CSRE-PMN - Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (PhD Minor)

The PhD Minor in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity allows Stanford graduate students in any discipline to engage with comparative, interdisciplinary, and transnational approaches to race and ethnic studies. The program brings together graduate students and faculty from across Stanford’s departments, programs, and schools to think and rethink race and ethnicity in their research, teaching, and impact-focused work. The program also provides training in anti-racist pedagogy, community engagement, and professional development to complement the research focus of graduate-level coursework. The PhD Minor accreditation signals depth and rigor in race and ethnic studies coursework and demonstrates readiness to teach in the field.

The PhD Minor in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity is sponsored by the Program in Modern Thought and Literature and administered by the Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. Students who complete the requirements of the Minor receive the following notation on their transcript and diploma: PhD Minor in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.

Prospective students submit a course proposal that must be approved by the primary faculty advisor and by the Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Academic Programs team. Visit the CSRE PhD Minor website for more information about the program and how to declare a PhD Minor.

Program Learning Outcomes:

The PhD Minor in CSRE has four goals:

1) To provide graduate students pursuing PhDs with broad interdisciplinary knowledge of the study of race and ethnicity;

2) To prepare graduate students to teach courses in race and ethnic studies;

3) To bring together graduate students and faculty from different departments, programs, and schools to analyze race and ethnicity in their research;

4) To prepare graduate students for careers as engaged scholars.