Ethnic Studies B.A.

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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.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will examine the field of Ethnic Studies, including awareness of principles, concepts, theories, pedagogies, and/or methods.
Students will describe the histories and experiences of marginalized racial and ethnic groups in the United States from a regional, national, and/or global perspectives.
Students will demonstrate community engagement by participating in activities that center knowledge, culture, and/or contributions of marginalized populations.
Students will develop original projects that promote awareness of equity through intellectual, creative, and/or collective ways.

Requirements

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

Units and Residency (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
Grade Point Average (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
General Education (minimum of 49 units)
Upper Division Writing Proficiency (minimum of 3 units)
- Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
United States Constitution and California State and Local Government (minimum of 3 units)
Multicultural Requirement (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)

Subsequently all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor, department chair, and Director of Academic Advising. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

2. Prerequisites

(6 units)

ETHS 2050 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
Plus choose ONE of the following:
ETHS 2000 - Introduction to Black/African American Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2100 - Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2200 - Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2300 - Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 2400 - Contemporary Race and Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)

The Major

(24 units)

Core Courses

(6 units)

ETHS 4360 - Theories and Concepts in Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
Plus choose ONE of the following:
ETHS 3225 - Black/African American Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3275 - Chicanx and Latinx Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS - 3350 Asian American/Pacific Islander Experiences
ETHS 3400 - Native American/Indigenous Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4200 - Racial and Ethnic Experiences 3 unit(s)

Methodology

(6 units)

Choose TWO of the following:

ETHS 3125 - Fandango Methodologies of Son Jarocho 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3700 - Decolonial Spiritualities and Healing Practices 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3900 - Writing, Race, and Power (WP) 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3950 - Producing Media for Social Change 4 unit(s)
ETHS 4340 - Ethnic Studies Research Methods (WP) 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4940 - Field Work in Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4970 - Community Organizing and Activism 3 unit(s)

Electives to complete the major:

(12 units)

ETHS 3100 - Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3110 - Chicano/a/x-Latino/a/x Film 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3250 - Black/African American Film 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3300 - The Hmong American Experience 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3600 - Indigenous Perspectives in Theatre 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4000 - Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Families 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4025 - Women of Color Feminisms 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4040 - Education for Social Justice 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4050 - Latinx Communities 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4250 - California Racial and Ethnic Awareness 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4350 - Racial Inequities in Education 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4430 - Contemporary U.S. Immigration 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4950 - Selected Topics Ethnic Studies 1-5 unit(s)
ETHS 4980 - Individual Study 1-4 unit(s)