanding of racial/ethnic minority cultures and their contributions to U.S. society and for students of color to study their own cultural heritage and history
- To promote cross-cultural understanding, the pursuit of social justice, and to address fundamental problems of contemporary society
- To facilitate the incorporation of scholarship on historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups into the university curriculum
- To develop ties to local racial/ethnic communities including students of color on campus
Course Spotlight... ETHN 5 - Introduction to the study of Race and Ethnicity in the United States (REQUIRED FOR NEW MINORS) This course focuses on immigration and intercultural race relations for the major cultures of color in the United States: African American, Asian American, Latina/o and Native American. Class will discuss each group historically in relationship to each other and the dominant culture. Through critical readings, class discussion, and film, students will have opportunities to develop a solid intercultural foundation to understanding race and cultural diversity in United States. In addition, this course creates a basis for classes offered by all faculty in the Ethnic Studies Program particularly the introductory level courses. The course also serves as an introduction to the minor in the Ethnic Studies Program. |
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