American Cultural Studies Minor

American Cultural Studies Program, University Interdisciplinary Programs

25-26 Credits

Introduction

The American Cultural Studies Minor provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to understanding issues of race, ethnicity, educational equity, settler colonialism, socio-economic class, gender and sexuality, and socio-cultural theories that analyze the structural underpinnings of subjective experiences and minoritization processes in the U.S. 

Why Consider an American Cultural Studies Minor?

 

Contact Information

Program Director Dr. Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera Academic Instructional Center 312 360-650-2553 gutierl2@wwu.edu

Sample Careers

Major/Career Resources

www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

To declare a minor in American Cultural Studies please submit a “Minor Declaration and Change Web Form” avialable at esign.wwu.edu/forms/Registrar/_minor_decl_and_change_4.aspx.

Once you fill out form with your information indicating the appropriate minor, route it to Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera, American Cultural Studies Program Director, by inserting her email (gutierl2@wwu.edu) at the bottom of the form and submitting it for approval.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.