College for Women: Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity, Immigrants and Refugees

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND SCIENCES

CRITICAL STUDIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

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campus clubs focused on race/ethnicity issues or social justice

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of the nation’s largest groups of Hmong women scholars

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required major courses; 5 for the CRST minor

It’s a challenging time for race relations across the world. St. Catherine University’s nationally recognized programs

in critical studies of race and ethnicity (CRST) and immigrants and refugees will give you an in-depth understanding of concepts including discrimination, oppression, white privilege, and more.

The Major Our CRST major provides students with a framework for understanding race and ethnicity in historical, contemporary, national, and global contexts. Using the lens of race/ethnicity, you’ll critically examine texts, language, media, art, music, records, social structure/systems, and the complete array of institutional arrangements. Our immigrants and refugees major offers students a strong, interdisciplinary foundation for understanding immigration as a social, political, cultural, and economic phenomenon. A minor in critical Hmong studies is also offered.

The Classes Our curriculum includes independent research, an internship, and a final portfolio. Electives may be taken in such courses as “Social Movements and Social Change,” “Latin American Art,” “The Economics of Social Issues,” “Criminal Justice: From Policing to Punishment,” “Oppression and Liberation in the Bible,” and “Language as Power.”

The Career Advantage A degree in CRST or immigrants and refugees from St. Catherine University prepares you to work in areas such as public policy, human resources, social and human services, criminal justice, education and youth services, or for post-graduate studies in those or similar fields.

The St. Kate’s Difference Our comprehensive and innovative teaching-learning practices — and strong commitment to social justice — means you will grow as a leader who considers all viable solutions and acts with justice to dismantle racism. The American Association of Colleges and Universities calls St. Kate’s CRST major “an exemplary diversity program,” and included it in a book, More Reasons for Hope: A New Generation of Campus Diversity Work.

“St. Kate’s has always been about community and collaboration, and social justice.”

— Nancy Heitzeg, PhD, professor

Community Work and Learning You have plenty of opportunities to gain professional experience!

Internships are available at the Jane Addams School for Democracy and Citizenship, Casa de Esperanza, Women’s Prison Book Project, African American Family Alliance, Resource Center of the Americas, PEACE Prison Ministry at Wayman AME, and the Hmong Times.

“CRST teaches us to see the ways that inequalities based on race, gender, class, and other categories are created and reproduced through institutions and interactions. It is also the first step to challenging these inequalities.”

— Daniel Williams, assistant professor

100 % of graduates complete an internship with a local organization.

50% of CRST students are double majors.

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The information in this document applies to students entering the College for Women. Provisions of this document are subject to change at any time. Consult the St. Catherine University Undergraduate Academic Catalog for official requirements.

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