TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES-US ETHNIC STUDIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the intersection of the socially constructed nature of religion and ethnicity in America in discussion and short writing exercises. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore how religious practices have been used to confront persistent marginalization in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze how religious traditions have sustained and threatened marginal communities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Interpret the traditions practiced by ethnic communities change over time. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the intersection of the socially constructed nature of religion and ethnicity in America in discussion and short writing exercises. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore how religious practices have been used to confront persistent marginalization in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze how religious traditions have sustained and threatened marginal communities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Interpret the traditions practiced by ethnic communities change over time. Audience: Undergraduate