Degree Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits in ETST coursework (10 courses). A cross-listed course is acceptable, but whenever possible students should register for the ETST subject code. Courses not registered under ETST may still count toward the degree, pending the Undergraduate Advisor's approval.
- Students must complete a minimum of 16 upper-division (3000-level and above) ETST credit hours (courses taken at other institutions must either transfer as a direct equivalent to a CU Denver course or be approved by the advisor in the Ethnic Studies Department for application toward the major).
- Students must complete 9 ETST credit hours with CU Denver faculty (3 courses).
- Students must take:
- ETST 2000: Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 credits).
- ETST 2024: Find Your Voice Change the World (3 credits).
- ETST 4960: Capstone in Ethnic Studies (3 credits).
- Students must take one course in each of the following: African American Studies; American Indian Studies; Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies; Chicanx and Latinx Studies; and Comparative Ethnic Studies (15 credits).
- Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.
In addition to ETST 2000: Introduction to Ethnic Studies, which provides a foundation in the basic concepts and theories of the field, near the beginning of their degree program, students must also take ETST 2024: Find Your Voice, Change the World, where they learn about the techniques Ethnic Studies researchers use to gather and analyze data, and create media and content for social change. Students then take courses in the department's five areas of focus, including: African American Studies; American Indian Studies; Chicanx and Latinx Studies; Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies; and Comparative Ethnic Studies. These courses provide critical historical, social, and political context fundamental to a comprehensive understanding of US history, culture, and society. Discovering how the experiences of different racial and ethnic groups are distinct but interrelated sets students up for success in the upper-level elective courses they choose to take. Students then complete two additional Ethnic Studies elective courses. Near the end of their degree, students must take ETST 4960: Capstone in Ethnic Studies in which they design and produce an original project that helps them move toward their future career or graduate school goals. Please consult the Ethnic Studies degree map for more information.
Required Courses
|
Credit Hours |
Course |
|
3 |
ETST 2000 Introduction to Ethnic Studies |
|
3 |
ETST 2024 Find Your Voice, Change the World |
|
3 |
ETST 4960 Capstone in Ethnic Studies |
One course from each of the following five areas (African American Studies; American Indian Studies; Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies; Chicanx and Latinx Studies; and Comparative Ethnic Studies) and any two additional courses, which will count as electives, all selected from the lists below.
Courses Divided by U.S. Racial/Ethnic Group*
African American
|
Credit Hours |
Course |
|
3 |
ETST 1111 First Year Seminar (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST 2155 African American History |
|
3 |
ETST/PBHL 3002 Ethnicity, Health, and Social Justice |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST/INTS/PHIL/RLST 3003 From Buddha to #BlackLivesMatter: The Past and Future of Nonviolence |
|
3 |
ETST 3125 Multiracial Families and Communities |
|
3 |
ETST 3155 The African Diaspora |
|
3 |
ETST 3211 Hip Hop Music & Culture |
|
3 |
ETST 3230 African American Family |
| 3 | HIST 3347 African-American History, 1619-Present |
| 3 | HIST 3348 The African-American Protest Tradition, 1865 - Present |
|
3 |
ETST 3574 Topics in Ethnic Studies (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3939 Internship (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
| 3 | HIST 4055 The Atlantic Slave Trade: Africa, Caribbean, and U.S. |
| 3 | HIST 4212 Civil War and Reconstruction |
|
3 |
ETST/ENGL 4220 African American Literature |
| 3 | HIST/WGST 4225 / GEOG 4625 Urban America |
|
3 |
ETST/WGST 4305 Women of Color Feminisms |
|
3 |
ETST 4574 Special Topics (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 4840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-6 |
ETST 4880 Directed Research (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
American Indian
|
Credit Hours |
Course |
|
3 |
ETST 1111 First Year Seminar (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST/PBHL 3002 Ethnicity, Health, and Social Justice |
|
3 |
ETST 3036 American Indian Cultural Images |
|
3 |
ETST 3110 Indigenous Studies |
|
3 |
ETST 3125 Multiracial Families and Communities |
|
3 |
ETST 3272 Global Media |
|
3 |
ETST 3274 Power, Poverty, Culture |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST 3396 History of the American Indian |
|
3 |
ETST 3574 Topics in Ethnic Studies (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST 3704 Culture, Racism, and Alienation |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3939 Internship (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 3995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
|
3 |
ETST 4000 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies |
|
3 |
ETST/SOCY 4020 Race, Culture, and Immigration |
|
3 |
ETST/RLST 4030 and HIST 4209 Race, Religion, and Belonging in the United States |
|
3 |
ETST/PSCI 4144 Indigenous Political Systems |
|
3 |
ETST/PSCI 4146 Indigenous Politics |
|
3 |
ETST/PSCI 4156 The Arab-Israeli Peace Process |
|
3 |
ETST 4165 Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace |
|
3 |
ETST/WGST 4305 Women of Color Feminisms |
|
3 |
ETST 4574 Special Topics (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 4840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-6 |
ETST 4880 Directed Research (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 4995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
Asian American and Pacific Islander
|
Credit Hours |
Course |
|
3 |
ETST 1111 First Year Seminar (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST 2357 Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultures |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST/INTS/PHIL/RLST 3003 From Buddha to #BlackLivesMatter: The Past and Future of Nonviolence |
|
3 |
ETST/PBHL 3060 AAPI Communities and Health |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST 3297 Social History of Asian Americans |
| 3 | ETST/ENGL 3357 Asian American Literature |
|
3 |
ETST 3574 Topics in Ethnic Studies (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST/SOCY 3697 Contemporary Asian American Experience |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3939 Internship (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 3995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
|
3 |
ETST/CHIN/HIST/INTS/RLST 4002 Race, Gender, and Religious Nationalisms in Asia and US |
|
3 |
ETST 4297 Theorizing the Transpacific |
|
3 |
ETST 4574 Special Topics (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 4840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-6 |
ETST 4880 Directed Research (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 4995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
Chicanx and Latinx
|
Credit Hours |
Course |
|
3 |
ETST 1111 First Year Seminar (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST 2108 Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies |
|
3 |
ETST 2400 Issues in Chicanx Education |
|
3 |
ETST/PBHL 3002 Ethnicity, Health, and Social Justice |
| 3 | HDFR 3020 Black and Latino Children in Families and Schools |
|
3 |
ETST 3108 Chicanx and Latinx History |
|
3 |
ETST 3125 Multiracial Families and Communities |
|
3 |
ETST 3129 Contemporary Latin American Literature |
|
3 |
ETST 3211 Hip Hop Music & Culture |
|
3 |
ETST 3272 Global Media |
|
3 |
ETST 3274 Power, Poverty, Culture |
|
3 |
ETST 3275 Latina/x Feminisms |
|
3 |
ETST 3278 Latina/x Narratives |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST 3350 Colonial Latin America |
|
3 |
ETST 3574 Topics in Ethnic Studies (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST 3704 Culture, Racism, and Alienation |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3939 Internship (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 3995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
|
3 |
ETST 4000 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies |
|
3 |
ETST/SOCY 4020 Race, Culture, and Immigration |
|
3 |
ETST/RLST 4030 and HIST 4209 Race, Religion, and Belonging in the United States |
| 3 | HDFR 4040 Latino Families in School and Communities |
| 3 | HDFR 4045 Abuelos (Grandparents) Latino Families |
|
3 |
ETST 4165 Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace |
| 3 | ANTH 4300 Immigrant Health |
|
3 |
ETST/WGST 4305 Women of Color Feminisms |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST 4411 Modern Mexico |
| 3 | HIST 4412 Mexico and the United States: People and Politics on the Border |
| 3 | PSCI 4545 Immigration Politics |
|
3 |
ETST 4574 Special Topics (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST/COMM 4722 Communicating Latinx Cultures |
|
3 |
ETST 4768 Chicanx Narrative and Social History |
|
1-3 |
ETST 4840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-6 |
ETST 4880 Directed Research (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 4995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
Comparative Ethnic Studies
|
Credit Hours |
Course |
|
3 |
ETST 1111 First Year Seminar (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST/PBHL 3002 Ethnicity, Health, and Social Justice |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST/INTS/PHIL/RLST 3003 From Buddha to #BlackLivesMatter: The Past and Future of Nonviolence |
|
3 |
ETST 3125 Multiracial Families and Communities |
|
3 |
ETST 3211 Hip Hop Music and Culture |
|
3 |
ETST 3272 Global Media |
|
3 |
ETST 3274 Power, Poverty, Culture |
|
3 |
ETST/HIST 3350 Colonial Latin America |
|
3 |
ETST 3574 Topics in Ethnic Studies (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
3 |
ETST 3704 Culture, Racism, and Alienation |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 3939 Internship (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 3995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
|
3 |
ETST 4000 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies |
|
3 |
ETST/CHIN/HIST/INTS/RLST 4002 Race, Gender, and Religious Nationalisms in Asia and US |
|
3 |
ETST/SOCY 4020 Race, Culture, and Immigration |
|
3 |
ETST/RLST 4030 and HIST 4209 Race, Religion, and Belonging in the United States |
|
3 |
ETST 4165 Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace |
|
3 |
ETST/WGST 4305 Women of Color Feminisms |
|
3 |
ETST 4574 Special Topics (see catalog for specific topic) |
|
1-3 |
ETST 4840 Independent Study (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-6 |
ETST 4880 Directed Research (contact an Ethnic Studies faculty member) |
|
1-15 |
ETST 4995 Global Study Topics (contact the Ethnic Studies advisor) |
*Courses not specifically listed here but offered by the Department may count toward the degree upon the approval of the Department's Undergraduate Advisor.
Latin Honors Requirements
Cum Laude
Students must achieve a GPA of 3.3 in ALL CU Denver courses and a GPA of 3.5 in all ETST courses.
Magna Cum Laude
Students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 in ALL CU Denver courses and a GPA of 3.7 in all ETST courses.
Summa Cum Laude
Students must achieve a GPA of 3.7 in ALL CU Denver courses and a GPA of 3.85 in all ETST courses.
Major Declaration Form
CLAS Major/Minor Declaration Form
This form is used only for major/minor changes within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). If you are currently enrolled in a different college at CU Denver and would like to transfer to CLAS or complete a double degree between both colleges, you need to set up an appointment to meet with a CLAS advisor. Additionally, if you would like to pursue a double degree within CLAS (e.g., a BA and a BS), you must meet with an advisor.
Questions?
Contact Ethnic Studies Advisor Dennis Green at Dennis.Green@ucdenver.edu. To declare the major and begin the planning process, contact the CLAS Advising Office.