Associate Degree in Ethnic Studies
The Associate in Arts Degree in Ethnic Studies is intended to provide students with a comparative and multidimensional interpretation of the experiences of African Americans/Black Americans, Asian Americans, Latinas/Latinos, and American Indian/Indigenous/First People/Native Americans. Students study the histories, cultures, and policies of communities of color in the United States to critically analyze issues distinct to race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, identity, agency, and gender while developing a consciousness of cultural pluralism in American society.
Course Credit Hours: (18 Required)
ANTH 100 or Introduction to Cultural Anthropology/ Units: 3
ANTH 100H Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology/ Units: 3
ASIA 150 Introduction to Asian American Studies/ Units: 3
BLST 150 Introduction to African/Black American Studies/ Units: 3
CHST 150 Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies/ Units: 3
ETHN 150 or Introduction to Ethnic Studies/ Units: 3
ETHN 150H Honors Introduction to Ethnic Studies/ Units: 3
ETHN 102 or The Borderlands: Cultural Context and Intercultural Relations/ Units: 3
ETHN 102H Honors the Borderlands: Cultural Context and Intercultural Relations/ Units: 3
Credit Hours: 18
Total: 18
Associate Degree in Black Studies
The Associate in Arts Degree in Black Studies is intended to provide students with a multi-disciplinary analysis of the experiences of persons of African descent in the United States. Students will analyze issues relating to the African American community while developing a critical understanding of the Black and African American communities in American society.
Course Credit Hours: (18 Required)
BLST 150 Introduction to African/Black American Studies/ Units: 3
ETHN 150 or Introduction to Ethnic Studies/ Units: 3
ETHN 150H Honors Introduction to Ethnic Studies/ Units: 3
HIST 123 African American History to 1865/ Units: 3
HIST 146 African American History from 1863 to the Present/ Units: 3
MUS 103 Jazz in America/ Units: 3
ENGL 245 The Image of African Americans in Literature and Films/ Units: 3
Credit Hours: 18
Total: 18
Associate Degree in Chicana/Chicano Studies
The Chicana/Chicano studies major provides a unique opportunity to serve and understand the Chicana/Chicano community. The major offers a curriculum that focuses on the Chicana/Chicano experience through an analysis of class, race-ethnicity, gender-sexuality, and cultural expression within the historical and contemporary experiences of Chicanas/Chicanos in the Americas.
Required Credit Hours: (18 Required)
ANTH 105 or Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization/Units: 3
HIST 105 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization/Units: 3
ART 104 Mexican and Chicano Art History/Units: 3
CHST 150 Introduction to Chicana/o Studies/Units: 3
HIST 124 or Mexican American History in the United States/Units: 3
HIST 124H Honors Mexican American History in the United States/Units: 3
HIST 153 History of Mexico/Units: 3
ETHN 150 or Introduction to Ethnic Studies/Units: 3
ETHN 150H Honors Introduction to Ethnic Studies/Units: 3
Credit Hours: 18
Total: 18
