The interdisciplinary minor in American Ethnic Studies is undergoing revisions for the 2020-2021 academic year. The revised minor will require 15 hours. For the current requirements for the minor, visit the Wake Forest University Bulletin.
Declaring the Minor
To declare the AES Minor, you need to complete the online Add/Drop: Major, Minor, and Concentration form which can be found in Virtual Campus (WIN). For instructions, please visit the Registrar’s website.
Requirements:
AES 251: Race & Ethnic Diversity in America
or ANT 325: Roots of Racism: Race and Ethnic Diversity in the US
AES 234: Ethnicity & Immigration
or SOC 356: Sociology of Immigration
or COM 339: Practices of Citizenship
3-hour course from behavioral & social sciences
3-hour course from humanities
3 hours from electives
Approved Courses
AES 234: Ethnicity & Immigration
AES 251: Race & Ethnic Diversity in America
ANT 325: Roots of Racism: Race & Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.
ANT 374: North America Archeology
ANT 377: Ancestors, Indians, Immigrants: A Southwest Cultural Tapestry
COM 330: Communication and Conflict
COM 338: African-American Rhetoric
COM 339: Practices of Citizenship
COM 340: American Public Discourse I
COM 341: American Public Discourse II
COM 350: Intercultural Communication
EDU 305: The Sociology of Education
ENG 371: American Ethnic Literature
ENG 357: Studies in Chicana/o Literature
ENG 377: American Jewish Literature
ENG 379: Literary Forms of the American Personal Narrative
ENG 381: Studies in African-American Literature
ENG 387: African American Fiction
HST 271: African American History to 1870
HST 272: African American History since 1870
HST 338: Sexuality, Race and Class in the United States since 1850
HST 341: Africans in the Atlantic World, 1750-1815
HST 358: Race, Gender, and the Courts
HST 365: Modern Native American History
HST 376: Civil Rights & Black Consciousness Movements
HST 378: Race, Memory, and Identity
HST 390: Research Seminar: (Slave, Narrative and Memory)
HST 390: Research Seminar: (Race, Class, Gender, and Resistance in the American South)
MUS 203: Jazz
MUS 207: American Music
POL 214: Latino/a Political Behavior
POL 223: African American Politics
POL 224: Racial and Ethnic Politics
POL 278: Politics and Identity
PSY 357: Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSY 364: Stereotyping and Prejudice
REL 103A: Introduction to Christian Traditions
REL 111: American Indian and First People’s Traditions
REL 113: Introduction to Jewish Traditions
REL 342: Religious Intolerance in the U.S.
REL 345: The African American Religious Experience
REL 357: Jews in the United States
REL 359: Hinduism in America
REL 373: Special Topics in African-American Religious Traditions
REL 374: Black Messiahs & Uncle Toms
REL 375: Race, Myth, & the American Imagination
REL 392: First Peoples Traditions: Cherokee Removal
SOC 348: Sociology of the Family
SOC 356: Sociology of Immigration
SOC 359: Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 360: Social Inequality
SOC 362: Sociology of Work, Conflict and Chang
SOC 364: Power, Politics, and Protest
SPA 363: Cultural & Social Entrepreneurship: Promotion of Latin American & Latino Societies
WGS 377: Special Topics: When topic relates to American Ethnic Studies
WGS 383: Race, Gender, and the Courts