Discover the Coolest Courses on Ethnicity at the University of Colorado in Boulder

Discover the culturals of the world and how they've been looked at over the years, learn many great and interesting facts about our Native Americans, and America's overall development and growth over the years in any of the cool classes listed below.

What does Ethnicity mean?

An ethnic group or ethnicity is a population of human beings whose members identify with each other, either on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry, or recognition by others as a distinct group, or by common cultural, linguistic, religious, or territorial traits. Processes that result in the emergence of such identification are summarized as ethnogenesis. Members of an ethnic group, on the whole, claim cultural continuities over time, although historians and anthropologists have documented that many of the cultural practices on which various ethnic groups are based are of relatively recent invention.

The term is used in contrast to race, which refers to a classification of physical and genetic traits perceived as common to certain groups.

Coolest courses in Ethnic Studies

Crosscultural and Comparative Studies

ETHN 1011: Ethnic Notions (3 Credits) - This course introduces first-year students to the study of contemporary issues in American society through the eyes of culturally diverse groups (Chicana/os, African-Americans, Asians, and Native Americans) as expressed in film, the ethnic press, music, TV programming, and other cultural representations produced by members of these groups.

ETHN 2001: Foundations of Ethnic Studies (3 Credits) - You will get a comprehensive, comparative introduction to ethnic studies. The course applies analytic perspectives, especially racial formation theory, to the experiences of the four principle peoples of color in the United States: American Indian, African-American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian American.