Ethnic Studies

The Ethnic Studies department at SJCC features courses in African American studies, Chicano/Mexican American studies & Vietnamese American studies. Through examination of socio-historical experiences of people of color you will develop an awareness of social justice that will give you a strong foundation for majoring in Ethnic Studies or social sciences and fulfill a general education  graduation requirement.

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Ethnic Studies students have followed many career paths that include:

• Education
• Law
• Social Work
• Immigrant Rights
• Administration of Justice
• Civil Rights
• Community Organizing and more!

 

ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES

ETH 011 - Ethnic Film: Reel Studies

ETH 020 - African American Culture

ETH 026 - Vietnamese Women in the U.S.

ETH 027 - Introduction to Race & Ethnicity in American History

ETH 028 - Introduction to Critical Race & Social Justice

ETH 029 - Women of Color in the United States

ETH 030 - Chicana/o Culture

ETH 031 - Social Justice Issues in Mexican American Communities

ETH 032 - Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Music in the U.S.

ETH 037A - Mexican American History I

ETH 037B - Mexican American History II

ETH 041 - Vietnamese American Culture

ETH 042 - Asian Pacific American Culture

 

Ethnic Studies Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyze the socio-historical origins, processes and consequences of dominance and subordination in regards to race, ethnicity, class, gender, power, and social stratification.
  
  
• Compare the socio-historical evolution of major Ethnic groups in American society  and test various theoretical models.
  
  
• Assess the racial history of America and relevant sociological terminology critical to that assessment.