Program: Race, Ethnicity and Politics Minor - University of Southern California

Apr 01, 2025

USC Catalogue 2019-2020

The interdisciplinary minor in race, ethnicity and politics helps students analyze and critically evaluate contemporary race relations and how race matters in politics today.

Requirements: Five Courses (20 Units)*

All students are required to take POSC 421 Ethnic Politics . In addition, students must also take one course from each category: Race and Gender in a Global Context, Comparative Racial Politics, Social/Historical (Racial Perspective) and Racial Formation. The following is a list of courses that fulfill each category.

Core Requirement

POSC 421 Ethnic Politics Units: 4

Political Science Upper-Division Courses

Choose one course from each of the groups below:

Race and Gender in a Global Context:

POSC 350 Politics of Latin America Units: 4
POSC 351 Middle East Politics Units: 4
POSC 352 Politics of Southeast Asia Units: 4
POSC 354 Japanese Politics Units: 4
POSC 356 Politics in the People’s Republic of China Units: 4
POSC 358 Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa Units: 4
POSC 430 Political Economy of Mexico Units: 4
POSC 431 Political Economy of Central America Units: 4
POSC 452 Critical Issues in Law and Public Policy Units: 4
POSC 456 Women in International Development Units: 4
POSC 464 Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe Units: 4

Comparative Racial Politics:

POSC 320 Urban Politics Units: 4
POSC 328 Asian American Politics Units: 4
POSC 424m Political Participation and American Diversity Units: 4
POSC 427 Black Politics in the American Political System Units: 4
POSC 428 Latino Politics Units: 4
POSC 441m Cultural Diversity and the Law Units: 4
POSC 442m The Politics of Human Differences: Diversity and Discrimination Units: 4
POSC 444 Civil and Political Rights and Liberties Units: 4

Electives

Choose one course from each of the groups below:

Social/Historical:

HIST 265gw Racism, Sexism, and the Law Units: 4
HIST 341 American Social History Units: 4
HIST 347 Urbanization in the American Experience Units: 4
SOCI 142gm Diversity and Racial Conflict Units: 4
SOCI 155gm Immigrant America Units: 4
SOCI 342m Race Relations Units: 4
SOCI 432m Racial and Ethnic Relations in a Global Society Units: 4

Racial Formation:

AMST 301gp America, the Frontier, and the New West Units: 4
AMST 320 Social Construction of Race and Citizenship Units: 4
AMST 365 Leadership in the Community — Internship Units: 4
AMST 385 African American Culture and Society Units: 4

Note:

*Political science majors are required to take seven courses (28 units).

Political science majors must take four courses (at least three must be upper-division) from the Social/Historical and the Racial Formation categories. At least four classes must be unique to the minor and not taken for additional major, minor or general education credit.