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Advisors advocate for students, help in navigating higher education, and assist students in accomplishing their academic goals. Below you will find descriptions and guides for each degree. 

Connect with a director or associate chair for general questions, courses, or information about professors.

For degree sheets or degree tracking, please contact our advisor, Jen Wozab.

Angela Marie Smith

Director, Disability Studies

ang.smith@utah.edu

Maile Arvin

Director, Pacific Islands Studies

maile.arvin@utah.edu801-581-8094

Elizabeth Archuleta

Associate Chair, Ethnic Studies

elizabeth.archuleta@utah.edu801-581-5206

Erin Graham

Associate Chair, Gender Studies

erin.graham@utah.edu

Jen Wozab

Assistant Director of Advising & Student Support

jen.wozab@utah.edu801-581-5140GC 4200 / Transform Suite (View map)
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Justice Not Charity

Disability Studies

Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores social, political, cultural, and economic factors that shape disability; considers the ways disability is understood and constructed across different historical moments, cultures, and nations; examines the intersectional relationships amongst disability, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality; and foregrounds the experiences and perspectives of disabled activists, scholars, artists, and thinkers.

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Disability Studies Minor

18 Credits

The Disability Studies minor offers an interdisciplinary learning experience about key disability study issues including accessibility, inclusion, political and social history, and bio-ethics, while also providing varied ways of thinking, communication, and moving through the world.

Minor Requirements  Check your progress

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Wanting more?

There is currently no graduate certificate for Disability Studies; however, we hope to activate this certificate in the near future. Please participate in a short survey if you would be interested in taking the certificate.

A graduate section is offered as one of the two required courses for the Disability Studies undergraduate minor. Interested graduate students may enroll in GNDR 6880/DISAB 6880 Bad Bodies: Gender and Disability when offered.

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Decolonize Your Mind

Ethnic Studies

In Ethnic Studies, we study history and culture from the perspectives of historically marginalized communities, while considering the role that racism plays in today’s world.

Whether you want to take a broad approach or focus on a specific community, we’ve got you covered! Our major and five minor options allow you to expand your understanding of issues affecting underrepresented communities.

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Ethnic Studies B.A./B.S.

30 Credits

Our interdisciplinary majors allow you to maximize your knowledge of all aspects affecting underrepresented communities. The curriculum explores differences in power as expressed by the state, civil society, and individuals, challenging social constructions of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, and gender.

Degree Requirements  Check your progress

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Ethnic Studies Emphases

12 Credits

Students pursuing an Ethnic Studies Major can now choose to further refine their degree by specializing in one or more of the above new Major Emphases. Completion of a Major Emphasis will be reflected on your degree transcript with no additional credits added to major requirements. Show your expertise to the world by pursuing an Ethnic Studies major with an emphasis in:

  • American Indian Studies
  • Asian American Studies
  • Latinx Studies
  • Migration & Diaspora Studies

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Ethnic Studies Minor

18 Credits

Like the major, the Ethnic Studies minor takes a broader view across the intersection of race and gender, contemporary issues and your choice of several electives. Study history and culture from the perspectives of historically marginalized communities, while considering the role that racism plays in today’s world.

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African American Studies Minor

18 Credits

African American studies focuses on the historical and contemporary issues faced by peoples of African, African American, and African Caribbean heritage in the U.S. and how these issues shape the experiences of African American communities.

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American Indian Studies Minor

18 Credits

American Indian studies focuses on historical and contemporary issues faced by peoples of heritage from the indigenous communities of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, and how these issues shape the experiences of American Indian communities.

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Asian Pacific American Studies Minor

18 Credits

Asian Pacific American studies focuses on the historical and contemporary issues faced by peoples of the Asian and Pacific Island diaspora within the U.S. and how these issues shape the experiences of Asian and Pacific American communities.

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Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies Minor

18 Credits

Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x studies focuses on the historical and contemporary issues faced by people with heritage linked to Chicanx, Latinx, and Mexican American communities within the U.S. and how these issues shape Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x communities.

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Smash the Cis-Hetero Patriarchy

Gender Studies

Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on interactions of gender with socio-cultural, economic, and political phenomena including but not limited to race, class, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, and nationality.

Gender Studies offers a space for the study of a wide range of feminist thought and practices. The curriculum offers theory and practice; community-engaged learning; activism and professional development; lively debate and professional skill-building.

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Gender Studies B.A./B.S.

36 Credits

Gender Studies offers a space for the study of the interactions of gender with race, class, sexual orientation, and nationality. Our curriculum also addresses men’s lives, masculinity, the lives of people who identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community, and a wide range of feminist thought and practices.

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Gender Studies Minor

21 Credits

The Gender Studies minor gives a foundation for the study of gender intersections with class, sexuality, and nationality to amplify any degree. The curriculum is broken down in the following requirements: an introduction to Gender Studies course, two core courses, one Advanced Theory course, one Disciplinary Seminar course, and two electives.

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Gender Studies Graduate Certificate

15 Credits

The Gender Studies graduate certificate program provides a space for interdisciplinary engagement in gender and sexuality studies. The program provides support for your own research and intellectual pursuits while expanding a teaching portfolio and preparing for a diverse job market.

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Pasifika Solidarity

Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Islands Studies provides students with integrative learning, training and opportunities to engage with the Indigenous Pacific and the global Pacific Islander diaspora.

Grasp a more nuanced understanding of historical and contemporary concerns in Oceania as they relate to diasporic issues locally.

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Pacific Islands Studies Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate

15 Credits

The Pacific Islands Studies Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate provides courses that are designed from an Indigenous Pacific islander perspective. The certificate seeks to compliment any major and minor degrees and will help you fulfill general education requirements and prepare for any career!

The course of study is designed to facilitate integrative learning, providing students with opportunities to make connections between their major and the PI Studies Certificate and to think critically and reflexively about complex problems and their contexts. The Certificate also provides students with opportunities to think globally, as the required courses offer broad historical and contemporary knowledge about the Indigenous Pacific and the global Pacific Islander diaspora.

Certificate Requirements  Check your progress