Ethnic Studies Minor

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The Ethnic Studies minor comprises 6 courses-2 lower division and 4 upper division:

Lower Division (2)

ES 001 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ES 050 - Creating Community: Introduction to Skills for Building a Socially Just Society

Ethnic Studies Theory (1)

ES 101 - Critical Race Theory
(OR other Theory course approved by Program Director)

Upper Division Electives (3)

Three (3) upper division electives, with no more than two (2) from a single discipline. Below is a partial list. Other courses approved by Program Director.

ES 102 - Youth Cultures, Identities and New Ethnicities
ES 196 - Capstone Course
ES/ ANTH 131 - Cultural Geography
ES/ COMM 106 - Intercultural Communication
ES/ COMM 161 - Communication and Social Justice [Application]
ES/ ENGL 023 - Voices of American Diversity
ES/ ENGL 150 - American Literature Before 1800
ES/ ENGL 151 - American Literature 1800-1900
ES/ ENGL 152 - 20th-Century American Literature
ES/ ENGL 153 - American Ethnic Writers and Oral Traditions
ES/ ENGL 154 - Studies in African-American Literature
ES/ ENGL 184 - Contemporary Drama
ES/ ENGL 170 - Problems in Literary Theory
ES/ HIST 017 - History of the United States to the Civil War
ES/ HIST 018 - History of the United States since Reconstruction
ES/ HIST 133 - Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction
ES/ HIST 136 - Immigration and Ethnic Relations in American History
ES/ HIST 139 - History of Women in America
ES/ HIST 140 - African-American History: 1619 to 1865
ES/ HIST 141 - African-American History: 1865 to the Present
ES/ HIST 142 - History of California
ES/ HIST 154 - Latin America, the United States, and the Drug Trade
ES/ HIST 131 - Colonial History of the United States
ES/ HIST 132 - The American Revolution and the Early Republic
ES/ HIST 134 - Recent History of the United States
ES/ HIST 170 - Topics in African History
ES/ SPAN 150 - Chicano / Chicana Literature
ES/ POL 003 - Introduction to Political Thought
ES/ POL 101 - State and Urban Politics
ES/ POL 106 - Politics of Labor
ES/ POL 109 - Topics in American Politics
ES/ POL 110 - Politics of Race
ES/ POL 115 - Theories of Justice
ES/ POL 125 - Human Rights
ES/ POL 126 - Food Politics
ES/ POL 127 - Field Work for POL 126: Food Politics
ES/ POL 140 - Gender Politics A/B
ES/ POL 149 - Topics in Comparative Politics
ES/ SOC 004 - Social Problems
ES/ SOC 111 - Sociology of Families
ES/ SOC 112 - Race and Ethnicity
ES/ SOC 115 - Wealth and Poverty
ES/ SOC 116 - Global Migration
ES/ SOC 120 - Social Movements
ES/ SOC 122 - Education and Society
ES/ SOC 123 - Ethnic Groups in the United States
ES/ SOC 124 - Justice and Community
ES/ SOC 125 - Gender and Society
ES/ SOC 135 - Special Topics (depending on course content)
ES/ TRS 176 - Spirituality in Practice: Catholics in America
ES/ TRS 171 - Gender and Religion in American Culture
ES/ PERFA 014 - World Music and Dance
ES/ PERFA 050 - Theatre for Social Justice: Interactive Theatre
ES/ PERFA 061 - World Theatre Experience
ES/ PERFA 060 - Special Topics in Performing Arts
ES/ PERFA 160 - Special Topics in Performing Arts
ES/ PERFA 113 - Jazz and Blues in America
ES/ PERFA 161 - Theatre and American Cultures (Multicultural Performance)
ES/ PERFA 184 - Dance in Performance
ES/ PSYCH 163 - Prejudice and Stereotyping
ES/ PSYCH 165 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
SEM 144 - Multicultural Thought