Ethnic Studies, Minor

In addition to University Requirements:

• Complete individual plan requirements.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.

Minimum Units for Completion	21
Fieldwork Experience/Internship	Optional

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who study Ethnic Studies courses will be able to:

• Acquire a critical-analytical understanding of the meaning and impact of race and ethnicity within U.S. and global contexts through analysis of the historical development and evolution of race and ethnicity; their relationship to power and inequity; and their intersections with gender, sexuality, class and culture.
• Utilize comparative and interdisciplinary analyses and approaches to understanding the perspectives of four underrepresented groups in the U.S. (African Americans, Asian Americans, Chican@/Latin@s, and Native Americans), in local and global contexts.
• Develop transcultural competence to successfully interact with others outside of the student’s own racial, ethnic, or sociocultural groups and to develop an in-depth knowledge of “other” cultures and peoples.
• Understand how different racial and ethnic groups experience acculturation and assimilation differently from the dominant population.
• Understand the systemic problems that prevent the equitable distribution and control of resources in a racially stratified society (Analyze how racism and inequality continue to affect peoples and societies today).
• Develop the above critical skills by having high-quality small group in-depth discussions with faculty who have demonstrated their expertise in these fields through their integrated scholarship, teaching and community involvement.

 

Minor Requirements

• Take the following 21 units:

  • ES 100 (3 units)
  Select two Ethnic Studies core courses from (6 units):
  • ES 191, ES 215, ES 356
  Select two to three Ethnic Studies courses from (6-9 units):
  • ES 140, ES 150, ES 160, ES 200, ES 202, ES 204, ES 206, ES 260, ES 270, ES 291, ES 300, ES 335, ES 340, ES 391, ES 392, ES 420, ES 470, ES 498C
  • Courses such as Chicana Feminism, African Americans and the Law, Non-Violence, Social Change and Race Relations have been offered as special topics. You can repeat the special topics course twice for ES Minor credit, as long as the topic is different each time.
  Select one to two elective courses from (3-6 units):
  • AIS 101, AIS 201, AIS 202, AIS 232, AIS 304, AIS 350, AIS 450, AIS 470
  • ANT 205, ANT 306
  • ASN 208
  • BME 210, BME 420,
  • CCJ 345W, CCJ 415
  • COM 301
  • ENG 245, ENG 247, ENG 345
  • FOR 230
  • GSP 375W
  • HIS 293, HIS 378, HIS 378, HIS 380, HIS 381, HIS 396, HIS 413, HIS 496
  • HUM 291
  • NAV 405, NAV 406
  • POS 210, POS 320
  • REL 380
  • SOC 315, SOC 360, SOC 515
  • SPA 311, SPA 353
  Topic Courses: Advisor Approval Required
  • POS 357 (when offered as "U.S. Cultural Diversity")
  • SW 450 (when offered as "Ethnic Women and Aging"

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

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