Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary field critically engaging the historical and ongoing impact of race and ethnicity primarily in the US but within a global context. A major in Ethnic Studies provides students with a strong background and set of analytical skills to address issues of difference and inequity in a wide range of areas, from state policy and institutions to pop culture, media, and literature.<br><br>Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:<br><br>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.<br>Analyze ways in which oppressions such as racism, sexism, and heterosexism not only involve individual acts and attitudes but function systematically.