Ethnic Studies Minor
Department Affiliation: Sociology
Ethnic Studies is the interdisciplinary study of the historical, political and lived experiences of racialized peoples of the Americas that include: African Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Chicana/os, Latina/os, Native Americans, and other racialized communities. The minor encourages engagement in academic interdisciplinary research of various communities of color and the issues that impact their social development and power dynamics and will encourage a philosophy of advocacy and transformative thinking. Students will examine the domestic and global experiences of oppressed communities and provide comparative analysis in preparation to live and work as a citizen of a globalized and ever changing society.
Required Courses
| SOC 141 | Intro to Ethnic Studies a Critical Theory | 3 |
| SOC 193 | Chicana/o and Latina/o Identity in Southern California | 3 |
| SOC 143 | Asian Pacific Islander Identity in Southern California | 3 |
| SOC 144 | African American Identity Development in The U.S. | 3 |
Plus 4 additional courses (12 units) from below for a total of 18 units:
Art
| ART 173 | Multiculturalism: A History of Visual Culture in America | 3 |
| ART 178 | The Arts and Myths of Mesoamerica | 3 |
Criminology
English
| ENG 123 | Women's Voices in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 129 | Ethnic Literatures of America | 3 |
| ENG 165 | Novels of the Americas: Latino Voices | 3 |
Film, Media and Communication
GIS
History
| HIS 132 | Civil Liberties | 3 |
| HIS 185A | African American History: American Slavery 1619-1865 | 3 |
| HIS 185B | African American History: Emancipation To the Modern Era | 3 |
| HIS 185C | Race and Racism in American Life and Thought | 3 |
Philosophy
| PHI 162 | Philosophy and Native Cultures | 3 |
| PHI 170 | Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 178 | Philosophy of Women | 3 |
Political Science
| POL 147 | Women and Development | 3 |
| POL 148 | Refugees and International Migration | 3 |
Psychology
ReligiousStudies
| RST 146 | The Catholic Justice and Peace Tradition | 3 |
Sociology
| SW 130 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| SOC 161 | Dynamics of Majority-Minority Relations | 3 |
| SOC 162 | Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 164 | Advocacy and Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 167 | U.S. Women of Color | 3 |
| SOC 179 | Commodifying Bodies: Human Trafficking Across the Globe | 3 |
| SOC 180 | Social Stratification and Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 182 | Demography | 3 |
| SOC 185 | Human Rights and Global Development | 3 |
| SOC 186 | Immigration and Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 193 | Chicana/o and Latina/o Identity in Southern California | 3 |