种族研究专业涉及批判性地研究种族，性别，阶级，性别和其他形式的社会分化的相互影响力，这些因素共同影响着种族边缘群体的历史和经历。研究计划询问这些社会建构的观念如何影响社会商品的分布，影响生活机会，塑造身份和世界观以及重现社会不平等。借鉴跨学科和比较性的理论框架，我们承担与美国和国外不同人群的经验有关的权力，特权和社会正义问题。我们特别致力于培养具有公民意识和文化底蕴的学生，他们致力于加强他们所居住的社区。为了支持科罗拉多州立大学的土地使命，种族研究计划的学生和教职员工与校园内外的社区合作，以实现公共政策和
The Ethnic Studies major involves critically examining the interlocking forces of race, gender, class, sexuality, and other forms of social differentiation that shape the histories and experiences of racially marginalized groups. The programs of study interrogate how these socially constructed ideas impact distribution of social goods, affect life chances, shape identities and worldviews, and reproduce social inequalities. Drawing from interdisciplinary and comparative theoretical frameworks, we bring to bear issues of power, privilege, and social justice pertinent to the experiences of diverse populations in the U.S. and abroad. We are especially committed to nurturing civic-minded and culturally informed students who strive to strengthen the communities in which they reside. In support of the land-grant mission of CSU, students and faculty in the Ethnic Studies program engage with communities on and off campus in order to effect meaningful change in public policy and social life.