• Describe 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.
• Analyze ways in which oppressions such as racism, sexism, and heterosexism not only involve individual acts and attitudes but function systematically.
• Identify ways in which racialized ethnic groups and indigenous peoples have engaged in community formation, activism, resistance, coalition-building, and movements for self-empowerment.
• Compare the experiences of racialized groups in the United States and the ways in which they have been incorporated or excluded from national agendas.
• Evaluate social and cultural theories which explore the construction and articulation of race, class, gender, sexuality, indigeneity, ethnicity, immigration status, and citizenship.

A grade-point average of 2.0 is required and majors must earn a grade of C- or above in all major courses. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core
ES 101	*INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES	3
ES 201	*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA	3
ES 350	^PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND WRITINGS ON RACE	4
ES 451	THEORIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY	4
200-Level Courses
Select three courses from the following:		12
ES 211	*INTRODUCTION TO LATINO/A STUDIES
ES 213	*LATINO/A IDENTITIES AND ACTIVISM
ES 221	*SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I
ES 223	*SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES II
ES 231	*INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES
ES 233	*ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ACTIVISM AND EMPOWERMENT
ES 241	*INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
ES 243	*NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIMILATION AND ACTIVISM
ES 260	*INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES
ES 270	MAKING ALLIANCES AND SOLIDARITIES
Upper-Division Electives
Select six courses from the following with at least three at 400 level: 1		22-24
ES 321	AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT: 20TH CENTURY
ES 323	CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL DISCOURSE
ES 332	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS AND THE MEDIA
ES 334	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
ES 345	NATIVE AMERICANS IN OREGON
ES 351	*ETHNIC MINORITIES IN OREGON
ES 353	*ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM
ES 355	*RACE, SPACE, AND DIFFERENCE
ES 357	*FARMWORKER JUSTICE MOVEMENTS
ES 360	*INDIGENOUS OCEAN AND COAST
ES 373	APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
ES 377	*HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ES 375/QS 375/WGSS 375	*ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ES 399	SPECIAL TOPICS
ES 416	MIGRANT HEALTH
ES 431/QS 431/WGSS 431	*QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES
ES 444	NATIVE AMERICAN LAW: TRIBES, TREATIES, AND THE UNITED STATES
ES 445	*NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448	NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES
ES 452	*ETHNICITY IN FILM
ES 453	*ETHNOHISTORY METHODOLOGY
ES 459/ANTH 459/WLC 459	LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY
ES 460	ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ES 461	RACISM AND THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
ES 463	US EMPIRE/IMPERIALISM, SETTLER/COLONIALISM, CAPITALISM/RACE
ES 464/FCSJ 464	FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY
ES 477/QS 477/WGSS 477	QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM
ES 499	SPECIAL TOPICS
Additional Requirements
Remaining Bacc Core, CLA Core, BA/BS and Electives		130-132
Total Credits		180

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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With prior written ES faculty approval, students may elect to include 4–8 credits of ES 403, ES 406 or ES 410, in lieu of one or two 300-level upper division elective courses

Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.

Ethnic Studies BA

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
ES 101	*INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES	3
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
U-Engage		2
Language 111		4
Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
ES 201	*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA	3
COMM 111 or COMM 114 or COMM 218	*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
Language 112		4
Bacc Core: Biological Science		4
	Credits	16
SPRING
MTH 105	*INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS	3
ES 200-Level Elective		4
Language 113		4
Bacc Core: PAC		1
Bacc Core: Physical Science		4
	Credits	16
Second Year
FALL
ES 200-Level Elective		4
Language 211		4
Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination		3
Bacc Core: Science with Lab		4
	Credits	15
WINTER
ES Upper-Division Elective		3
Language 212		4
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity		3
Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ES 200-Level Elective		4
Language 213		4
CLA Core: Social Science		3
Bacc Core: Writing II		3
	Credits	14
Third Year
FALL
ES 350	^PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND WRITINGS ON RACE	4
CLA Core: Humanities		3
CLA Core: Non-Western Culture		3
Bacc Core: Science, Technology & Society		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
ES 451	THEORIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY	4
Bacc Core: Contemporary Global Issues		3
CLA Core: Additional Course		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ES Upper-Division Elective		4
CLA Core: Fine Arts		3
Bacc Core: Social Processes & Institutions		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	13
Fourth Year
FALL
ES 400-Level Elective		4
Bacc Core: Western Culture		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
ES 400-Level Elective		4
General Elective		4
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	14
SPRING
ES 400-Level Elective		4
ES Upper-Division Elective		4
Bacc Core: PAC		1
General Elective		3
	Credits	12
	Total Credits	180

Ethnic Studies BS

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
ES 101	*INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES	3
COMM 111 or COMM 114 or COMM 218	*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
CS 101	COMPUTERS: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS	4
Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination		4
U-Engage		2
	Credits	16
WINTER
ES 201	*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA	3
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
Bacc Core: Physical Science		4
CLA Core: Fine Arts		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
MTH 105	*INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS	3
ES 200-Level Elective		4
Bacc Core: Social Processes & Institutions		4
Bacc Core: Biological Science		4
	Credits	15
Second Year
FALL
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
ES 200-Level Elective		4
Bacc Core: Science with Lab		4
General Elective		3
	Credits	15
WINTER
MTH 245	*MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES	4
ES Upper-Division Elective		3
Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts		3
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ES 200-Level Elective		4
CLA Core: Social Science		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	13
Third Year
FALL
ES 350	^PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND WRITINGS ON RACE	4
CLA Core: Humanities		3
CLA Core: Non-Western Culture		3
Bacc Core: Science, Technology & Society		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
ES 451	THEORIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY	4
Bacc Core: Contemporary Global Issues		3
CLA Core: Additional Course		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ES Upper-Division Elective		4
Bacc Core: Writing II		3
BS Science		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	13
Fourth Year
FALL
ES 400-Level Elective		4
Bacc Core: Western Culture		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
ES 400-Level Elective		4
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ES 400-Level Elective		4
ES Upper-Division Elective		4
Bacc Core: PAC		1
General Elective		3
	Credits	12
	Total Credits	180