Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

4. Race & Ethnic Studies Requirement (RESR)

Students entering PSU with fewer than 90 college transfer credits will satisfy this requirement by completing two RESR designated courses (a minimum of 3 credits each) with a central focus on race, ethnicity and systemic oppression. One course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One of the two courses taken must come from a course offered within the School of Gender, Race & Nations (SGRN) or one that is cross-listed with an SGRN course. Students must select courses from the list below which identifies the list of acceptable U.S. focused courses, the list of European and U.S. Colonialism and Imperialism courses, as well as which courses come from or are cross-listed with SGRN departments.

Students entering PSU with 90 or more college credits will satisfy this requirement by completing one RESR designated course (a minimum of 3 credits) with a central focus on race, ethnicity and systemic oppression.

Courses focused on the U.S. experience:

SGRN Courses

BSt 202Introduction to Black Studies

4

BSt 203African American History I - Slavery to the Harlem Renaissance

4

BSt 204African American History II - From the Depression Era to Civil Rights

4

BSt 207Race, Class, and Gender

4

BSt 214Contemporary Race and Ethnic Relations

4

BSt 221Introduction to African American Literature

4

BSt 302UThe Contemporary African American Experience

4

BSt 304The Civil Rights Movement

4

BSt 316Issues in African American Education

4

BSt 318U/CFS 318UBlack Families in the U.S.

4

BSt 335UThe Multi-Racial Experience

4

BSt 342UBlack Feminism/Womanism

4

BSt 345UBlack Popular Music: Contextualizing the Black Experience

4

BSt 351U/Eng 351UAfrican American Literature I

4

BSt 352U/Eng 352UAfrican American Literature II

4

BSt 378Philosophy of Race

4

BSt 384UAfrican Immigrant Communities in Oregon

4

ChLa 201Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies

4

ChLa 301UChicano/Latino Communities

4

ChLa 302USurvey of Chicano/Latino Literature

4

ChLa 303UChicana/Latina Experience

4

ChLa 325/Hst 325Chicano/a History, 1492-1900

4

ChLa 326U/Hst 326UChicano/a History, 1900-Present

4

ChLa 360Bilingualism in U.S. Latinx Communities

4

ChLa 471/Hst 471Chicanx Labor History in the USA

4

GRN 410TOP: RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES

4

NAS 201Introduction to Native American Studies

4

NAS 309U/Eng 309UIndigenous Nations Literature

4

NAS 314Introduction to Indigenous Film

4

NAS 346Contemporary Issues in Indian Country

4

NAS 351UIndigenous Philosophy

4

NAS 399SPST: INTRO INDIG LIT &CULTURE

4

PIAA 301Introduction to Pacific Islander Studies

4

PIAA 302U/WS 302UIntroduction to Asian American Studies

4

PIAA 316/PHE 316Asian American Health Equity

4

PIAA 369U/Eng 369UAsian American Literature

4

WS 305Women of Color Feminist Theory

4

WS 306UGLBL GEN ISS: ASIAN AM STUDIES

4

WS 307UResistance, Activism, and Social Change

4

WS 330UWomen of Color in the United States

4

WS 332URace, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the United States

4

WS 346U/Bi 346UGenes & Society

4

WS 372U/Eng 372UTOP: BODIES, POWER AND PLACES

4

WS 372U/Eng 372UTOP: LESBIAN&WOMXN IDS IN LIT

4

WS 375UTopics in Sexuality Studies

4

WS 381Queer of Color Theorizing and Perspectives

4

WS 417/Ec 417Women in the Economy

4

WS 451Interrupting Oppression

4

Non-SGRN Courses

CCJ 317Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice

4

CFS 310Critical Histories in CYFS: Gender/Race/Class

4

CFS 385UWorking with Diverse Families

4

CFS 388USexual and Reproductive Justice in the United States

4

CFS 410TOP: MTHRS, MTHRNG & MTHRWRK

4

CFS 487Examining Bias and Belief

4

CFS 488Structural Oppression

4

CS 418Cultural Competence in Computing

4

Eng 353UAfrican American Literature III

4

Eng 469Advanced Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture

4

ESM 487Environmental Justice

4

FILM 370UTOP: BLACK QUEER CINEMA

4

FILM 384UTOP: ANTMY OF FILM:DGHTRS DUST

4

FILM 484ATMY MV: DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST

4

Geog 444Political Ecologies of the Western US

4

Geog 446Water Resource Management

4

Geog 449Geography of Food

4

Hon 101GBL CITY: UNEVEN AMERICA

5

Hon 102GBL CITY: GLOBAL INNER CITY

5

Hon 201SOCSCI METHODS:URBETHNOGRAPHY

4

Hon 360JRTRWRI:HIP HOP URBAN ISSUES

4

Hon 360JRTRWRI: IDENTITY & FREEDOM

4

Hon 407SEM: ASIANAMER CRIT STUDIES

4

Hon 407SEM: FOUNDATION MEDHUMANITIES

4

Hon 407SEM: QUEERING THE METROPOLE

4

Hon 407SEM: RACE IDENTITY & PLACE

4

Hon 407SEM: RACIAL POLITICS OF CITY

4

Hst 324United States Civil Rights Movements

4

Hst 335URace and Ethnicity in U.S. History

4

Hst 442Race, Class and Gender in the American West

4

Hst 446Civil Rights and the Law: The History of Equal Protection

4

Ling 332U"Do I talk wrong?" Language Myths in the USA

4

PS 335URace and Politics in the United States

4

Psy 428Diversity, Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

4

Psy 429The Psychology of Race & Gender in Sport

4

Soc 337UPrejudice, Privilege, and Power

4

SW 339Introduction to Oppression and Privilege

4

SW 410TOP: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH

4

UnSt 101RACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE

5

UnSt 220UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES

4

UnSt 421CAP: ENV JUSTICE & SALMON

6

UnSt 421CAP: HEALING & INDIG EDUCATION

6

UnSt 421CAP: RACIAL EQUITY OREGON

6

Courses focused on the experience of groups under European and U.S. Colonialism and Imperialism Beyond the U.S.:

SGRN Courses

BSt 206Caribbean Studies

4

BSt 211Introduction to African Studies

4

BSt 301U/Hst 301U/WS 335UWomen in African History

4

BSt 305U/Hst 312UAfrican History, Before 1800

4

BSt 306U/Hst 313UAfrican History, 1800-Present

4

BSt 319U/Anth 319UTraditional Cultures of Africa

4

BSt 325URace and Ethnicity in Latin America

4

BSt 326UCuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

4

BSt 333UProtests and People Power in Contemporary Africa

4

BSt 353UAfrican Women in Film

4

BSt 356UCuban Film: Politics and Culture

4

BSt 357UCaribbean Spirituality and Resistance

4

BSt 359UThe African Diaspora in Europe

4

BSt 363UAfrican Cinema and African Cultures

4

BSt 368U/WS 368UGender and Sexualities in Africa

4

BSt 372U/Intl 372UPost-colonial Studies of Africa

4

BSt 377UVodoun, Rasta and Islam in the African Diaspora

4

ChLa 341/Phl 341Latinx Philosophy

4

WS 349U/Intl 349UGender and International Development

4

WS 369UGlobal Reproductive Justice

4

WS 471Global Feminisms

4

WS 482TOP: TRANSNATIONAL SEXUALITY

4

Non-SGRN Courses

ArH 379ULatin American Baroque Art

4

CR 449Intro to Holocaust and Genocide Studies

4

Ec 325Latin American Economics

4

Eng 325UPostcolonial Literature

4

Eng 420Caribbean Literature

4

Eng 422African Fiction

4

FILM 370UTOP: CINEMA AGAINST EMPIRE

4

FILM 487TOP: ART CIN ISLAMIC REB IRAN

4

FILM 487TOP: CINEMA TAIWAN & HONG KONG

4

Geog 325U/Intl 325UContemporary India

4

Geog 340UGlobal Water Issues and Sustainability

4

Geog 345UResource Management

4

Geog 348UCultural and Political Ecology

4

Geog 370U/Intl 370UGlobal Migration

4

Geog 450Climate and Society

4

Hon 101GBL CITY: COLONIAL AFTERLIVES

5

Hon 101GBL CITY: GLOBAL COLOR LINE

5

Hon 101GBL CITY: WOMEN IN MIDEAST

5

Hon 102GBL CITY: NATIONALISM

5

Hon 102GBL CITY:POWER AND CONFLICT

5

Hon 103GBL CITY: RACIAL CAPITALISM

5

Hon 407SEM: CITIES OF GLOBAL SOUTH

4

Hon 407SEM: GLOBAL CITY FILM

4

Hon 407SEM: LATIN AMERICAN CITIES

4

Hst 297HST: THRU FILM: IMMIGRATION

4

Hst 367UThe Haitian Revolution, 1790-1804

4

Hst 369UWomen in World History

4

Hst 372/JSt 372History of Antisemitism

4

Hst 373After Empire: Immigration & Decolonization in the UK

4

Intl 360UBollywood: Communicating Contemporary South Asia through Cinema

4

Intl 380UGlobalization, Representation and Difference in Media and Film

4

PS 355UIntroduction to African Politics

4

PS 361UIntroduction to the Politics of the Middle East

4

PS 362UArab-Israeli Conflict

4

PS 364Politics of Identity and Inequality in the Middle East

4

PS 472Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa

4

PS 473Government and Politics of Arab North Africa

4

Soc 444Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality

4

Span 331Latin American Culture and Civilization

4

Span 342Early Modern and Colonial Cultural and Literary Expression

4