Minor in Ethnic Studies
To earn the minor in ethnic studies, students must complete 18 units of coursework with a specialization to be chosen in consultation with an advisor, in only one of the following:
- General Ethnic Studies
- African American Studies
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
- Chicana/o/x, /Latina/o/x Studies
- Native American/Indigenous People Studies
Requirements for a minor in Ethnic Studies (18)
| Core Required Courses (9) | ||
| ES 1000 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ES 3000 | Research Methods in Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ES 3940 | Topics in Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| Specialization Electives (9) | ||
| In consultation with an Ethnic Studies advisor, 9 units are to be selected from only one of the five specialized concentrations below. | 9 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Note: Students may consider relevant course substitution with the approval of the ethnic studies coordinator.
Specializations
| General Ethnic Studies (9) | ||
| Select 9 units from the following list: (Please note that no more than one elective course from the same department may count toward elective units) | 9 | |
| College of Arts and Letters | ||
| Female Voices in Arab American Literature | ||
| Xicanx Art | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Gender, Race, and Class in Media | ||
| Global Communication | ||
| Culture and Ethnicity in Language | ||
| Muslim Women in Media and Society | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Literatures | ||
| Studies in Literary Diversity | ||
| Chicana/o Literature | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Latinx Border Identity: A Transmedia Perspective | ||
| LGBTQ+ Issues in the Humanities | ||
| African Arts Heritage | ||
| Jazz History in America and African-American Culture | ||
| Global Music | ||
| African American Music | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Culture, Health, and Food in Latin America | ||
| Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World ((When the topic pertains to Latino Literature USA)) | ||
| Dramatic Literature of Identity | ||
| College of Social and Behavorial Sciences | ||
| North American Prehistory | ||
| Mesoamerican Archaeology | ||
| Andean Archaeology | ||
| Native North American Art | ||
| The Race Concept in Biological Anthropology | ||
| Case Studies in Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Childhood | ||
| Gendered Worlds: Power, Difference, and & In/equality | ||
| Anthropology of Health | ||
| Religion and Culture | ||
| Anthropology of Asia: Cultures, Communities, and Migration | ||
| Community Engaged Research Methods (Prerequisite ANTH 1002 or consent of Department Chair) | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Migration and Borderlands | ||
| US-Mexico Border Region | ||
| Women as Agents of Social Change | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| African-American History, 1620-1865 | ||
| African-American History, 1865-Present | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| Women in the Black Freedom Movement | ||
| Chicana/o History Through Film | ||
| LGBT History | ||
| California Indian History | ||
| Chicana/o History | ||
| Topics in History ((When the topic pertains to: 1. Black Freedom Movement outside the South, 2. Asian American History, 3. Civil Rights Hstory Through Film)) | ||
| Modern Central America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Chicana/Mexicana Feminisms | ||
| Immigration and Ethnic American History | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Politics (When the topic pertains to Politics of Latin America) | ||
| Seminar in Government (When the topic pertains to: 1. Media & Politics, 2. Gender & Politics, 3. Latino Politics in the U.S.) | ||
| Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Community-Based Research | ||
| Black Women and Feminism | ||
| The African American Family | ||
| The Latino Family | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Black Americans in Contemporary Society | ||
| The Latino Experience in the U.S. | ||
| Sociology of Migration | ||
| Citizenship, Status, and Inequality | ||
| Indian Nations and Native America | ||
| Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Borders, Knowledges, and Identities | ||
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
Please note: All Sociology courses have a prerequesite course of SOC 1000 or Consent of Department Chair | ||
| Race and Racism | ||
| Total Units | 9 | |
| African American Studies (9) | ||
| Nine units chosen from: | 9 | |
| African Arts Heritage | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| African-American History, 1620-1865 | ||
| African-American History, 1865-Present | ||
| Women in the Black Freedom Movement | ||
| Topics in History ((when the topic pertains to Black Freedom Movement) | ||
| Jazz History in America and African-American Culture | ||
| African American Music | ||
| Black Women and Feminism | ||
| The African American Family | ||
| Black Americans in Contemporary Society | ||
Please note: All Sociology courses have a prerequesite course of SOC 1000 or Consent of Department Chair | ||
| Total Units | 9 | |
| Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies (9) | ||
| Nine units chosen from: | 9 | |
| Anthropology of Asia: Cultures, Communities, and Migration | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Topics in History ((when the topic pertains to: Asian American History)) | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Please note: All Sociology courses have a prerequesite course of SOC 1000 or Consent of Department Chair | ||
| Total Units | 9 | |
| Chicana/o/x, Latina/o/x Studies (9) | ||
| Nine units chosen from: | 9 | |
| Xicanx Art | ||
| Latinx Border Identity: A Transmedia Perspective | ||
| Latinx, Media, and Cultures | ||
| Chicana/o Literature | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| US-Mexico Border Region | ||
| Chicana/o History Through Film | ||
| Chicana/o History | ||
| Topics in History (when the topic pertains to US/Mexico Borderlands) | ||
| Chicana/Mexicana Feminisms | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Politics (When to topic pertains to Politics of Latin America) | ||
| Seminar in Government (When the topic pertains to: Latino Politics in the U.S.) | ||
| The Latino Family | ||
| The Latino Experience in the U.S. | ||
| Citizenship, Status, and Inequality | ||
| Sociology of Migration | ||
| Borders, Knowledges, and Identities | ||
Please note: All Sociology courses have a prerequesite course of SOC 1000 or Consent of Department Chair | ||
| Culture, Health, and Food in Latin America | ||
| Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World ((when the topic pertains to Latino Literature USA)) | ||
| Total Units | 9 | |
| Native American/Indigenous People Studies (9) | ||
| Nine units chosen from: | 9 | |
| North American Prehistory | ||
| Mesoamerican Archaeology | ||
| Andean Archaeology | ||
| Indians of North America | ||
| Indians of the Southwest | ||
| Native North American Art | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Literatures | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| California Indian History | ||
| Indian Nations and Native America | ||
| Indigenous Peoples | ||
Please note: All Sociology courses have a prerequesite course of SOC 1000 or Consent of Department Chair | ||
| Total Units | 9 | |