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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

Core Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
CES 401CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES4
CES 402MOBILITY AND THE STATE4
CES 403CITIES AND RACIAL FORMATION4
CES 404BORDERS AND MIGRATION4
or INT 404 MIGRATION AND FORCED MIGRATION
CES 405RACE AND THE MEDIA4
or CMNS 563 MULTICULTURAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS

Choose One Theory/Social Movements Course

Course Title Quarter Hours
INT 401
CRITICAL SOCIAL THEORY
SOC 466
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
WGS 400
FEMINIST THEORIES
Select an elective (with CES director permission)

Choose One Research Methods Course

Course Title Quarter Hours
CMNS 581
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
GEO 441
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HST 422
SEMINAR IN PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS
SCG 610
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS
SOC 411
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SOC 413
QUALITATIVE METHODS
WGS 491
INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODS AND FEMINIST INQUIRY

Concentration Electives

Students must choose four elective courses in an area of concentration. Electives are defined as either 400-level courses or up to two 300-level courses in departments including but not limited to African and Black Diaspora Studies, English, Global Asian Studies, History, International Studies, Islamic World Studies, Latin American and Latino/a Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies, and courses in the College of Communication. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the CES director or final project advisor.

Final Project Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
CES 412FINAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH4-8

Students are asked to complete a final project, one that will represent a culmination of the student’s work in the program. All projects will consist of a rigorous piece of writing, either reflective, analytical, or expository. This piece of writing will draw upon the writing intensive skills developed in all their coursework. Final project options are as follows:

  1. ​An original research thesis of up to 50–80 pages on a topic agreed upon by the student's committee. The thesis may be comparative or focus on a single ethnic or racialized group through the use of intersectional methodologies.
  2. A portfolio of three high-quality essays completed during the program, which are curated and linked together by a 20-page narrative setting out the intellectual rationale for their compilation.
  3. A completed internship with a community organization in order to gain practical experience and a 20-page essay reflecting on the links between the student's intellectual work and practical work experience.
  4. An original creative project and a 15-20 page framing paper, in which the student describes, critically frames, and reflects on the creative project.

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