The SIAS division of Social and Historical Studies covers social science and humanities courses in the History, Ethnic, Gender and Labor Studies and IAS Global Studies concentration majors.
Investigate diverse experiences and conditions over time and place to provide a common framework, paying particular attention to race, class, ethnicity and gender, and to how people shape their destinies.
Undergraduate Programs
Division of Social and Historical Study
424 West Coast Grocery Building
253-692-4450 iashelp@uw.edu
Program of Study: Major: Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies
Program Overview
Explores how communities form and are transformed by class, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, and citizenship. Analyzes historical roots of various communities and movements for social change.
This program of study leads to the following credentials:
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies: Ethnic
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies: Gender
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies: Labor
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies: Ethnic
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
Requires 60 credits. Courses cannot be double-counted to fulfill multiple requirements within the major. Overall, 45 upper-division credits and 45 credits of IAS courses are required to graduate.
Core Courses List A (25 credits):
10 credits; both courses:
T EGL 101
TWOMN 101
Choose One of (5 credits):
T EGL 266
THIST 322
TPOL S 270
Choose One of (5 credits:
T EGL 112
T EGL 202
T HIST 220
T HIST 221
T HIST 222
T HIST 320
T LAX 238 (formerly T HISP 238)
T LIT 320
T SOC 265
T SOC 270
Choose One of (5 credits):
T EGL 210
T EGL 401
T HIST 437
T SOC 439
T SOC 460
T SOC 470
Options
In addition to the above requirements, students choose one of three separate options.
Additional requirements specified below.
Additional Completion Requirements
Option specific requirements
To fulfill this option, you must take three courses from the list below, as well as two additional courses from the Labor Studies option (List B) and two additional courses from the Gender Studies option (List C).
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies: Gender
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
Requires 60 credits. Courses cannot be double-counted to fulfill multiple requirements within the major. Overall, 45 upper-division credits and 45 credits of IAS courses are required to graduate.
Core Courses List A (25 credits):
10 credits; both courses:
T EGL 101
TWOMN 101
Choose One of (5 credits):
T EGL 266
THIST 322
TPOL S 270
Choose One of (5 credits:
T EGL 112
T EGL 202
T HIST 220
T HIST 221
T HIST 222
T HIST 320
T LAX 238 (formerly T HISP 238)
T LIT 320
T SOC 265
T SOC 270
Choose One of (5 credits):
T EGL 210
T EGL 401
T HIST 437
T SOC 439
T SOC 460
T SOC 470
Options
In addition to the above requirements, students choose one of three separate options.
Additional requirements specified below.
Additional Completion Requirements
Option specific requirements
To fulfill this option, you must take three courses from the list below, as well as two additional courses from the Labor Studies option (List B) and two additional courses from the Ethnic Studies option (List D).
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies: Labor
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
Requires 60 credits. Courses cannot be double-counted to fulfill multiple requirements within the major. Overall, 45 upper-division credits and 45 credits of IAS courses are required to graduate.
Core Courses List A (25 credits):
10 credits; both courses:
T EGL 101
TWOMN 101
Choose One of (5 credits):
T EGL 266
THIST 322
TPOL S 270
Choose One of (5 credits:
T EGL 112
T EGL 202
T HIST 220
T HIST 221
T HIST 222
T HIST 320
T LAX 238 (formerly T HISP 238)
T LIT 320
T SOC 265
T SOC 270
Choose One of (5 credits):
T EGL 210
T EGL 401
T HIST 437
T SOC 439
T SOC 460
T SOC 470
Options
In addition to the above requirements, students choose one of three separate options.
Additional requirements specified below.
Additional Completion Requirements
Option specific requirements
To fulfill this option, you must take three courses from the list below, as well as two additional courses from the Gender Studies option (List C) and two additional courses from Ethnic Studies option (List D).
Learn to assess socially meaningful identities in a variety of cultural and critical contexts, and to communicate across social boundaries in a multi-cultural world.
Learn how to integrate and link ethnic, gender and labor studies.
Develop comparative research and critical thinking skills for understanding the range of lived experiences in local and global communities and to understand how power operates in society.
Develop research and writing skills in an integrative learning approach including a range of humanities and social science perspectives.
Understand various analytical and/or rhetorical frameworks related to various areas of study within ethnic, gender and labor studies and relevant to the world of work, civic engagement and community development.
Explores history by analyzing primary and secondary sources to identify significant aspects, reach conclusions, and produce written and oral materials related to a particular subject(s). Five options: General History, Arts, Culture and Society; Global History; Labor and Social Movements; Power, Gender and Identity.
This program of study leads to the following credentials:
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Arts, Culture and Society
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Global History
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Labor and Social Movements
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Power, Gender and Identity
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History
Credential Overview
Explores history by analyzing primary and secondary sources to identify significant aspects, reach conclusions, and produce written and oral materials related to a particular subject(s).
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
The Bachelor of Arts in History requires 60 credits. These will include the required Core Courses (30 credits). The choice of remaining elective History coursework (30 credits) is entirely at the student’s discretion. This coursework varies, however, depending on whether you have chosen to declare the general History major or one of the History thematic options. If you do the general History major, the remaining 30 credits of coursework must have a THIST prefix, and 25 of those credits must be upper division. If you choose one of the thematic options, you must choose 30 elective credits from the approved course lists.
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Arts, Culture and Society
Credential Overview
The Arts, Culture and Society option is designed to offer students a strong foundation for understanding the interconnection between cultural production and historical causation where ideas, art, architecture, literature, film and the performing arts function as agents of social and historical change. This option is interdisciplinary and examines the intersection and interaction between politics, science, economics, social ritual and development, class, gender, and race across a global environment over time.
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
The Bachelor of Arts in History requires 60 credits. These will include the required Core Courses (30 credits). The choice of remaining elective History coursework (30 credits) is entirely at the student’s discretion. This coursework varies, however, depending on whether you have chosen to declare the general History major or one of the History thematic options. If you do the general History major, the remaining 30 credits of coursework must have a THIST prefix, and 25 of those credits must be upper division. If you choose one of the thematic options, you must choose 30 elective credits from the approved course lists.
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Global History
Credential Overview
The Global History option is designed to offer students a strong foundation for understanding the relational forces between continents, and the historical process of globalization. Colonialism, imperialism, anticolonial independence movements, and the national and transnational effects they cause are additional areas of study.
This option is interdisciplinary and prepares students for investigating issues of globalization, such as the impact of colonization and aggressive imperial expansion on dominated territories and their history.
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
The Bachelor of Arts in History requires 60 credits. These will include the required Core Courses (30 credits). The choice of remaining elective History coursework (30 credits) is entirely at the student’s discretion. This coursework varies, however, depending on whether you have chosen to declare the general History major or one of the History thematic options. If you do the general History major, the remaining 30 credits of coursework must have a THIST prefix, and 25 of those credits must be upper division. If you choose one of the thematic options, you must choose 30 elective credits from the approved course lists.
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Labor and Social Movements
Credential Overview
The Labor and Social Movements option is designed to offer students a strong foundation for understanding historical roots and processes that shaped political, intellectual, economic and social developments and consequently the conditions of the working class in a global context. This option is interdisciplinary and examines the culture, politics, and socioeconomic conditions as they intersect with gender, labor, and race in changing contexts of (im)migration, famine, disenfranchisement, marginalization, oppression, and political disempowerment. Consequently, this option explores and analyzes social movements responding to these conditions such as socialism, protest, community organization, unionism and revolution.
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
The Bachelor of Arts in History requires 60 credits. These will include the required Core Courses (30 credits). The choice of remaining elective History coursework (30 credits) is entirely at the student’s discretion. This coursework varies, however, depending on whether you have chosen to declare the general History major or one of the History thematic options. If you do the general History major, the remaining 30 credits of coursework must have a THIST prefix, and 25 of those credits must be upper division. If you choose one of the thematic options, you must choose 30 elective credits from the approved course lists.
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History: Power, Gender and Identity
Credential Overview
The Power, Gender and Identity option offers a strong foundation for understanding the historical roots of intersections between race, gender, ethnicity, class, and socioeconomics that have created and continue to transform hierarchical structures of power. This option is interdisciplinary and examines the origins of social stratification with regard to race, gender, ethnicity, and class. In consultation with primary sources drawn from divergent cultural, social and natural science documents, this option explores the historical context of marginalization, disenfranchisement, political and economic inequality and disempowerment.
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
The Bachelor of Arts in History requires 60 credits. These will include the required Core Courses (30 credits). The choice of remaining elective History coursework (30 credits) is entirely at the student’s discretion. This coursework varies, however, depending on whether you have chosen to declare the general History major or one of the History thematic options. If you do the general History major, the remaining 30 credits of coursework must have a THIST prefix, and 25 of those credits must be upper division. If you choose one of the thematic options, you must choose 30 elective credits from the approved course lists.
Program of Study: Major: Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Program Overview
Explores artistic, cultural, political and economic patterns in an international context. Advanced language study is an integral component. You may choose to focus your studies on one or more world regions or specific themes.
This program of study leads to the following credential:
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with the bachelor of arts degree, each student enrolled in the program must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180) and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences course work. Some majors or concentrations may require more.
Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work, including transfer courses and UW Tacoma courses.
Complete 5 credits of English composition with a minimum 2.0 grade. This must be completed in a student’s first two quarters at UW Tacoma.
Complete the requirements for a major or concentration (minors are optional).
No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade. See advisor for details.
Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Meet with an advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
For Global Studies, you need to complete a minimum of 50 credits, depending on foreign language competency. Overall, 30 credits of upper-division credits in the concentration and 45 credits of IAS courses are required to meet the degree requirements. Additionally, at least 5 credits must be from two interdisciplinary areas: Arts and Humanities (A&H) and Social Sciences (SSc). You must earn a total of 180 quarter credits, or 225 quarter credits for a double degree, to earn a bachelor of arts degree in your chosen major.
International or Global Interactions Required Core: 5 credits
TGH 301*
THIST 150
THIST 151
*denotes the course is open to Global Honors students only
International Focus: 40 Credits, 30 credits to be upper division at 300-400 level
TANTH 354
TARTS 210
TARTS 281
TARTS 282
TARTS 283
TARTS 284
TARTS 406
TARTS 480
TCHIN 101
TCHIN 102
TCHIN 103
TCHIN 201
TCHIN 202
TCHIN 203
TCOM 230
TCOM 388
TCOM 430
TCOM 461
TECON 210
TECON 325 (formerly TECON 425)
TECON 328
TECON 332
TECON 350
TECON 360
TECON 362 (formerly TECON 460)
TECON 394
TECON 417
TECON 440
TECON 441 (formerly TECON 340)
TECON 461
TEGL 201
TFILM 377 (formerly THISP 377)
TFILM 386
TFILM 387
TFILM 388
TFILM 420
TFILM 474
TFILM 481
TFILM 484
TFILM 486
TGEOG 352
TGEOG 349
TGEOG 435
THIST 111
THIST 112
THIST 150
THIST 151
THIST 203
THIST 260
THIST 270
THIST 271
THIST 280
THIST 320
THIST 350
THIST 356
THIST 363
THIST 364
THIST 365
THIST 372
THIST 375
THIST 385
THIST 451
THIST 452
THIST 457
THIST 462
THIST 463
THIST 464
THIST 465
THIST 466
THIST 467
THIST 474
THIST 475
THIST 477
THIST 478
THIST 479
THIST 480
THIST 484
THIST 486
THIST 487
THIST 488
TIAS 109
TIAS 209
TIAS 309
TIAS 330
TIAS 480
TIAS 493 (formerly THISP 490)
TLAW 215 (formerly TPOLS 328)
TLAW 422 (formerly TPOLS 422)
TLAW 424 (formerly TPOLS 368)
TLAX 267 (formerly THISP 267)
TLAX 277 (formerly THISP 277)
TLAX 355 (formerly THISP 355)
TLAX 376 (formerly THISP 376)
TLAX 400 (formerly THISP 400)
TLAX 410 (formerly THISP 410)
TLAX 441 (formerly THISP 441)
TLAX 461 (formerly THISP 461)
TLAX 462 (formerly THISP 462)
TLAX 463 (formerly THISP 463)
TLAX 465 (formerly THISP 465)
TLAX 476 (formerly THISP 476)
TLIT 251
TLIT 252
TLIT 253
TLIT 332
TLIT 351 (formerly TLIT 453)
TLIT 352 (formerly TLIT 455)
TLIT 371
TLIT 380
TLIT 480
TLIT 481
TLIT 485
TLIT 487
TPHIL 355
TPHIL 357
TPHIL 358
TPHIL 359
TPHIL 360
TPHIL 451
TPHIL 466
TPOLS 123
TPOLS 203
TPOLS 224
TPOLS 310
TPOLS 311
TPOLS 312
TPOLS 314
TPOLS 319 (formerly TPOLS 420)
TPOLS 326
TPOLS 329 (formerly TPOLS 229)
TPOLS 330
TPOLS 340
TPOLS 341 (formerly TPOLS 431)
TPOLS 342 Third World Countries
TPOLS 350
TPOLS 410
TPOLS 411
TPOLS 421
TPOLS 428
TPOLS 435
TPOLS 440
TPOLS 448
TPOLS 450
TPOLS 451
TPOLS 460
TRELIG 305 (formerly TRELIG 235)
TRELIG 320
TRELIG 321
TRELIG 333
TRELIG 345
TRELIG 365
TRELIG 366
TRELIG 367
TRELIG 461
TRELIG 463
TRELIG 465
TRELIG 467
TSOC 456
TSPAN 103
TSPAN 110
TSPAN 121
TSPAN 122
TSPAN 123
TSPAN 134
TSPAN 199
TSPAN 201
TSPAN 202
TSPAN 203
TSPAN 210
TSPAN 299
TSPAN 301
TSPAN 302
TSPAN 303
TSPAN 351
TSPAN 393
TURB 330
TURB 340
TURB 430
TWOMN 420
TWOMN 434
Foreign Language (to demonstrate competency): 0-10 Credits
Option One: 10 credits of upper-division world language (300- 400 level)
Option Two: Two years of college-level lower-division world language in a Western-European language (100- or 200-level)
Option Three: One year of college level Asian, Slavic or non-Western language
Option Four: Non-native English speakers are exempt from this requirement; a student is considered a “native speaker” of a world language if that language was the language (or one of the languages) spoken at home during the first 6 years of childhood AND if it was the language in which the student received instruction in elementary school through the seventh grade. Students not meeting this standard have the option to demonstrate competency through testing if desired.
Natural World (Environmental Science): 5 credits
One TESC course or an Environmental Science transfer course. Please see an advisor for applicable courses.
Grounded by a strong commitment to the histories, representations, and political struggles of Indigenous peoples, the intellectual focus of the American Indian Studies minor will use interdisciplinary methods of critical inquiry as a means through which students engage research and scholarship in their major fields of studies.
This program of study leads to the following credential:
Minor in American Indian Studies
Minor in American Indian Studies
Credential Overview
Grounded by a strong commitment to the histories, representations, and political struggles of Indigenous peoples, the intellectual focus of the American Indian Studies minor will use interdisciplinary methods of critical inquiry as a means through which students engage research and scholarship in their major fields of studies.
Students in the minor will develop an increased awareness of their own culture and the cultures of Indigenous peoples, will learn to identify and articulate critical questions and approaches that respect and utilize Indigenous paradigms and the common theoretical assumptions of Indigenous cultures. Students will develop facility in communicating with and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations and groups in the execution of their academic and professional duties.
Students pursuing the minor will be expected to participate in the intellectual life of Indigenous peoples, which will host speaker series, conferences and symposia, and cultural workshops.
Completion Requirements
The minor in American Indian Studies requires 25 credits. 10 credits must be upper division.
American Indian Studies Foundational courses: 10 credits
If student takes all 15 credits in Foundational Coursework, 5 credits may count towards Topical Coursework
T EGL 112
T EGL 201
T EGL 304
American Indian Studies Topical courses: 15 credits
With the American Indian Studies Minor, students will:
Learn to assess socially meaningful identities in a variety of cultural and critical contexts, and to communicate across social boundaries in a multi-cultural world.
Learn how to integrate and link ethnic, gender and labor studies.
Develop comparative research and critical thinking skills for understanding the range of lived experiences within Indigenous communities and to understand how power operates in society.
Develop research and writing skills in an integrative learning approach including a range of humanities and social science perspectives.
Understand various analytical and/or rhetorical frameworks related to various areas of study within ethnic, gender and labor studies and relevant to the world of work, civic engagement and community development.
Program of Study: Minor: Gender and Sexuality Studies
Program Overview
UW Tacoma’s Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies is dedicated to the study of gender and sexuality as they intersect with one another, and with race, class, nation, dis/ability, and other categories of power and difference in our world. By bringing together faculty and courses from across the University, the program provides students with an interdisciplinary investigation of the significance of gender and sexuality in society, history, politics, culture, media, law, and everyday life. At the core of this interdisciplinary, intersectional program is the study of theories and practices of social justice and transformation.
A minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies offers students the opportunity to develop their critical thinking, analytic writing, and qualitative research skills. It is an excellent foundation for undergraduates considering careers in education, law and policy, social and health services, community organizing, public engagement, or the arts.
This program of study leads to the following credential:
Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Credential Overview
By bringing together courses from across the university, the Minor in Gender Studies encourages students to think critically about the significance of gender in art, in history, in society and in our daily lives. These courses help students develop gender literacy as a central component of civic engagement.
Students completing this minor will be well positioned as critical thinkers and engaged citizens. Training will provide skills ranging from fluency in various styles of communication and presentation to creative problem solving, enabling students to speak confidently across a range of contemporary social issues.
Students who could benefit are those:
• Considering careers in journalism, law, law enforcement or politics
• Interested in social justice and advocacy work
• Pursuing work in social services or healthcare
• Considering research work and/or the field of library science
• With an affinity for art, music, writing and/or film
• Interested a career in teaching or in higher education
Completion Requirements
All courses in the minor must be completed with a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Only 10 credits of courses may count towards both this minor and your major. Contact an advisor for more information. A minimum of 10 credits must be upper division.
The Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies requires 25 credits:
Gender and Sexuality Studies Foundational Coursework: 15 credits
Take any three of the following six courses:
T WOMN 101
T WOMN 205
T AMST 260
T EGL 340
T EGL 380
T EGL 310
Gender and Sexuality Studies Electives: 10 credits
Take any two courses designated as Gender and Sexuality Studies electives:
This minor allows students to study the field of history, which trains historians to be active participants in society using new and innovative methods to convey history to a wide range of audiences. The minor allows for a broad global perspective or a more focused approach depending on the student's interests and strives to teach the value of history and the need to learn about the past to better understand the present and shape the future.
This program of study leads to the following credential:
Minor in History
Minor in History
Credential Overview
This minor allows students to study the field of history, which trains historians to be active participants in society using new and innovative methods to convey history to a wide range of audiences. The minor allows for a broad global perspective or a more focused approach depending on the student's interests and strives to teach the value of history and the need to learn about the past to better understand the present and shape the future.
Who could benefit:
• Students who are applying to graduate studies in history, anthropology, art history, and library science.
• Students who want to work in museums, historical societies, or on historical sites.
• Students who want to work as preservationists, curators, educators, oral historians, park rangers, interpretive guides, media and public relations professionals, and public policy analysts.
• Environmental Science or Studies students who are interested in working in zoos and other sites that educate the public about the history and current state of the environment.
Completion Requirements
All courses in the minor must be completed with a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
History Core: 10 credits
T HIST 200 or T HIST 201
T HIST 150 or T HIST 151
History Electives: 15 credits
15 credits from upper-division courses (300-400 level) from the list below. Only 5 credits can come from courses from this list that do not have a T HIST prefix.
The Minor in Latino Studies prepares students to understand the social worlds they inhabit and think critically about the diversity of Latin American cultures, history, and politics that inform contemporary U.S. Latino cultural practices and social formations
Foundational coursework for the minor prepares students with a strong grounding in the structural analysis of social relations and in critical methodologies that allow for intersectional and transnational approaches to the field. Central to interdisciplinary learning is the ability to think in complex ways about U.S. Latino groups and identities and to develop a critical lens that encourages students to connect contemporary issues, such as those related to policies, and understand the implications across disciplines.
On Language: The Latino Studies Minor strongly encourages its students to develop advanced skills in Spanish or in any of the Indigenous languages spoken among Latino communities.
This program of study leads to the following credential:
Minor in Latino Studies
Minor in Latino Studies
Completion Requirements
All courses in the minor must be completed with a cumulative 2.0 GPA. At least 15 credits must be upper division. Only 10 credits may count towards both this minor and your major. The minor in Latino Studies requires 25-30 credits to include the following:
Required Foundation Coursework in Latino Studies (5 credits)
1. Introduction to the Field (Required)
T LAX 238 (5)
Topical Coursework in Latino Cultures (5 credits)
2. Latino Cultures
See website for approved list.
Topical Coursework in Latino Histories (5 credits)
3. History of Latinos in the U.S.:
T LAX 290 (5)
T LAX 333 (5)
Elective Coursework (10 credits)
Students should take either two courses from list A (US Latino Difference) or one course from List A (US Latino Difference) and one course from List B (Latin American Studies).
Upper Division Course focused on U.S. Latino Difference
See website for approved list.
Upper Division Course focused on difference in Latin America (Max 5 Credits)
Note: A maximum of 5 credits of coursework focused on Latin America may count towards the minor.
See website for approved list.
Language Requirement (0-5 credits)
T SPAN 103 or equivalent language skills in a language relevant to Latino Studies as approved by the Latino Studies Minor Coordinator
The Minor in Sociology prepares students to think about society and the social worlds they inhabit. Foundational coursework for the minor introduces a variety of sociological concepts, frameworks and theories that address individuals, groups, organizations, institutions and societies. Students working towards the Minor in Sociology will learn to think deeply about current social problems, issues of social difference, structures of social institutions and more generally about inequality and power in society.
This minor draws upon a diverse set of courses that at UW Tacoma and offers students the opportunity to document their mastery of sociology. Students graduating with a Minor in Sociology will be well positioned as critical thinkers and engaged citizens, and will be trained to speak confidently across a range of contemporary social issues.
This program of study leads to the following credential:
Minor in Sociology
Minor in Sociology
Completion Requirements
The Sociology minor requires 25 credits. All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of 2.0. At least 15 credits must be from upper-division courses. No more than 40% of coursework can be counted towards both the Sociology minor and another major or minor.
Discuss the ways in which culture and social structure shape individual lives.
Identify and analyze contemporary social questions using diverse social theories.
Articulate how intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, class, nation, sexuality and other categories of difference shape society at an individual level, an institutional level and at a cultural level.
Demonstrate a critical awareness of social justice and collective activism.