SUMMARY

Shippensburg University offers an undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies, which emphasizes “understanding of cultural experiences of ethnic groups” and the “issues/challenges related to diversity and human understanding.”

• The program allows students to “put theories about multiculturalism into practice.”

COURSES

ETHS 100 – Introduction to Ethnic Studies

The course “introduces perspectives about ethnic realities in America” and facilitates “the formation of a well-rounded view of ethnic groups, an awareness of [one’s] own ethnicity, and an appreciation for human diversity.”

• The course places a “major emphasis” on “African-Americans, Asian Americans, Latino America, and Native Americans.” 

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Elective Courses

Students must choose from a variety of far-left elective courses, such as:

• “Race, Ethnicity, and Crime”
• “African-American Literature”
• “Voices of Black Anti-Racism and Protest”
• “Psychology of Prejudice and the Minority Experience”
• “Race in America”