Ethnic Studies
Associate in Arts
Program Details
The Ethnic Studies program provides an interdisciplinary academic curriculum that provides students with an in-depth analysis of the rich life experiences of African American, Chicano/a, and Latino/a/x people, and in comparison to the experiences of other people of color. The program emphasizes the comparative and transborder study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity. Major areas of study include history, culture, politics, contemporary social issues, literature, and the arts. In addition to acquiring a critical understanding of social and racial justice issues, students who take Ethnic Studies classes will gain the necessary skills to pursue career opportunities in education, public health, social services, government, community-based agencies, and beyond.
Ethnic Studies Pathways
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Analyze representations and cultural practices as means to construct or sustain cultural identities.
- Discuss historical racial-ethnic conflicts and the strategies used by members of diverse racial, ethnic, or national groups to secure justice.
- Distinguish key theoretical concepts critical to the analysis of the experiences of racial & ethnic groups in the U.S.
- Evaluate social constructions of race in a domestic and/or international context.
- Evaluate the production of and responses to social inequities and forms of discrimination experienced by racial and ethnic groups.