Comparative U.S. Race and Ethnicity Minor
Do you want to learn how to address social, institutional, and cultural inequalities challenging historically underrepresented groups in the United States?
Do you feel driven to foster a stable, inclusive and democratic society?
Are you interested in examining race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and other categories of difference?
Do you want to understand how relations of power affect struggles for social justice and human rights?
If so, then the new minor in Comparative U.S. Race and Ethnicity is for you.
Why ethnic studies at the U of M?
The intersection of a top flight research institution with an increasingly diverse metropolitan area makes the University of Minnesota an obvious place for ethnic studies. With four departments and programs committed to specific ethnic studies (African American and African, American Indian, Asian American, and Chicano studies), and strong affiliated departments such as gender, women, and sexuality studies and American studies, the College of Liberal Arts maintains a diverse base of departments in the arts, humanities, and social sciences to support a range of study in comparative race and ethnicity.
Who should minor in Comparative U.S. Race and Ethnicity?
The minor is ideal for students in the following programs who have an interest in relating issues of race and ethnicity to their areas of research and study.
- American studies
- art
- comparative literature & cultural studies
- education
- gender, women, & sexuality studies
- history
- journalism
- law and policy
- media and film
- political science
- psychology
- social work
- sociology
- theater
- writing studies
Other majors may find an interest in the minor as well. Possible areas of study could include comparative racial histories, indigeneity and settlement, immigration and labor, globalization and transnationalism, race and gender, diasporic communities, and multiracial families and identity—there are many possibilities. Consult with your advisor to find out if the minor in Comparative U.S. Race and Ethnicity is right for you.
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