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2500  Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) Fulfills Diversity & Soc/Beh Sci Exploration.
   Interdisciplinary examination of areas related to ethnicity, race, culture, and other intersections.

2550  African American Experiences (3) Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Introduction to African American experience from a humanities perspective. Richness of African American cultural life examined through film, literature, folklore, humor, music, art, and drama.

2560  Chicana/o Experiences (3) Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Develops understanding of historic, social, cultural, economic, and political factors involved in the U.S. Chicana/o experience.

2570  American Indian Experiences (3) Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Background and in-depth information on American Indian issues. Insight into forces and events that have led to the present situation of American Indians.

2580  Asian Pacific American Experiences (3) Fulfills Diversity & Soc/Beh Sci Exploration.
   Asian Pacific American experiences from historical, cultural, psychological, social, and political perspectives. Past and present experiences of Asian Pacific Americans, emphasizing similarities in experiences of different Asian Pacific American groups.

2590  Pacific Islander American Experiences (3) Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Introduces the cultural framework of the diverse peoples of the Pacific and their contemporary experiences in the United States. This course investigates the adaptation of basic factors in the historical, geographical, sociocultural, and political contexts of their American experiences.

3000  Survey of Ethnic Studies (3)
   This class explores aspects of African American, Asian Pacific American, American Indian and Chicana/o cultures. The similarities as well as differences are discussed.

3150  Indian Law and Policy (3)
   Specialized body of law affecting American Indians. Legal status of American Indians in relation to federal, state, and tribal government.

3180  American Indian Land, Waters, and Resources (3)
   Laws of American Indian lands; coal, oil, gas, and other energy resources; water rights; hunting, fishing, grazing, and gathering rights; and aboriginal and treaty rights generally. Important issues surrounding protection and management of American Indian homelands.

3190  Racial and Ethnic Politics (3) Cross listed as POLS 3190.
   Role of Blacks, Latinos, American Indians, and Asian Pacific Americans in American politics. Topics include constitutional status, citizenship, equality, identity, adaptation, suffrage, participation, representation, coalition, and conflict.

3290  Ethnic Minority Families (4) Cross listed as FCS 3290. Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   An analysis of Latino/a, African American, Asian American and American Indian families to explore their differences from mainstream families. In addition to their respective cultures and heritage, the problems they face and the solutions implemented through social policies will also be explored.

3300  Peoples of Utah (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   Studies Mormon and non-Mormon ethnic groups and their contribution to Utah's development. History and culture including folklore and literature of 14 major and several smaller ethnic groups.

3365  Ethnic Minorities in America (3) Cross listed as SOC 3365. Fulfills Diversity & Soc/Beh Sci Exploration.
   Did you know that a young, urban, black American male is less likely to live to the age of 40 then a young man in a Third World nation? Sociologists and other social scientists are currently describing a disturbing amount of racial and ethnic inequality in the U.S. This course is a historical, theoretical, and ultimately, sociological exploration of American inequality through an examination of racial/ethnic groups and women in the United States.

3400  Intercultural Communication (3) Cross listed as COMM 3190. Fulfills Diversity.
   Systematic study of communication processes that involve contact and interaction between people of different cultures. Readings, exercises, assignments, and electronic media contribute to understanding intercultural processes.

3420  American Racism (3)
   An in-depth look at the concept of racism that attempts to define, describe, and identify examples woven into the fabric of American society. A look at past, present, and future indicators to examine the evolution of racism and its characteristics, as well as its manifestation over time.

3450  Intergroup Relations: Our Prejudices and Stereotypes (3) Cross listed as PSY 4450. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. Fulfills Diversity.
   Provides an overview of research and theories on the topic of prejudice and stereotyping. Discussions will include the origins, maintenance, and function of prejudice and stereotypes of groups (e.g., racial, gender, ethnic). In addition, how prejudice and stereotypes affect group members and group relations will be covered.

3474  Mental Health of Asian Pacific Americans (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2580 or 2500.
   Sociological approaches to mental health and the issues related to immigrants, refugees, and minorities. Asian Americans' mental health status, diagnosis, help-seeking behavior, service systems, and therapeutic processes.

3480  Asian American Personality & Mental Health (3) Cross listed as PSY 3480. Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2580.
   This course is intended to provide a survey of psychological issues facing Asian Americans, including the historical, sociopolitical, and cultural influences that shape personality and mental health of individuals in this diverse population group. There are three main goals for students: 1) to learn key concepts in Asian American personality and mental health, 2) to analyze psychological issues pertinent to Asian Americans, and 3) to examine and reflect upon the personal relevance of the issues discussed in the course. The class will involve lectures and group discussions which are designed to highlight, clarify, and/or supplement material that is covered in texts and readings.

3520  Asian Pacific American Contemporary Issues (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   Survey of emerging social and political issues concerning Asian Pacific Americans in the post-1965 era. Discussion topics include the meaning of being Asian Pacific American and its intersection with ethnic culture, class, gender, school, work, law, media, and politics in the contemporary setting.

3540  Contemporary Black Thought (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2550.
   Surveys the protest ideology of African Americans from the time of slavery to the present. Beginning with the slave narratives and David Walker's "Appeal," black Americans have presented a continuous body of protest in response to various conditions. Several theories will be explored.

3550  Political Economics in Black America (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2550.
   This course will address important issues related to Black political participation as well as African American efforts at economic empowerment.This course will be offered every three years.

3600  Native Americans in Modern Society: Implications for Social Policy (3) Cross listed as SW 3564.
   Develops understanding and awareness of social service needs, policies, and programs related to American Indians. Covers cultural, traditional and modern day issues impacting individuals, families, communities, and tribal groups.

3650  Race, Class, and Gender Inequity in Education (3) Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500.
   This course is primarily an opportunity for U students to engage in community mentoring, specifically working with PreK-12 first generation students and students of color in Salt Lake valley public schools. The course will also explore issues of race/ethnicity, class, and gender both theoretically and through scholarly/empirical work on the educational system in the U.S. and Utah. Students will receive service learning credit for completing the class.

3700  Masterpieces of Mexican Literature (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2560 or 2500.
   Introduction to major works of Mexican literature: fiction, narrative, and poetry. Works read in translation or in Spanish.

3740  American Indian Literature (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3740.
   Fiction and poetry of contemporary American Indian authors.

3750  Asian American Literature (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3750. Fulfills Diversity.
   Survey of Asian American writing from different genres (fiction, poetry, drama). Works and writers approached in relation to the cultural, social, and historical background from which they emerged.

3760  African American Literature I (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3760. Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2550. Fulfills Diversity.
   Important writers of African American literary tradition from 18th century to 1930, beginning with African folklore and ending with works produced during Harlem Renaissance. Wheatley, Walker, Douglass, Dunbar, Washington, DuBois, McKay, Hughes, Larsen, Hurston, and others. Works and writers approached in relation to the cultural, social, and historical background from which they emerged.

3761  African American Literature II (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3761. Fulfills Diversity.
   Important writers of African American literary tradition from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Wright, Baldwin, Ellison, Brooks, Morrison, M. Walker, A. Walker, Hansberry, and the writers of the Black Arts Movement. Works and writers are approached in relation to the cultural, social, and historical background from which they emerged.

3770  Chicana/o Literature (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3770. Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2560 or 2500.
   Chicana/o literature from its beginning in oral tradition (tales, ballads, folkdrama) to contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama. Reading knowledge of Spanish is helpful, but all texts written in English or translated.

3860  La Chicana (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   Historical, social, and cultural development of La Chicana in the Southwest. Background and traditional roles of La Chicana up to present.

3870  American Indian Women (3)
   Varied topics related to American Indian Women.

3880  Asian Pacific American Women (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   An analysis of the lives and changing status of Asian-immigrant women--past and present, American-born women of Asian ancestry, and their diverse lifestyles in the American socio-economic framework. An examination of women's issues in the context of intergenerational relationships, community pressures, and the influence of the larger community.

3910  Special Studies (3)
   Topical/thematic course. Variable content.

3920  Independent Study (1 to 3)
   Repeatable for credit. Independent in-depth project under direction of faculty.

3950  Selected African American Topics (1 to 3)
   Selection of topics addressing issues and developments not covered in currently established African American courses.

3960  Selected Chicana/o Topics (1 to 3)
   Selection of topics addressing issues and developments not covered in currently established Chicana/o courses.

3970  Selected American Indian Topics (1 to 3)
   Selection of topics addressing issues and developments not covered in currently established American Indian courses.

3980  Selected Asian American Topics (1 to 3)
   Selection of topics addressing issues and developments not covered in currently established Asian American courses.

3990  Selected Pacific Islander Topics (1 to 3)
   Selection of topics addressing issues and developments not covered in currently established Pacific Islander courses.

4010  Black Popular Culture (3)
   Overview of salient issues related to Black popular culture and how it has shaped current cultural movements, theory and criticism.

4015  Asian Americans and Popular Culture (3)
   This course considers the historic and contemporary representations of Asian Americans in US popular culture and their juxtaposition with the relationship of whiteness and blackness and the creation of a racial triangle that positions Asians outside of US national identity.

4020  Black Feminist Thought (3)
   In-depth examination of the historical trends and contemporary thought in African American feminist writings and critique.

4150  Introduction to Multicultural Education (3) Cross listed as ECS 4150. Fulfills Diversity.
   History, concepts, and theoretical base for multicultural education. Models and strategies for teaching minority students as well as effective curriculum material. Creating a classroom climate for acceptance of differences--cultural, linguistic, genetic, disabling. Prerequisite to early childhood, elementary, and secondary teacher certification programs.

4200  Chicana/o Expression (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2560 or 2500.
   Chicano cultural and artistic development in the 1960s and 1970s. Readings of significant works in Chicano literature and their impact on Chicanos, emphasizing ideas about culture, conflict, history, and political and philosophical development of Chicano Pueblo--local, regional, and national.

4330  Chicana/o Culture via Media (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2560 or 2500.
   Examines the mediated forces that shape and influence Chicana/o Latina/o culture and identity. Includes analysis and assessment of media texts, such as documentary film, television, and newspaper, that emerge from and/or portray Chicanas/os and Latinas/os.

4540  Chicana/o History Since 1849 (3) Cross listed as HIST 4540. Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2560 or 2500. Fulfills Diversity.
   This course examines the historical experiences in the United States of people of Mexican background from the period of the Spanish frontier to present day. Using both primary and secondary sources, film and literature, this course will address themes such as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, the economic, political and social relationship between Mexicans and Anglo-Americans after the conquest of the southwest, Mexican women, the Chicano movement, and Chicana feminism. This class will not only provide an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic contributions of Chicano/as with particular attention to the ways in which race, class and gender have shaped their experiences, but also will explore the challenges in discovering Chicano voices in history, and approaches and methodologies scholars have utilized in studying the multifaceted history of Chicano communities.

4550  Latinos in the United States (3) Cross listed as HIST 4550.
   This course is a survey of the social, cultural, economic and political developments shaping the lives of Latinas and Latinos in the United States from 1540 to the present. Particular attention will be paid to the history of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban and New Latino Immigrant communities.

4560  Chicano Civil Rights Movement (3)
   Situates the Chicano Civil Rights Movement (CCRM) of the 1960s and 1970s within a historical and sociological perspective. Explores the injustices perpetuated since the Spanish Colonization, dismantle of Aztec Culture, expansion of European capitalism, and the expropriation of the Mexican territory of the United States in 1848.

4600  Asian Pacific American History (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   A compartive analysis of the international context of Asian immigration into the United States. An in-depth examination of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, and Filipino settlement, community development, intra-Asian American group relationships, and the evolution of Asian American cultures. Explores the impact of American federal and local legislation and the broader relationship between Asian Americans and the mainstream society.

4670  History of Native American Peoples (3) Cross listed as HIST 4670. Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2570 or 2500. Fulfills Diversity.
   This survey examines Native American history from the earliest records to the present. It focuses on Indian responses to European colonization and the consequent political, social, economic and cultural transformation of Native American Societies.

4690  African American History: 1619-1890 (3) Cross listed as HIST 4690. Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2550. Fulfills Diversity.
   Addresses the African background of contemporary African Americans and analyzes the emergence of African American culture. Also describes the evolution of slavery and the dilemma slavery posed to the American Revolution generation. Other subjects include Blacks in slavery, the role of Blacks in the quest for freedom, the growth of pre-Civil War northern Black communities, the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

4700  African American History Since 1890 (3) Cross listed as HIST 4700. Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2550. Fulfills Diversity.
   Examines the emergence of segregation, the alternative strategies advanced by Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. DuBois, the 20th-century Great Migration, and the subsequent urban political/sociocultural movements of the 1910s and 19'30s, World War II, the rise of militancy as manifested in Black Power, the state of inter- and intra-race relations since the 1970s.

4800  African American Religious Experiences (3)
   An exploration of the political, economic, education and religious power of the Black Church through readings, lectures and visits to local congregations.

5000  bell hooks Seminar (3)
   A special intensive seminar on the works of this contemporary African American feminist critic, writer, and public intellectual.

5010  Advanced Explorations in Ethnic Studies (3)
   Through an exploration of the literature, folklore, and political thought of African Americans, American Indians, Asian Pacific Americans and Chicanos, this advanced research class offers an in-depth look at the meaning of race in American society.

5100  Studies in Asian American Literature (3) Cross listed as ENGL 5830. Prerequisite: ENGL 2900.

5110  Folklore Genres (3) Cross listed as ENGL 5110. Prerequisite: ENGL 2900.
   ENGL 2100 recommended. Definition, collection, and analysis of specific folklore genres cross-culturally. Repeatable when topics vary.

5290  Gender and Minorities Across the Lifespan (3) Cross listed as FCS 5390, GNDR 5390. Fulfills Diversity.
   The primary objective of this class is to analyze the distinctive ways women and minorities experience major life events across the lifespan. The course has three sections: 1) child development as related to gender socialization and racial identity; 2) adolescence and its connection with teen pregnancy, racial attitudes among minority youths, and biculturalism and acculturation among minority adolescents; and 3) adult development and aging among women and elderly of color. Literatures are drawn from psychology, sociology, gender studies, race relations, and ethnic studies.

5400  Asian Pacific American Education Experiences (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2580 or 2500.
   Course will address historical and contemporary educational issues in the Asian American and Pacific Islander American community in both the elementary, secondary and higher-education context nationally and in Utah. Examines the ideological factors behind the "model minority education myth" in schools and colleges, Pan-Asian diaspora and its influence on education.

5430  Asian Pacific American Politics (3) Cross listed as POLS 5430. Fulfills Diversity.
   Survey of the historical and contemporary political experiences of Asian Americans and their pursuits of equal rights and opportunities in the U.S. political system.

5450  Communication and Culture (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2580 or 2500. Fulfills Diversity.
   Relationship between communication and culture from critical, social, and behavioral perspectives.

5540  Media and Diversity (3) Cross listed as COMM 5540. Fulfills Diversity.
   Explores theoretical and critical approaches to understanding relationships between media and ethnicity, gender, race, and social identity. Through an examination of contemporary scholarship, lectures and discussions, video screenings, in-class writing, and group presentations, the course provides an integral approach to understanding how media affect the production and consumption of diverse social and intellectual ideas and perspectives.

5560  Social Psychology of Human Diversity (3) Cross listed as ED PS 6550.
   Meets with ED PS 7550. Examines empirical studies in psychology relevant to human diversity including development, social, personality, cognition, and perception. Considers how cross-cultural psychology can contribute to the understanding of such areas as acculturation, ethnic and other minority groups, organizations and work, communication and training, health behavior, and the role of psychology in the developing world.

5590  Intensive Spanish, Culture and Community Services in Mexico (4) Cross listed as FCS 5590.
   The primary objective of this class is to provide a three-week immersion for our students in Ethnic Studies. Using a variety o pedagogical methods including classroom instruction, host family stays, interaction with Mexican students, and provision of human services, the students will learn Spanish language skills, Mexican history and culture, and economic development as it pertains to the organization and delivery of human services in Mexico.

5610  Gender, Race, Class, and Community (3) Cross listed as FCS 5610, GNDR 5610.
   Examines gender, race, and class as major analytical categories. Students will study how the division of labor, race relations, and the prevailing patriarchal ideologies shape the design of the homes, the development of communities, and the adaptation of women and people of color to the prevailing spatial and social arrangements.

5810  Independent Study (1 to 3)
   Special study arranged with faculty member.

5830  Chicana Feminist Theories (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 3860. Fulfills Diversity.
   This course builds upon the material in La Chicana (ETHNC 3860) by exploring the theoretical contributions of contemporary Chicana scholars and applying these theories to works within anthropology, sociology, history, and cultural studies. We will study the writings of Chela Sandoval, Sonia Saldivar-Hull, Emma Perez, Gloria Anzaldua and other leading Chicana theorists to better understand a "third space feminism" that transcends national borders and ethnic identities. Some of the topics/concepts we will cover include colonization, diasporic subjectivities, (de)colonization methodologies, consciousness, and borderlands.

5840  Studies in African American Literature (3) Cross listed as ENGL 5840. Prerequisite: ENGL 2900.

5850  Special Topics: African American (3)
   Special reading selected by professor to broaden students' background in area where no course is taught.

5860  Special Topics: Chicana/o (3)
   Special reading selected by professor to broaden students' background in area where no course is taught.

5870  Special Topics: American Indian (3)
   Special reading selected by professor to broaden students' background in area where no course is taught.

5880  Special Topics: Asian Pacific American (3)
   Special reading selected by professor to broaden students' background in area where no course is taught.

5890  Exploring Diversity (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   "Dealing With Diversity," a PBS video series, introduces students to many diverse populations. Goal is to help students understand the different constraints and motivations of people with backgrounds that differ from their own. Social interaction, the concepts of race, social class, age, gender and sexual orientation and the sociology of minorities are all explored. Also considered are global and national demographic trends and U.S. immigration policies.