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 141Intro to Ethnic Studies a Critical Theory

3

SOC 193Chicana/o and Latina/o Identity in Southern California

3

SOC 143Asian Pacific Islander Identity in Southern California

3

SOC 144African American Identity Development in The U.S.

3

Plus 4 additional courses (12 units) from below for a total of 18 units:

Art

ART 173Multiculturalism: A History of Visual Culture in America

3

ART 178The Arts and Myths of Mesoamerica

3

CRI 123Crime and Minorities

3

 

CRI 197AInternship

3

or

CRI 197BInternship

3

or

GIS 179Commodifying Bodies: Human Trafficking Across the Globe

3

English

ENG 123Women's Voices in Literature

3

ENG 129Ethnic Literatures of America

3

ENG 165Novels of the Americas: Latino Voices

3

Film, Media and Communication

FLM 131Film Media and Social Justice

3

FLM 124Gender and Media

3

FLM 168People of Color in Film

3

FLM 177Human Rights and Science Fiction

3

GIS

GIS 179Commodifying Bodies: Human Trafficking Across the Globe

3

GIS 182Demography

3

History

HIS 132Civil Liberties

3

HIS 185AAfrican American History: American Slavery 1619-1865

3

HIS 185BAfrican American History: Emancipation To the Modern Era

3

HIS 185CRace and Racism in American Life and Thought

3

Philosophy

PHI 162Philosophy and Native Cultures

3

PHI 170Social and Political Philosophy

3

PHI 178Philosophy of Women

3

Political Science

POL 147Women and Development

3

POL 148Refugees and International Migration

3

Psychology

PSY 144Psychology of Prejudice

3

ReligiousStudies

RST 146The Catholic Justice and Peace Tradition

3

Sociology

SOC 130Organizational Communication

3

SOC 161Dynamics of Majority-Minority Relations

3

SOC 162Human Rights

3

SOC 164Advocacy and Human Rights

3

SOC 167U.S. Women of Color

3

SOC 179Commodifying Bodies: Human Trafficking Across the Globe

3

SOC 180Social Stratification and Human Rights

3

SOC 182Demography

3

SOC 185Human Rights and Global Development

3

SOC 186Immigration and Human Rights

3

SOC 193Chicana/o and Latina/o Identity in Southern California

3