In order to function well in these fields, students in this direction need a specific set of skills and personality traits that are developed during their studies. By providing a fully balanced focuses upon the history, literature and politics of various ethnic groups, universities develop an understanding of the position of these cultures within the national and international context. Often, these studies also expand the mind of the student by focusing on the integration of ethnicity with stratification paradigms such as class, gender and sexuality. Ethnic Studies therefore cultivate an expanded understanding not only of ethnicity, but...

Students are developed to be both socially sensitive and to be committed to social change as well as social justice. As such, they are to function as both productive and contributing members of a society that is increasingly diverse. In their various professions, these students are to actively work for the benefit of society as a whole.