Ethnic Studies Associate in Arts Degree
PROGRAM CODE: 2A03881
The Ethnic Studies Associate in Arts Degree is designed to provide students a holistic and trans-disciplinary education with a focus on the historical and contemporary relational experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the United States. Ethnic Studies is committed to critical theorizations of race, racism, and white supremacy as foundational elements of modern social formations. Through an intersectional analysis, students examine ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality and interrogate interlocking systems of oppression in order to unsettle and disrupt them.
Ethnic Studies cultivates activist-scholars by providing students opportunities to bridge academic study with community engagement. Graduates develop a liberatory vision for social change and acquire skills in community-centered leadership, media literacy, critical and creative thinking, and an ability to advance social justice for BIPOC. The major prepares students for transfer and career pathways that serve BIPOC populations in areas/fields such as education and research, community advocacy, union organizing, city planning and housing development, health and human services, mediation and conflict resolution, marketing and communications, law and policy, fine and performing arts, multicultural affairs, and more. This degree requires a total of 18 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (12 units): | ||
| ETHS 101 F | American Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| or ETHS 101HF | Honors American Ethnic Studies | |
| ETHS 111 F | Women of Color in the U.S. | 3 |
| ETHS 202 F | Race, Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 3 |
| ETHS 235 F | Contemporary Social Justice Movements | 3 |
| or ETHS 235HF | Honors Contemporary Social Justice Movements | |
| Restricted Electives - Select courses from two different sub-fields (6 units): | 6 | |
| SUB-FIELD I: Africana Studies | ||
| Introduction to African-American Studies | 3 | |
| African-American History I | 3 | |
| African-American History II | 3 | |
| SUB-FIELD II: Chicanx/Latinx Studies | ||
| Introduction to Chicana/o Studies (formerly ETHS 140 F) | 3 | |
| Chicana/o History I (formerly ETHS 141 F) | 3 | |
| Chicana/o History II (formerly ETHS 141 F) | 3 | |
| Chicana/o and Latina/o Contemporary Issues (formerly ETHS 142 F) | 3 | |
or ETHS 153HF | Honors Chicana/o and Latina/o Contemporary Issues | |
| SUB-FIELD III: American Indian and Indigenous Studies | ||
| Introduction to American Indian Studies | 3 | |
| American Indian History (formerly History of the Native Americans) | 3 | |
| SUB-FIELD IV: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies | ||
| Introduction to Asian Pacific Islander American Studies | 3 | |
| Asian Pacific Islander American History | 3 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Outcome 1: Summarize the key terminology, theoretical orientations, principles and methods used in the field of Ethnic Studies.
Outcome 2: Identify and explain historical trends and common themes in ethnic history from the pre-Colonial era to the present.
Outcome 3: Analyze and interpret contemporary issues and topics affecting Black, Indigenous and People of Color in the U.S. utilizing Ethnic Studies frameworks.
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