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Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies

Minor Requirements

The Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor, constructed in consultation with an IRES faculty advisor.

Minor Map

Declare the Minor

Course Requirements

A total of 28 credits is required, distributed as follows:

Lower Division (100-200 level classes)

Students must complete 12 credits from the lower division, including:

One term of ES 101: Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4 credits, generally always offered)

One course from the list below (4 credits, each offered 1-2 times per year).

  • ES 250: Introduction to African American studies
  • ES 252: Introduction to Asian American studies
  • ES 254: Introduction to Chicano/Latino studies
  • ES 256: Introduction to Native American studies
  • ES 258: Introduction to Pacific Islander Studies

One additional 100- or 200-level course (4 credits, can include any other 200-level course from the list above)

Upper Division (300-400 level classes)

Students must complete 16 credits from the upper division, including four 300- and/or 400-level ES courses. Note: two of these courses may be approved cross-listed courses taken in other departments.

Other Requirements and Course Policies

  • All upper-division credits must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon.
  • All courses counting toward the minor must be taken for letter grades and completed with grades of C or higher.
  • Ethnic studies majors must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in courses applied to the major.
  • Students minoring in ethnic studies may apply ES 401 [Research] and ES 405 [Reading and Conference] credits towards their degree only if those courses were taken for a grade and passed with a grade of C or higher.
  • ES 409 [Practicum] credits may be applied toward the minor if taken for a grade or on a pass/no pass basis.
  • A maximum of 6 credits in cross-published courses may be applied to the minor in ethnic studies. Specific details and course approvals must be obtained from the IRES department.
  • The minor program must be planned in consultation with an IRES advisor.
  • Meet with advisor at least two terms before graduation.