The minor combines perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to provide an interdisciplinary and comparative understanding of the immigrant experience, ethnic identity, assimilation, ethnic exclusion and conflict, and refugee situations.
Cleaveland, Haines, Ihara, Leeman, Rabin, Ritchie, Seligmann, Shutika, Trencher (director)
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Total credits: 15
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 340 | Comparative Perspectives on Immigration | 3 |
| or SOCI 330 | US Immigrants and Immigration | |
| Total Credits | 3 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Asian American Women Writers (Mason Core) | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World | ||
| Topics in Ethnic American Literature | ||
| Ethnicity and Migration in Folklore | ||
| Introduction to Latina/o Studies (Mason Core) | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Refugees (Mason Core) | ||
GOVT 445 |
Human Rights | |
CONF 302 |
Culture, Identity, and Conflict | |
| Refugee and Internal Displacement | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two electives from the following: | 6 | |
| Multilingualism, Identity, and Power (Mason Core) | ||
GOVT 337 |
Ethnic Politics in Western Europe and North America | |
| Neighborhood, Community, and Identity | ||
| The Urban World (Mason Core) | ||
| Spanish in the United States | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
