Ethnic Studies Associate in Art
Ethnic studies is the critical interdisciplinary study of race and racism utilizing
intersectional, comparative, relational, and transnational approaches that focus on
the histories, experiences, cultures, and struggles of historically minoritized ethnoracial
groups in the United States while centering a praxis of racial justice. Emerging from
the historic campus and community civil rights struggles of the late 1960s, the field
focuses primarily on Indigenous/Native American studies, Black/African American studies,
Latinx/Chicanx studies, and Asian American/Pacific Islander studies, each with their
own epistemological and methodological frameworks, while also engaging in the analysis
of other racialized ethnic groups in the U.S. An emphasis is placed on the hierarchical
and systemic power relations (settler colonialism, white supremacy, cishetero-patriarchy,
classism etc.) that arise from institutional, cultural, and global productions/hierarchies
of “race.” Ethnic Studies also investigates how race and ethnicity intersect with
class, gender, ability, and sexuality in order to help students develop a critical
understanding of the complex and intersecting historical struggles and movements for
social transformation, resistance, and liberation in the U.S. and beyond.
Semester 1
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ETHN 001 |
Introduction to Ethnic Studies |
3 |
| ENG 001A |
English Composition |
4 |
| CSU GE Area A1 |
Oral Communication |
3 |
| CSU GE Area B1 |
Physical Sciences |
3-4 |
Semester 2
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| ETHN 002 or ETHN 003 or ETHN 004 or ETHN 005 |
Introduction to Chicanx & Latinx Studies or Introduction to Black Studies or Introduction
to Native American Studies or Introduction to Asian American Studies |
9 |
| CSU GE Area A3 |
Critical Thinking |
3 |
| CSU GE Area B4 |
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning |
3 |
Summer
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| |
Major Elective |
3 |
Semester 3
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| |
Major Elective |
3 |
| CSU GE Area B2 |
Life Sciences |
3-4 |
| CSU GE Area C1 |
Arts |
3 |
| HIST 017 or 018 |
U.S. History |
3 |
| PS 001 |
Introduction to Government |
3 |
Semester 4
| Course Code |
Title |
Units |
| CSU GE Area C1 or C2 |
Arts or Humanities |
3 |
| CSU GE Area D |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
3 |
| CSU GE Area E |
Lifelong Learning & Self-Development |
3 |
| |
Elective transferable course or any Ethnic Studies course not taken before |
3 |
Please see a Counselor if you need help selecting CSU GE or IGETC GE courses.
CSU GE
Major Electives
