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Ethnic Studies
Nancy Beck Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History;
The Ethnic Studies minor complements McKendree’s more traditional liberal arts majors as well as its professional courses of study. This minor benefits students in professional programs seeking knowledge to enhance a selected career path just as much as students in traditional liberal arts contemplating graduate study in their fields. Students from all majors would thrive with an Ethnic Studies minor. Individuals who complete this program will gain comparative insight into how scholars from different disciplines-including history, religion, sociology, literature, writing, communication, and psychology-pose and answer questions about race and ethnicity.
Students who minor in Ethnic Studies will enroll in a variety of courses designed to help them understand the construction and functioning of ethnicity both in the United States and in a global context. By the end of their studies, students should be able to (a) analyze diverse ethnic communities in a sympathetic and even-handed manner; (b) explain how racial/ethnic heritage can influence the way people understand and relate to the world around them; (c) discuss the effects of racial/ethnic prejudice in American society, including their own lives; (d) function more effectively as citizens in our increasingly pluralistic society; and (e) relate more empathetically to people from diverse racial/ ethnic backgrounds.
2005-06 Catalog:
To minor in Ethnic Studies:
1. Students must take six courses for a total of eighteen credit hours. Students must also earn a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or better in courses applied to the minor.
2. All students in Ethnic Studies will be required to take HIS 276, Minorities in the American Experience, for a total of three hours.
3. For the remaining fifteen hours, students will select among eight standing courses in the Departments of English, History, Nursing, Religion, and Sociology. The faculty advisor for the program will also apprise students each semester of any approved topics courses. ENG 252 Ethnic Literature; ENG 253 The Literature of Post-Colonial Cultures; HIS 277/377 African-American History; MGT 340/MKT 340 International Business; MUS 265, Music in World Cultures; NSG 345 Transcultural Aspects of Health Care; PSI 203 Introduction to International Relations; PSI 402 Comparative Government; REL 312 Religion and Race; REL 320 Religions of the World; SOC 149 Cultural Anthropology; SOC 345 Marriage and the Family Cross Culturally; SOC 360 Race and Ethnic Relations.
4. Students can take no more than six hours from any one discipline.
5. At least six hours must be at the upper division level.
6. Relevant internship hours may be substituted for three hours of the minor requirements.
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