Comparative Ethnic Studies, Undergraduate Certificate Undergraduate Certificate
The College of Letters and Science is the largest academic unit of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Study of the liberal arts and sciences provides a broad base of knowledge and an array of skills cited by employers as critical to professional success, even more than the major: critical thinking, problem solving, oral and written communication, ability to work well with others, and adaptability to change.
Program Type
Undergraduate Certificate
Program Format
On Campus
Requirements
To receive the certificate, the student must earn a minimum of 21 credits as stated below, at least 12 from 51猎奇, with a grade point average of 2.750 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.
Students interested in the undergraduate certificate should register with the Comparative Ethnic Studies Program Coordinator by the beginning of their junior year, at the latest.
Courses for the certificate must include the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| The Multi-Racial Origins of American Cultures | 3 | |
| Transnational Migrations: People on the Move | 3 | |
| Senior Seminar in Comparative Ethnic Studies: | 3 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits from approved electives table below. | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Approved Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society | 3 | |
| Survey of African-American Literature | 3 | |
| Introduction to African-American History to 1865 | 3 | |
| Introduction to African-American History, 1865 to the Present | 3 | |
| Economics of the Black Community | 3 | |
| Black Racial and Cultural Identity | 3 | |
| The African-American Novel | 3 | |
| Introduction to Black Political Economy | 3 | |
| Black Women and White Women in the Contemporary United States | 3 | |
| Survey of African-American Political Philosophy | 3 | |
| Psychological Effects of Racism | 3 | |
| Urban Violence | 3 | |
| The Church in African-American Life | 3 | |
| The School in African-American Life | 3 | |
| African American Urban History | 3 | |
| 3 | ||
| Black Workers in the 21st Century | 3 | |
| Order and Disorder: The Quest for Social Justice | 3 | |
| Economic Problems of Black Business | 3 | |
| Black Politics and City Government | 3 | |
| The Black Family | 3 | |
| Black Popular Culture and Digital Media | 3 | |
| African-American Literary Movements: The Harlem Renaissance | 3 | |
| Change in African-American Communities | 3 | |
| Blacks and the United States Constitution | 3 | |
| Race and Social Justice in the United States | 3 | |
| The Political Economy of Slavery | 3 | |
| Anishinaabe Ethnobotany: Plants in Anishinaabe Philosophy | 3 | |
| North American Indian History to 1887 | 3 | |
| North American Indian History Since 1887 | 3 | |
| Introduction to American Indian Literature: | 3 | |
| American Indian Societies and Cultures | 3 | |
| Survey of American Indian Literature | 3 | |
| History of Wisconsin Indians | 3 | |
| Topics in North American Indian History: | 3 | |
| Studies in American Indian Literature: | 3 | |
| Multicultural America | 3 | |
| American Indian Peoples of Wisconsin | 3 | |
| American Indian Societies and Cultures | 3 | |
| American Indians of the Southeast | 3 | |
| Seminar in Regional Archaeology: (Great Lakes Late Prehistory) | 3 | |
| Seminar in Anthropology: (American Indian Material Culture) | 3 | |
| Arabs and Islam in America | 3 | |
| American Folk Art | 3 | |
| Economics of Discrimination | 3 | |
| 3 | ||
| Current Topics in Cultural Foundations of Education: (Anti-Racist Education) | 1-6 | |
| 3 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Multicultural America | 3 | |
| Introduction to American Indian Literature: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Asian-American Literature: | 3 | |
| Introduction to African-American Literature: | 3 | |
| Survey of American Indian Literature | 3 | |
| Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature | 3 | |
| Survey of U.S. Latino/a Literature | 3 | |
| Survey of Asian American Literature | 3 | |
| Survey of African-American Literature to 1930 | 3 | |
| Survey of African-American Literature, 1930 to the Present | 3 | |
| Writers in African-American Literature: | 3 | |
| Studies in African-American Literature: | 3 | |
| Studies in American Indian Literature: | 3 | |
| Studies in U.S. Latino/a Literature: | 3 | |
| Studies in Asian-American Literature: | 3 | |
| Seminar in Modern Literature: (After Beckett - Contemporary Anglo-American Drama) | 3 | |
| Seminar in African-American Literature: | 3 | |
| Seminar in American Indian Literature: | 3 | |
| Multicultural America | 3 | |
| Geography of Race in the United States | 3 | |
| Undergrad Seminar in German-Amer Studies: Germans in Wisconsin & Milwaukee | 3 | |
| Multicultural America | 3 | |
| History of Race, Science, and Medicine in the United States | 3 | |
| North American Indian History to 1887 | 3 | |
| North American Indian History Since 1887 | 3 | |
| The History of Latinos in the United States | 3 | |
| Asian Americans in Historical Perspective | 3 | |
| Topics in American History: | 3 | |
| Ethnic America: To 1880 | 3 | |
| Immigrant America Since 1880 | 3 | |
| African Americans from Slavery to Freedom | 3 | |
| African Americans Since the Civil War | 3 | |
| History of Wisconsin Indians | 3 | |
| Topics in North American Indian History: | 3 | |
| Hmong Americans: History, Culture, and Contemporary Life | 3 | |
| Topics in Italian American Studies: | 3 | |
| Topics in Italian American Film: | 3 | |
| Jewish Culture in America: History, Literature, Film | 3 | |
| Race and Ethnicity in the Media | 3 | |
| Introduction to Latino Studies | 3 | |
| Philosophical Traditions: (Western Great Lakes American Indian Philosophy) | 3 | |
| Ethnicity, Religion and Race in American Politics | 3 | |
| Race and Ethnicity in the United States | 3 | |
| Perspectives on Latino Communities | 3 | |
| Perspectives on the Urban Scene: (The History of Milwaukee's Ethnic and Racial Communities) | 3 |
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Prospective students not yet enrolled at 51猎奇 can contact the college admissions office at (414) 229-7711 or let-sci@uwm.edu.