Last Revised: 03/10/2005

Specific Guidelines and Criteria for Courses Submitted in

AREA/ETHNIC STUDIES

Specific guidelines and criteria in the humanities and fine arts require that courses should be broad in scope and content rather than specific. Courses should incorporate the methods of inquiry, appropriate to the humanities and fine arts. Courses in Area/Ethnic Studies must consider the uniqueness of various Area and Ethnic groups while emphasizing and affirming connections among all people and specific groups.

The following course titles suggest content appropriate for general studies:

Introduction to American Studies	Introduction to Women's Studies
Survey of African-American Studies	Introduction to Latin American Studies

The following course titles suggest content NOT appropriate for general studies:

The Writings of Chinua Achebe

Contemporary Rio Grande Studies