ETST 2000 001 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 Credits)
Instructor: Dennis Green
Multi-disciplinary survey of contemporary and historical research analyses of the diverse social, economic, political, and cultural facets of African American, American Indian, Asian American, and Latino communities and cultures. Term offered: fall, spring. Max hours: 3 Credits. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-SS3.
*Count toward Cultural Diversity Studies Certificate requirements
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: GT courses GT Pathways, GT-SS3, Soc Behav Sci:Hmn Behav, Cul; Denver Core Requirement, Social Sciences.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
ETST 2108 E01 - Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies (3 Credits)
Instructor: Elizabeth Garcia
This course introduces students to the broad range of the interdisciplinary fields of Chicanx and Latinx Studies by examining the Chicanx and Latinx experience including history, identity, politics, immigration, labor, literature, and popular culture. Term offered: spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward Latinx Studies Certificate
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Social Sciences.
Typically Offered: Spring.
ETST 2155 001 - African American History (3 Credits)
Instructor: Dennis Green
Surveys the history of African Americans. Study interpretations, and analysis of major problems, issues, and trends affecting the African American population from pre-slavery to the present. Term offered: fall, spring. Max hours: 3 Credits. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-HI1.
*Count toward African American Studies Certificate, Cultural Diversity Studies Certificate requirements
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: GT courses GT Pathways, GT-HI1, History; Denver Core Requirement, Humanities.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
ETST 2155 E01 - African American History (3 Credits)
Instructor: Jackie Benton
Surveys the history of African Americans. Study interpretations, and analysis of major problems, issues, and trends affecting the African American population from pre-slavery to the present. Term offered: fall, spring. Max hours: 3 Credits. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-HI1.
*Count toward African American Studies Certificate, Cultural Diversity Studies Certificate requirements
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: GT courses GT Pathways, GT-HI1, History; Denver Core Requirement, Humanities.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
ETST 3110 E01 - Indigenous Studies (3 Credits)
Instructor: Junior Reina
Examines how communities in diverse world regions preserve tradition, share knowledge, and respond to influences both within and outside of their immediate environments. Term offered: fall, spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward American Indian Studies Certificate
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, International Perspectives.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
ETST 3272 E01 - Global Media (3 Credits)
Instructor: K. Mohrman
Introduction to leading issues in the study of transnational media. The course will focus on the global media environment in the early 21st century, diverse countries, a variety of media, and social issues. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, International Perspectives.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
ETST 3274 001 - Power Poverty Culture
Instructor: Dennis Green
Studies the process that has rendered certain groups poor for generations. Studies African Americans, Whites, Chicanos/as and Latinos/as, and other ethnic groups that have lived in this society in a state of poverty. Term offered: fall. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Typically Offered: Fall.
ETST 3574 E01- Special Topics: Latinx Feminisms (3 Credits)
Instructor: Elizabeth Garcia
Topics vary from term to term, based upon interest and availability of instructors in specialized areas. Term offered: spring. Repeatable. Max hours: 9 Credits.
*Count toward Latinx Studies Certificate
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Typically Offered: Spring.
ETST 3697 E01 - Contemporary Asian American Experience (3 Credits)
Instructor: Chad Shomura
Examines the contemporary Asian American experience, including the adaptation of new immigrants or refugees, economic and educational problems, ethnic identity, intermarriage, anti-Asian discrimination and other civil rights issues, and recent political activism. Cross-listed with SOCY 3697. Term offered: spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward Asian American Pacific Islander Studies Certificate
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Typically Offered: Spring.
ETST 3704 001- Culture, Racism and Alienation (3 Credits)
Instructor: Dennis Green
The effects of racism on the personality of participants in racist cultures. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward Cultural Diversity Studies Certificate requirements
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Cultural Diversity.
ETST 3704 E01- Culture, Racism and Alienation (3 Credits)
Instructor: Elizabeth Garcia
The effects of racism on the personality of participants in racist cultures. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward Cultural Diversity Studies Certificate requirements
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Cultural Diversity.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
ETST 4165/5165 E01 - Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace (3 Credits)
Instructor: Kim Kennedy White
This course will analyze the impact and effectiveness of cultural diversity awareness in a variety of workplace settings including educational institutions, businesses, health care organizations, and non-profit organizations. Students will learn how implicit biases and structural inequality impact workplace culture, a work place's productivity, and a work place's ability to fulfill their mission. By the end of the course, students will acquire the skills to advocate for and implement inclusive work place policies. Cross-listed with ETST 5165. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward Cultural Diversity Studies Certificate requirements
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
ETST 4574/5574 E01 - Special Topics: Critical Race Theory (3 Credits)
Instructor: K. Mohrman
This course is an exploration of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Given the recent political conflict over CRT, we will define what it is, examine it's origins in legal scholarship, and how CRT is applied in public policy.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
ETST 4960/5960 E01- Capstone in Ethnic Studies (3 Credits)
Instructor: Chad Shomura
Provides a broad overview of social research methods pertinent to the study of race, ethnicity, gender, and culture. Explores theories concerning "ethnicity and race" as both social construct and constituent feature of people's identities and lived experiences. Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary major where students make connections across diverse fields of inquiry; this course provides a structure for integrating an interdisciplinary examination of the intellectual, cultural, and social dimensions of racial and ethnic groups. Cross-listed with ETST 5960. Term offered: spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
*Count toward Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Typically Offered: Spring.