Ethnic Studies Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Oregon State University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Ethnic Studies majors take comparative core courses on "race" and ethnicity and select one major area of concentration from the following: African American Studies, Asian Pacific American Studies, Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Native American Studies. In addition, majors must complete a nine-credit graded internship working with an entity that provides service to one or more of the ethnic communities named above. The minor internship, which is optional, consists of three credits. Outcomes: Students graduating in Ethnic Studies will be able to: Describe and understand the experiences and histories of people of color in the United States, not as separate histories, but as intrinsic to U.S. and world history; Identify and critically engage social and cultural theories which explore the construction and articulation of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality; Analyze ways in which oppressions such as racism, sexism, and heterosexism not only involve individual acts and attitudes but function systematically as well; Describe and critically engage the experiences of racialized ethnic groups in the United States and the ways in which they historically have been incorporated or excluded from national agendas; Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills both in oral and written form.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Ethnic Studies majors take comparative core courses on "race" and ethnicity and select one major area of concentration from the following: African American Studies, Asian Pacific American Studies, Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Native American Studies. In addition, majors must complete a nine-credit graded internship working with an entity that provides service to one or more of the ethnic communities named above. The minor internship, which is optional, consists of three credits. Outcomes: Students graduating in Ethnic Studies will be able to: Describe and understand the experiences and histories of people of color in the United States, not as separate histories, but as intrinsic to U.S. and world history; Identify and critically engage social and cultural theories which explore the construction and articulation of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality; Analyze ways in which oppressions such as racism, sexism, and heterosexism not only involve individual acts and attitudes but function systematically as well; Describe and critically engage the experiences of racialized ethnic groups in the United States and the ways in which they historically have been incorporated or excluded from national agendas; Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills both in oral and written form.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
OSU provides direct admission to the University for International first-year. Applicants must meet minimum English language proficiency and GPA requirements. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis with four entry dates. Other English language requirement: SAT: verbal/critical reading score of 500+ or evidence-based reading score of 560+.

48 Months
Jan-2000

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