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Ethnic and Area Studies (B.A.) with U.S. Ethnic Studies Concentration
Program Overview
Director: Bernardo Michael
The mission of the Ethnic and Area Studies Major is to develop a multidisciplinary understanding of culture and in-depth knowledge of at least one culture or a cultural/racial/ethnic tradition so that students can apply this knowledge in church and society to become effective agents of social justice and reconciliation. Students take a shared set of courses from multiple disciplines to develop a broad understanding of culture and also choose a concentration in a particular ethnic/geographic area to complete a total of 36 credits. Students are strongly encouraged to seek out appropriate cross-cultural/study abroad experiences in their particular area of study.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from Messiah’s Ethnic and Area Studies program can:
- Explain theories of culture, ethnicity, race, and identity.
- Articulate the significance of cultural diversity in America and in other world cultures.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the historical experiences and contemporary challenges of at least one ethnic/racial/cultural group or of the culture associated with a specific area of the world (i.e. Middle Eastern Studies, Chinese Studies, etc.).
- Identify the sources of cultural conflict and employ means of resolving cultural conflict.
- Develop a significant research project grounded in a research question they develop that reflects their learning and intellectual or applied interests in the field.
- Write an extended and well-researched argument using effective prose appropriate to the discipline.
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
HEAS 490: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.
Three credits from the following:
HIST 324 | European Imperialism and its Legacies: 1500 to Present | 3 |
POLI 320 | Ethnic and Racial Politics in America | 3 |
U.S. Ethnic Studies Concentration (15)
15 credits from the following:
ENGL 340: If focused on U.S. Ethnic Studies
Note: Students are encouraged to seek out appropriate cross cultural/study abroad experiences in their area of study.
QuEST Requirements
Experiential Learning requirement |
0 |
QuEST requirements |
Credits |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
Oral Communication |
3 |
Created and Called for Community (W) |
3 |
Mathematical Sciences |
3 or 4 |
Laboratory Science |
3 or 4 |
Science, Technology & the World |
3 |
Two of the following (six credits total):
Social Science
European History
United States History |
6 |
Literature |
3 |
Philosophy and Religion |
3 |
Arts |
3 |
First Semester of Language |
3 |
Second Semester of Language |
3 |
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural |
3 |
Non-Western Studies (SOCI 212) |
met/major |
Bible |
3 |
Christian Beliefs (THEO 223) |
met/major |
Wellness course |
1 |
Ethics (SOCI 335), World Views or Pluralism |
met/major |
QuEST requirements |
46-48 |
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration) |
36 |
Free electives |
41-39 |
Total credits |
123 |