American Ethnic Studies
Juanita McGowan, Ph.D., Director
E-mail: blessing@ksu.edu
www.ksu.edu/AMETH/
Professors Cochran, Finnegan, McElroy, H. Ottenheimer, Prins, Rappoport, and Suleiman; Associate Professors Armagost, D. Benson, J. Benson, Davy, Exdell, Griffin, Goins, McGowan, A. Pigno, Rodgers, Royce, Sherow, Verschelden, Webb, and Wigfall; Assistant Professors Janette, and Smith; Emeritus Boyer, Fedder, and R. Taylor.
The American ethnic studies program primarily focuses on African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans, but includes the study of other ethnic groups in the United States as well. The courses in the program meet the educational and career needs of students by preparing them to function intellectually in a multiethnic, multicultural nation and world.
Students are encouraged to enroll in American ethnic studies courses whether or not they select the option of a secondary major or minor in American ethnic studies.
Secondary major
Students completing 24 semester hours of course work in a minimum of two departments may earn a secondary major in American ethnic studies. The director assists and advises secondary majors in planning appropriate schedules.
Course requirements
| Foundation courses |
| AMETH 160 | Introduction to American Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
or ANTH 210
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Area courses
Fifteen hours of area courses are required. The distribution of area courses must include at least two American ethnic groups and at least one general/comparative course. No course can be used to fulfill more than one major requirement.
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| A. African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino American, and Native American ethnic groups of the United States | 9 |
| B. Background/ancestral cultures of category A | 3 |
| C. Any United States ethnic group or the ancestral culture of a United States ethnic group | 3
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| Capstone course |
| AMETH 499 | Senior Research Project in American Ethnic Studies | 3
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| Total credits required | 24
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Minor
Students completing 15 semester hours of course work in a minimum of two departments may earn a minor in American ethnic studies. Students pursuing a minor are advised in the American ethnic studies office.
Course requirements for the minor
| AMETH 160 | Introduction to American Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | Introduction to Cultural |
| Anthropology | 3 |
| or ANTH 210 |
| 3 American ethnic studies electives in category A | 9 |
as described in the catalog and the AMETH handbook
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| Total credits | 15
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Interdisciplinary courses
 AMETH 160. Introduction to American Ethnic Studies. (3) I, II. This course introduces students to the major concepts related to ethnicity and to some of the major American ethnic groups.
AMETH 460. Independent Reading and Research in American Ethnic Studies. (1-3) I, II, S. Guided reading and research on a specific topic of student interest, leading to preparation of a research paper or creative work. Topic and credit to be arranged. Pr.: AMETH 160, at least one other American ethnic studies course and permission of instructor.
AMETH 499. Senior Research Project in American Ethnic Studies. (3) I, II, S. Guided research in American ethnic studies. Students prepare a research paper on a relevant subject of their choice. Each student is responsible for arranging to work with a member of the American ethnic studies faculty. Pr.: AMETH 160.
AMETH 501. Recitation Leadership. (0-3) I, II. Integrative review of concepts in American ethnic studies under faculty supervision. Preparation for leading discussions, workshops and reviews in American ethnic studies. Students attend two lecture sessions per week concurrent with AMETH 160, one additional seminar session focused on planning and preparation for recitations, and are responsible for leading discussions in one or more recitation sections in AMETH 160 per week. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
AMETH 560. Topics in American Ethnic Studies. (1-4) I, II. Selected topics of special interest in American ethnic studies. Repeatable with change of topic. Pr.: AMETH 160.
AMETH 660. Independent Reading and Research in American Ethnic Studies. (1-3) I, II, S. Advanced reading and research on a specific topic of student interest, leading to preparation of a research paper or creative work. Topic and credit to be arranged. Pr.: Senior or graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Area courses
A. African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American
General
EDCEP 886 Multicultural Counseling
EDCIP 455 Teaching in a Multi-Cultural Society
EDCIP 733 Curriculum Materials for Ethnic Diversity
EDCIP 730 Education of the Disadvantaged
ENGL 655 Readings in American Ethnic Literature
MC 530 Media, Race, and Social Change
PSYCH 557 Psychology of Ethnic Humor
SOCIO 570 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.A.
THTRE 672 American Ethnic Theatre
African American
ANTH 517 African American Music and Culture
ANTH 536 African American Cultures
ENGL 395 Topics: Contemporary Afro-American
Fiction
ENGL 399 Topics in Contemporary African
American Literature
FSHS 652 Black Families
HIST 529 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 539 African American History
HIST 554 History of the South
MUSIC 420 History of Jazz
MUSIC 424 Jazz in Kansas City and the Southwest
MUSIC 425 Topics in Jazz
KIN 703 Minority Groups in Sports
SPCH 450 Female Slave Rhetoric
Asian American
ANTH 524 Topics: New Immigrants
Hispanic/Latino American in the U.S.
SPAN 569 Special Studies: Chicano Language
and Literature
Native American
ANTH 533 Indians of Kansas
ANTH 630 Indigenous People and Cultures of North America
ART 662 Southwestern Indian Arts and Culture
HIST 537 History of the Indians of North America
LING 594 Comanche Texts
B. Background/ancestral cultures of African American, Asian Americans, Hispanic American, and Native American ethnic groups of the United States.
African
ANTH 550 Cultures of Africa
ANTH 517 African American Music and Culture
ANTH 536 African American Cultures
POLSC 626 African Politics
Latin American
ANTH 634 Indigenous Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
ANTH 673 Mesoamerican Archaeology
GEOG 620 Geography of Latin America
HIST 560 Latin American Nations
HIST 561 Colonial Hispanic America
HIST 562 Modern Mexico
POLSC 622 Latin American Politics
SPAN 563 Introduction to the Literature of
Spanish America
SPAN 566 Hispanic American Civilization
SPAN 752 Contemporary Spanish American
Narrative
SPAN 772 Hispanic World Today
Native American
ANTH 570 North American Indian Archaeology
C. Any United States ethnic groups and the ancestral cultures of those groups (all the courses listed under categories A and B, along with the following)
General
ANTH 220 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 516 Ethnomusicology
ANTH 519 Applied Anthropology
ANTH 676 Old World Archaeology
ANTH 685 Race and Culture
BIOL 320 Economic Botany
ENGL 580 Selected World Literature
GEOG 100 World Regional Geography
GEOG 640 Geography of Europe
HIST 582 Modern Eastern Europe
KIN/ SOCIO 435 Sport in Contemporary Society
POLSC 629 Development Policy and Administration
PSYCH 535 Social Psychology
SOCIO/
SOCWK 510 Social Welfare as a Social Institution
SOCIO 541 Wealth, Power, and Privilege
SOCIO 840 Comparative Social Systems
Asian
ANTH/ECON/GEOG/HIST/POLSC/SOCIO 505
and 506 Introduction to the Civilizations of
South Asia I and II
ANTH 545 Cultures of India and Pakistan
GEOG 680 Geography of Asia
POLSC 511 Contemporary Chinese Politics
POLSC 623 South Asian Politics
POLSC 652 International Politics of South Asia
SOCIO 742 Society and Change in South Asia
French
FREN 510 Modern French Culture
FREN 514 French Civilization
German
GRMN 530 German Civilization
Middle Eastern
ARCH 601 Topics: Architecture and Urbanism of the Middle East
POLSC 624 Middle Eastern Politics
POLSC 653 International Politics of the Middle East
Russian
GEOG 650 Geography of Former Soviet Lands
HIST/
RUSSN 250 Russian Culture and Civilization
HIST 591 History of Russia to 1801
POLSC 627 Eastern and Central European Politics
POLSC 630 Politics of Russia and Former Soviet Lands
University general education credit.
Credit and content
All courses regularly offered for American ethnic studies credit have at least 40 percent or a major focus of content concerned with American ethnic groups, their ancestral cultures, or American ethnicity. Instructors and students of courses not regularly included in the American ethnic studies program may petition for credit on the basis of the same criteria.
Examples of specific courses for which the granting of American ethnic studies credit may vary are the following:
ANTH 420 Ethnography of Language
SOCIO 541 Wealth, Power, and Privilege
In addition, departments offer courses on special topics, seminars, pro seminars, honors seminars, and independent studies that may apply for credit.
Relevant K-State-validated courses of transfer students will be accepted for American ethnic studies credit upon validation by the American Ethnic Studies Governance Board.
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