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Twin Cities Campus
Comparative U.S. Race and Ethnicity MinorAfrican-Amer & African Studies
American Indian Studies
American Studies
Chicano & Latino Studies
College of Liberal Arts
This minor exposes students to key content, methodologies, and theories in the comparative study of African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Chicanos, and Latinos in the United States. Students explore various methodologies and core concepts within the social sciences and humanities. Students develop a general knowledge of how diverse racial and ethnic individuals and groups have historically interacted with one another and might redefine themselves today. This minor draws from courses in a number of disciplines and academic approaches, and encourages social awareness, critical thinking, the development of new perspectives, and artistic appreciation.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Prospective minors are urged to enroll in 1xxx-level introductory courses offered under the AFRO, AMIN, AAS, and CHIC designators before officially declaring.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Minor Requirements
Core Course
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AFRO 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
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AMST 3113W - Global Minnesota: Diversity in the 21st Century
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4047 - Anthropology of American Culture
[SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
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GWSS 3002W - Gender, Race, and Class in the U.S.
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3203W - Blood, Bodies and Science
[TS, SOCS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3303W - Writing Differences: Literature by U.S. Women of Color
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3875W - Comparative Race and Ethnicity in US History
[HIS, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3211W - Race and Racism in the US
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AAS 3301 - Asian America Through Arts and Culture
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AAS 4311 - Asian American Literature and Drama
[LITR, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3112 - In the Heart of the Beat: the Poetry of Rap
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3251W - Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3597W - Introduction to African American Literature and Culture I
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3598W - Introduction to African American Literature and Culture II
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3864 - African American History: 1619 to 1865
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3865 - African American History: 1865 to the Present
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3866 - The Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, 1954-1984
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3201W - American Indian Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3301 - American Indian Philosophies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3409 - American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3501 - Indigenous Tribal Governments and Politics
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3601 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3871 - American Indian History: Pre-Contact to 1830
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3872 - American Indian History: 1830 to the Present
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3001 - Contemporary Perspectives on Asian America
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3117 {Inactive}
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3212 - Chicana Feminism: La Chicana in Contemporary Society
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3223 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Representation in Film
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3444 - Chicana and Chicano History I
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3446 - Chicana and Chicano History II: WWII, El Movimiento, and the New Millennium
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3452 - Chicanx/LatinX Indigeneity
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3752 {Inactive}
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3409W - Asian American Women's Cultural Production
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 4401 - Chicana/Latina Cultural Studies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3877 - Asian American History, 1850-Present
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GWSS 3002W/GWSS 3002V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3303W/ENGL 3303W/GWSS 3303 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3875W/Hist 3875W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3211W/Soc 3211W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3301/EngL 3301 |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4311/ENGL 4311 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3251W/Afro 3251W/Soc 3251W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3597W/EngL 3597W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3598W/EngL 3598W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3864/Hist 3864 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3865/Hist 3865 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3866/Afro 5866/Hist 3856 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3201W/EngL 3201W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3301/RelS 3321 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3409/AmIn 5409 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3501/Pol 3701 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn/Hist 3871 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn/Hist 3872 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3001/AmSt 3001 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3212/GWSS 3212/GWSS 3410 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3444GloS 3634/Hist 3444 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3446/Hist 3446 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3409W/GWSS 3409W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 4401/GWSS 4401 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3877/HIST 3877 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |