INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE US ETHNIC, AMERICAN INDIAN, AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the multicultural history of the United States of America and the essential role of Indigenous, African, Asian and Chicanx/e & Latinx/e peoples in the American story. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the creation, development and legacies of race-based discrimination in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the role of race in the creation of value systems in American society. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explore the heterogeneity and complexity within persistently marginalized groups as well as their relations to each other. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Reflect on their learning experience so that they may develop as well-rounded, informed, and educated members of society who can effectively and successfully participate in a multicultural society. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the multicultural history of the United States of America and the essential role of Indigenous, African, Asian and Chicanx/e & Latinx/e peoples in the American story. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the creation, development and legacies of race-based discrimination in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the role of race in the creation of value systems in American society. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explore the heterogeneity and complexity within persistently marginalized groups as well as their relations to each other. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Reflect on their learning experience so that they may develop as well-rounded, informed, and educated members of society who can effectively and successfully participate in a multicultural society. Audience: Undergraduate