Ethnic Studies Major and Minor Advising Requriements
(Spring 2019)
ETHNIC STUDIES MINOR: (15 units)
- ETHS 2050- Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 units)
- 6 units of core courses (as listed below)
- 6 units of electives (only classes within Ethnic Studies)
ETHNIC STUDIES MAJOR: (30 units)
Prerequisites: 6 units
- ETHS 2050 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies, 3 units
Choose ONE of the following:
- ETHS 2000 - The African American Experience (3 units)
- ETHS 2100 - The Chicana/o-Latina/o Experience, 3 units
- ETHS 2200 - The Asian American Experience, 3 units
Core Courses: 6 units
Choose TWO of the following courses:
- ETHS 4200 - The Minority Experience, 3 units
- ETHS 4350 - Multiculturalism: Bias to Reality, 3 units
- ETHS 4360 - Struggle in Black and Brown: Relational Ethnic Studies, 3 units
- ETHS/SOCL 4430 - Contemporary U.S. Immigration, 3 units
Methodology: 3 units
Choose ONE of the following:
- SOCL 3030 - Research Methods, 4 units
- SSCI 3010 - Introduction to the Social Science Methodology, 3 units
- ANTH 4040 - Crossing Cultural Boundaries: The Field Work Process, 4 units
- GEND 3000 – Contemporary Gender Studies Research, 3 units
Electives to complete the major: 15 units
Choose a minimum of 12 units in Ethnic Studies courses. 3 units may be from outside the discipline.
Elective Choices:
- ETHS 3100— Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture (3 units)
- ETHS 3110—Chicano Images in Film (3 units)
- ETHS 3115— Chican@ and Latin@ Cultural Production (3 units)
- ETHS/GEND 3200—Chicana Identity and Activism (3 units)
- ETHS 3250—African American Images in the Arts and Media (3 units)
- ETHS 3300—The Hmong American Experience (3 units)
- ETHS/THEA 3600—Indigenous Perspectives in Theatre (3 units)
- ETHS/ANTH 3800—Language and Culture (3 units)
- ETHS 4000 - The Mexican American Family (3 units)
- ETHS/GEND 4020—African American Woman: Soul Sister (3 units)
- ETHS 4040—Minority Family, Communities, and Schools (3 units)
- ETHS/GEND 4150—Gender and Ethnicity in Children’s Literature and Culture (3 units)
- ETHS 4250— California Ethnic Experience (3 units)
- ETHS 4711—Latino Diaspora: History of U.S. Latinos (3 units)
- ETHS 4940—Field Work in Ethnic Studies (3 units)
- ETHS 4950—Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies (1-5 units).
- CJ 4960—Race, Ethnicity, and the Criminal Justice System (3 units)
- ENGL 3940—Multicultural American Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 3945 – Multicultural California Literature (3 units)
- PHIL 3700—Concepts of Race and Identity in Philosophical Perspective (3 units)
- PSCI 4320—Immigration and Refugee Policy (3 units)
- SOCL 4010—Race and Ethnic Relations (3 units)
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