Minor in Ethnic Studies
Units required for Minor: 21 with no more than 6 lower division units
Program Description
Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the cultures, languages, historical, and contemporary issues relating to African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicana/os-Latina/os, and Native Americans. The program directs students to critically examine the cultural contributions made by these groups to world civilization and to American society. Ethnic Studies challenges all students to analyze existing generalizations, theories, and concepts about racial and ethnic groups in order to develop valid generalizations, concepts, and theories about the people and their experiences. Students are encouraged to actively work to eliminate problems based on discrimination.
Students are also encouraged to blend professional area studies with Ethnic Studies. For example, a student may major in Ethnic Studies and minor in Business Administration. Similarly, students with a degree in Engineering Technology may minor in Ethnic Studies and emerge well-prepared professionally to assume middle management and supervisory positions in a multicultural society. Ethnic Studies majors and minors enter careers and professions in both the public and private sectors.
Note: Program advising and other information can be obtained from the Ethnic Studies Department.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETHN 11 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 110 | The Asian American Experience | 3 |
| ETHN 130 | Chicano/Mexican-American Experience | 3 |
| or ETHN 131 | La Raza Studies | |
| ETHN 140 | Native American Experience | 3 |
| ETHN 170 | Pan African Studies | 3 |
| Electives approved by the appropriate program director or chair 1 | 6 | |
| Total Units | 21 | |
| 1 | See list below for a list of Department approved electives. |
Elective List
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETHN 111 | Southeast Asians in the US | 3 |
| ETHN 112 | Contemporary Asian American Issues | 3 |
| ETHN 113 | Asian American Communities | 3 |
| ETHN 114 | Asian Americans and Globalization | 3 |
| ETHN 115 | Biracial and Multiracial Identity in the US | 3 |
| ETHN 116 | Asian American Politics and Public Policy | 3 |
| ETHN 117 | Black Political Thought | 3 |
| ETHN 118 | Asian American Women | 3 |
| ETHN 119 | The Filipino American Experience | 3 |
| ETHN 121 | Hmong American Experiences | 3 |
| ETHN 122 | Sikh Americans and Globalization | 3 |
| ETHN 133 | Crosscultural Aging in America | 3 |
| ETHN 136 | US Mexican Border Relations | 3 |
| ETHN 137 | Race and Ethnicity in Latin America and Caribbean | 3 |
| ETHN 141 | Politics of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| ETHN 142 | Native American Tribal Governments | 3 |
| ETHN 143 | American Indians, Film and Popular Culture | 3 |
| ETHN 145 | Native Voice, Memory, and Biography | 3 |
| ETHN 150 | Native American Oral Tradition and Storytelling | 3 |
| ETHN 151 | Native American Women | 3 |
| ETHN 152 | American Indians, Sovereignty and US Laws | 3 |
| ETHN 155 | Genocide and Holocaust Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 156 | Indigenous People | 3 |
| ETHN 167 | Asian American Families: Issues and Perspectives | 3 |
| ETHN 171 | African Religions and Philosophies | 3 |
| ETHN 172 | Black Women In America | 3 |
| ETHN 173 | The Black Family in the United States | 3 |
| ETHN 177 | Topics In African Studies | 3 |
| ETHN 179 | Black Music and Black Consciousness | 3 |