| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Religion | |||
Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Religion(Requirements for the CRES major with a concentration in religion are listed below. Follow this link for the CRES Minor requirements.) Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements. College Requirements:Degree Requirements Students are required to complete all standard college requirements. |
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Major Requirements:This major requires a curriculum proposal with a course plan approved by the CRES committee and the advisor in the department of concentration. Total major units: 16 | ||||
Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group I: | ||||
One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”): | ||||
Dance | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
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| CRES 162 - Introduction to Contemporary Dance: Cross-Cultural Contexts | ||||
| CRES 265 - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora | ||||
| CRES 365 - Dance and Identity on the Global Stage | ||||
| DANC 211 - Afro-Contemporary Dance | ||||
| DANC 362 - Dance & Ecology: Ethnographic Approaches | ||||
English | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 330 - Studies in Cultural Contacts: Modernity and Memory in the Indian Ocean Prerequisite(s): Two ENG, or LIT courses at the 200-level or higher | ||||
| CRES 331 - Studies in American Literature: Literature of Reconstruction: “Postbellum - Pre-Harlem” Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher | ||||
| CRES 333 - American Studies Seminar: Jews across the Americas Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher; or REL 151; or any course in Jewish literature or history. | ||||
| ENG 201 - Introduction to Narrative -only when offered as “South Asian Women Writers” or “Border Writing: Displacement, Memory, & Narration” | ||||
| ENG 213 - American Poetry -only when offered as “Ethnopoetics” | ||||
| ENG 333 - Studies in Fiction -only when offered as “Postcolonial Hauntings” Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher | ||||
| ENG 355 - Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| ENG 366 - Studies in Poetry -only when offered as “Remixing the Canon” Prerequisite(s):
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| ENG 370 - Studies in Cultural Contacts -only when offered as “The Palestinians” Prerequisite(s):
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Literature | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CHIN 327 - Chinese Inhumanities: Construction of the Other in Chinese Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit, CHIN 212 or equivalent. | ||||
| CRES 338 - Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Critical Theory | ||||
| FREN 363 - Introduction to Francophone Literature Prerequisite(s): FREN 212 or equivalent | ||||
| GER 355 - Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature Prerequisite(s): For German credit: GER 212. For English or Literature credit: sophomore standing. | ||||
| LIT 300 - Israeli Cinema: Myth, Memory, and History | ||||
| LIT 327 - Chinese Inhumanities: Construction of the Other in Chinese Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| LIT 346 - Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| LIT 360 - Soviet World Literature: International, Multinational, National | ||||
| LIT 367 - Envisioning Modernity: Central Asia and the Caucasus through Literature, Film, and the Arts | ||||
| LIT 383 - Arctic Awakenings | ||||
| LIT 396 - Decolonial Theory and Practice in Latin America | ||||
| RUSS 325 - Soviet World Literature: International, Multinational, National Prerequisite(s): For Russian credit: RUSS 212 or equivalent. | ||||
| RUSS 367 - Envisioning Modernity: Central Asia and the Caucasus through Literature, Film, and the Arts Prerequisite(s): For Russian credit: RUSS 212 or equivalent. | ||||
| RUSS 394 - Arctic Awakenings Prerequisite(s): For Russian credit: RUSS 212 or equivalent. | ||||
| SPAN 386 - Decolonial Theory and Practice in Latin America Prerequisite(s): For Spanish credit: SPAN 321 or equivalent | ||||
Music | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 150 - The Cultural Study of Music | ||||
| CRES 254 - Africa in the Black Musical Imagination | ||||
| CRES 359 - Music and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1865-1965 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| MUS 355 - Black Women’s Music as Intellectual History | ||||
One additional unit in the same subject as above | ||||
Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group II: | ||||
One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”): | ||||
Anthropology | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| ANTH 333 - Local and Global Indigenous Archaeologies Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| ANTH 334 - Queer Politics and Pleasures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| ANTH 337 - Black Ecologies in the Americas Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| ANTH 347 - Outbreak, Emergency, Pandemic: Anthropology of Health Systems Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| ANTH 364 - Global Tibet through Film Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| ANTH 411 - The Politics of World Making: Semiotics, Pragmatics, Performance Prerequisite(s): ANTH 211 | ||||
| CRES 391 - Race and Caste Prerequisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in one of CRES 100-469 (CRES Course List) | ||||
| CRES 392 - African Pasts, African Futures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| CRES 393 - Race and Transnational China Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| CRES 396 - #CentralAmericanTwitter: Continuity and Rupture in Central American Indigenous Histories Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
History | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 384 - Race and the Politics of Decolonization Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| CRES 385 - Defining and Defying Difference: Race, Ethnicity, and Empire Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and HUM 110 | ||||
| CRES 388 - Race and Ethnicity in the Andes Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| CRES 389 - Race and the Law in American History Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| HIST 205 - The Twentieth-Century Middle East through Music | ||||
| HIST 207 - Gender in the Middle East | ||||
| HIST 256 - Migration Histories in the British Imperial World | ||||
| HIST 303 - The History of the Sahara Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 | ||||
| HIST 390 - Music and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1865-1965 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
Sociology | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 342 - Social Technologies of Belonging Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
| CRES 348 - Race, Economy, Public Policy Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
| SOC 280 - Social Movements Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
| SOC 326 - Science and Social Difference Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
| SOC 362 - Culture and Inequality in Contemporary Communities Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
| SOC 371 - Military and Society Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
One additional unit in the same subject as above | ||||
One additional CRES-foundational unit from: | ||||
Anthropology | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 391 - Race and Caste Prerequisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in one of CRES 100-469 (CRES Course List) | ||||
| CRES 392 - African Pasts, African Futures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| CRES 393 - Race and Transnational China Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
| CRES 396 - #CentralAmericanTwitter: Continuity and Rupture in Central American Indigenous Histories Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211 | ||||
Dance | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 162 - Introduction to Contemporary Dance: Cross-Cultural Contexts | ||||
| CRES 265 - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora | ||||
| CRES 365 - Dance and Identity on the Global Stage | ||||
English | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 330 - Studies in Cultural Contacts: Modernity and Memory in the Indian Ocean Prerequisite(s): Two ENG, or LIT courses at the 200-level or higher | ||||
| CRES 331 - Studies in American Literature: Literature of Reconstruction: “Postbellum - Pre-Harlem” Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher | ||||
| CRES 333 - American Studies Seminar: Jews across the Americas Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher; or REL 151; or any course in Jewish literature or history. | ||||
History | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 384 - Race and the Politics of Decolonization Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| CRES 385 - Defining and Defying Difference: Race, Ethnicity, and Empire Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and HUM 110 | ||||
| CRES 388 - Race and Ethnicity in the Andes Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
| CRES 389 - Race and the Law in American History Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
Literature | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 338 - Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Critical Theory | ||||
Music | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 150 - The Cultural Study of Music | ||||
| CRES 254 - Africa in the Black Musical Imagination | ||||
| CRES 359 - Music and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1865-1965 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing | ||||
Religion | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 226 - Islam in America Prerequisite(s): HUM 110, sophomore standing | ||||
| CRES 321 - Deuteronomy, Ethnicity, and Mestizaje Prerequisite(s): REL 152 | ||||
| CRES 324 - Bible, Race, and Empire Prerequisite(s): REL 141, REL 151, REL 152, or REL 215 | ||||
| CRES 327 - Erasure and Location of Muslims in Western Humanities Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 and sophomore standing | ||||
Sociology | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 342 - Social Technologies of Belonging Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
| CRES 348 - Race, Economy, Public Policy Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Seven Units of Religion, Including: | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| REL 201 - Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 and at least one 100-level religion course | ||||
Two at the 100 level in different religious traditions | ||||
Two at the 300 level in different religious traditions | ||||
A minimum of two CRES-Foundational or CRES-designated religion units: | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| REL 151 - Introduction to Judaism | ||||
| REL 226 - Islam in America Prerequisite(s): HUM 110, sophomore standing | ||||
| REL 259 - American Studies Seminar: Jews across the Americas Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher; or REL 151; or any course in Jewish literature or history. | ||||
| REL 327 - Erasure and Location of Muslims in Western Humanities Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 and sophomore standing | ||||
| REL 335 - South Asian Religious Nationalisms Prerequisite(s): REL 131 or REL 132 | ||||
| REL 351 - Bible and Ethnicity: Deuteronomy and Mestizaje Prerequisite(s): REL 152 | ||||
| REL 354 - Bible, Race, and Empire Prerequisite(s): REL 141, REL 151, REL 152, or REL 215 | ||||
| REL 364 - Religion in the U.S. - Mexico Borderlands Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 | ||||
Two Units of Junior Year Requirements: | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 300 - Junior Seminar Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in one of CRES 100-469 (CRES Course List) | ||||
| REL 402 - The Junior Seminar in Religion Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, REL 201, and three additional courses in religion | ||||
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Two units of Thesis: | ||||
| Course Name | Term | Completed? | Group Req. | |
| CRES 470 - Thesis | ||||
Recommended but Not Required:CRES explicitly focuses on the comparative study of race and ethnicity across borders and boundaries. Consequently, the committee strongly recommends as many of the following as possible:
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