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The Interdepartmental Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CSRE) is an interdisciplinary program offering students the opportunity to investigate the significance of race and ethnicity in all areas of human life. The program's mission is to educate students to be leaders and produce knowledge for race and justice.

Devoted to a rigorous analysis of race and ethnicity and using a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, CSRE promotes and deepens students' understanding of the multiple meanings of racial and ethnic diversity both in the United States and abroad. The program prepares students for living and working effectively in a multicultural world.

The interdisciplinary and integrated nature of the academic programs means that students take courses from across the university including: anthropology, art, communication, economics, education, history, languages, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, theatre and performance, among others.

Learning Outcomes (Undergraduate)

The Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

• an understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to the knowledge of experiences related to race and ethnicity in the United States;
• an ability to employ diverse analytical resources and comparative modes of study as tools to frame and address research questions;
• an ability to critically engage both primary and secondary sources, and properly use both types of evidence in crafting an argument;
• an ability to actively and critically engage in verbal and/or written discussion of issues;
• demonstration of analytical writing skills that convey their understanding of the topic;
• an expanded ability to think critically about issues in political, social, scientific, economic, and cultural life stemming from the diversity of experiences related to race and ethnicity.

Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity does not focus on a particular ethnic group. Rather, a student in consultation with the adviser designs a curriculum in relation to a subplan area of focus that compares various ethnic groups or explores topics that cut across group experiences in the United States and elsewhere in the world. For example, students may compare groups within the U.S., or compare groups in the U.S. to ethnic groups elsewhere, or study the diaspora of a single group or the sovereignty of indigenous peoples within and across different national contexts. Students in this major are able to take advantage of courses in over 22 fields offered by the affiliated faculty of CSRE.