Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
ETHS G1013 Units (54 lecture hours)
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This course is identical to SOC G101.
This course provides an intersectional overview to the examination of the social, historical, and political issues that impact ethnic and racial groups within the United States. Special emphasis is given to the lived experiences of Indigenous and Native American communities, Black, Latina/o, and Asian American and Pacific Islanders, their relationship with each other, and their relationship with American society.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G101; students who complete ETHS G101 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G101.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G101
ETHS G1033 Units (54 lecture hours)
Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues
Advisory: ENGL G100 or ENGL G100S.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to PSCI G103.
This course surveys American political policies and issues. The emphasis will be on areas of significance confronting African American, Native American, Asian and Latinx populations. Students will learn life-long skills necessary to evaluate policies and issues, analyze opposing viewpoints and problem-solve.
Enrollment Limitation: PSCI G103; students who complete ETHS G103 may not enroll in or receive credit for PSCI G103.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G103
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Political Science
- Political Science (PSCI, POLS)
- Political Science, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Spanish, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1113 Units (54 lecture hours)
Social Justice and U.S. Ethnic Communities
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to SOC G111.
This course is an applied study to social justice with an emphasis on race and ethnicity in the United States. It examines the socio-economic, cultural, and political conditions that contribute to inequality among key social groups and the struggle for social justice and liberation. The class will focus on Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Americans, Asian Americans and the intersection with gender, sexuality, and religion. The course requires engagement with anti-racist issues, practices, and movements.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G111; students who complete ETHS G111 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G111.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
C-ID: SJS 110.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G111
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- Gender and Queer Studies, Certificate of Achievement
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Social Work and Human Services, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Sociology
- Sociology (SOC)
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1203 Units (54 lecture hours)
Critical Geographies of Race/Ethnicity in the United States
Advisory: ENGL G100 or ENGL G100S.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to GEOG G120.
This course offers a critical analysis of how the social and spatial construction of racial/ethnic categories, specifically Black, Asian, Latinx, and Native American, shape places, societies, and everyday lived-experiences in the United States. This course will apply interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives and key geographic concepts to analyze how these processes are produced through historic and contemporary geographies of power, privilege, and oppression; agency, liberation, resistance, and justice; and exclusion, containment, access, and mobility. This course will provide students with the lifelong knowledge and skills to navigate social, psychological, physiological, and spatial relations of racial/ethnic inequality and justice.
Enrollment Limitation: GOEG G120; students who complete ETHS G120 may not enroll in or receive credit for GEOG G120.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G120
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- Geography
- Geography (GEOG)
- Geography, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1333 Units (54 lecture hours)
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This is identical to SOC G133.
This course provides an overview of sociological theories and issues concerning the historical and contemporary patterns of interactions of major American racial and ethnic groups with an emphasis on Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans through analysis of race, ethnicity, and racism. It examines how culture and social institutions contribute to or counteract racial and ethnic inequalities. The course discusses minority immigration and assimilation as it relates to society and culture in the United States.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G133; students who complete ETHS G133 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G133.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
C-ID: SOCI 110; SOCI 150.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G133
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Child and Adolescent Development, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Child and Adolescent Development, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- GWC: Child and Adolescent Development AAT requirements
- GWC: Liberal Arts Emphasis Human Behavior & Self-Development AA requirements
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Human Behavior and Self Development, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Human Behavior and Self Development, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Social Work and Human Services, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Sociology
- Sociology (SOC)
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1343 Units (54 lecture hours)
Introduction to Chicana/o Studies
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to SOC G134.
This course provides an overview of the Chicana/o historical experience and of social development in the U.S. The course will survey the Chicana/o culture, customs, politics, labor conflict, immigration patterns, achievements and contributions to society in the United States.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G134; students who complete ETHS G134 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G134.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G134; students who complete ETHS G134 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G134.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G134
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Sociology
- Sociology (SOC)
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Spanish, Associate in Arts Degree
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1353 Units (54 lecture hours)
Introduction to Native American Studies
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to SOC G135.
This course provides an introduction to native societies in North America. Students will examine the historical and contemporary Native American struggles against racism, land dispossession, forced acculturation, and poverty within the United States highlighting the Native people's ongoing struggle for social justice and the efforts to rebuild, revitalize, and reclaim their identity.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G135; students who complete ETHS G135 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G135.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G135
ETHS G1363 Units (54 lecture hours)
Introduction to Black and African American Studies
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This course is identical to SOC G136.
This course is an introduction to Black and African American Studies that centers on history, culture, and politics of the Black community in the United States. Special attention is given to exploring theoretical concepts and social processes such as the social construction of Blackness, white supremacy, racialization, social inequality, Black civil rights, racial justice, and liberation.
Enrollment Limitation: SOC G136; students who complete ETHS G136 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC G136.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G136
ETHS G1373 Units (54 lecture hours)
Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This course is the study of Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) histories, cultures, and social experiences in the United States, with a focus on critical theories and contemporary approaches. Emphasizing a thematic exploration of race, ethnicity, gender, and class, the course examines the impact of imperialism, colonialism, and resistance movements, and integrates academic community-based scholarship to understand APIA contributions and struggles within a border socio-political context.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G137
ETHS G1503 Units (54 lecture hours)
Ethnic Groups of the United States: Their Histories
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to HIST G155.
This course covers the History of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the modern day through the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans. Special consideration will be given to how these ethnic groups shaped the culture and identity of the United States. Furthermore, the history of these groups will be examined against the interconnections of racial, gender, and social (i.e. "The Big Three") power hierarchies that contribute to inequities in American society. Lastly, this course will explore the mission of the historic social justice movements which continue to combat these inequities.
Enrollment Limitation: HIST G155; students who complete ETHS G150 may not enroll in or receive credit for HIST G155.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G150
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- GWC: Liberal Arts Emphasis Arts & Humanities AA requirements
- History
- History (HIST)
- History, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Arts and Humanities, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Arts and Humanities, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Spanish, Associate in Arts Degree
- Spanish, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1673 Units (54 lecture hours)
Psychology of Racism and Oppression
Advisory: PSYC G100.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to PSYC G167.
This course examines psychological theory, research and impact of racism, oppression, prejudice, and discrimination. It explores the underpinnings of oppression, racialization, and racism as well as the psychological and sociocultural effects of lived experiences of the four core racialized groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Latinx Americans. It investigates triggers of prejudice and the complex psychological patterns among majority and nonmajority groups. Students also learn about current movements of equity and resistance as they relate to the psychological impact experienced by communities of color.
Enrollment Limitation: PSYC G167; students who complete ETHS G167 may not enroll in or receive credit for PSYC G167.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G167
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- GWC: Liberal Arts Emphasis Human Behavior & Self-Development AA requirements
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Human Behavior and Self Development, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Human Behavior and Self Development, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Psychology
- Psychology (PSYC)
- Psychology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
ETHS G1813 Units (54 lecture hours)
American Government: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity
Advisory: ENGL G100 or ENGL G100S.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course is identical to PSCI G181.
This course provides an introduction to United States and California governments and examines their constitutions, political institutions and processes, and political actors. Students will analyze the politics of race and ethnicity and its effect on political behavior, institutions and the exercise of political power. Central to this study will be the history, experiences and contributions of African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Latinx. Additionally, this course will focus on policy content and relevant political issues facing racial and ethnic populations.
Enrollment Limitation: PSCI G180/PSCI G181; students who complete ETHS G181 may not enroll in or receive credit for PSCI G180, or PSCI G181.
Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
C-ID: POL 110.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ETHS G181
- 2025-2026 Cal-GETC
- 2025-2026 Local General Education
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Studies for Elementary Education, Associate in Arts Degree
- Political Science
- Political Science (PSCI, POLS)
- Political Science, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement