Interdisciplinary Studies B.A. (Race and Social Justice Concentration)

Subtotal: 3

Humanities

Satisfactorily complete 6 hours from the following courses. Courses that are cross-listed can be taken and used only once toward requirements.

• BLST 4325 Race Theory
• ENGL 3900 Critical Theory
• ENGL 4667 African-American Literature
• ENGL 4671 Studies in Native American Lit
• ENGL 4770 Studies in Folklore
• PHIL 4325 Race Theory
• PHIL 4340 Social & Political Philosophy
• PHIL 4421 Queer Theory
• PHIL 4434 Feminist Philosophies
• PHIL 4675 Philosophy of Law
• PHIL 4680 Environmental Ethics
• RELI 4115 Liberation Theology
• WMST 4421 Queer Theory
• WMST 4434 Feminist Philosophies

History/Social Science Courses

Satisfactorily complete 6 hours from the following courses. Courses that are cross-listed can be taken and used only once toward requirements. Special Topics courses have varying content and must be reviewed for applicability and approved by the department chair.

• ANTH 4950 Special Topics
• BLST 4635 The Era of Segregation
• BLST 4640 Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement
• BLST 4645 AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist
• GEOG 4080 Environmental History
• GEOG 4450 Environment & Society
• HIST 4635 The Era of Segregation
• HIST 4640 Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement
• HIST 4645 AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist
• HIST 4950 Special Topics
• SOCI 3432 Gender & Society
• SOCI 3444 Theories of Racial Stratificat

Additional Courses

Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses in consultation with the department chair. Courses that are cross-listed can be taken and used only once toward requirements. Special Topics courses have varying content and must be reviewed for applicability and approved by the department chair.

• ANTH 4950 Special Topics
• BLST 3020 African American Hist to 1877
• BLST 3025 African Amer Hist Since 1877
• BLST 3444 Theories of Racial Stratificat
• BLST 4325 Race Theory
• BLST 4335 African American Philosophy
• BLST 4635 The Era of Segregation
• BLST 4640 Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement
• BLST 4645 AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist
• ENGL 4445 Literary Women
• ENGL 4449 Great Books of the Western Wrl
• ENGL 4530 Early American Literature
• ENGL 4555 American Realism
• ENGL 4671 Studies in Native American Lit
• ENGL 4740 Women & Popular Culture
• ENGL 4770 Studies in Folklore
• ENSC 3050 Environ Prob & Sustain Solut
• ENSC 4415 Environmental Policy
• GEOG 4310 Geography of Race & Ethnicity
• GEOG 4080 Environmental History
• HIST 3020 African American History
• HIST 3025 African Amer Hist Since 1877
• HIST 3720 Modern Latin America
• HIST 4635 The Era of Segregation
• HIST 4640 Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement
• HIST 4645 AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist
• HIST 4800 Modern Mexico
• HIST 4950 Special Topics
• KINS 4323 US Women’s Hlth & Soci Issues
• KINS 4333 Sex, Gender and Sexology
• PHIL 4125 Christianity & the Environment
• PHIL 4315 Philosophy of Love & Sex
• PHIL 4325 Race Theory
• PHIL 4335 African American Philosophy
• PHIL 4340 Social & Political Philosophy
• PHIL 4415 Thinking Animals
• PHIL 4421 Queer Theory
• PHIL 4434 Feminist Philosophies
• PHIL 4675 Philosophy of Law
• PHIL 4680 Environmental Ethics
• RELI 4115 Liberation Theology
• SOCI 3432 Gender & Society
• SOCI 3433 Sociology of Food
• SOCI 3444 Theories of Racial Stratificat
• SOCI 3446 Social Stratification
• WMST 4445 Literary Women
• WMST 4740 Women & Popular Culture
• WMST 4950 Special Topics
• WMST 4421 Queer Theory
• WMST 4434 Feminist Philosophies
• WMST 3432 Gender & Society
• WMST 3550 Human Sexuality
• WMST 3610 Women in Hispanic Literature
• WMST 4730 Intern Domestic Violence Serv

Foreign Language Requirement

Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:

• FREN 2002 Interm Fren Lang & Culture II
• GRMN 2002 Inter German Lang & Culture II
• ITAL 2002 Interm Ital Lang & Culture II
• SPAN 2002 Interm Span Lang & Culture II

Electives

For students who must take the 1001, 1002, and/or 2001 foreign language courses, these courses will be applied to electives and will reduce the total number of elective credits available.

Capstone

A capstone course appropriate for the Race and Social Justice concentration will be chosen in consultation wtih the department chair. In addition, Race and Social Justice concentration students will submit a portfolio consisting of papers or other representative material from at least 6 courses taken as part of the Race and Social Justice concentration and a reflection paper that synthesizes the main themes that the student has encountered over the course of their program of study.

Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements  listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all courses that count toward major/concentration requirements.