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Anthropology
28 credits: 12 credits must be upper-division, one of which must be 400-level; at least 12 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the minor requirements. Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Anthropology Department website
Courses:
ANTH 313U: Indian/White Relations
ANTH 314U: Native Americans
ANTH 315U: American Culture
ANTH 318U: Asian American Experience
ANTH 355U: Historical Archaeology and Origins of the Modern Pacific Northwest
ANTH 365U: Archeology of North America
ANTH 366U: Mesoamerican Prehistory
Black Studies
28 credits: eight credits lower-division credits in Black Studies, 12 upper-division credits in Black Studies, and eight advisor-approved credits chosen from courses within the departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; at least 12 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the minor requirements.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Black Studies Degree website
Courses:
BST 302U: African American Experience in the 20th Century
BST 325U: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
BST 326U: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
BST 335U: The Multiracial Experience
BST 342U: Black Feminism/Womanism
BST 351U: African American Literature I (Crosslisted with ENG 351U)
BST 352U: African American Literature II (Crosslisted with ENG 352U)
BST 353U: African Women in Film
BST 412U: Oregon African-American History Racism
BST 414U: Racism
BST 424U: African-American/African Culture in Cinema
BST 427U: African-American Films and Film Makers
BST 484U: African American Community Development
ENG 351U: African American Literature I (Crosslisted with BST 351U)
ENG 352U: African American Literature II (Crosslisted with BST 352U)
ENG 353U: African American Literature III
HST 348U: Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Chicano/Latino Studies
28 credits: 16 required credits; 12 upper-division elective credits.
CHLA 301U, CHLA 302U, and CHLA 303U are required, any of the other courses listed below may count toward electives.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Chicano/Latino Studies website
Courses:
CHLA 301U: Chicano/Latino Communities
CHLA 302U: Survey of Chicano/Latino Literature
CHLA 303U: Chicana/Latina Experience
CHLA 326U: Mexican American/Chicano History II, 1900-Present (Crosslisted with HST 326U)
CHLA 380U: Latinos in the Economy and Politics
HST 326U: Mexican American/Chicano History II, 1900-Present (Crosslisted with CHLA 326U)
Community Development
27 credits: 12 required credits; 15 elective credits.
USP 300 is required; any of the other courses listed below can count toward the elective credits.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Urban Studies & Planning Department website
Courses:
USP 300U: Intro to Urban Studies
USP 311U: Intro to Urban Planning
USP 385U: History of American Cities (Crosslisted with HST 337U)
English
28 credits: 16 credits must be upper-division; 12 credits must be literature courses; at least 12 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the minor requirements.
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Link:
English Department website
Courses:
ENG 309U: American Indian Literature
ENG 313U: The American Short Story
ENG 331U: Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition Studies
ENG 351U: African American Literature I (Crosslisted with BST 351U)
ENG 352U: African American Literature II (Crosslisted with BST 352U)
ENG 353U: African American Literature III
ENG 360U: American Literature to 1865
ENG 363U: American Literature 1865-1965
ENG 365U: American Fiction II
ENG 367U: Topics: American Literature and Culture
ENG 369U: Asian-American Literature
Film Studies
28 credits: 12 credits must be upper-division.
8 credits are required; the courses listed below may apply toward the 20 credits of advisor-approved electives.
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Link:
Theatre + Film Department website
Courses:
BST 424U: African-American/African Culture in Cinema
BST 427U: African-American Films and Film Makers
ENG 367U: Topics: American Literature and Culture
FILM 384U: Topics in American Cinema + Culture
Geography
28 credits: 16 credits must be upper-division; at least 12 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below may apply toward the 16 credits of advisor-approved electives.
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Link:
Geography Department website
Courses:
GEOG 351U: Pacific Northwest
GEOG 366U: Historical Geography of North America
GEOG 368U: U.S. and Canada
History
32 credits: 16 credits must be upper-division; 8 credits must be 400-level; at least 16 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below may apply toward the 16 credits of advisor-approved electives.
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History Department website
Courses:
HST 327U: U.S. History 1890-1932
HST 328U: U.S. History 1932-1960
HST 329U: U.S. History 1960-Present
HST 330U: Native Americans of Eastern North America
HST 331U: Native Americans of Western North America
HST 332U: History of the North American Fur Trade
HST 335U: Race and Ethnicity
HST 336U: Lewis and Clark and the American West
HST 337U: History of American Cities (Crosslisted with USP 385U)
HST 338U: Oregon History
HST 340U: Women and Gender in America to 1865 (Crosslisted with WS 340U)
HST 341U: Women and Gender in America, 1865-1920 (Crosslisted with WS 341U)
HST 342U: Women and Gender in America, 1920-Present (Crosslisted with WS 342U)
HST 343U: American Family History (Crosslisted with WS 343U)
HST 344U: Jews and Judaism in US Post WWII
HST 345U: Colonial America
HST 346U: The American Revolution
HST 347U: Antebellum America, 1800-1850
HST 348U: Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
HST 349U: U.S. Indian Policy
Indigenous Nations Studies
32 credits: 28 credits must be upper-division.
Any of the courses listed below may apply toward the 24 credits of advisor-approved electives.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
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Native American Studies website
Courses:
ANTH 314U: Native Americans
ENG 309U: American Indian Literature
HST 330U: Native Americans of Eastern North America
HST 331U: Native Americans of Western North America
Music History
31 credits: 19 credits must be upper-division; at least 17 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the minor requirements.
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Link:
Music History website
Courses:
MUS 355U: Jazz History
MUS 356U: Jazz and American Music
MUS 361U: History of Rock Music I
MUS 362U: History of Rock Music II
MUS 376U: American Musical Traditions
Political Science
28 credits: at least 16 credits must be taken in residence at PSU; 20 credits must be upper-division electives; at least 12 of which must be 400-level.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the minor requirements.
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Political Science Department website
Courses:
PS 313U: The Power Game
PS 317U: Film and Politics
PS 380U: Women and Politics (Crosslisted with WS 380U)
Real Estate Development
32 credits: 26 required credits, 6 elective credits.
USP 311U is required, any of the other courses listed below may count towards electives.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Urban Studies & Planning Department website
Courses:
USP 300U: Intro to Urban Studies
USP 311U: Intro to Urban Planning
USP 385U: History of American Cities (Crosslisted with HST 337U)
Secondary Education
28 credits: 18 credits must be upper-division; at least 16 credits must be in residence at PSU.
SOC 337U is required, any of the other courses listed below may count towards electives.
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Secondary Education Website
Courses:
ANTH 315U: American Culture
BST 302U: African American Experience in the 20th Century
CHLA 301U: Chicano/Latino Communities
PHL 331U: Philosophy of Education
SOC 337U: Prejudice, Privilege, & Power
Sexualities, Gender & Queer Studies
32 credits: 16 required credits, 16 elective credits.
UNST 231, WS 332U, WS 360U and WS 370U are required, any of the other courses listed below may count towards electives.
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Link:
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department website
Courses:
BST 342U: Black Feminism/Womanism
PSY 431U: Psychology of Men and Masculinities
WS 332U: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in the U.S.
Sociology
28 credits: 4 required credits, 24 elective credits, 16 credits must be upper-division (12 at the 400-level); at least 16 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the minor requirements.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Sociology Department website
Courses:
SOC 314U: Alcohol and Other Drugs
SOC 337U: Prejudice, Privilege, & Power
SOC 350U: The United States in Comparative Perspective
SOC 436U: Social Movements
Sustainable Urban Development
27 credits: 15 required credits.
Any of the courses listed below may satisfy a portion of the minor requirements.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Urban Studies & Planning Department website
Courses:
USP 300U: Intro to Urban Studies
USP 311U: Intro to Urban Planning
USP 385U: History of American Cities (Crosslisted with HST 337U)
Women’s Studies
28 credits: 12 required credits; 16 elective credits.
Any of the courses listed below may apply toward the 16 credits of advisor-approved electives.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department website
Courses:
WS 310U: Psychology of Women (Crosslisted with PSY 310U)
WS 330U: Women of Color in the U.S.
WS 332U: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in the U.S.
WS 340U: Women and Gender in America to 1865 (Crosslisted with HST 340U)
WS 341U: Women and Gender in America, 1865-1920 (Crosslisted with HST 341U)
WS 342U: Women and Gender in America, 1920-Present (Crosslisted with HST 342U)
WS 343U: American Family History (Crosslisted with HST 343U)
WS 380U: Women and Politics (Crosslisted with PS 380U)
Chicano/Latino Studies (Certificate)
36 credits: 12 credits must be upper-division, one of which must be 400-level.
CHLA 301, CHLA 302 and CHLA 303 are required. Any other courses listed below can satisfy a portion of the elective minor requirements.
Visit the webpage below which fully details the requirements and consult with an advisor.
Link:
Chicano/Latino Studies website
Courses:
CHLA 301U: Chicano/Latino Communities
CHLA 302U: Survey of Chicano/Latino Literature
CHLA 303U: Chicana/Latina Experience
CHLA 380U: Latinos in the Economy and Politics
Global Studies (Certificate)
20 credits: 16 upper-division elective credits. Students completing an International Studies major or minor will not be eligible to receive a global studies certificate.
Any of the courses listed below can satisfy a portion of both the upper-division and elective credits of the minor requirements.
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Global Studies Undergraduate (certificate)
Courses:
BST 325U: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
CHLA 326U: Mexican American/Chicano History II, 1900-Present (Crosslisted with HST 326U)
HST 326U: Mexican American/Chicano History II, 1900-Present (Crosslisted with CHLA 326U)