University Studies - BA, Race, Gender, Ethnicity Concentration
This area of concentration is purposefully designed to require that students complete coursework that educates them in interdisciplinary knowledge. Two inquiry-rich, research-based courses, one an introduction and one a capstone senior seminar, provide students with introductory and concluding courses in the methodologies appropriate to interdisciplinary studies in the Race, Gender, Ethnicity Concentration. Two minors are required for the degree; at least one minor must be from outside the College of Liberal Arts.
A student enrolled in the University Studies concentration of Race, Gender, Ethnicity may not pursue a double major or a double degree.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Africana Studies | ||
| Introduction to Latino/Mexican American Studies | ||
| Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | ||
Course approved by CLLA | ||
400-level Capstone course meeting University Writing Requirement | ||
| American history | 3 | |
| Communication | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| General elective 1 | 4 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| American history | 3 | |
| Communication | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Social science directed elective 2 | 3 | |
| General elective 1 | 4 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Foreign language 1 | 3 | |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Humanities directed elective 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Foreign language 1 | 3 | |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Social science directed elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 | |
| Humanities directed elective 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Humanities/Social science directed elective 5 | 3 | |
| General elective 3,6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Humanities/Social science directed elective 5 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Africana Studies | ||
| Introduction to Latino/Mexican American Studies | ||
| Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | ||
Course approved by CLLA | ||
400-level Capstone course meeting University Writing Requirement | ||
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| General elective 3,6 | 1 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
Graduation requirements include 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. The required 6 hours may be met by courses satisfying other areas of a degree program. See your academic advisor for further information.