Ethnic Studies Associate in Arts Degree
PROGRAM CODE: 2A03881
The Ethnic Studies Associate in Arts Degree is designed to provide students a holistic and transdisciplinary 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, in addition to other graduation requirements.
| 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 |
| or ETHS 111HF | Honors Women of Color in the U.S. | |
| ETHS 202 F | Race, Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 3 |
| ETHS 235 F | U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Contemporary Social Justice) | 3 |
| or ETHS 235HF | Honors U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Honors Contemporary Social Justice Movements) | |
| Restricted Electives (6 units): | 6 | |
| Must choose courses from two different subfields | ||
| SUB-FIELD I: Africana Studies | ||
| Introduction to African-American Studies | 3 | |
or ETHS 129HF | Honors Introduction to African American Studies | |
| African-American History I | 3 | |
or ETHS 130HF | Honors African-American History I | |
| African-American History II | 3 | |
| Mental Health in Black Communities | 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 | |
or ETHS 150HF | Honors Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | |
| 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 | |
| Introduction to Federal Indian Law and Policy | 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: Apply theories and knowledge produced by Indigenous, Afrodiasporic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Chicanx/Latinx communities to interrogate and dismantle interlocking systems of oppression and dominant power structures.
Outcome 2: Develop a critical understanding of the intersectional histories and cultures of Indigenous, African and Afrodiasporic, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Chicanx/Latinx communities as they relate to larger social structures to cultivate solidarity and coalitions across lines of difference.
Outcome 3: Examine and actively engage with anti-colonial, decolonial, liberatory, and radical resistance strategies, practices, and movements within Indigenous, African and Afrodiasporic, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Chicanx/Latinx communities to advocate for the empowerment and liberation of minoritized and marginalized communities of color.
Outcome 4: Interrogate media and cultural productions by describing ways they construct dominant narratives and controlling images that affect the lived experiences of Indigenous, African, and Afrodiasporic, Asian Pacific I
Outcome 5: Demonstrate an understanding of critical race and media literacy strategies by producing counter-narratives of communities of color that contest existing oppressive experiences, stereotypes, and social norms within society.
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