UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013
College of Letters and Science
Comparative Ethnic Studies
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Rachel Buff, Associate Professor of History, Coordinator; Holton Hall, Room 313, (414) 229-6483
The Certificate in Comparative Ethnic Studies is open to all students seeking a bachelor’s degree from UWM, to students who previously have received a bachelor’s degree from UWM or any other accredited college or university, and to those who do not plan to pursue a college or university degree (non-degree students) but who have a strong interest in this subject. To be admitted to the university as non-degree students, individuals must meet regular university admission requirements. Students who complete the certificate as part of their undergraduate work are awarded the certificate at the time of graduation. Students already possessing a bachelor’s degree and non-degree students receive the certificate upon completion of the program requirements.
Through coursework, independent study, internships, and/or service learning, students in comparative ethnic studies analyze the social processes by which concepts such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality are given meaning. The program examines global and local processes of im/migration and settlement and considers ways in which policy and law, grassroots social movements, and popular cultures shape social identities.
The Certificate Program in Comparative Ethnic Studies is open to students majoring in any field, from any school or college. The purpose of the certificate program is to enable a student interested in an aspect of comparative ethnic studies to take a coordinated set of courses while completing the requirements for a degree in a conventional discipline or field of knowledge. Completion of the certificate program provides an opportunity for students to develop expertise in crucial contemporary and historical issues.
Requirements
To receive the certificate, the student must earn a minimum of 21 credits as stated below, at least 12 from UWM, with a grade point average of 2.75 or better. A minimum of 9 credits must be earned in upper-division (numbered 300 and above) courses. At least 18 credits must be taken in the Ethnic curricular area; the other 3 credits may be selected from the approved list of elective courses. Students may discuss their specific needs and programs of study with the program coordinator, Rachel Buff. Substitutions for credits in the Ethnic curricular area are subject to the approval of the program coordinator.
Courses for the certificate must include the following:
1. Ethnic 101 The Making of American Cultures: Africans, Europeans, and Indian Nations, 3 cr.
2. Ethnic 102 Transnational Migrations: Asian-, Arab-, Euro-American and Latino Identity, 3 cr.
3. Ethnic 550: Senior Seminar in Comparative Ethnic Studies, 3 cr.
4. Electives to reach 21 cr.
Approved Electives
Africology
100 Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society
102 Survey of African-American Literature
111 Introduction to African-American History to 1865
112 Introduction to African-American History, 1865 to the Present
121 Introduction to African-American Politics
125 Economics of the Black Community
163 African-American Concept of Self
210 The African-American Novel
228 Introduction to Black Political Economy
250 Black Women and White Women in the Contemporary United States
261 Survey of African-American Political Philosophy
265 Psychological Effects of Racism
300 Urban Violence
312 The Church in African-American Life
314 The School in African-American Life
319 History of Blacks in the American City
321 Black Workers in Technologic Society
322 Order and Disorder: The Quest for Social Justice
326 Economic Problems and Black Business
327 Black Business and Management
341 Black Politics and City Government
350 The Black Family
365 Recurring Philosophical Problems in African-American Literature
369 Mass Media and Black Self-Images
372 African-American Literary Movements: The Harlem Renaissance
402 Black Personality Development
411 Change in African-American Communities
412 Blacks and the United States Constitution
416 Race, Injustice, and Change in America
420 The Political Economy of Slavery
Anthropology
150 Multicultural America
213 American Indian Peoples of Wisconsin
314 American Indian Societies and Cultures
332 American Indian Religions
334 American Indians of the Southwest
335 American Indians of the Southeast
336 American Indians of the Northeast
565 Seminar in Regional Archaeology: "Great Lakes Late Prehistory" subtitle
641 Seminar in Anthropology: "American Indian Material Culture" subtitle
Arabic
164 Arabs and Islam in America
Art History
355 American Folk Art
Biological Sciences
105 Great Lakes American Indian Ethnobotany
Economics
248 Economics of Discrimination
Educational Policy and Community Studies
314 The School in African-American Life
561 Education Issues in American Indian Communities
579 Current Topics in Cultural Foundations of Education: "Anti-Racist Education" subtitle
621 History of Native Education and Policy Development
625 Race Relations in Education
English
150 Multicultural America
276 Introduction to American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
277 Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature: (Subtitle)
280 Introduction to Asian-American Literature: (Subtitle)
281 Introduction to African-American Literature: (Subtitle)
372 American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
373 Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature
374 Survey of U.S. Latino/a Literature
375 Survey of Asian-American Literature
376 Survey of African-American Literature to 1930
377 Survey of African-American Literature, 1930 to the Present
463 Major Figures in African-American Literature: (Subtitle)
517 Studies in African-American Literature: (Subtitle)
519 Studies in Irish-American Literature: (Subtitle)
520 Studies in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
521 Studies in Ethnic Minority Literature: (Subtitle)
523 Studies in U.S. Latino/a Literature: (Subtitle)
524 Studies in Asian-American Literature: (Subtitle)
624 Seminar in Modern Literature: "After Beckett - Contemporary Anglo-American Drama" subtitle
631 Seminar in African-American Literature: (Subtitle)
632 Seminar in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
Film
150 Multicultural America
Geography
114 Geography of Minorities in the United States
German
141 The German-Americans
341 Undergraduate Seminar in German-American Studies: The Germans in Wisconsin and Milwaukee
Hebrew Studies
252 American Jewish Community: 1654 to the Present
282 Jewish Identity in Contemporary America
History
150 Multicultural America
229 History of Race, Science, and Medicine in the United States
262 North American Indian History to 1887
263 North American Indian History Since 1887
266 Race, Racial Thought, and Prejudice in the United States
267 The History of Latinos in the United States
269 Asian Americans in Historical Perspective
404 Topics in American History: (with appropriate subtitle)
435 Ethnic America to 1880
436 Immigrant America Since 1880
439 The Italian-American Experience in the United States
445 Black Americans from Slavery to Freedom
446 Black Americans Since the Civil War
447 History of the Black Family in America
470 Recent American History: (with appropriate subtitle)
473 History of Wisconsin Indians
474 Topics in North American Indian History: (Subtitle)
480 The Immigrant Experience: (with appropriate subtitle)
Italian
242 Topics in Italian American Studies: (Subtitle)
243 Topics in Italian American Film: (Subtitle)
Jewish
101 Jewish Culture in America: History, Literature, Film
210 Jewish and Ethnic Narratives and Identities in Media
260 Negotiating Religion and Nationalism: Jewish Experience in Europe and the Middle East
Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies
450 Race and Ethnicity in the Media
Latino Studies
101 Introduction to Latino Studies
Philosophy
271 Philosophical Traditions: "Western Great Lakes American Indian Philosophy"
subtitle
Political Science
215 Ethnicity, Religion, and Race in American Politics
Sociology
193 Freshman Seminar: "Latinos in the City"; "Buffalo to Bingo: Changing American Indian Societies" subtitles
215 Religion and Society
224 American Minority Groups
320 Social Change in American Indian Societies
321 Contemporary Issues of the American Indian
323 Perspectives on Latino Communities
Urban Studies
360 Perspectives on the Urban Scene: "The History of Milwaukee's Ethnic and Racial Communities" subtitle
Womens Studies
150 Multicultural America
Students also may earn a Committee Interdisciplinary Major in ethnic studies. Anyone interested in the major or certificate should register with the Ethnic Studies Coordinator by the beginning of his/her junior year, at the latest.
The program is administered by the College of Letters and Science interdepartmental Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee.
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