Introduction to Ethnic, Race, and Minority Relations
CAS AA 207
A critical exploration of racial and ethnic diversity in American society and its relationship to changes in the rest of the world. Examines the experiences of major minority groups in the United States using basic concepts such as assimilation, pluralism, integration and separatism. Alternative patterns of inter-group relations, drawn from societies like South Africa, Brazil, Canada and Northern Ireland, provide the context in which to evaluate "American Exceptionalism." The course concludes with a consideration of the interplay between democracy, diversity and the future of group conflict in an increasingly globalized world. Meets with CAS SO 207. 4 cr.

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African American History
CAS AA 371
The history of African Americans from African origins to present time; consideration of slavery, reconstruction, and ethnic relations from the colonial era to our own time. Meets with CAS HI 371. 4 cr.

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