Social Justice: Ethnic Studies
Associate in Arts for Transfer Ethnic Studies · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice: Ethnic Studies degree is designed to prepare students who wish to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in the field of Ethnic Studies at the CSUs. Some related majors include: African American Studies, Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, Latin American Studies, Mexican American Studies, and Native American Studies. Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary and unique scholarly field that centralizes and redefines the experiences of people of color in the United States, using an intersectional analysis. Born out of the people power movements of various communities of color in the 1960s and the efforts of the third world Liberation Front, Ethnic Studies emphasizes on the praxis of resistance and liberation in order to eliminate all forms of injustice and oppression, especially along race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Courses provide a critical racial perspective with a focus on the theories, histories, cultures, social struggles, and resistance movements of Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina/o communities. Recipients of the Associate in Arts for Transfer degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing at a campus of the California State University system by completing 60 semester units that are transferable to the California State University, to include: The California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), a minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, grade "C" or better in all courses required for the major and general education, and earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, where a Pass is defined as a “C” or better. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with a counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the histories, cultures, intellectual traditions, and social struggles of Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina/o communities;
- analyze institutional, structural, and ideological forces that shape the power and experiences of Native American, African American, Asian American and/or Latina/o communities;
- examine and engage in social change and antiracist movements to build a just and equitable society.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ES 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 7 | Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Active) | 3 |
| orSOCI 7 | Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 4 | Intro to Latinx Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 25 | American Indian History and Culture (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 25 | American Indian History and Culture (Active) | 3 |
| ES 43 | Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 43 | Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active) | 3 |
| ES 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| ES 63 | The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 63 | The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| ES 25 | American Indian History and Culture (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 25 | American Indian History and Culture (Active) | 3 |
| ES 42 | Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945 (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 42 | Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945 (Active) | 3 |
| ES 43 | Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 43 | Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active) | 3 |
| ES 52 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 52 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active) | 3 |
| ES 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| ES 62 | The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 62 | The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War (Active) | 3 |
| ES 63 | The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 63 | The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| ES 5 | Critiquing Race and Gender in Popular Culture (Active) | 3 |
| ES 12 | Chicanx and Latinx Expressive Cultures and Resistance (Active) | 3 |
| ENGL 21 | The Evolution of the Black Writer (Active) | 3 |
| ENGL 22 | Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S. (Active) | 3 |
| ENGL 25 | Asian-American Literature (Active) | 3 |
| ES 4 | Intro to Latinx Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 5 | Critiquing Race and Gender in Popular Culture (Active) | 3 |
| ES 6 | Introduction to Pacific Islands and Oceania Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 11 | Solidarity in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities (Active) | 3 |
| SOCI 10 | Asian Americans in U.S. Society (Active) | 3 |
| Total | 60 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Social Sciences, Humanities & Education
Program Control Number: 36701
TOP Code: 220150 - Social Justice: Ethnic Studies
CIP Code: 05.0200 - Ethnic Studies