College of Liberal Arts

Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies

Major Requirements

Students majoring in comparative ethnic studies are expected to fulfill all of the University's requirements for graduation, as well as 39 hours in CES, as outlined below, with at least one-half of all CES courses taken at the 300–400 level.

Honors students complete Honors College requirements in place of General Education Requirements.

Core Courses (12 hours)

The following courses are required for all CES majors:

Cluster 1 (12 hours)

Select one course from each of the following sequences:

African American Sequence

  • CES 131: Introduction to Black Studies
  • CES 235: African American History (W St 235/Hist 205)
  • CES 330: From Malcolm X to the Black Panthers
  • CES 331: African American Literature (Engl 321)
  • CES 332: Topics in African American Literature (Engl 322)
  • CES 335: Black Freedom Struggle
  • CES 336: African American Folklore
  • CES 338: Cinematic Images of Blackness
  • CES 435: African American Women in U.S. Society (W St 435)
  • CES 436: Black Masculinities

Asian/Pacific American Sequence

  • CES 111: Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies
  • CES 211: Asian Pacific American History (Hist 201)
  • CES 311: Asian Diaspora Across the Americas
  • CES 313: Asian Pacific American Literature (Engl 311)
  • CES 314: Topics in Asian Pacific American Literature (Engl 314)
  • CES 315: Asian Pacific American Autobiography (Engl 315)
  • CES 411: Asian Pacific American Women (W St 411)
  • CES 413: Asian Pacific Americans and Popular Culture

Chicana/o & Latina/o Sequence

  • CES 151: Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies
  • CES 254: Comparative Latino/a Cultures
  • CES 255: Chicana/o History
  • CES 353: Chicana/o–Latina/o Literature (Engl 345)
  • CES 357: Chicana/os and Popular Culture
  • CES 358: U.S. Latino/as in Film
  • CES 359: Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics (Pol S 375)
  • CES 454: La Chicana in U.S. Society (W St 454)

Native American Sequence

  • CES 171: Introduction to Indigenous Studies
  • CES 240: Global Indigenous Issues
  • CES 271: Native Music of North America (Mus 265)
  • CES 372: Indigenous Women in Traditional and Contemporary Societies (W St 372/Anth 312)
  • CES 373: Native American Literature (Engl 341)
  • CES 375: North American Indian History, Precontact to Present (Hist 308)
  • CES 376: America Before Columbus (Anth 331)
  • CES 377: Native Peoples of North America (Anth 320)
  • CES 378: Contemporary Native Peoples of the Americas (Anth 327)
  • CES 379: Indigenous Film
  • CES 470: Indigenous Politics
  • CES 475: Indians of the Northwest

Cluster 2 (15 hours)

Select 15 hours from the following cluster of courses:

  • CES 204: Critical Studies in Whiteness
  • CES 209: Hip Hop Around the Globe
  • CES 220: Introduction to Multicultural Literature (Engl 220)
  • CES 222: Race in Sport Films
  • CES 244: Critical Globalizations
  • CES 260: Race and Racism in U.S. Popular Culture
  • CES 280: Race and the Law in American History (Hist 280)
  • CES 300: Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (W St/Soc 300)
  • CES 301: Race and Global Inequality
  • CES 304: American Roots: Immigration, Migration, and Ethnic Identity (Hist 314)
  • CES 305: Contemporary Masculinity and Men's Issues (W St 302)
  • CES 308: Cultural Politics of Sport
  • CES 309: Queer Identities in Contemporary Cultures (W St 369)
  • CES 325: Traveling Cultures: Tourism in Global Perspective
  • CES 340: Empire and Race
  • CES 380: Immigration and Citizenship in the Global Economy
  • CES 401: Seminar in Culture and Power
  • CES 403: Cultural Issues in Psychology (Psych 403)
  • CES 404: Stereotypes and the Media (Com 471)
  • CES 405: Cultural Criticism and Theory (Engl 410)
  • CES 406: Philosophy and Race
  • CES 407: Race, Gender, and the Prison Industrial Complex
  • CES 408: Introduction to Critical Race Feminism (W St 408)
  • CES 421: Intercultural Processes in Global Context
  • CES 426: Workers Across North America
  • CES 440: Social Justice and American Culture
  • CES 442: Nation, Ethnicity, and Modernity
  • CES 444: White Power Movements and Ideologies
  • CES 446: Racism and Anti-Racism in Global Context
  • CES 465: Race, Science, and Society
  • CES 485: Study Abroad
  • CES 494: Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies
  • CES 495: Special Topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies
  • CES 499: Directed Independent Study

More Information

CES Advising

Anna Chow
Academic Advisor
Murrow East 106
509-335-8731
ychow@wsu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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