University Studies - BA, Race, Gender, Ethnicity Concentration
This area of concentration is purposefully designed to require that students complete an individualized body of coursework that educates them in interdisciplinary knowledge. Four inquiry-rich, research-based courses; an introduction to each discipline; and a capstone senior seminar provides students with introductory and concluding courses in the methodologies appropriate to interdisciplinary studies in the Race, Gender, Ethnicity Concentration. Other courses in the core are drawn from areas such as Africana Studies, Latino/a and Mexican-American Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.
In the addition to a core of courses focused on race and ethnicity and gender, each student must complete two minors for the degree. It is expected that at least one minor will 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.