Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Core Courses:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| CES 401 | CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES (Offered Autumn quarter) | 4 |
| CES 402 | MOBILITY AND THE STATE (Offered in Autumn quarter) | 4 |
| CES 403 | CITIES AND RACIAL FORMATION (Offered in Winter quarter) | 4 |
| CES 404 | BORDERS AND MIGRATION (Offered in Spring quarter) | 4 |
| or INT 404 | MIGRATION AND FORCED MIGRATION |
| CES 405 | RACE AND THE MEDIA (Offered in Spring quarter) | 4 |
| or CMNS 563 | MULTICULTURAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS |
Choose One Theory/Social Movements Course (Autumn quarter, Year two):
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| INT 401 | CRITICAL SOCIAL THEORY | 4 |
| SOC 466 | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | 4 |
| 4 |
| |
Choose One Research Methods Course (Autumn quarter, Year two):
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| CMNS 581 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 4 |
| GEO 441 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| HST 422 | SEMINAR IN PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS | 4 |
| SCG 610 | INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS | 4 |
| SOC 411 | SOCIAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SOC 413 | QUALITATIVE METHODS | 4 |
| WGS 491 | INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODS AND FEMINIST INQUIRY (Preferred selection) | 4 |
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.
Capstone Requirement
CES 412. Take Spring quarter, year two.
Final Project Requirements
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| CES 412 | FINAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 4 |
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:
- An original research thesis of up to 35–50 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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