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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Roadmap: B.A. in Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies is a transdisciplinary field that provides critical, intersectional, and decolonial approaches to the study of racism and racialization. The program centers histories, contemporary experiences, and cultural expressions of Native American/Indigenous people, Black/African Americans, Chicano/a/xs-Latino/a/xs, and Asian/Pacific Islander Americans within a regional, national, and/or global context. The Ethnic Studies curriculum, which incorporates scholarship, art, and community engagement, provides students with critical inquiry that advances their analysis of racial privilege and oppression in relation to other axes of power, such as class, gender, sexuality, and legal status. In particular, the major provides students with a critical understanding of structural inequities and social movements in the United States and beyond in order to actively engage personal and collective transformation. A degree in Ethnic Studies is relevant to a variety of fields, including: education, business, law, health, social services, community organizations, and/or the arts. Ethnic Studies faculty are dedicated to producing critical/creative scholarship, teaching and mentoring marginalized students, and working toward social change.

This Roadmap is a recommended advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

First Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
GE Courses 12

Choose one of the following courses:

 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 15
Spring Semester
Course
Units
GE Courses 12

Choose one of the following courses:

 4
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 30

  • The lower division courses may be taken in any sequence. ETHS 2050 does not need to be taken first but it is recommended.                                                                                                                            

 

Second Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
GE Courses 12

Choose one of the following courses:

 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 45
Spring Semester
Course
Units
GE Courses 9

Choose one of the following courses:

 3
ETHS 4430 Contemporary U.S. Immigration   3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 60

  • University Electives are any type of courses that are counted as academic.                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Third Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
Methodology Course 3
Upper Division GE Course (UD-B, UD-C, UD-D) 3
Elective Units 9
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 75
Spring Semester
Course
Units
Methodology Course 3
Upper Division GE Course (UD-B, UD-C, UD-D) 3
Elective Units 9
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 90

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Fourth Year

*Apply for Graduation
Fall Semester
Course
Units
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
Upper Division GE Course (UD-B, UD-C, UD-D) 3
Elective Units 6
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 105
Spring Semester
Course
Units
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
Elective Units 9
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 120
  • For additional dates and details to apply for graduation, visit the Graduation Website.
  • For a list of Ethnic Studies courses, visit the program website or catalog page.