Aug 01, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Ethnic Studies, BA


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Ethnic Studies major, students will be able to:

  • DESCRIBE the history and social theories relevant to a critical understanding of African American, Latino, Native American, and Asian American/Pacific Islander ethnic groups.
  • EMPLOY theoretical and analytical frameworks to understand an increasingly complex, multicultural and interdependent world.
  • IDENTIFY the social, historical, economic, and religious factors that have affected and continue to affect ethnic groups in the U.S.
  • EXHIBIT critical thinking about issues of social injustice and the common good, and strategies for working towards social justice.

Lower Division


The following lower-division courses are required for the major.

Upper Division


12 units of the following courses are required for the major. Students who take the internship for 1-3 units may petition to use an additional ES or non-ES elective to count toward the required 36 units for the major.

Methods


Take one of the following Methods courses. *Methods courses have prerequisites. Please work with your advisor to choose the best course and plan your courses to meet the prerequisites.