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Reed College Bachelor Degree in Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies
Reed College

Reed College

Bachelor Degree in Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies

Portland, USA

Bachelor's degree

English

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The Bachelor Degree in Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies provides students with insight into the complexities of race, ethnicity, and culture. The program focuses on historical and contemporary issues affecting racial and ethnic groups while encouraging critical thinking and analysis of social constructs. Courses cover a wide array of topics, offering students the tools to understand and engage in meaningful discourse about diversity and social justice.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates may pursue careers in fields such as education, community organizing, social work, public policy, and non-profit management. The skills gained are valuable in roles that require cultural sensitivity and an understanding of social dynamics.

Study race and ethnicity across academic borders and boundaries with a comparative race and ethnicity studies (CRES) major at Reed. Combine focused study in anthropology, dance, English, history, music, religion, sociology, or theatre with comparative interdisciplinary work on race and ethnicity. Learn to interrogate the categories of race and ethnicity-together, in relation to each other, and as emerging out of separate politics of difference and otherness.

Develop a range of analytical skills to study race and ethnicity, as well as the ability to recognize, analyze, and compare key theoretical frameworks in your home department. Your degree culminates in the completion of your senior thesis, for which you engage in original research.